Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-23
HOW TO PACK.
Practical Suggestions on shipping Clothes

Practical Suggestions on shipping Clcthca
Philadelphia Press.
The art of packing is by no means a common
accomplishment, and the comic pictures which
represent the girl OF the period despairingly sit
| ting on her trunk while the mad-of-alIwork
vainly endeavors to lock il and the expressnan
clamors at the door are scarcely as much ex-
aggerated as one might suppose Ii IL always
disagreeable and difficult To pack i'm hurry;
therefore, it is wise to berin i'm season. say &C
lie asst a day before it seems at all necessary to do
so. See that your trunks are in order and allow
ample time for any repairs which are TO b
made. for mechanics. many of us know to our
sorrow, are more apt to make fair promises
than TO keep them.
Alter the trunks are ready, get every thing to
gether which is to be packed, and then 90
quietly and Systematically TO work. Very large
trunks are an abominaton over which express
men groan and swear. not altogether without
reason. Still, short ones are announcement, ex-
cept for short Journeys, and multiply expense,
as the eXpressage is Tor each piece be il Sarar
toga trunk or small valise, without regard to
size. But whatever the size of the trunk, it
should be filled. or at least packed full enough
to prevent the contents from tossing about. II
you are compelled to take trunk which is too
large for what you need to pack I'm it, all it
with crumpled paper rather than leave it
half empty. Even experienced travellers have
only partial idea of the rough usage TO which
baggage is subjected. how remorsely trunks are
pitched about The train stops for two minutes,
perhaps. and your new Saratoga Is thrown-nOt
li:ted-frOm the baggage car down on the plat
form, and then knocked around. pitched first on
one end and then on another. until 1t would
out Of place. In this condition Of affairs unless
the trunk is closely packed, the coptents viii b
literally churned up and down. and the clothes,
which you have carefully folded, will be tuinbled
to degree, even If nothing worse comes 10
them.
There are expressmen and expressmen. and
1t once happened to the writer to fall I'm with an
accommodating one i'm a moment OF extremity.
At the last minute il was discovered that the
key of trunk was missing, having mysteriously
disappeared from the lock. nor to this hour he's
1t ever been found. Got stout rope inasm?"
One Was produced. and he procdeded 10 tie up.
the trunk across each way. knotting the. coya
scientifically. There, now. that'n hold, Iepil
see it's better TO have the rope both ways. SO ~
the top can't come off, trunk straps pretty
good. but a ropes better, cause IL goes both
ways" In England baggage is always coisied
for long Journeys. h'r
Nothing heavy. like books. &c. should ever
be put in the top of trunk since the more
are to break. Dresses should he carefully folded,
with the founces laid smooth and drawing
strings let out. the waist folded but once the
wrong side out. with the sleeves laid over the
back and the fronts over ali. Then. if absolutely
necessary, the basque may be folded again down
the middle seam OF the back but never across.
Packing trunks for bah dresses come with sew
eral trays, one above the other, each capable Of
holding one dress and it's accessories At the
Partisan m0distes'. where professional packers
are employed. the art of dress-packing IL carried
to perfection. The 6ress is taken, and. IL IL 10
separate from the corsage. IL can be laid in tho
tray with only slight fold at the top Of the
skirt. The train is spread out first: then cverv
puff or fold is kept up by soft wads OF
yellow tissue paper, white having been
found to darken white and dclicatcly
tinted satins. This 10 to prevent the creas-
ing or crushing to which velvet and satin
the paper are then placed over the whole tn
waist Is next taken and laid out fat like bat
upon the paper-covered skirt. The sleeves are
filled with paper 10 as TO retain the shape mado
by the arms: every button In covered with pazer
and under bead fringes, &c, are laid pieces AZ
paper to prevent dscolorafion or cutting. Qxes
the whole is then placed a final layer When ton
tray Is reached, and. perhaps. the NEXT one slce
Oesiae the paper. sheet Of the finest cotton
batting such AZ florists use Ia placed over II.
and, IN turn, over this a layer Of oil silk. This
~ precaution against the penetration Of damn
ness or dust.
chVer american notion Is that Of adjust AHA
are merely tray bottoms formed OF frames With
tape iattice-work, aud are fitted in. when de-
sired. by means OF adjustable eud-pieces' wtsch
hold them firmly in place.
A MI Anthem, alleged to be an American. has
oeen amazing Rome by violin PLAYING with lljs
toes In the absence of any hugers He also
wipes his lace with tee-held hang kerchief
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