Evening star., 1925-06-19
Make Vacation a Pleasure
How to Get the Most Out of the Annual Period
Away From the Exacting Duties of
Business Life.

n OST girls who work every
M day in an office look forward
wi very eagerly TO their vaca-
L ton, even If it is only of
week end duration, and it is
easy to understand that they wish to
enjoy every minute of it. Some girls,
however, seem to believe that enjoy
ment is synonymous with strenuous
exercise. Consequently their vacation
makes more of tax upon their
powers of .enduran than any work
ing day did. Instead of getting bene-
mt from their period of recreation,
they are left with a feeling of ex-
hauStion which to A certain extent
spoils the pleasure to which they
were entitled. On account of their
Sedentary occupation their muscles
cannot stand the strain suddenly put
upon them.
1t is often a temptation to a girl
to continue walking, playing tennis
or golf, or taking some other unac-
customed exercise after she is really
tired out. Consequently, instead of
having derived benefit from her vaca-
tion, she requires another one the
following day to recover from it, 1t
is important 70 remember not to make
a business of a vacation. Enter into
light sports, but take more rest than
exercise.
wrong 1ttltuue OF Mind.
"Oh, | am not going away this year
/ can't afford it."
That is the type of reply one quite
often hears from business women
when asked where they are going to
take their vacations this year, and
they all open their eyes in astonish-
ment when told that their policy is
bad one and that they really ought
not to afford to do without a vacation
One devoted daughter stayed at
home last year to give the house a
thorough cleaning and to help her
mother in other ways. Two days
before it was time to take her place
in the office again she broke down
in health. During her convaleScence
the doctor assured her that if she
had only taken even a few days va
cation the illness would not have had
such hold upon her.
Any continuous work uses up the
energy at the end of the year. and it
Is really necessary for woman work
erS to have at least two weeks entire
change to get into proper shape for
beginning work again. A business
woman's greatest asset is good
health, and a vacation is one of the
best ways to preserve it.
Vacations should be planned as
soon as possible, and Systematically
the business woman should reserve
certain amount of her salary for
them. Life must be composed of
work and play. Work is the main
stay, but vacations must be sand
wiched in between.
In order to make expenses lighter,
some business girls pool their va
cation funds and go together, hiring
a furnished bungalow or house, and
doing light housekeeping. BY this
method their living expenses are not
nearly 50 high, and consequently they
have much more money to spend for
amusements. This plan can be fol-
lowed by several members of d large
family combining their vacation
funds.
Comforts of Ocean Travel.
Comforts for women are supplied on
all ocean steamers. There are suites
which give the effect of home, with
comfortable, upholstered chairs, full
length mirrors and ample ward
robes, and plenty of flowers to sug-
gest a garden. The tables in the big
dining room are, -profusely decorated
with them. and the flowers are put
in the cold storage at night to pre-
serve them during the trip There
are woman hair dresserS and mani
curists in attendance, and various
kinds Of cutting, shampooing and
curling can be done. 1t is not neceS-
Sary to take books on an ocean trip,
for many stesmers have permanent
libraries, and circulating libraries send
aboard special supplies of the newest
books for each trip, while all the
leading magazines are there. Deck
chairs and rugs can be hired, and
choice candies can be bought.
To Get Most From Travels
The woman Who can give a good
account of her travels is the woman
who has gone with her mind pre-
pared beforehand for what she is
going to see, and therefore misses
nothing that is worth her attention
BefoGe starting on a trip, read up
on the places YOU expect to visit
Much information can be found in
libraries and book stores. A guide
book should be bought as sooon as
the trip is decided upon, and not left
until the last minute.
Simple but interesting little talks
on travel are very popular at
Women's clubs and other places, and
the traveller who feels that she would
like to make the most of her vacation
could not do better than take notes as
she goes along with a view of making
them the subject of a talk later on,
II the opportunity occurs.
Keep Diary.
Do you keep a diary? If not, it is
good opportunity to begin on your
vacation this Summer but do not be
introspective and write about your
own feelings in it. Do not criticize
your neighbors, and, above all, your
relatives. Do not put in any secrets.
Do not say too much about your love
affairs, and do not mention the
weather. A diary is not a weather
report.
Make frequent references to great
events of the day. 1t will help you
to take a wider view of life, and
make your diary a useful book of
reference, but that is no reason why
quite trifiing matters should not be
recorded also. A minute description
of the writer's wedding dress will be
of great interest to her great-grand-
children, and for this reason do not
tear up your diaries when you have
written them. Try also to give vivid
descriptions of beautiful things that
YOU see, especially on your vacation,
such as sunrises and sunsets, and the
scenery amidst which your vacation
Is spent. You will enjoy reading
them afterward and being reminded
of the good things that have come
to you.
The mother of a family should put