St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29


don't agree with them at all. l always
make point of putting on as good an
appearance as possible when travelling,
and think it's the greatest mistake
not TO do so. Why, it stands to reason.
Every one acknowledges the Importance
of dressing well at home in order to
produce good IMPRESSION and,
surely, if it's necessary there where
every one knows you, it's still more
imperative abroad, where no one
does. Among utter strangers what
has one to rely Oh but dress?
If live in Milwaukee l may know that
Mrs. B, for instance, is charming
and intellectual woman, whose social
position is as unimpeachable as her
husbands bank account; but if | come
from Detroit, and happen to travel to
New York in the same car with Mrs.
b, knowing nothing about her, and
she be attired in tossed and tumbled
last years Sateen, or worse, a S0iled and
shabby silk, with bonnet decidedly
the worse for wear, an old gray veil tied
tightly over her forehead, and a guam
tity of diamonds (Which may be worn
for safety's sake, but are none the less
in bad taste), then l naturally form all
unfavorable opinion of her, as l should
expect her to do of me were to appear
III Sucn SeJ-up.
"A well-made, suitable travelling
gown, light tweed or pongee dust
cloak, clOSe-fitting. becoming hat. and
nice gloves and boots ought to be held
Indispensable by every woman who
travels. For long journeys and for peo-
pie who cannot be happy long without a
loose, easy waist, there is nothing so
nice as one of the new silk blOuSeS to
be worn underneath duSt-cloak or
newmarket. A girl friend of mine.
who leaves soon for Newport,
showed me the other day her travelling
outfit. She had a prettily draped serge,
a silk blouse of striped brown and
cream-color. brown china silk ulster,
tight behind and loose in front, tied
with brown ribbons, coquettish little
| one side, and long tan-colored gloves.
''Then she displays a beautifully
fitted-up dressing bag, and an English
'holdall.' 1t is odd, by the way, that so
few American women indulge in the
luxury of dressing bags. In Europe
they are regarded almost as necessities,
but we unsophiSticated Americans con-
tinue to let our button hooks and SOAP
boxes knock about in our SatchelS at
their own sweet will, and wrap up our
brushes and combs in paper.
"What is 'holdall?' 4 big piece of
leather or canvas or macintosh, fitted
with pockets for shawls, books, umbrei-
| las, and etceteraS. and made to roll up
and strap. They are very common on
| the other side of the water, much more
so than they are here. An English
| woman never travels without one.
The travelling Englishwoman is alto
| gether very funny. She usually has a
| headache, and she's always afraid of
| taking colds, and objects to having the
windows opened. She carries a pillow
| for her head, and in winter hot
water bottles for her feet, and
makes more fuss over Jour
ney of three hours than we do
! over one of three days. It's not O bad
idea, though, to carry ones own cushion
ard be independent of those horrible
! sanbags which masquerade as pillows
| in the sleeping cars. Some one has in
vented melon pillow for the purpose.
| Have you seen it? 1t is of down, coy-
| cred with soft china silk, and shaped SO
| that it can be carried in heldall or a
moderately long satchel.
"What about German women abroad?
| Oh, they are the worst travellers of all.
The German frau or fraulein, far from
wearing her oldest clothes on the train,
makes point of displaying her very
best and finest. She travels in plush,
| silk, velvet, feathers and lace, and by
\ the time these day-go-to-meeting'
garments have received a coating of
dust and SCOT their owner is a sorry
sight. have never been able to recon-
cile this curious custom with the strict
ideas of economy which prevail in Ger
| many"