Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-20

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persuasion who advocated it's inclusion with
many arguments, led to the question OF
overshoes or rubber tips, which according
to this authority are absolutely necessary
II one is doing Europe from the guide book
point of view, which means visiting under
ground .eurioslties in the way of e~atacombs,
cathedral vaults and other places
where; the damp floors are often the cause
directly or indirectly Of Affections In the
way of coughs n colds,
Shoes and Soar.
American women do not care for the
foreign made shoes, and 1t is we'll to re-
member this and go prepared for every
emergency. Two pairs of shoes will take
a traveller through the summer trip and
one of these at least should be very COM
Portable. A pair Of slippers for dress up
occasions is desirable. The steamer shoes
should not have high heels.
Dinner on board some OF the ocean lin
srs is o more or less function when the
weather Is fine, and for this II is well to
be prepared with an extra gown not Of
the tailor made order. ANY dinner dress
Will do, but the lighter weight 1t Is the
easier TO pack and the less space 1t will
take.
For the Mediterranean trip the white
gowns of duck. linen or other material
are very nice and they are not amiss on
any ship, although the preference seems
to be for q crepon, figured silk or en-
broidered linen in some fashionable color.
Blue ia always a good color on shlpboard.
A safety pocket for money and valuabies
is absolutely requisite and channels pouches
are to be preferred with good clasps and
plenty Of room. These are usually worn
under the skirt and are fastened to q belt;
the same styles may be found in linen or
some cotton material, and are, Of course,
cheaper.
The careful traveller takes her own soap.
The matter of underwear is again one to
be decided individually, but many ravel
ers claim TO be able to get alohg with
three complete sets; these are OF course
easily added to, but a wool or partly wool
combination suit is stronly advised.
Matter of Expense.
Point blank the question is put by many
travellers stll in their preliminary range
ments as to hat the outfit for the summer
tour which will take from two to three
months is going to cost, and the question
Is. OF course. impossible to answer, depend
ing, as It does, on the simplicity or luxury
studied by each individual. With the ex-
p~enditure of 400 in addition to what one
may possess one may buy all the neces-
sary accessories OF which the wardrobe
is deficient. Even less than that may be
found to be sufficient One woman inter
viewed said that she made q presentable
appearance n showed an itemized ae-
count amounting in all to SIS but she
started with q fairly large equipment and
counted on presents to fill the gaps
The question Of excess baggage cannot
be too strongly emphasized. One has 10
pay n pay heavily fol every piece out
side OF handbags. and the joke that every
Italian laborer In his native country wears
an American trunk strap to keep up his
trousers is fast losing it's point. for the
American traveller becomes more wary
every year. eliminates the superfluous and
In learning tricks from the travellers OF
experience
The travellers checks furnished for g
small commission by nearly all the steam
ship lines are. OF course, the simplest
method Of taking money. They are insured
as far as possible against loss and ar'
available In even out OF the way places
Il Il said by the several agents that thu
face value win be refunded On any re
turned after the European trip. but 30 IA
as could be learned It Is seldom that tn
companies are called upon for this specia
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