HOW TO TRAVEL IN COMPONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 17, 20 January 1909, Page 8

HOW TO TRAVEL IN COMPONS.

In no way does the woman who Vs, good manager shine so conspieubusly'as when it comes to a question *t.hienw£?~~and her belongings travelling 'hx ___$&■& —for even though the luxury class is denied her, it makes no-wUtftly' difference, save in so far as the sefaal carriage is concerned, and to travsl la ■ her company is a liberal education ia the art of making the best of 'Ohm under all possible combination of eb> cumstances. • To begin with, on top ot _t]r_%jm6jo?_ else in her dressing . case will fdsst||3 a small sponge, a small clean a fiat bottle filled with eau : and water, not pure eau de it remarked, which for is not nearly either co suitable or ts t*. freshing as eau de Cologne mSed|S||K|§|'; -water, since it is far too strong lor H» average skin, and distinctly unsafUsts where children are concerned. In close proximity to this will befassi a small bottle of lavender water," tad s tiny case of smelling salts. 80 muck for mere cleanliness. Then • conspiCMsV among her hand luggage is a small fist case of American cloth or oilskin,.wkfct, when opened, will be two cushions, and only those, who Mt; known what it is to travel on's hot'siy: with, perhaps, a blinding: train.bsssssss, can properly appreciate what a ctaUss and a handkerchief soaked in lsveassr water mean in these circumstances. s The cushion case will also ai rns*sniiil|a pair of easy old slipperß for OH <■ long journeys. ; , Now as to creature comforts,? • /V'r^SiS Tea, we know, is to be had «t iassf> vals/ but it when very fatigued, that one mm *K_ tea long, before the chance : occurs. • . . ;.'.'■". A little flat Is'ttlffl^i'fi*. *y, sandwiches of egg, cold tongue or chicken, iriDtlie-aetist- , ! modate. ■ a bottle filled! tea, that is cold tea, China for pTtfensVes, sweetened to taste svnd.^tovitJOTif lemon juice, is, in this case, an abidjfJs godsend to the tired traveller, sad wsej " children are of/the party a'bafa'tf'&'*;''. scry milk should also be included.-. •. These are the littie' things" waka, I though small in themselves, make sll tss difference between.a.comfortable.and uuncomfortable journey, therefbis r one and) all take a hint from the, wbsSßi J : who is a good manager.