YOUR TRAVEL WEAR

Evening Star, Issue 20316, 26 October 1929, Page 27

YOUR TRAVEL WEAR

USEFUL HINTS Good travel clothes are comfortable, light, uncrushablo, and dirtresisting. Aim at looking smart in a compact, efficient way. Grey-beige and brown-beige have proved themselves the most successful colour schemes. Dark plain colours show dust and make one feel dingy; bright ones, except in small touches, suen as a scarf, look out of place. Make sure that the underwear you plan to wear for the journey is comfortable, compact, and of “ wearclean ” colour and fabric such as natural shantung Stays or elastics the least bit too tight, or slipping shoulder straps, can become most tiresome on a journey, so dress for comfort. A three-piece ensemble is the nicest travel suit. Simple, not-much-pleated skirt, and matching cardigan of loosely woven tweedy fabric, and very thin wool or silk-and-wool jumper. In very hot weather, an alternative is a tailored dross and cardigan of hard-wearing silk, such as foulard, in one of the new “ tweed ” or “ men’s necktie ” patterns, which are so smart and dirt-resisting. A good topcoat is essential. Tweed 'of sporting cut, perhaps with a scarf collar, is far better for travelling than a heavy fur-trimmed town coat. Silk mackintoshes make good dust coats for long, hot drives. ACCESSORIES ARE IMPORTANT. Be specially careful in your choice of hats, shoes, and stockings. Your hat should be small aud snug, and as light as a feather on the head. Beret and brimless helmet shapes are very good, in crochet straw or summer felt. Travel in middle-aged shoes: very new and very old ones are equally uncertain. Brown calf brogues, with one strap and medium heel, always look nice; reptile skins are splendid for not showing dust, and scratches, but are rather hard. Heavy mercerised lisle stockings are cool and hard-wearing; get them in any rather dark shade which tones with your ’ outfit, and match them to pull-on doeskin gloves. Very light stockings and gloves are impossible for travelling. Take a really capacious bag, with good clasps, so that you can keep your money passport when abroad, and other precious possessions always safely in hand. A gay silk scarf puts the final touch of jauntiness to your travel costume.