Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

several frocks. wraps and hats which
will set her of to advantage among
other women from Friday night to Mon
dav morning. Around home during the
ynidweek last years frocks. freshened by
laundering may be worn economically.
and meanwhile the gay weekend attire
viii be going through process OF fresh
crinS up.
When the over-Sunday trunk or suit
ease is packed Friday everything that
goes into it must be spick and span'"i'h
stray rents carefully repaired, bodices
provided with fresh frills and collars,
footwear in perfect condition. \ week
md stay is not like long visit: there
Will be no hours of idleness and relaxa-
ton in which one may repair 10 one
room and WELD the mending needie OF
get out surreptitiously the electric nat
iron. buried under petticoats at the oot
tom of the trunk. At the Weeh-eio
uarty events follow fast and every hour
of the day and evening is taken up Win
one form of amusement or another. All
This the experienced week-ender KNOWS
md secs to it that her wardrobe Is reao!
a, the. start for every occasion potentlaiiS
suggested by such visit.
srnnosa YOU have received an invita-
ton to spend a week end with some
,ro,aintances who live. you know We'll
rather IuxuriousIy at a big country place
an hour or two from town III Is your
first visit to this house. and you are
. 1i+tIe at A loss what TO take and no"
much baggage will be permissible ana
cot appear destinations, since your
hostess note merely says: DO come
,,n and spend from Friday to Monday.
The R-s will be here and one or
,uo others I will send the car to meet
Won at the 40 from town Friday.
Your hostess says nothing about ac-
Communications for your maid. knowing
that YOU maintain no such luxury, and
not wishing to embarrass you: but, rest
assured. you will find a special maid
assigned to look after you upon your
arrival She will answer your bell,
unpack for you, bring up your break
fast brush your hair. fasten your
frocks up the back and perform any
other services YOU require.
1t is perfectly permissible to take
trunk with you even for short span
of weekend stay. a fashionable
beauty could not possibly exist for three
days with the meager supply of clothes
which suit case holds. The best way
is to send on the trunk a day or two
ahead. expressing it through to the
house. 1t will then be in your room
when you arrive. A travelling bag con-
tanning small necessities may be car
ried in the hand, but many women
prefer to travel without a bag unless
they have a maid to carry it,
There are special weekend trunks,
smart little affairs of snappy vanished
leather. nail-trimmed and glittering with
brass or nickel hinges. clamps and lock.
Such a trunk will carry several frocks. a
change of lingerie and essential footwear.
There is special box for hats. and felt
pockets for the boots and slippers. The
space within the little trunk is divided
into trays. drawers. boxes and compart-
ments, and sufficient wardrobe for three
DAYS may be carried a considerable jour
ncy in eNaustely perfect condition.
1t is perfectly permissible. also. to
rive at a large house with only a suit
case-if one can get enough clothes into
the suit case. \ large leather suit case
carefully packed may be sent on ahead