To the woman with a normally developed fondness for clothes, part, of the pleasure of a summer holiday consists of planning and assembling} the holiday wardrobe, and not the Toast important feature about a tour is the collection of dresses, wi fand accessories that are to' be put} in the steamer trunk.
There is no reason why one should choose extraordinary clothes for any sort of travel nowadays. In general style and appearance, the clothes you choose to wear away should be very much like the clothes you would choose to wear at home but there are certain requirements that they must meet if they are to prove generally satisfactory.
It is well to remember that when you are away from home you will be judged much more by the clothes you wear, than you are at - home where friends and acquaintances make allowance for possible short comings and eccentricities of dress. In every community there are women of good social position who go. in for rather freakish clothes, which come to be acceptable as a pardonable peculiarity by those who know them. But when these selfsame wamel make their appearance as} strangers at a summer hotel or boerd a steamer they are judged primarily by their clothe: the clothes are freakish it is only naturally that onlookers should conjelude that the women who wear! them belong to the grand order of} freaks. A toy mess or
among friends may in like manner} shabbiness is overlooked stand in the way of the success of one's summer holidays, The first bit of advice then to the woman planning 2 wardrobe for holidays away from home is this:
In selecting your holiday wardrobe, then, the first thing to bear mind is that you will be judged riy your clothes far more than you are at home, next thing to consider is the obvious fact that holiday clothes have to be packed in trunks travelling bags. Materials such as organdie and taffeta, which are all very well for dresses that are to be kept hanging in closet or wardrobe, should not be chosen.. The experien: ced traveller knows that for evening. and afternoon dresses Ince. isan excellent choice because of the gal-Jant way it withstands packing. The georgette dress may be lifted frore trunk or bag in a thousand wrinkles but it smooths out after it has been hung on a hanger in the open air. Figured prints and wool mixtures have certain advantages since they show water spots and the general wear and tear of travel loss Teadily than materials of solid colours.
As much as possible eve dresses in the travel wardrobe should be of several-occasion sort. Dresses that can be worn only for the extremely formal occasions are hardly, worth their luggage space. The formal afternoon dress should he of! [sort that can also be sworn for me formal dining and dancing.
If you travel with only' one hat bag your choice of hats is most important. The wie brimmed hat for afternoon wear should be light of supple material so that will not ibe injured if soft hats of the beret and turban type are placed about it in the kat box.
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