The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-05

you are sleeping before you know it, Just
like a baby in its cradle; and then-but
] said ventilation was the important part
didn't /? Well 1 take that back for
with a woman her clothes are always the
with them? We leave home SO well
dressed and we'll tailored, with lust the
proper creases and folds, and after our
first night out-behold the change! But
there's where the upper berth comes in
again! I always put several folding coat
hangers in my hand-grip (the little one l
keep in the berth with mel and when
I have made myself comfortable for a
good nights sleep l arrange my skirts,
waist and coat on the hangers, hook them
over the curtain rod and next morning
they still look fresh from the presser's.
You can't do it in a lower berth for
I've tried both and l know.
And another thing: l always make
myself as comfortable for sleep as I
would at home, and next morning | sleep
late, real late, or if 1 wake I just stay
in bed and rest. while all the other
women crowd about the dressing room
and wait their turn.
"When | come down half the berths
. have already been made-the dressing
room is empty. or nearly so, and by the
time my toilet is complete the dining
car is open for breakfast"
But how about getting up and getting
down? All women dread that 1 said, as
1 heard this interesting recital
mo, not all, for l for one do not. 1t
is so simple and easy when once you
learn how. The little steps are very
steady and safe, and can be used with
out any frantic clutching and slipping. If
you just trust yourself when going up
or coming down, either, but for the lat
ter l really prefer not to use them, If the
occupant of the lower berth has already
arisen, for it is so easy to put one foot
on the back of the seat, one on the arm
and step to the floor, behind the curtains,
with skirts all arranged and your dress
ing gown in order. OF course do my real
dressing in the room arranged for that
purpose, but the upper berth gives one
plenty of room to wen do your hair and
dress as completely you may wish.
II have had some rather nice expert
ences in my travels continued Mrs.
Rountree, for 1 love the study of human
nature and Pullman car is about the
best place 1 know of to test PERSONS
disposition
"Of which we had an interesting ac-
count in The Man in Lower Ten,'" 1 in
terposed
Exactly" said Mrs. Rountree, "an1
by the way L rarely ever travel that
some courteous gentleman doesn't offer
to exchange his valued lower berth for
the Inconvenience % of the upper one
for men, the world over, are considerable
of women, and even the conductors often
volunteer TO arrange an exchange of
berths for my benefit, and seem stupefied
by my seeming lack of appreciation-but
when these same men stifie all night be-
tween close plush uphostering and solid
wooden covering, and get up half sick
next morning to put on rumpled clothes,
they marvel at the brightness of my face
and the freshness of my ATTIRE.
There are ever so many other things I
might tell you-of value-whether you
travel north east south, west, or abroad.
One of the main ones is, a very important
Don't
Don't fill your grip with toilet articles
of massive silver and lot of be-rib
| boned bags and cases. Put all those in
| your trunk il you wish, but use plain
| things on the train, and when you put
| coat-hangers in your grip, don't use the
| beautiful satin-covered, perfumed ones,
! which match ones gowns, and which we
| all love to possess, but get the 10-cent
| kind, which folds up and takes scarcely
| any room at all.
And next time you travel, just try the
upper berth if you want to know real
| comfort" said Mrs. Rountree, in concu-
sion of her very interesting experiences.