Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
FOR THE WOMAN CAMPER

The woman who contemplates camp
ing out this summer will find a few
suggestions as to her outfit not amiss.
First comes the personal outfit and
the embroyo camper should remember
that elaborate toilets are not to be
tolerated in camp. A sweater, under
wear that need not be ironed, a soft
hat and pockets, are among the neces-
stiles of existence. The dress should be
| of some neutral tint so as not to show
SOIL and should have plenty of pockets.
! Needless to say that a camping
woman must not give much thought to
! the accessories of the toilet - cold
creams and the like. She would better
bend her energies to the selection of
small but complete outfit of kitchen
and cooking utensils and a good stock
| of dry groceries. Special tins and fry
| ing pans are made for these purposes
tins that fit one into the other and pans
that fold over; coffee pots with special
spouts, and so on. These details viii
be simple enough for the feminine
mind. A woman will be less likely to
remember the hunting knife, to be
slipped into one of the pockets a water
proof match safe and compass. This
| last is particularly useful should one be
| lost in the woods. Always carry these
three articles with you wherever you
go, declares a writer in the Woman's
Home Companion.
You can then make fire in an emer-
| gency, and eventually retrace your
steps to camp A bit of soft solder for
mending the cooking utensils is useful
and occupies little space. ball Of
tWine, a small saw, and, If you are
true nature-lover, a magnifying glass
should also be included. Such useful
articles as needles, thread and but
tons women generally remember 1t is
useless to take postage stamps, pen and
ink. Limit your correspondence to
postal cards, and use only a pencil.
Rain cannot hurt that. Your watch
also may safely be left at home. The
hour of the day doesn't matter much
in the heart of the woods The sun is
more satisfactory timepiece when
one gets down to first principles. A
compact medicine chest designed for
tent life may be added to the outfit.
Also some mosquito netting and bit
of fioor-covering to keep out the damp.
Add also a few squares of oilcloth to
cover the dishes, and so on, that lie
outside on logs. Lanterns to hold the
candles must not be forgotten; and If
you can have tent stove for Gays
when the wood outside refuses TO burn,
Won are indeed we'll fixed.
Do not camp close to a stream. 1t Is
enticing. one must admit, the glorious
prospect Of sitting upon the bank of
the river and spreading ones lunch
upon the soft turf. But drawbacks will
soon present themselves in such To-
cation Not only the ground, but also
the wood for fires, is sure to be damp;
during a rainstorm all the surrounding
hills will send down to you gentle but
unwelcome riVulets, and you will find
1t impossible to regulate even your
primitive household.
Therefore pitch your tent high and
dry, at the top, rather than the bottom,
of a slope. There the dead timber ly-
ing about is dry, or will soon become
so after a rainstorm. Get as near run
ming water as you can, although this
is not so important a consideration as
the first named. 1t is easier to carry
ten pals of water than wood sufficient
for even one fire.
If you have put pockets into your
tent before leaving home you can cas-
lily arrange your domestic affairs at
this tuncture, while the fire Is blazing
and the kettle singing. Nails driven
into the poles will hold many things.
The coffee pot and tea pot may be
turned bottom upward on poles outside
the tent and the tin and other dishes
may be neatly arranged on logs, COW
cred on rainy days with black oilcloth.
Inside the tent you may make i'm
promptu shelves by driving into the
ground four short stakes, two at each
Bind crosspeices at both ends of the
stakes with twine and lay even sap
ling across for shelves. Longer poles,
with nails driven in, serve nicely for
clothes trees. You may add two other
crotched sticks a good distance apart at
the other side of the tent, laying across
them a long pole. Over this you can
throw q great many garments. If you
have brought q floor cloth, it is now
spread out. Your dining table, made
after the fashion of the shelves inside, is
best placed under the awning in front
of the tent which the double fly pro-
vides. Seats may be placed both sides
of the table. A lantern hangs from
the center pole.
An excellent way to heat camp on
rainy days or chilly nights is to put
number of stones in your campfire, and
when they are very hot, place them in
a large kettle. Turn the kettle up
side down in the corner of the tent, and
you will soon be rewarded by a gentle
warmth. Renew as often as you like
with stones fresh from the fire.
There is one caution which everyone
who camps should heed, and that is to
keep everything neat and in order both
in and around the camp. a disorderly,
dirty camp Is too uncomfortable for
words Hang your cooking things
where they belong after using, bury or
burn all garbage, and never throw
things away into the nearby bushes
or the lake.