Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-14
SUMMER TRAVELLING
Hints in Fitting Out the
Family.
TAILORED EFFECTS
MOST SUITABLE FOR YOUNG AND
OLD.
Tweeds and Serges Vie With
the Mohairs and
Taffetas.

Written for The Evening Star by Harriet HawIey.
The travelling gown has many missions.
It not only makes the traveller comforta-
bic, but IL judiciously selected. 1t secures
for her many favors. Porters on trains
and hotel help generally estimate the size
of their prospective tip by the dress of the
woman, and grant attentions accordingly.
And they know, or think they know, at
first glance, whether the wearer OF the
dress is an experienced traveller, to be
treated with Difference, or a novice, to be
openly bullied.
Further. the travelling gown often regu-
lates the welcome accorded the incoming
guest, even from relatives or intimate
friends. Witness the remark of senator's
wife whose taste in clothes Is irreproach~
able, when asked how she liked the daugh-
ter of one of her husbands influential con-
stituents.
my dear, 1 shall never entertain her
again. She is impossible. Why, she ar
rived at our country. place after thirty
mile railroad trip in lace-trimmed dimity
and picture hati''
Many a mother, with her brood of grow
ing children, has dreaded the first critical
view, taking in her family, as she arrived
for visit with distant relatives; and the
matter of preparing the family, or part
of 1t, for summer trip is not to be treated
lightly.
The cult of the taiior-made is to be con-
suited exclusively In the selecting of travel
ing apparel. This does not necessarily i'm
ply heavy. hot materials, but 1t does aim
a the simplicity of tailored effects and an
entire lack of business IN the design and
the trimming.
For the older members of the family. the
new spring mixture are admirably suited
to travelling, and the two-piece suit, with a
smart tailored blouse, Is first choice
Tweeds cheviots. serges. rain-proof taffs-
tas and boucle canvas fulfill the mission OF
the lightweight travelling gown. Mohalr
is also popular. 1t comes in number
of neutral tints, as well as dark blue and
black, standard travelling colors
A Short Skirt.
The travelling skirt should clear the
ground by an inch or two, and have no dip
whatever in the back. This leaves the hand
free to carry bag and umbrella. 1t must
also be borne In mind that the new short
skirt-not the pedestrian skirt. but the one
which barely clears the grounds quite the
correct thing for the well-gowned woman
to wear.
The Jacket should be short in Elton or
bolero effect, with a plain crush girdle. The
travelling hat may be trimmed with straw
ornaments. quilts or stiff ribbon bows, put
flowers and feathers destroy the simple Ell
feet desired for chic travelling get-up.
Linen collars, tailored stock or plain rib
bon with linen turnover make the best
neck dressing for the simple blouse worn
with this costume. The veil should match
the gown.
For the mother of the family. whose COM
panions on the trip viii be active children,
there is nothing better than a suit OF salt
and-pepper mixture, trimmed with black
braid.
A tapping model shows short, nine-gored
skirt, finished around the foot with three
rows of stitching. The front gore Is laid
with simulated pleat on either side, out
lined by stitching and far:ng loose just be-
low the knee The back of the skirt shows
a similar pleated effect, covering the vent
The collarless jacket Is an Elton with a
girdie, the latter heavily braided with Her
cules braid and coming to point in the
front. The cape. heavily braided, comes to
deep scallop over the shoulder and falls
in stole effect in the front, as deep the
point of the girdle.
Snug Sleeves
The sleeves fit snugly and plainly into the
arms eye, but are gathered in a large pun
into the slashed, turnback cuff, which is
braided
Fitted under the cape. from throat to bust
line, is a diminutive vest effect of white
broadeloth braided with mixture Of black,
white and gold.
A madras or clleviot blouse, showing
white ground with colored stripe or figure
and stock to match, goes admirably with
the salt-and-pepper mixture. and the ali
white shirt waist is not desirable for travel
ing, as 1t soon soils. Delightful travelling
blouses come in gun-metal silk and the
lovely gray Shantung or japanese Silks
Waterproof taffetas are not sim as OF
old, but soft and light of weight They are
most effective when made In shirt waist
suits with Eton jackets to match
A simple but stylish costume in brown
taffeta for travelling has front and back
cores laid in groups OF three wide tucks
running crosswise. The side cores consist
of three haring pleats, which run from the
foot of the slirt,s~gFaduating to the hip,
where they end In sharp points In narrow
stitched strap, giving the effect of q fan
opening on either side.
a Pretty Trimming.
The blouss has three narrow shoulder