The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-06

crumpled paper. rather than leave 70
half empty. Even experienced travel
ers have only n partial sica o. the rough
usage 10 which baggage Is subjected or
how rcmorselessly trunks are pitched
about The train stops for t-o mn
u;es. perhaps. and your new Saratoga
is thrown not Lfted-from lie bag
gage car down on the platform. and
then knocked around. pitched frs: on
one end and then on another. until IL
would seem rs though every fastening
mus; be wrenched out Of place. In this
condition OF affairs. unless the trunk is
closely packed the contents viii be lit
saliy chGrued up and down. aud the
clothes. which you have carefully fold
ed. vii be tumb.ed To \ degree. -
if nothing worse PM 10 them.
There are expressmen. and express
men. and IL once happened TO the
writer to fall III with an accom-
modating One in = moment Of ex-
ireinity. Al the last minute il wa.
discovered that the key OF a trunk Was
missing. having ysierious'y disap-
peared from the lo-k. AMI To this hour
II has never been found. Got 4 stout
rope, marm?' One was produced. and
he proceeded TO tie up the trunk across
each way. krotting The cord scientific
ally. There, now. that II hold. You
see it's better 10 have the rope both
ways, $ a. the top can come of. 4
trunk straps pretty good but a ropes
better. cause il goes both ways In
England baggage is always corded for
long Journeys.
Nothing heavy. lise books. etc.
should ever be put IN tie top Of a trunk,
since the more heavily il IS we ghiei
the more likely the hinges are ,o break.
DRESSES should be carefully folded. with
the tiounces 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
all. Then, if absolutely necessary, the
basque may be folded again down the
middle seam of the back but never
across.
Packing trunk for ball dresses come
with several trays. one above the other,
each capable OF holding one dress and
its accessories. At the Paris an mods
tes', where professional packers are en-
BlpNt ds NDV Ill vi uAtNN- WI II
carried to perfection. The dress is
taken, and il il is separate from the
corsage, it can be laid in the tray with
only a slight fold III the top of the skirt.
The train is spread out first; then every
puff or fold is kept up b. soft wais of
yellow t!ssue-paper, white having been
found to dlrken white and d~elicately-
tinted satins. This is To prevent tho
creas nc o crushing TO which velvet
and satin are particularly liable. Large
sheets of the paper are then placed over
the whole. The wa ST is next taken and
laid out fiat. ike a bat. upon the paper
covered skirt. The sleeves are filed
with paper SO rs To retain the shape
made by the arms; every button is COW
cred with paper, and under bead
fringes, etc.. are laid pieces of paper To
prevent discoloration or cutting. Over
the whole is then placed a final layer.
When the top tray is reached. and.
perhaps. the next one also beside the
pace u sheet of the finest cotton bat
ting. such AS florists use. is placed over
il, and, in turn, Owe this a LAYER of oil
silk. Ibis Is a preclution aga nSt the
penetration of dampness or dust.
) clever American notion is that Of
adj Unstable trays which may be fitted to
any trunk. These are merely tray bot
toms formed OF frames, with tai e lat
tice-work. and are fitted in. when de-
sired. by means of adjustable end
pieces. which hold them firmly in
place.-MtiddeiDhia irsSS.