The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-14
CAMP LIFTING GIRLS
CHANGES SINCE OUR ANCESTORS
FIRST WoRsHleED OUTDOORS.

Pictures Tor the Tent She Lives In
II camping out is Synonymous 20 some
persons With Al unconventional Bohemian
mode Of hgla9, WITH camp fires for stoves
and roughly roasted food for dinner. with
haPpyEoIncsy enjoyment, with rough
and-ready Clothing, and as little of that as
possible. thissis not at sll thecamp meet
ing girls idea of the life To her camping
out means weeks OF preparation, Of con-
stEucti1g bewttchi1g gowns, Of planning
how % equip 3 temporary home As com
plete as model little country villa, of
shopping and packing, of Arrangin E.snd
disarranging snd raazrAngiRg. follerSed By
almost unalloye8 bliss undsr green trees
and IN tented fesds, for world OF pleas
ure can be crowded iats two weeks
The camp Is q little city IN itself, and
contains in its borders almost as many
types aud conditions OF life Is . real city
discloses- It p often paEzling question
20 many woAd%be campers out as 70 what
to take and what not 20 take, how much
and how httleHil do for the season. what
others do or do not carry with them The
answer, in q nutshell, Is simply this: Take
whatever you Ike, and provided a httle
Judgment is exercised you Will not ind 8
simple ner an elaborate equipment arniss.
As TO gowns, there IS the prayer meeting
70 dress for, and also those interesting
walks TO and from the meetings, and those
delightful hours between morning and
afternoon and afternoon and evening meet
ings, all afording opportunity for the dis
play of becoming costumes
ONE GIRLS GOWNS
To be sure there are no dances, no even
ing parties, no stipulated form of amuse-
meDt Of any kind, b1t young people can
easily dispense with excuses for dressing
well and enjoying themselves. TO mum
Der OF Light hearted girls with nothing to
do, happy in the consciousness of being
well gossned. well bonneted and well shOd,
there Is 10 need to search further for pleas
ure, provided thereis an equal number Of
young men with nothing 70 do but TO talk
to the girls. Add 10 this the feeling that
one IS doing ones duty, putting up with
al the discomforts OF camp life. for re-
hgiou's sake, aud nothing Is needed 20 COM
ple6e the sum Of conten EEnent 70 at least
theyounger portinnAof the community. I
To continue the subject OF gowns, a fash
ionable young woman can easily change
her costume at camp three times day,
and she need not wear the same toilet more
than, once. At this rate she can dispose OF
forty-two gowns during the fourteen days
Of camp. This iswhat Baltimore girl
prepared for camp: An abundant supply
OF cool, dainty, charlie gowns, gorgsously
gotten up with ribbon and lace, for warm
evenings; black lace gown and spring
costumes for the cold spells, sure TO come;
ginghams, and, most important Of all,
woollen suits Tor morning wear, not TO
speak Of outing .hsnnels, shirt waists and
a blazer for any and al seasons. She had
been there before, and therefore made her
stout wOollen gown, waterproof and over
shoes the first consideration IN her prepar-
alton, remembering the raining spells that
make the picturesque streets muddy and
the camp generally damp and cold
But her preparations were on a small
scale compared with those Of her mother,
weeks making arrangements for
housekeeping, and whose busy brain had,
TO take in not only the matter of hero~n.
wardrobe, but Of the comfort of the family
in their tented abode. Her home at camp
was quite extensive, consisting of aserieS
of tents, one communicating with the
other, and forming drawing room,e bed
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tent as kitchen. The thoughtful mother,
with an eyefor the artistic, and plenty %
money at her command, laid in first Of all
a supply Of beautiful summer portieres OF
Madras and silk, with polished poles and
brass rings, TO hang in the tents. They
serve double purpose, for besides being
and giving the interior Of the
tents handsome appearance when drawn
back, they can be closed at q moments
notice, and convert one room into two at
night where many bedrooms are needed
FURNISHING TIE COTTAGE
The drawing room she furnished with
light reed furniture, put by from year to
year for the camp meeting season Straw
rocking chairs. settees and lounges, deco
rated with bright ri 5bORs aud dOSnysilken
and light colored lowered car
pet make a soft covering for the rough
floor. An ample supply Of mirrors rsaecs
the light from handsome piano lanps~f1h
showy shades, and-on cabinets and caoses
choice hric-a-bFac, some Of IL bought espo-
cially for the camp home, and s0E1echosen
from the city home Pictures even sre
taken 70 the camp and fastened to4hs va&ls
If the tent by hooks. j little cshneeorEa1
also, for few tents are without this pieceof
furniture. For the bedrooms shere ara
oomplsss sets Of cottage fzrnit1-e. and
with lace canopies, eEnbr0iasEed pillow
shazns and spreads the sleeping spart-
ner.s ase made a. coy and stsractive g.
z year. instead OF but tw0~eeks, Eerseo
De spent At the resort
Cool locking mating with Turkish rugs
cover the foors, and scrap baskets. toilet
articles and sesrfs 6scorate these rooms
Ia the dining room light o8ksn chairs.
able and buffet have been chosen, and
-ich dzmask cloths. embroidered aoaies.
shining glass and silver from tia aEEcjnt-
ne1ts Of the city house. The main idea,
which wzs admirably carried cut, w&s 70
select tha furniture and decorations With
4 view 70 making the interior Of the tez1s
COX light and summer Ike, AID II good
.zsts with the exterior Surroundings
WIKI all sa1s preparation the inner Nan
rs-s also been thought Of Jars Ct deb
-ous preserves, ieIlies and pickles, and
rArious ether table deAcscss we're taken,
Nd, WITH the fresh country t-uis and veg
staskez TO - purchAsed AZ We camp, this
oily pieats OF two vee6s' dur-e.on brings
az 20 TIE a@s-ts and sJ0EaScs1s Of the S1er-
sSSIe Gel 0ers oct
Every tzEzllT does not, CT course, % 20
he exEeDse AID trouble that tkss o1e I'D,
ogt many seek % accomplish t1zst - unOch
D. .hs exErc-se Of artistic tzSss Ia making
much q Hftle--Bsi.tDore 6za-
The peasan. women q Souherr Itsiy