GOOD TRAVELLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 285, 1 December 1934, Page 3 (Supplement)

GOOD TRAVELLERS.

HOW YOU CAN TELL THEM. It is usually possible to tell at a glance the woman who is an experienced traveller from flic who has never ventured far afield. The good traveller is not fussy, and she does not ask innumerable questions. She looks up routes and timetables beforehand, and consequently she does not need to ask every other person for information. Also, elie is not burdened with lots of luggage. Another point in her favour is that she is suitably dressed —not wearing a winter coat if the weather is hot, or a thin dress if the weather is cold. The ideal travel-kit consists of a neutral-coloured lightweight tweed coat over an uncreasable dress, or suit if the weather is cold. A light coat and skirt is good, too, for summer travel. Very comfortable shoes should be worn, with stockings that fire not too thin, loose, washable gloves, and a hat that permits one to sit back in comfort. It is not good policy to wear much jewellery* A large handbag that will hold notecase, purse, tickets, money and other necessities for the journey, and will stay firmly shut when closed, is absolutely essential. It helps to have as well a small case to hold valuables and money that one does not want to entrust to suitcase or trunk, and that can be carried easily when one goes to the dining car for meals. Neatness 011 a journey is obtained by taking with one a roll-up waterproof case with sponge, face-glove, soap, toothbrush, paste, cream, powder. It occupies little space. It is a good plan to pack in one's luggage another roll-up "hussif" holding cottons, threads, matching skeins of mending silk for stockings, scissors and odds and ends that may be wanted 011 holidays. Don't torgct to pack a ease of folding coat-liangers and some shoe tree".