THAT WEEK-END CASE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20966, 4 March 1930, Page 16

THAT WEEK-END CASE.

We all know the girl who, presenting a bulging and much be-strapped case, vows during her week-end visit that she never seems to bring the right things. “You can’t bring everything, you see," she says, and we are bound to agree with her. You just can’t! And your hostess would not like it if you could. Besides, we know that feeling of hopelessness. We have been in the same predicament ourselves. You ain’t cater for all weathers in a week-end case any more than you can cater for surprise occasions. But you can possibly cater more wisely than you do. You can, in the first place, have a case adequate enough. A good size for a week-end case is one two feet by 15 inches. To take a case too large, and too well packed with clothes, is in as bad taste as not paying your hostess the compliment of taking enough. In each instance, you will feel a little out of place. What you take, of course, depends largely on the length and nature of your visit. If your week-end is a long one, you will naturally need more. If it is a short Saturday to Monday affair, your requirements are more simple. To start with, the two-piece suit was obviously designed for the week-ender; for the town Week-end, the smarter coat and frock ensemble; for country wear, the more suitable and serviceable tweed. As weekends are most often country week-ends, the two-piece made of a tweed which h smart and not too heavy will be found most useful, Have the coat full length, however; then it may well cover other frocks besides its better half. For its other half you may have either a skirt or a frock. This is quite a matter of taste. ■ You will travel in this, which disposes of the main portion of your wardrobe at once.

If your visit is likely to be at all a ceremonious one, or it your hostess is in the habit of getting up or taking you to parties at the last minute, you will be wise to include an evening frock —something which does not crush easily. Otherwise, a long-sleeved silk frock of some description, to change into ih the evening, should meet the case. If the evening frock is taken, be sure to take an afternoon frock as well. If the evening flock is your only stand-by, and seems too elaborate, you will have nothing to meet the case. .

If your two-piece is one with a skirt, include an extra blouse or jumper, and if you are wearing a tie—an extra tie. Shoes are a great problem, for weekenders. They may easily take up more than their share of your case, A real, honest-to-goodness walking shoe is seldom smart enough to arrive in, so that if you intend to walk, you find you must pack at least two pairs of shoes—walking, and possibly a pair of satin shoes to wear with your frock, as well as some bedroom slippers or monies. If, however, you can compromise with a smart, strong pair of medium-heeled shoes—and some people do find these more comfortable for walking—you can dispense with one pair. Habitual week-enders find it practical to keep some things particularly for weekend use, Amongst these must be a special, easily-packed dressing-jacket. If you wear pyjamas, then a special pair with a “happy” coat to match will be invaluable. If you can have bedroom slippers to match, so much the better. A good deal of space is often devoted to toilet accessories, and if these are at all cumbersome, they will take up much unnecessary space and make the case very heavy. It is .therefore a good plan to have a special little set of small pots and bottles for your creams and powders. A small cream pot that will take enough face cream for the week-end mayi after all, be carried in your handbag. The same applies to powder and other oddments. Talcum powder and scent should be transferred to small tins and bottles if you are short of space. There were many disadvantages with the elaborately fitted case. A hand mirror and a brush and comb seemed to exhaust their capacity almost. It is, howeycr, a good plan to have your case fitted with pockets—as you can do—and have small necessities to fit those, A big, flat, leather-covered mirror, Tor instance, will be found invaluable if it has a secure place in your case.. A hand-mirror taken away at random stands a very good chance of being broken.—Answers.