Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-25
Family Tent Outings Arc Now
the Latest Fad.
CHEAP HrAL1u ATOMS
Costs Less to Live in the Woods Than
1t Does at tho Scashorc, When You
Are Your owr Chief Cook and Bot
tile Washcr-Womcn as Campers.

tents this summer. The frcSl,-ar cure
cure may not he exactly new. but nov
may not he exactly new, but new
er before has il had such Il voguc, says
Men and women young, middle
aged, old; rich, as well as poor. are
turning their backs upon porcelain
bath tubs alu steam heat In IL hunt for
health. This hunt takes them tu tents
The father of IL family said the 9th
er day hc had no longer any chance
of shaking OFT his wife AMI daughters
when he went on his vacation. lio
nscu To pack up small wedge tent AMI
few canned provisions AMI make OF
tn favnriic stream in Maine in com
pany with two or three boon coinpall-
ions for two or three weeks of fishing
every summer. Those days are over.
The women nf his family insist upon
going along and increasing the length
OF tho outing from five to eight weeks.
Ills vile has taken the notion that
their twU girls are inclined to he deli
cate and that the Surcst. plcasantcst,
most economical method To bring them
safely to robust wumanlluuu is the
fresh Fair cure.
Men no longer have Il monopoly of
the camping out experience Makers
OF tents say it il; not unusual for par
ties nf women 10 20 camping alone.
provided they can pitch their tent not
FAR from dwelling, which is easy
enough to do. ground rent free, in CON
sidcratiun Of the fact that butter, eggs
milk, ant the like are bought from the
owner Of The ground
Not Question of Expense.
But, after all. the fac, that an outing
in. tents may he made to cost less; than
sojOurn ut Il fashionable hotel has
very little to do with the tents pupu-
larity. The chcapncss of IL thing
doesn't always make il Il 20 with
observation-disclosures.
1t is more likely that the boom tent
life is enjoying just now is due 10 the
medical profession, who have declared
themselves for the simple life to the
extent OF living as much us possible in
the open air. and especially slccpinl,
i'll the open air. \ few men Of mil
lions have built ornate log camps in
the forest. aud they take their fresh
air amid imported city Injuries. hut
the less fortunate million of men anu
women with comparatively few dollars
TO spend on outings. compromise ON
canvas tents and hammocks and for
get to include Il French chef in the
camps equipment.
"rhc people who 90 camping for
two months or longer are fast incrcas-
ing" said IL Washington maker of
tents, "und naturally the longer tho
outing he cheaper il is. llut in most
cases ! don't believe il is economy so
much rs health which is considered,
and to be of much benefit the fresh
air cure must he taken for more than
a couple of weeks. Families who hire
from me seldom go camping for less
than six weeks, AMI some stay away
ten weeks or more.
The cost of a camping-out vacation
hinges, OF course. on the size of the
tent or tents and whether The campers
live on frugal or luxurious fare |
have known persons camping only Il
few miles from II railroad, who had all
their provcndcr sent from Washington
by express, and they took along two
servants
The average family. however,
chooses to live very plainly while
camping, getting most Of their sup.
plies from the nearest town, and dis
pensing with all but one inaid.or-all-
work, ottcncr having no servant nj all.
ITO give some idea of how the or
binary family in comfortable circiim-
stances plans an outing, here is an
order got the other day from IL man
who, with his wife AMI IL daughter and
son, neither of whom has finished
school, goes into camp about the end
OF juno. The boy, who has worked
hard at college,. is not. In good health,
and the outing is mainly on his ac-
count
Rent Prices for Family Tents.
My order calls for three wall tents,
one ii by II feet. which is To be divid-
ed by two partitions into three sleep
ing rooms. another IL by II feet, To he
used as Il sitting room and dining
roomaand a third, . by ~, for Il kitcii-
en- The rent OF these will be about
$50 for two months. My customer
does not care to buy them
"The wall tent is The best for the
purpose, for the reason that il has a
second canvas roof elevated nearly Il
foot over the first, which not only
gives extra protection from hard rains,
but allows current of air to circulate
between the two and keep the tent
cool
Nowadays we put Il skylight in the
roof or windows IN the wall OF a tent.
according to order, and these may be
covered securely with a canvas flap.
TO my way Of thinking, plenty of
fresh air can get into tent without
the aid of Il skylight, but some folks
think differently.
"The customer speak OF wants a
skylight In each tent and a stovepipe