Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
COST OF SHORT VACATION
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Fifty Dollars for Several Weeks
Recreation.
WHAT A LEVEL HEAD CAN DO
How the Summer Girl Of Limited Means May
Have an Enjoyable 0uiing-Tbe Things
She Requires and the Small
Amount Of Money
Needed,

neat OF the CITY bpt Nv Ac"St % Wv
weeks. OF eou Tse. the girl upon
whom fortune nes smiled has Ger
tain problems to solve~~ior instance.
where she VIII go, how long she Wall
stay, which of the manv invitations
she will accept, but these are small.
unimportant and observation-disclosures
ca 10 the problem confronting the
pirl VINO earns her " liTlng-the
preal financial problem. How TO get
the greatest noun OF fun. rest and
health at the lea st possible expense Is
the great problem confronting the
working girl. In the tust place.
ver, few girls are able to tak9 more
than two. or at most three weeks.
but often IL is possible to crowd into
TINS time a fund OF pleasure which
would make the more fortunate sister
green with envy And it is surnris-
ing what a small outlay Will, with
judlcious management, be sufficient
10 procure this pleasure.
THE OUTFIT.
First, there Is the outfit. aud no
matter whether the mecca is the sea-
side, mountains or a quiet country
farm. the most important outfit Is
the short tramping skirt. These may
be purchased ready made at n large
store for from $3 to $l2 or $15. and
the possessor of one of them Will find
the monev well spent. Then "a stock
of shirt waists IS an indispensable
item in the vacation girls wardrobe,
and she who can make her own waists
has a decided advantage here. For
IL cents a yard it is possible to buy
any variety of pr city madras percale
or ~gingham. and three yards will
make a shirt waist. So to the vaca-
tion girl the advice is, lay i'll a good
upplv of s~hirtwaists, our at least.
and if you can e make them yourself,
buv them ready made, though the
cost will then be increased. 10 cents
being the average price of a ready
made shlrtwaist.
Then for the seaside the bathing
suit comes first on the list. and here
also the needlewoman scores. Silk.
briiliantine. mohair or flannel may
be made up into very serviceabls
cults. and the cost, aocor ding to the
material. will range from about 50 30
The ready-made suits Will
cost from about s.. 90 upwards.
Brilliantine for the bathing suit is
most popular, as 1t is not only SER
v%iceable. but what Is, perhans, more
important, inexpensive. SO with
short skirt and shirtwaist for morn
ing tramps and golf. tennis or the
other outdoor games which do so
much to gather mp the strength of the
inhabltant of store, office or factory,
and bathing suit for a plunge into the
sea waves, the seaside girl will find
her wardrobe for morning and after
moor well stocked. The mountain
climber, or she who seeks rest amid
the musical sounds of the farm. can.
of course, dispense with the bathing
suit. and so cross one item off her
expense list.
OTHER EXPENSES.
AS to the evening toIlet, a wide
range is given, and IT a girl cannot
afford more than two liz bit dresses
she should not despair. as with care
fhaoa mill ha q ~ tfi az ant Itnht Ia "a
and dimities are selling at six and
eight cents a yard. and as 10 wards
make IL dress, the evening toilet is,
erhaps. the least expensive. Then
two pairs OF shoes, (Which will cost
about So or So. a knock about shade
hat and gloves. Will swell the bill
about $40 more. OF course, there are
many little accessories. but these,
coming under the head of luxuries.
are not considered. and So, with
careful management, will provide
the vacation girl with a sufficiently
ample outfit, leaving her a little tor
emergencies.
,i,.u as To boGrd. In RMS Yer rock-
etbuuk IS her only llmitatlor, ia u
Is NOT ALWAYS the girl wno pays "u1-,
board who has most fun. Five dol.
lars a week spent at one of our MANY
noun ain farmhouses or on the shores
of our chesapeake Bay viii often
prove more satisfactory than severaI
multinllcatiUus of five expended al
fhe more expensive resorts Then
there should be about - a week foi
incidentals in the summer girls pock.
etboOk.
So she who commences preparations
for her vacation with the sum of $40
to her credit will find that she has al
ample supply.
When YOU want TO go fishing pleas