The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-15
Fitting the Family
For Summer Travel
BY HARRIET HAWLEY.

The travelling gown has many mis-
sions. 1t not only makes the traveller
comfortable, but if judiciously select
ed. it secures for her many favors.
Porters on trains and hotel help gem
orally estimate the size of their pros
pective tip by the dress of the wo-
man. and giant attention according
ly. 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 novice, to be openly bulled.
Further, the travelling gown often
regulates the welcome accorded the
incoming guest, even from relatives
or intermate friends. Witness the re-
mark of a Senator's wife, whose taste
in clothes is irreproachable, when ask
ed how she liked the daughter of one
of her husbands influential constitu-
ents:
my dear, I shall never entertain
her again. She is impossible. Why
she arrived at our country place after
a thirty mile railroad trip in a lace
trimmed dimity and picture hat!"
Many a mother, with her brood of
growing children, has dreaded the flrst
critical view, taking in her family, as
she arrived from a visit with distant
relatives; and the matter of preparing
the family, or part of it, for a sum-
mer trip is not to be treated lightly.
The cult of the tailor-made is to be
consulted exclusively in the selecting
of travelling apparel. This does not
necessarily imply heavy, hot materials.
but it does aim at the simplicity of
tailored effects and an entire lack of
business in the design and the trim
ming.
For the Older Ones.
For the older members of the family,
the new spring mixtures are admirably
suited to travelling, and the two-piece
suit, with a small. tailored blouse, is
first choice. TWeeds, cheviots, serges
rain-proof taffetas and boucle canvas
fulfill the mission of the lightweight
travelling gown. Mohair is also popu-
lar. 1t comes i'll a number of neutral
tints. as well as dark blue and black,
standard travelling colors.
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 tor the WPll-ROWne1
woman to Waa:
The jacket 8. 1 be short in Elton
or bolero effect. with a plain crush
girdie. The travelling hat may be
trimmed with straw ornaments, quilts
or stiff ribbon bows. but flowers and
feathers destroy the simple effect de-
sired for a chic travelling get-up. Lin
en- collars, tailored stock or plain
ribbon 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.
For the mother of the family, whose
companions on the trip will be active
children, there is nothing better than
a suit of salt-and-pepper mixture,
trimmed with black braid.
A taking model shows a short, nine
gored skirt finished around the foot
with three rows of stitching. The
front gore is laid with a simulated
pleat on either side, outlined by stitch
ing and flaring loose just below the
knee. The back of the skirt shows a
similar pleated effect, covering the
vent.
The colarless jacket is an Elton
with a girdle, the latter heavily braid
ed with Hercules braid and coming to
point in the front. The cape, heavily
braided, comes to a deep scallop over
the shoulder and falls in stole effect
in the front, as deep as the point of the
girdle.
The sleeves fit snugly and plainly in
to the arms eye, but are gathered in a
large puff into the slashed, turn-back
cuff which is braided.
Fitted under the cape, from throat
to bust line, is a diminutive vest eff
feet of white broadcloth braided with
q mixture of black, white and gold.
A madras or cheviot blouse, showing
a white ground with colored stripe or
figure and stock to match, goes adj
mirably with the salt-and-pepper mix
ture, and the all-white shirt-waist is
not desirable for travelling, as it soon