A Simple Cloak

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20504, 21 May 1938, Page 21 (Supplement)

A Simple Cloak

TO KEEP OUT THE RAIN TTERE you see a raincoat ” which campers will be glad to have, should the rain 'start pouring down. It is made of one rectangular piece of waterproof material or oilskin, as shown lo Ihe right of the picture. The figure in ihe middle is a sewn-on " collar, ihe four dots are patent fasteners, and the horizontal black line is a hemmed slit in the cape il-

seli. The collar must be sewn securely all round. That’s all'! You put on the coat by sticking your head through the hole in the middle, when you will have the shortest piece in front. The collar is then buttoned and the whole thing kept together by a belt. Of course, the front piece maybe given the same length as the back piece, if desired, but this will reduce one's freedom of movement. The boy in the picture is particularly well-equipped, for he is also wearing a pair of rubber boots and can cheerfully face the very worst downpour. However, the cape must not stop above the boots, for in that case they will be filled with water. The garment described here is called a ” poncho,” a name coming from South America because cowboys wear these capes in that part of the world.