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342 Route 40. SCHEVENINGEN. Practical Notes.
Plage, on the Boulevard, below the Kurhaus Terrace (‘plats du jour’); Fiss/-
thaler, on the N.E. side of the Gevers-Deynoot-Plein: Hétel- Restaurant
Alieburg (p. 341), ‘plats du jour’ 75c., D. (from 5 p.m.) 13/5 f.; Seinpost (see
below), ‘plats du jour’ (41-2) 50c., D. (6.30-7) from 4 fl.; Vienna Café-Restaur-
ant, on the Boulevard, in the Oranje-Galerie. — Continental Bodega, in the
N.E. corner of the Kurhaus.
Cafés. Café de la Plage (p. 314), a fashionable afternoon-re;
Café, in the Oranje-Galerie; Kurhaus Bar (two concerts d in the
Gevers-Deynoot-Plein, fashionable and crowded until a late hour. — Cone
fectioners. Tea Room, in the Café de la Plage (p. 341); Berenbak in the
HOt. des Galeries; others in the Oranje-Galerie (Pl. CG, 1).
Bathing is permitted daily from 7 a.m. {ill sunset (on Sun. not after
2p.m.). Tickets (valid for the day of issue only) are procured at the office
on the Boulevard in front of the Kurhaus: gentlemen’s bathing-pl: g
bathing~-coach) and mixed bathing-place, 50 c. (ten tickets 2, twenty
8 fl.); small coach at gentlemen’s bathing-place 20 c.; ladies’ bathing-place
(large coach) 70c. (ten tickets 61/2, twenty 12 fl.). Children under ten,
half-price. Two towels are supplied for these charges. Bath-sheet 15,
rt; Palace
bathing-drawers 5, costume 25c.; services of an attendant 30c. — On
purchasing his ticket the bather receives a number, which he will hear
called out when there is a vacant coach. — Tent for the season 30, per
month 40, per week 8 fl.; Beach Chair, an excellent protection against sun
and wind, per day 20, for morning, afternoon, or evening 10 c.
Warm Baths of fresh or salt water (65 c.; 10 baths 6 fl.), vapour-baths,
etc., at the Kurhaus (from 7a.m. to 4p.m., Sun. till 2).
Kurhaus. For the season 22}/2 fl.; for members of families ‘cartes
secondaires’ at 7!/2 fl. are also issued. Day-tickets 1 (after 5 p.m. 1/2) fl. ;
book of ten tickets 7!/2 fl. The ticket-holders are admitted without charge
to the dancing ‘réunions’ and to the *Concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic
Orchestra (daily at 3 and 7.30p.m.; soloist-concerts on Wed., symphony
concerts on Frid.), while for the theatrical performances (in French) and
special entertainments they pay reduced prices.
Pier (p. 344), with concerts at 2.30 & 8 p.m.; adm. 10c., one dozen
tickets 1 fl., season-ticket 5 fl. — Circus (Pl. C, 2).
Physicians: Dr. D. F. van Duyl, Harstenhoekweg 37; others in the
village. — Druggists: M. den Heyer, Keizer-Straat 167; D. C. Geluk, Bad-
huis-Kade 2.
Post and Telegraph Office (Pl. B, 4), Badhuis-Straat 83; branch-office
(Pl. C,1; for poste restante letters) in the Kurhaus (N.E, side). — Agency
of the Staats-Spoorweg, in the Kurhaus.
Horses, 1/2 hr. 50 c., 4 hr. 4 fl. — Donxeys, 1/2 hr. 25 Cr, 1 hr: 50-c.
V2 day 1 fl. 25c. — Cass, see p. 316.
Sailing Boats (from the piers), per hour for 1-3 pers. 4 fl., each addit.
pers. 4 fl. — In the season the small steamer Prins Hendrik makes daily
pleasure trips, starting at the Wandelhoofd (PL. B, 1); fares 1, 1/2 fl. —
Golf Club.
The Courrier de Schéveningue (daily ; 5c.) contains a list of visitors.
English Church Services at the Kurhaus (p. 843) in summer.
There are several roads between The Hague and Scheveningen : —
1. The *Oxp Roap, constructed in 1666 and shaded by trees,
begins at the Willems Park (Pl. ©, 1) and has separate sections
for foot-passengers, riders, and carriages. It is traversed by tram-
way-lines Nos. 8 and 43 (p. 316). In the Park Zorgvliet, immed-
jately to the left, are the new buildings of the Peace Palace (Vrede-
paleis; Pl, B, ©, 4), begun in 1907 from the designs of L, M. Cor-
donnier of Lille. Mr. Andrew Carnegie presented 11/p million dollars
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