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Title: In pine-tree jungles : a handbook for sportsmen and campers in the great Maine woods
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company Clifford, Fred H
Subjects: Outdoor life -- Maine Maine -- Description and travel
Publisher: Bangor : Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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their own shooting amongfriends at home is increasing each year, and not a few have a lordlymoose to their credit. But if a woman does not care for hunting, sheexplores the wonderful lakes and streams in a canoe, or takes longtramps, from which she returns with an appetite which would appall 124 What She Should Wear. any Ijut an experienced camp cook. There are fish for tlie fisher-woman to catch, ferns and orchids for the botanist to classif), andinvigorating air and glorious scenery for all to enjoy. In the eveningthere is the tinkle of the guitar under the trees, or, if the night bechilly, a blazing camp-fire, round which are told weird tales of theforest; then bed, and the sleep that knows not insomnia. To the woman who is about to take her first trip, an important ques-tion is. What shall I wear? It is evident that the ?,oh froie-froii ofsilken skirts is entirely out of place, and the woman who does not rec-c^nize this is likely to be a bit ridiculous. On the other hand, nothing
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Uouldnt You Like to Travip Here? is more fetching than the daring little caps and the absurdly small hob-nailed shoes tliat are so suitable. In selecting ones clothing, one should consider especially warmthand freedom of movement. Union underwear is the most comfort-able, and knickerbocker bloomers take the place of petticoats. Thesuit itself should be made of heavy woolen cloth that will stand wearand tear. One of Maines best-known sportswomen wears an entiresuit of leather, but few women care to go to this extreme. The skirtshould clear the ground l)y at least 12 inches, and a deep leatherfacing on the under side will keep it from catching on underbrush. Thecoat may be a Norfolk jacket, or one of the golf red coats that are as Woods Life Brings Strength.

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