Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-15


snare and delusion, and this is the
why of it: Everything that will stick
and cling will actually freeze to flannel.
Of course you know about tree pitch in
woods, and burs, underground, pine
needles and dust in the mountains, and
if you are fisher maiden, why you need
no reminder of the state that canoes will
get into after few hours of successful
angling.
You will admit that there isn't one
grain of sense in looking frumpy and
touseled, and a great deal more be-
grimed than is necessary. You may
have the biggest heart in all the world,
and the most utter unconcern of your
neighbors eyes-those most costly
things-but at the same time instinct
lively you will feel more comfortable
and more at peace with yourself if you
are at least presentable, and not sort
of antique, with menentoes Of every
tramp taken for weeks collected OH that
flannel gown.
So, then, let your woolens be next to
your skin. well under cover of outer
garments, where in turn they will pro-
tect you (and you will need them even
in summer) and where they will be pro-
tected from surface soil and all those
things inevitable in camp life.
For skirts and waists select something
at once strong, actually tough and light.
Something that will stand rocks, tree or
fence climbing, if necessary, and any
amount of wear and tear and wetting,
while it is at the same time light IN
weight and fairly smooth of surface.
One of the most favored camping Co.'S
tunes for this season is of gray India
twill, made up with an abbreviated
skirt bound with leather and buttoned
all the way up the left side, to be edged
there with binding of leather. This, too,
has its particular merits, for when sat
urated by spill in the lake, or from
fording a creek, or a sudden raiIlstOrm
it may be removed without being drawn
over the head. The waist is made close
fitting, adjusted with a leather belt and
set off jauntily at the throat with a
leather collar lined with soft silk, be-
meath which the little V opening allows
for hunting tie Of some bright colcx to
give tone to the grays.
The sleeves are set well up on the
shoulder and fit just easily all the ways
to the waist. The buttons on the COS
tune are small wooden affairs covered
with heavy kid to match the leather in
color. A sailor hat, a peak cap, one of
the Scotch Tams imported this year, or
a London derby may be worn satisfac-
torily with this costume. Gloves must
be gauntleted or of heavy Russia
leather with ons button if you cannot
manage to get Danish reindeer skin,
which wash beautifully in clear water
and outlast dozen pairs of Sweds or
ordinary kid.
You want to add pair of porpoise,
grained leather or rubber cemented
hunting boots which extend to the
knee to this outfit, OF if they are low
topped cover the legs with leather or
buckskin knee gaiters, which in town
take the name OF spats.
Every camper who is to genuinely en-
Joy herself should follow the wise woods
man way by ineumbering herself as lit
tie as possible with unnecessary bag
gage.
You will need two changes of hilnting
boots, with pair of the high rubber
article and an ordinary pair of tennis
shoes to wear strictly about camp. Don't
take low ones on pain of direful mos
quito bites, possible snake or spider
bites, poison oak and sprained ankles.
When your understandings are &C
co1nted for go in for three union suits
Of gray heavyweight woolen, being long
sleeyed and high necked. You will
need that protection to the body in the
snadden changes of life in open air, and
IL is better to have the necessary warmth
uniformly distributed ever your limbs
than to carry about heavy skirts. In
fact you do not want any skirts at all
other than your dress skirt, but three
pairs of Turkish leglets buttoned
around and under the knee, and NOT
made too full. Your leggings of leather
are lined, and your corsets give the ad-
ditional covering about the waist. A
rough frieze jacket, short, double breast.
ed with cape and well lined, will pro-
tect you from night air or any nipping
keen days. Strap rubber southwestel
or substantial French gossamer tc
your umbrella and hammock rug. b
| sure and take a soft pillow covered