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Show . & Comfort For Travelers & Most persons havo returned from their winter trips and havo not yet begun their summer Journeylngs. Hut few thero nro who nro not planning summer trips now, and tho following hints may bo helpful at planning time as well as at traveling time. Dust is ono of the discomforts to be combated in summer travel. Almost Al-most all railroads are more or less dusty. Wo may bo thanuful when wo strlko one that Is less dusty than the others. And as dust Is irtentlful, so wnter Is usually rather scarce. Thero is never n plentiful supply on even the best of our trains, so the woman who would travel comfortably had besj be prepared to keep her face ami hands clean. In the traveling bag there should bo room for several bottles. These bottles, which need not bo of more than half pint size should havo screw tops so that they will not bo leaky. In ono of them put a mixture of nlcohoi and voter. Itoln water or boiled water will bo softest. Uso this to glvo a really cleansing, as well as tonic, spongo to tho raco and throat; after a hot, dusty trip on tho train. ' In another botttlo havo somo benzoin. ben-zoin. This should bo used to soften the water in tho t.raln dressing room and a llttlo of the benzoin on a bit of absorbent cotton, diluted in tho proportions of halt a cupful of wn-tcr wn-tcr to a teaspoonful of benzoin, can bo patted and rubbed directly on tho faco. Somo good toilet wntcr may bo In tho other bottlo, as this Is very stimulating stim-ulating nnd cleansing to tho skin. In a llttlo cotton bag havo a plen- tiful supply of bits of absornent cotton cot-ton with which various washes and creams may be applied to tho faco. Somo good lotion for the hands I might bo put In tho third bottle, Instead In-stead of the cologne, of which alcohol alco-hol may bo made to tako the place. A tube or Jar of good cotd cream Is admirable to help tako off tho dirt. First rinso the faco, If possible, with clear water. Pat half dry and then rub tho cold cream Into It thoroughly. thorough-ly. Then rub off tho cold cream nnd wash with the benzoin and water applied ap-plied with a puff of cotton. Do suro to carry a small smelling salts bottlo filled with some strong and pungent salts. |