Show 20 davi more Tr Tra areline velini and less lei Chape chaperones chaperons Cha rons throughout europe TUB OLD donld to estimates sup A allied plied by the travel bureaus or on my vili visiting vii itin ting list the human tide flowing through eur europe ope for the year 1935 was almost double that thai of last year all of the carriers that is to say stearn steamship ship rail and air lr showed unprecedented activity automobile and charabancs chara bancs transports tran tion fiat his S been increasing ever since ss agns allne a as a motive power for vehicles came into use those who travel by motor driven cycles to say nothing of bicyclers multiplied tenfold by the betterment of all open highways and more than that it I 1 Is st 1 at that more chilin hikers with packs on their backs a stout stick to lean upon and a sons song in their lipkins lipi hea ins wander afoot over hill 1111 and dale wa watching telling the panorama unfold along the treat great highway and they tire lire not to be regarded as hit hitchens hitchers chers looking for a lift froni from auto not a 9 lilt hit of it they walk because they prefer that eliat means of locomotion most or of them bareheaded bare headed sunburned and hardened to the trail they travel 11 light with will lust just enough apparel to cover their iron bodies rain means no nothing they pass into storm and out of it A Is buta burn but a heavy dew the chill of autumn only the signal to speed fall of night a sign that tomorrow and the dawn of a new day lie over the hill true rolling stones they are the true wanderers wor the outdoors and with feet feel upon the earth they see and interpret the fullness of it such stich as it Is the food of the country through throng gh which they pass satisfies the hunger roused in their muscular bellies the man on wheels lolling in cushions and flabby because of indolence is no tongeren longer envied by the st rollers who know the joy of health and the ecstasy of exhaustion ha the handmaiden of perfect slumber lumber in a cradle of vastness under sun and stars stam nor Is this new dew generation of hikers limited to sections these disciples of the stride have appeared throughout europe along the arteries that unite cities towns hamlets and crossroads they have beaten a path with their restless feet packed down the grass across hills where wheels never roll and made trails into landscapes where the beauties of earth are virginal to the eyes of those who wander unrestrained none but the shanks mare people have a true map of the world in singles doubles trios and quartets they proceed upon their untrammeled way vacationing with the elements bettered for the work of carrying on when they return to the haunts flaunts of men that realm of the clock where time records decay and the blood stream slows down to keep pace with ith exhausting civilization chaperon disappears there Is another and more startling aspect that has come into vogue with the new freedom the abolition of the chaperon and the lie male escort women no longer consider it ne necessary sary to tolerate the encumbrance of either in these times the women folk or at least a great many of them heretofore deeming protection essential who are of a mind to travel supply themselves with express orders or letters of credit lay out an itinerary puck pack two suit stilt cases and a purse bag and go on their way to the extent of whatever the appropriation for touring will stand there was a time when a woman entering a european hotel and signing the register was subjected to the glassy eye if she happened to be alone the opinion seemed to be that she was some siren bent on laying plans plains for the destruction of defenseless males occupied solely with the of enjoying life without molestation the spread of universal independence for the sex lifts has made it possible for any woman who can pay her way to proceed unrestrained along whatever route she may elect to travel if she transgresses the conventions site she suffers the some same penalties meted out to the opposite sex the old theory that the accused Is guilty until proven innocent has been reversed by the more acceptable principle that a woman nione alone Is quite as likely to he be Rs as worthy a patron as the next man who comes filling along and signs up tip for a nl nig lits lils board and lodging there Is no longer doubt concerning a womans comans familiarity with business matters women assert rights modern women married or single are unite quite ra familiar millar with their rl ills in the present econ economic economie omle situation and can meet all emergencies filial arise along ulu the way vay tinny many young women or of the stu student ent and leisure class travel in pairs tal taking ing the planned excursions r so a generously patronized by the allied cans calls lintel hotel keepers making a definite bid for the patronage of women are striving jn in menu and service berylie to meet the de mantis of this new an and highly debi desirable rable clientele of independent cash customers avid for information and concerned in seeing and interpreting foreign tariffs lands indeed hie file old world Is waking up to file ali fuel fact the salvation of tie the eastern hemisphere Is very largely de pendent lilion the westa western rn trek to the ancient C 0 sers sen ica lc |