Judge — May 21, 1932 — page 33: what you’re looking at

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rPuue time has come, it was decided after a brief executive conference } with the Walrus, to talk about ships. Before revealing with a quick deft movement of thumb and forefinger, how it is possible to take fifty dol- lars and a ship and then sail away to foreign lands—all expenses included -over Decoration Day, it might be a y, ood idea to give some idea of how inexpensive ocean travel has become. It is now possible to go to Europe for fifty-eight dollars—and on some | of the biggest and most luxurious | ships afloat. The recent reductions from left to right by all steamship companies have brought round-trip third-cabin fares to $116 to South- ampton and $122 to Cherboury-—port taxes causing most of the difference. ese rates, of course, include every- thiny except tips and what Judge Jr ) refers to as “the drinks.” We at- tempted to remind him at this point, however, that in order to get a pass- port, a traveller must swear to up- } hold the Constitution, in which is } found an 18th Amendment which in turn has something to do with “the drin Judge Jr. rallied smartly. The 18th Amendment, he said, merely prohibits the “sale, manufacture and transportation” and says nothing p) about a man taking “a drink,” | “drinks.” This seemed to be a good un point, but as we were more interested n Th in getting to Europe, the whole mat- ter was dropped. AS people still regard 1929 with 7% some degree of sentiment. we might as well use that year for some basis of comparison. A short dash 3 the ocean in the de-luxe liners t t $290 in 1929 can now be managed—first-cabin—for as low as $188. This is the minimum fare, but the reductions have been greater in the more expensive cabins. One 590 can now be had for 25, a reduction which abler minds have placed at sixty per-cent. In Cabin ships, a round-trip to Europe that cost $305, i xed at $232, a percentage of reduction that is really too complicated for us to work out, but it looks big. Tourist | Third has been cut to $173. Unless our foreign agents have been grossly deceived, ing costs all over the British Isles and on the Continent, been cut even more than steamship fares, so there is some point in getting over there. Then, getting back to that Decora- tion Day busine the holiday fal with nice convenience on a Monday. ) Several trans-Atlantic liners will 5 leave their regular jobs over this long week-end and go places. The Columbus—one of the largest | LASSITUDE & LONGITUDE _—— ee trans-Atlantic ships, and a round- A residential hotel in a quiet neigh- the-world cruiser—starts the bus borhood of unusual charm. Single ness by sailing Thursday midnight for a sunny jaunt to Nassau. She will be followed on the next day by tries. Furnished or unfurnished. On the Mauretania, the Britannic, one of the newest ships atloat—and the Rotterdam, The last three are bound Bermuda, and all four return on be Tuesday morning. The minimum f fare, which includes everything, i fifty dollars on any of these ships At any rate, you wake up on Friday or turday morning in the blue of the Gulf Stream with no need to worry yout the detour on the Post Road—or how bad traffic will be. You will be back in time in case you develop a taste for that sort of thing--our experts report this is quite easy to do—to sail again on Thursday aboard the Saturnia, 2 very de-luxe motorship that spends most of her time running between New York and Italy. She will leave that day at 6 P.M. on a 2,000 mile jaunt that will carry her first to Halifax and then to Bermuda before returning to New Yor HOTEL 1 the following Wednesday morning. GRAMERCY PARK Cost, $75. However, there will be such week-end cruises during the summe id all of our biggest and best trans-Atlantic liners will try it once or twice. In the meantime, we have just heard of new cruises that will run all summer to the Home of Rum Row—and the shiny new French liner Champlain arrives here on her maiden voy soon. rooms and suites with serving pan- lease or transient. Execllent cuisine. P 2 Gramerey Park North, N. Y. IX George H. Bradley, Manager—GRAmercy 4340 ‘A quict, dignified hotel, centrally located, for Permanent or transient residence. One to six « Ts Pe IR: room suites. Complete service. Restaurant. SPORTS Reduced Summer Rates Reservations being made now for the fall (Continued from page 8 France when an irate mob of Latins e invaded the field and beat up a Scotch referee with a whistle blow- Hotel La Salle ing complex. But then you know! 30 East 60th St., New York how referees are! Telepboue: VOluntecr 5-800 There is doubtless a place for the yvame in the Spring curriculum of | all Easter colleges. That - N Americans ean play the same well| COMICAL COASTERS was demonstrated ‘some years ago add to the fun! when a team from California (where the game was once in vogue) invaded At vour next party, use these amus the Olympics at Paris and cleaned ing coasters designed by Dr. Seuss up. who has the right slant on party In fairness to my former team decorations. 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