Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-30

77M It'll the first Sunday In July
IA the summer weekend season
&A f. is in full swing and from
WV then until the middle of Sep
TENDER every hostess who presides
over an out-of-town menage has her
Saturdays and Sundays provided for
in the way of busy entertaining.
Much weekend gaiety takes place In
June and through the autumn, clear
up to Thanksgiving In the big houses
where guests are q matter OF course
and there are corps Of well trained
servants to make the domestic wheels
roll smoothly; but the height OF the
week end season comes in the mid
summer months. Desirable guests are
sbooked" far ahead. Every eligible
Sachelor-and some that make up for
melig1bility by charming manners and
attractive personality-has his Sun
days taken in advance for every week
in July and August. From the Friday
night when the week-enders arrive to
the Monday morning when they de-
part gaiety Is at top speed; events
follow fast. Nobody has any time to
rest-that can be attended to during
the week while the masculine week.
ender Is catching up with his bust
ness affairs In town and the feminine
ditto is catching up with her ward
robe.
The experienced week-ender selects
her summer wearables with nice con-
sideration for their serviceability over
Saturday and Sunday. All dress con-
siderations bear upon the week end
question. She must have something
smart and not too flimsy to travel In.
She must have a wrap that may be
carried over the arm-saving space
in the small weekend trunk or suit
case-and that will be correct for
motoring or for occasional evening
wear. She must have several charm
ing morning frocks and as many al
Turing dancing frocks; for at success
sive weekend parties she Is apt to
meet again and again, the same &C
quaintances, and her wardrobe must
rot show monotony. She must have O
mart sport costume for every form OF
Jport she goes in for and she must not
forget an elaborate afternoon cos
June suitable for a drive to a fash
1onable country club or a garden
party. During the quiet mid-week, a,
home, the weekend costumes are
gone over carefully by herself or hel
maid-if she possesses such a luxury
and everything Is made spic and
span for the forthcoming weekend
VISIT on Friday.
The First Weekend Invitation And
Its Demands.
You have been invited to stay from
Friday to Monday with some friends
up In the Pocantico Hills. What will
you need in the way Of raiment? How
much may you take in the way o
luggage without seeming absurd? How
little raiment will you be able to &c
along with. supposing your luggage b.
only a suitcase. Who will hook yo,
up?" How much will you be ex
pected to give out in fees to the serv
ants and to which servants mus
fees be given? Must you have sep
arate evening gowns for Saturday ant
Sunday evenings? And SO on; ant
SO on.
If the country house Is large on
and there are likely to be a dozel
guests at the week lend party, take tn
very smartest clothes you possess an
be not ashamed to arrive with a trunk
The woman of fashion, travelling witt
her maid. would not dream of gettin
along three days on the limited ward
robe that could be crammed into
suitcase. Provision is always mad
for trunks at large weekend hnnsa