After participation in many informal discussions and the perusal of many fashion journals the conclusion is forced upon one that the success of a holiday depends upon the wardrobe. Time was when the choice of summer resort depended in great measure upon scenery and opportunity for sports, and while these considerations cannot be ruled out altogether, still it must be admitted that our attitude is largely "Views we have always with us; but what about the jazz orchestra It would be a belle of superior Philosophical attainments who could admire the beauties of Miyanoshita day after day in her travelling suit, while her riyals displayed the latest fashions in dizzying succession and it would take more than a succession of sunsets at Weihaiwei to console a debutante whose luggage had been lost en route. The one idea of fathers and husbands, who have to look after brasses and porters, is "Don't bother with too many clothes!" As if any number of clothes could be too many, unless one is going to the really, truly wilderness. No, clothes make the summer, the lack of them the recluse.
There are bound to be "exceptionally'" hot and cold days in every summer so the wardrobe must count upon extremes and in-betweens, with provision for travelling. One must be simple, and at the same time smart, which is something like managing to appear the modest violet and yet draw the admiring attention of every one. Even in one's sports one must have the nattiest of riding togs, polo costumes and shooting outfits before the sophisticated guides will consider introducing you to fish or game.
And yet, even the most exacting editor of the most exclusive fashion magazines must recognize the sad fact that there are those who have to count the cost of holiday outfits and for them a few helpful hints have been culled from the latest dictates of "Vogue."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.