Evening star., 1926-06-06
BY MARY MARSHALL

~ h sure Of one thing No mat
- ter how carefully YOU plan
or how many questions you
D ask, when you go travelling
on land or sea, You Will take
some things that you will never need
and you will have need of other
things that you never thought or
taking. The important thing is to
have as few of the unimportant
things and as many Of the important
things as possible and to have clothes
that will make your trip more en-
1oyabie- Sad but true, the only let
ter of introduction tourists have to
others with whom they would like to
get acquainted is tho clothes they
wear. You may be an entirely we'll
bred, socially desirable American
but it you dress like Russian boil
Shevist or "a burlesque comedian YOU
won't have a good time.
:, Shoes and stockings play an i'm
portant part in every wardrobe.
whether at home or on tour. Short
skirts are to blame for that. On
board the ocean liner your shoes
assume even greater importance than
elsewhere. AS you take your daily
constitutional round and round the
deck the chances, are that those who
lie indolently ia their deck chairs are
looking at your eootgear as you pass.
There goes a very smart woman,
some one will bay; "she has a pair
of straight-heele walking shoes that
, look as if they were made to order"
Another woman will pass and
some one will observe, Look at her
shoes. They are F'rench-heeled
dancing slippers run over at the
heels at that
The woman of sixty with shapeiy
youthful shoes. trim ankles and
smart stockings viii he adjudged
younger than the woman of forty
who for one reason or another wears
ungainly high shoes OF black leather.
Here is something to remember:
The bestdreSSed women nowadays
seem to he very versatile in their
collection of shoes. Even French
women, if they are really smart:
wear fairly low-heeled sport shoes
when they promenade the decks, and
wool or isle stockings are preferred
for this purpose to the cobwebby
stockings that they don for afternoon
or evening. So If YOU are going
on an ocean trip. by all means carry
a. pair of sport shoes. unless you
are a habitue of the smoking room
and salon and never visit the deck
save when you go on board or dis
embark.
Hats. too, are important for the
traveller. Large hats and trimmed
hats may be coming back into fash
ion, but they are very much out of
place on a journey. Plain little felt
hats are still good and will doubt
less be all Summer. Small hats of
crocheted straw are cooler and just
as smart. Some women prefer hats
of the beret or tam construction. One
well dressed ocean traveller. a Juno
esque blonde, recently wore for her
deck prOmenadeS a close-fltting tam
Of lightweight rough wool in mint
green. Her stockings matched ard she
wore generously proportioned coat
of beige camel's hair. Little black vel
vet or flannel berets are frequently
chosen for deck wear. and they are ex-
tremely smart.
A fairly warm coat Is important to
include in your outfit even for Sum-
mer travelling. And remember if you
are on or near the sea. fur is not we'll
chosen. The seasoned ocean traveller
almost always chooses a cloth coat,
knowing that fur is greatly harmed
by the effect of salt air and almost
ruined in case it gets an actual wet
ting with the brine.
There are coats and capes made
from steamer rugs. plaid on one side
and plain color, that are excellent for
ocean travel and may be worn for
motor touring as we'll. Evening wraps
for the journey are not always wisely
selected. One well dressed woman re-
Gently chose large, pure white shawl
of brushed wool, with fringe Of the
wool around the edges. This she wore
almost every evening of her ocean
trip. Even over the thinnest evening
frock it provided sufficient warmth
and it was much more appropriate