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168 been carefully dried before they were put in the box, and for a dessert there is an apple or a pear, and for a surprise there is a most delightful piece of poundcake. No matter how fond of them you are, do not have an orange put in your box; they are troublesome to eat and are apt to soil your hands. Your lunch over, and you have eaten it very slowly, you open your travelling bag, take out your own towel, go down to the toilet-room and give a little bath to your face and to your hands. Ask the porter to throw away for you the box in which your lunch was, or, indeed, if you have some still remaining put it and the box back among your belongings, for you don't know what your supper is going to be like. By-the-by, speaking of the porter, I may mention that another economy is to fee him; I do not mean extravagantly, but moderately, and the fifty cents which you give him, as well as your polite manner, will tend to make him courteous and obliging during the trip.

In your travelling bag are not only the little things that you will need on your journey, but a sufficient number of your belongings for use, in case your baggage should not arrive in time. There is your brush and comb, your whisk, and then you may have two towels, your own soap in