| Show r European Winter Resorts f I II Uy Eliut Wilcox Special Service Copyright 1907 When hen an American Amerlean says he Is going abroad to e escape cape the tho cold American winters he Ite is talking nonsense There is no climate In f Europe Eg Egypt Pt or 01 orAsia orASIa Asia which compares with the climate of or Florida or southern California for winter It If on one wishes to in combine i cal reo research Carh or om study of or foreign forel n custom cus cus- torn tom on and 1 manners with travel trave then of oC course then them Is a reason und and an object in going u a away from America ica But mit merely merly to find 1 an a agreeable agreeable- winter climate I is not a sensible sensible- reason rann rca rea sort son nn to give for fez such uch a journey It I Is a It curious fact that ones one's trusted trusted trust trust- trust trust-j ed cd and respected friends will tell such unblushing falsehoods ral hoods about Euro gUIo II an winter r reports We e told I In Paris last November o of the absolute absolute I lute winter r t we would fund find in inthe inthe i ithe the sunshine straw hints hats midsummer deli delight ht white gowns and MhO shoos only fourteen hours after leaving lea leav I I ing lug the the chill chili f fog and cold I in and anti snow snot of Paris So Sij pal early In December on a a. cold da day we ve started The Man an and nJ I. I U Bc- Bc I tot fore wt we went rent we packed all our heaviest 1 I lest iest clothing clothing- and und turn uis ui's Rn and 1 sto stored ed them ready leady lo to pen send 1 back bael to America the America the i warm traveling I suits we ne e wore wot awa away asay i and ancl the fur boa wo l expected to find unendurable on our al alTh at NIce Ice I But out our memory of or Nice Is IN one unc continual con con- H even o In iii l our OUI warm winter win win- I t tei ter clothes rJ TIme The sun Run was as brilliant I Ithe the sea c l. l hl blue lc but the air all was sharp pared In any wa way with our American an resorts nn and 1 no comforts to equal them At AtIce Nice Ice and San TIerno we wo were lured lured lured lur lur- ed by tho the ad advertisement ment of ut steam heated h hotels with a a. belief belle that we would be warm and cozy in our rooms room Wo Yo found round radiators the size sizo of tin tag needles In lb the thc hall hail of r the thc hotel and anul grates In the bedrooms A lire In the lie grate rate all day cost a a. little more than a dollar a day which was oas as paid b by the tho occupant nut nl 1 by the hotel which advertised ad that its prices In Included Included included In- In food room light h heat at and anti service In Sicily the knitting needle needie radiators radia I tors were In the rooms but the they warmed only six square Inches of space ce and a heavy y wrap and cold feet hands and amY Moso 1 so Cre Were the associations asso asso- clatIon connected with that hotel Tue Ti one oIe thing I b beg of or all travelers travel travel- ers Is Jg to tell the truth about these climatic conditions abroad to other othet travelers however howe ranch much they may be pleased with their experiences It Is Isan isan an easy matteI or It so 30 seems to me to lo give all possible praise to to toa a country coun coon try tn or to a resort and yet et to sa say that thal it is II not nol a n warm warm place that summer sum sum- tact mel garments will not be needed and that that- winter wraps will Had our om J and acquaintances beeR been a n. III little tie more mOle frank rank in these matteL's mat mat- teL's It would have c e saved 1 us the trouble an and 1 exp expanse n e in ip convenience con and disappointment An And 1 our experience enc ence was not a solitary one ont On el c every every boat hoot and amid train und and at ever every hotel we wc and ami rid cold t and 11 I id I lh- lh o i jim i icing The hotel was wa cold and a 1 III in OUt our sleeping ping roum room roumas was as as a fi constant ne- ne t I I Then Jhen we tried San n Remo mo Italy It was vas the same story repeated and anti at Naples aples Rome nome once Florence Venice we had hal already allem found round our dream of or a warm summer climate in Italy holy ti ta de- de luxion and Illusion The rue next experiment was in Sicily It would be Je much warmer there thc they told us lint Hut In Palermo S Syracuse anti and Taormina we found the sauna same brilliant sun und anti the same sante sharp Shai-p han air aim the hue same cold winds a a. d degree greo less S severe Vl IO perhaps during two or three hours itt ait midday but never n on once alice did dIll didI I flail find the da day upon which the heavy cloth coat cont anti and th the fur boa bon could be he spared In a drive or OJ a n walk which lasted later lJ than 3 In Egypt we said there we would uhl he be e rid rill of or coats anti and furs And Andin AndIn in Cairn Calru for ten Len clay dat I wo Wl did find four hours hout each h day when we could by act active ive exercise X l feel pl corn comfortably warm in the sun without a n heavy coat coal Hut Dot If It wo we w sat at t down clown even eV n In the t 1 sun Run the tue I wrap a n nc necessity ity and amid before i 11 II and att utter after t 3 3 It was always UI an Im- Im need On a drive c il it was ind In Int In- In t d dispensable h e. e Never vt I wa was it pO possible for summer ummer garments to tn It bo ho displayed upon the without tin tin- app appearance of tut bravo One mUll maim did sport a 0 straw stra hat hint white whitt shoes shoE'S and un 1 an nil overcoat with witha u a fur fut collar but lUt his example did not nol induce imitators to follow So far tat as interest litterest variety vau vallet and amI charm chalm of and e experience i arc are concerned I rep repeat a t that winter resorts have havo all ahl this to l American tourists I But ut 1 also aIo repeal t that they thoy have no no to be com om r l-r S'S S l' l met mr-l other travelers who had been de deluded de- de I 1 in lii the same manner by the deI desi de- de friends who had preceded si of s I ed thorn them A score of American French and English h people at least complain complain- complained led to expect ex cx- ex- ex ed to u us that they the had been weather the Rin HII Ri- Ri peet arm wann June along I viJa n i a and in Sicily and onel had not found fount I it H. one American couple assured me that the they sun suffered with cold ol 1 even en at atI Caho Cairo the tue whole week weal preceding out our I ai arrival rival and anti that the only time tune the they I NorIs Nor or orI I eie warm arni wa was as In upper Egypt I Is x the lIH excuse of au an abnormal will will- tel oll- oll all fellow tourIsts tour- tour of other othel winters inters II now tell IoU us o where the they found just such uch conditions I of climate and discomfort existing at these places and learned that tint noI no- no cai the fin lined fur lined I here heie on oil earth wa oat mat and gloves glo and IH heavy av underwear I Ital Italy Sicily so 0 nt needed ded as in sunny sunn and Egypt through thi a all the thc winter inter months month Therefore to lO all who contemplate Interesting historic his his- a visit to these most lands I leave heave urIc and wonderful say anti and spring garments at oui summer home and anti buy the warmest clothing possible and anti above all hea heavy wraps and nail thick gloves glons and anti an nn extra supply of oC under Jackets to tu use uso In Ill heated trains and In your yOUL rooms And if Ie you OU do not travel tra for fot an any purpose save to find nOlI a warm winter climate stay sla In America For FOI there you yu OU will find a n. better Jetter warmer armel climate helter bettor warmer waimer hotels ho- ho better bettel food and a 1111 less expense a |
