Travelleress

It was not the fashion to ride in omnibuses, and so she sacrificed her personal appearance in order to impress on her fellow-travellers—or more especially her “fellow-travelleresses”—that she was not used to such conveyances, and expected every moment to be overturned.

The night journey was an interchange of sleeping and grumbling, with a little sickliness now and then, by way of variety, on the part of some of my fellow-travelleresses.

It is stated that a well-known London firm has decided to employ lady commercial travellers. I should suppose that the success of this attempt will depend, in some measure, upon the share of good looks possessed by the travelleresses.

A much more common figure is the merely wrong-headed and cantankerous traveller—and particularly travelleress, if that word may be permitted—who wrangles over everything, and will not recognize the fact that dishonest Custom-house officials, swindling landlords, and irritating police regulations are inevitable evils in foreign parts.

They are however ladylike & plucky as travelleresses.

Mrs. Sheldon, the African travelleress, says “she was favourably received not only by the inhabitants but even by the crocodiles.”

It will be quite a little occasion; and what will make it a golden one will be for you and Mrs. Fields to be there just from half past five to six, and allow some of the travelleresses to be presented to you both.

She [Fanny Crosby] is nearly 80 years of age, and is known as the great American Travelleress.