Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-11
WOMEN IN SLEEPING CARS.
The Experienced Traveller knews
HO,Y to lie Comfortable.

From the san Francisco Call.
The Travelled woman is sacslily recog-
nizei in the sleeping car. She settles her
self 50 comfortably with her wraps, books.
papers; rafreshas herself with salts. cologne
and apollinaris; amuses herself with writ
ing cards or novels. SO that she is quite a
much at home as in her boudoir. The trav-
eied man does not remove her bonnet
dir cctly she enters her section--ia fact, she
is never without some head covering, for
she knows too well what dire havoc coal
dust makes with carefully shampooed
tresSeS.
She wears a small toque. turban or close
bonnet, with no furbeiows 70 muss and
crush. The big Galnsborough, with fiaUnt-
ias feathers, the stiff sailor, the ornate dress
Eat, are entirely out Of place in a sleepin,
Car. small hat, in which one may lean
back win comfort Is to be commended.
Many women sIicll soft felt hat in their
handbags just for this purpose. A lace scarf
or some sJft knitted trific is almost indis-
pensable for the night. In the drst place
ii protects the head from draughts and tie
hair from coal dust ana then in the morn
ing it is bl ssse1 covering FOR tunbl i locks
and crimpinS pins on the way to the toilet
room.
The Travelled woman never completely I'M
dresses herself in the sleeping car. She re-
moves her gown, shoes loosens her corsets
slips a wool drcS sing jacket or n dark
wrapper, and lies down, conscious that If
there Is an accident in the night she is suit
ably attircd to meet it.
1t is poor judgment to wear a fresh gown
on an extended journey. Many women at
tire themselves as for tea or faShiona BILE
luncheon. The result is that one night in
the cramped quarters of a sleeping car sec
ton causes the smart frock to look as if 1t
had passed through q cyclone or some other
severe trial. Wear the second best stuff
gown in your wardrobe, one that has be-
come adjusted to your form. and which YOU
will not worry over IL q sudden lurch in the
train send 4 cup of hot coffee over its front
breadth
Laced shoes are much easier to manage
in a sleeping car than buttoned ones. You
know how, In the gray of the early dawn,
when half asleep. you wrestle with various
garments In the narrow confines of your
BERTH you wish every detail to be as con-
venent as possible. To button shoes you
must twist yourself into the most difficult
of positions; lacirg being directly in front
is accomplished much more easily.
However attractive broad white collars
and cuffs may be in other places they are
They soon become grimy. the fresh ones are
unmanageabe in the bag, and it is next to
impossible to adjust them properly at the
rate Of forty miles an hour. Ribbon ruches
soft folds of silk at neck and wrist are
much more comfortable.
Let your handbag contain bottle of Flor
ida water, bay rum cologne. Nothing is
more refreshing when travelling. Let there
be also sewing and writing implements
soap-never under any circumstances, use
the soap supplied by the railroads-wash-
cloth. smelling salts, lead hair crimpers,
manicure set, shoehorn and book Of you
will wear buttoned shoes). a bottle Of list
orine for mouth wash, extra handkerchief
pins and needles.