Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18
COMFORT FEATURES
/ FOR LONG TOURING
Suitable Clothing and Many
Rugs Tend to Make the
Trip a Pleasure.
COMPASS AND CUSHIONS
OFTEN SAVE THE DAY
And Then There Are the Lunch
Boxes and Motor Trunks to
Be Considered.

Automobile touring. as everybody
knows. can either be the essence of
comfort and pleasure or the most un
comforta BILE. unpleasant thing imagi-
nable. And although the sort of trip one
takes is to some extent dependent on
the weather and to some extent on the
spirits OF the other travellers. and to
some extent on the car, it is most de-
pendent on the thoughtfulness of the
host and hostess in providing comforts
for the journey.
Suitable clothes, too, are a necessary
part of the comfortable motor trip.
For little money this season everybody
may buy comfortable and serviceable
motor clothes. y dust coat of pongee.
becoming as well as serviceable; mo-
toring bonnet with an isinGlass disk
set into the chiffon veil attached to the
bonnet for the woman who must ride
through much dusty country, big,
light veil to keep the dust from the
eyes and freckles from the skin and
frock of wolfe or some cotton material
that is not easily wrinkled are not eN-
pensive and are contributing causes 10
a pleasant trip.
There should be plenty of extra COW
ers and wraps in every car Big ponSee
covers that shed and do not snow
the dust are the best for warm wealth
err, but there should be reserve store
of steamer rugs or heavy laprobes LOT
the unexpectedly cool breeze tha'
comes after dark sometimes, or some
times blows from lake or ocean or
mountain pass.
There should be enough of these
heavy rugs or robes SO that lhes uaI,
be wrapped about the shoulders as wen
as bundled over the knees; for many
severe colds have been caught by mo-
florists not warmly enough dressed.
The hostess should make a point 700,
of packing whatever sweaters she Eaa!
have somewhere in the car wien she
starts forth on a long trip.
A compass is a good accessory 10
carry on a motor trip th 1dod Then
the driver if he loses his road can
at least keep in the general direction
in which he wishes TO 60
Cushions covered with SILK or leatheT
make all the difference between com
Portable and uncomfortable traVenhs
sometimes They can be bought Tor
various prices, from 81 up. and tney
feet The woman who has on hana
some cushions can cover them with
burlap to match the fttlnSs OF uei
car and have some very acceptaole
motor accessories at nttie eAtra eo''
for the covering.
There should always be a bottle OF
drinking water. There are so many
bottles now on the market LOT keepins
that il is not difficult to get one for
whatever price one wishes to pay VI
course. too. these bottles make up part
of the fittings of the completely out
fitted lunch boxes for motoring.
a supply of paper cups takes up
almost no room-doZens Of them can
be slowed in one of the door pockets
and adds much to the comfort of the
travellers Often wayside spring
offers cool water. but does not. OF
course. offer a cup to each wayIarer
who stops there.
For the long motor trip there IS
big leather case-SomethinS ike a
trunk in appearance-contain five
or six smaller boxes. suit cases ana
other hand baggage. as well as a
larger case. This big case can be
strapped to the automobile much more
easily than all the small ones could be.
and ii is far neater in appearance. 1t.
sa we'll as the small cases hlllng II, is
made of black leather.
AS for the lunch box. that may be
as expensive. or almost as inexpensive,
as one wishes to have it. The expen-
sive ones contain really everything IN
the way of cutlery, dishes and table
linen that is needed for an elaborate
lunch These cases come fitted with
different numbers of knives, forks.
plates and cups. If you do not wish
to pay the price of one of the cases
II is a good plan to buy a big wicker
hamper and to fit it out at a reasona-
BILE price yourself. Pack il with your
paper napkins. paper plates and cups
and cheap knives. spoons and forks
they can be bought in good quality at
the ten-cent store.