The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-01

1t is really quite as difficult to plan a
wardrobe for vacation of two weeks as
for a cross-country trip that is to last
all summer.
For instance you have bought a sum-
mer wardrobe to answer the purposes OF
staying at home in town. Then you &C.
cept an invitation to spend two weeks
with friends in a mountain camp.
Bring nothing but outing clothes they
write. And you have no outing clothes.
The muslin and taffeta frocks that make
up your wardrobe would be quite useless
for wear in a mountain camp Or. you
are spending the summer in the country
and invitation reaches YOU to spend
a couple of weeks at fashionable sea-
side resort The same problem of mistt
clothes confronts you.
The whole point of vacation clothes is
suita bility. Exactly the right thing in
one place will be the wrong thing in an
other place. So the point of gathering
vacation wardrobe is to plan it carefully.
SO that a few especially chosen clothes
will make it suitable.
Bathing Suits.
The earmark of the seaside wardrobe
is, Of course. the bathing suit. For
every one who visits the seasho-e
whether or not she count swimming
among her accomplishments. must 20 in
bathing The suits this year are elab-
crate. but the perfection of waterprootins
silks and satin make them at the same
time highly practical They can be
bought ineXpensively ready made. and
for the short trip, during which the
bathing suit will not receive hard wear.
a cheap ready-made suit is quite the best
choice. For. like all other rcady-maIe
I'll nd will -ba
of style. and its Chcspness will not be
apparent unpleasantly in the span of
short vacation.
\ hrimmed hat fo- bathing is so much
more comfortable than any other sort.
that the woman who StrOlls on the beach
and jumps about in the waves will do
we'll to buy one There are many attrac-
tive models in waterproof materials. The
expert swimmer. of course. Will not care
for z brimmed hat
Although brilliant colors are shown in
many OF the smart imported bathing
suits from France the conservative dark
blue or black taffeta Q" satin. with
glrdle. piping. tie or pockets of some
color and with white neCkwear. makes
an admirable and reliable bathing suit.
Smocks.
Smocks of one sort and another have.
outing wardrobe The kind that are
belted in At the waist are more Conven-
lent than the unbclt,d sort and are
worn for golf. tennis. gardening. and all
other forms of outdoor sports. Moreover.
the smo,k idea is translated into the
drawins-room and the hCudo:r. where
nc -liEees and house gowns with shocked
fulness are Worn.
There are many hlouses quite as con-
= hal
regulation ssmoCk, These are made With
n peplum worn outside the skirt. belted
in at the waist. sometimes built on the
lines of a Norfolk jacket. These. like
the regulation smocks. are made of linen
and cretonne and are worn with match
ing or contrasting skirts.
Parasols Of chintz. and Chintz hats. are
also worn in the country and OH the
sands and if they match the trimming of
a linen smOrk. the skirt with which
II is worn. so much the better.
So. if you are planning an outing OF
short duration At the seashorP or in the
country a couple of smockS. Worn with
a colored or white linen skirt, will be 2
good investment. Ready made. these
smocks are expensive but there are now
Paper patterns for them and the clever
necdle-woman can make on" without
much trouble. Dark blue linen. with
revers and cuffs OF brightly figured
chintz. could be useo Toy one smock. to
he worn with a matching skirt of blue
cohnc-durabe and not easily wrinkled
and not too heavy for wear a most |
mountain and seaside resorts even in
August. Another smock could he made !
of white linen. with blue stitching. and
blue linen pipinSs, 10 wear with the |
same skirt.
The Necessary Suit.
Most women find coat suit of some |
sort convenient if not really necessary.
And for a short trip. where economy
must he considered, perhaps palm beach
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