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PROS AND CONS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.

(_BY A HESITATING TRIPPIST._)

_Antwerp_.--Lots of Rubens, _but_ the Harwich route is objectionable
in "dusty" weather.

_Boulogne_.--Great attraction this year--Ex-Queen of NAPLES
installed--_but_ the port, at low tide, requires all the perfumes of
Araby, and more.

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_Cologne_.--Cathedral finished, _but_ local scent is accurately
expressed by "Oh!"

_Dieppe_.--Casino cheery, _but_ the passage from Newhaven to French
coast at times too terrible for words.

_Etretat_.--Amusing society, _but_ the sanitary arrangements are
rather shady.

_Florence_.--The Capital of Art, _but_ at its worst in the dog days.

_Geneva_.--Within reach of Mont Blanc, _but_ hotels indifferent, even
when under "Royal Patronage."

_Heidelberg_.--Magnificent view from the Castle, _but_ too many Cooks