The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-04

1.-THE most selfish typo Of woman that
I know" said a woman recently on the
piazza Of a summer hotel lis some times
found In the dressing rooms on the sleep
Ing ears. The conveniences, however,
improved in these modern days, are not
luxurious enough to tempt many women
to devdle over the morning toilet and
the sensible woman occupies the dressing
room only long enough to make hersef
presentahle when she reaches her desti-
nation, o. to make herself comfortable
If she Is to spend the night on the sleeper
However, I have seen women who took
possession of the dressing room quite long
enough to make the most elaborate toll
cite. and entirely oblivious to the fact
that probably dozen other women are
waiting to make a hurried toilette. I'm
less you are an early riser or very
late enc, you arc very certain to meet
With the woman who seems to resent any
attempt to invade the dressing room and
who monopollzes 1t until your patience is
worn threadbare. l recall certain oe-
easlon when | was to leave my sleeper
about o'clock In the morning and OF
finding my bette noir, the woman who at
tempts to freezo you out If you dare
to intrude In the dressing room while
she is arranging her hair or manicuring
her hands. There were two other women
travelling with me and we decided to re-
sort to a new method or rather to bride
tho porter to use some harmless way OF
extinction,
I'VE did not know how he accomplished
1t. but In a few minutes she came forth.
her toilette needing a few finishing
touches. which she proceeded to give be-
fore the small mirror of her compartment.
Where you engage the drawing ROOM
much of the discomfort of travelling Is
done away with, but the drawing room
is as much In demand as the small COM
partment we dignity by calling dress
ing room"
1T have reduced my travelling belong
ings from two bags and many unneces-
sary articles to a small bag that holds one
dressing sack for the night on the sleeper
and a few toilet things. I used to burden
myself with many useful things. which
were only the result of probably initial
ing some woman who did not know
any better and before l had Travelled as
much and found out that I could man
age on fewer things.
1T like to see people look genteel but
I have noticed that the woman who has
Travelled a great deal does not fill her
travelling bag with silver toilet articles
cold creams and curling irons. She trav-
ialo nd oh cannot look
as immaculate as when she has more
time for her toilet.
Now and then In those papers which
undertake to give advice to the girl who
travels alone or what TO put in trav-
cling bag I see so many foolish sugges-
lions that If carried out would make
life burden to the woman who followed
them I recall that In one of these ar
ticles much was said about the proper
care of the complexion while travelling
Never wash the face after a day OF
travel until after a liberal application
OF cold cream was set down as a posi-
tive command This meant that the wo
man who attempted to follow this adj
vice must be well supplied with cream
while travelling and she must make 6
perfect fright of herself to the amuse
ment of the public. No woman would
care to parade down the asile of a sleep
ing car after a liberal application OF
| cream.
| MY advice to All worcen who witch y
be a success as travellers is TO trave
sensibly. by having as few cucumber
ances as possible and to put all the sill
yer toilet articles. the cold cream jars
the elaborate dressing sacks in the trunk
and then there will be no temntatior
even to the vain woman to dawdle over
her toilet. A hurried toilet is all that
should be attempted on a sleeping car
and a woman who travels successfully
should make up her mind to real that
there is a great deal of difference be
tween a dressing room on sleeper ant
her blue and white boudoir at 49, md
adjust herself and her travelling belong
| ings accordingly" A. X. w.