The morning call., 1890-05-18
Sensible Suggestions to Ladies
Going to the Country.
How to Drsss-Costumss That Experience
Teaches Are the Best-Neat, Comfort
able, Useful, Easy, But Not Stylish.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL.

9 school children are beginning to count
S0N the weeks until vacation. The weary
mother. housed up during the long, rainy
winter. is longing for breath of the country to
give renewed strength and energy.
Everybody, his wife aud the babies" are
considering the ways and means" After con-
suting the finances, the question Is: Where
shall we spend the summer? San Francisco's
four hundred can easily settle tie yexed ques-
ton. and the advice contained In this article is
not intended for their benefit they can skip this
column. " Shall we 90 into the hot valleys to be
bllstered by the sun and eaten up by mosquitoes
10 the springs, the sea.shore or camp In the
mOuntains?"
Eacn locality has Its allurements and Its draw
backs My advice would be to avoid river
courses, as there is always more or less malaria,
and decld eddy more mosquitoes In their vicinity.
AT The seashore the air is healthful and invig-
Grating You can drink deep draughts OF ozone
anu acquire an appetite that would excite the
envy and admiration Of Piute Indian who can
eat anything and everything but "sheep meat"
Camping is lust lovely" If you do not have to
DO the cooking for swarm Of starving mortals.
Place and mode being disposed of comes
WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?
IL You intend TO put up" al one OF the large
hoIels where you will have 10 change your gown
at least three times day in order to be cUnsid-
cred anybody" you had better consult Worths
or kedlern's or some other equally aristocrstic
fashion plate, as ii is beyond me to help you. Ii
you are going out 10 have real good time, re-
CARELESS OF style OF It's devutees," perhaps my
suggestions may be useful. l volunteer a few
that have stood the test OF experience both In
California and The Rocky Mountains:
10 commence with shoes, as comfortable foot
an outing, ana defy any one 10 have a good
lime with aching eorns or pincned toes.
Alter few hours OF it one feels about
as happy as hen on a hot stove-lid. Broad
sOies and nat heels, or as they are frequently
called cOmmOn-senSe shoes. Pray get some on
your feet, II not In your head. Laced shoes have
- af rar
walking, they can be l0osened, or frightened if a
brace Is Deeded. seryceable hat OF coarse
Wthout pelng " Happy; trimming should be
simple and without flying ends. One OF those
soft felt hats that were worn SO much last winter
WIN De Just The Thing Tor riding or ior the windy
or foggy days we are sure TO have in this State.
They can be rolled up and put In the pocket, or
tucked In corner OF the yase.
DO NOT FORGET VEIL,
Not TOO Thick yet hne enough to keep at least
some of the dust out OF your eyes A dress OF
some material that Will not catch and hold the
dust-alpaca, for Instance. As for colors, browns
or gays look fTesher after rough wear than any
other, made with as Few fIills and furbelows as
your-er, well. yes-conseience Will permit; or
You can envelop yourself IN one Of those hideons
affairs known as " busters"
a warm shawl is handy 1t can be utilized in
many ways, as wrap, extra bed covering during
a cool night, to throw over sleeping child, OF to
use as curtain or for a dozen other uses. A
pair OF soft leather gloves, large enough 10 pull
on or off quickly aud allow free use of the
fingers; stout parasol or sun umbrella as a pro-
lection from tue sun or 10 shade The book while
reading out OF doors, as weapon OF defense
should you In your rambles meet those so poeti-
cally described by Thomas Bailey Aldrch, "bit-
Ter blossoms OF civilization, whose seed was
blown to us from over the seas" otherwise
tramps. Should he demand your purse, or more
than likely your lunch, you can seize your
'ambrlP with firm grasp, brace up ana bid him
BECOME he will, no doubt entertain great re-
spect for the pluck ana muscle OF a native
daughter OF the Golden West and will take him
SELF hence or some other place SO Rapidly you
could not get a glimpse Of him for The dust he
kicked up. But really have foupd nine out of
ten cases OF so-called tramp TO be nothing more
or less than
FARM-LABoRER "HOoFING IT.
From one job to another, so every man packing his
blankets along the highways In California should
Then should you see one of those little striped
snakes gliding through the grass, couple OF
blows OF your trusly weapon Will dispatch hin.
They are perfectly harmless, scapegraee mas
culine al my elbow remarks: Don't see why
the women are so afraid OF those little serpents,
they are only garter snakes after ALL" The
MS face.
Here some tasteful and servIceable dresses
Tor seaside or woods. skirt OF ticking, stripe
OF shaded olive aud narrow stripes OF navy blue,
blouse waist OF navy blue flannel. cuffs and sailor
Collar of ticking Skirt perfectly plain deep
hem or facug. in length reaching &c Inc iasIep.
SklIt OF glay ana deep red licking. Jersey
waist OF either gray or dark red Ii is not the
proper caper TO the skirt OF the Jersey over
tile dress skirt; the effect now is that of sim
pie round waist, broad leather belt about the
waist.
suit just as neat new pin is made OF blue
denim, with wrong side out, skirt plain, waist
yoke front, close-httng back. rather luIl sleeve,
gathered into cults, wide turnover collar. The
trimming can be simply machine stitching, or
collar aud cuffs and yoke can be feather or brlar
stitched, In navy-blue or Iurkey-red cotton, or
IN BLACK CREWEL,
With narrow red or black wooden braid Leather
or canvas belt Is worn.
The advantages possessed by these dresses are,
they shed the dust, don't wrinkle up aud look
frowsy after day two, the skirts offer no sur
face TO gather twigs " foXtai" ETC., you are not
in danger OF getting snagged every time You
stroll through the brush, not easily torn and are
not affected by fogs or sea spray. These hints
can, OF course, be improved on. suits for the
little ones are made after same ideas. Their
shoes should be leather, without heels, stockings
black. Do not invest in those picturesque muslin
hats, so pretty Tor sunny morning in the park,
they are utter failures I'm the country-easily
soiled ana soon get limp rags. l pitIed
some little girls last summer, while their little
blue flannel sailor suits were neat ana suitable
Tor where they were, at the sea-Shore, they wore
pale blue muslin hats or course the spray soon
took the stiifening out aud The great Tapping
brims hung over their eyes. When The poor lii
lie mites wanted TO take observations they were
obliged to hold The brims up with their hands,
rough straw Is much better, a twist of
pongee or even sateen, around The crown. III
The brim Is lined with the same or contrasting
color, 1t Will prevent the straw breaking aud as
Stunning ragged edge Of despair" look before
getting back home. BETH BRAMBLE,