The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
COMFORTS OF
HOME ON LONG TOUR
Clothes Press Now Part Of Modern
Cars Equipment.

How to carry several changes OF raj
ment. spotless. perfectly creased. with
out wrinkle or mark. on an automobile
vacation across the content 10 a prob
lem too knotty for the masculine
minded designers of automobiles to
solve The modern motor car is q
vehicle Of comfort ard luxury, but
IKE all man-made things, there is
room for the delicate touch of the
eternal feminine. The answer to this
latsst requirement OF the cross-coun-
~ tourist has been supplied by the
wife Of q proment Cnialifornian ply
cikn with an inventive turn Of mind.
This motorist has designed and
2nade to order the modern automobile
clothes press. II consists of q khahi
eas with wide mouth. into which
IL sewn three cross bars or curtain
|. poles the whole enclosed by wide
Jnap- From the three curtain bars
depend IN vertical position from three
. six, regulation coat. trouser, and
irt hangers. The entire unit. being
suspended by two metal hooks from
the rear top bow OF the tonneau per-
nits carrying q number of suits sus-
pended full length and as free from
aust and wrinkles as though hanging
IN bne WARDROBE al nome.
An Automeblle Red.
Another interesting novelty Of the
car is one of the new suspension
-tdgs" fuH-length automobile beds
hich suspends cross-wise in the car
ist above the tops of the seats.
avtng the tonneau and back seat
r dressing room for the occu-
nts- A ten by eighteen-foot khaki
paulin. spiked at the corners.
fes In daytime to carry the entire
ding OUTFIT lashed securely to the
ming board, while at night II COW
the entire car. making the sleep
r; quarters as snug and cosy In a
nstorm as the drawing room of a
dilman or the stateroom on an ocean
liner.
Speaking Of long trips eross-conti-
nent, motor camping within the past
year has become one Of the most
popular sports OF the country, es-
npecially In the West, where the out
Soor life is rather an understood con-
dition of everyday life than a cult.
AZ Il Is in the East. So much Is this
ss that several cities have established
camping grounds for the use of mot
or tourists within the city limits. Ar
rangements for the comfort OF WISH
tors have been carried to fine state
OF perfection.
There is a water system. where
pure cold water straight from noun
raj springs is piped to a central
distributing station. Stone fireplaees
and sreat brick ovens have been built
50 that the motor campers may en-
lark ON more elaborate meals than
-
h provides great pile of wood.
the visitor has only to help him
and cut up what he needs. At
,5nvenient locations are incinerators.
In which are consumed all the untidy
ODDS and ends that housekeeping al
ways engenders. whether II is in a
tent or a brownstone mansion.
No Stringent Rules.
Supply stations for gasoline and
other camping necessities are to be
found on the grounds, and there are
no Stringent rule to irk those who
have grown accustomed to freedom
: aoIn restriction. Guests are simply
sktf to help the park authorities
sep the carlping reservation neat
orderly, and they have shown
Z appreciation of the municipa!i-
hospitality by complying without
question The first place to set this
'ood example was Denver. Col. and
rSw several California cities have es-
taSol'shed similar camping reserva-
tHHs; there are two in Oregon and one
in Washington. Florida has caught
the idea, one Of the East Coast resorts
advertising municipal camping
ground exclusively for the use of
motorists.
Motor camping is an ideal sport,
both. ends of the proposition gaining
by the association. motoring being
the more enjoyable for the camping
and the camping gaining an un-
thought-of zest from its motored free
dom. All that motor camping needs
to make it decidedly popular Is a
little encOura cement of this sort. for
most individuals are constitutionally
lazy and demand cOnyanienceS eyan