Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-11-07
HOW TO PACK A TRUNK.
Advice on Matter That Il OF Much I'm.
pOrtance Nowadays.

Our grandmothcrs would have OPEN
ed their eyes at the thought of a pro.
iessional trunk-packcr Aud vet the
fancied and real wants of modern life
are such that the packing Of ones
wardrobe for safe TRANSFORMATION i
now days one of the fine arts.
Every young g ri should take special
pains and learn this art. not only for
her own comfort, because she can often
thereby help her friends, and be the
good Samaritan" for many n weary
invalid, writes Mrs. L. A. Matthews to
the Youths Companion. 1t is work
that is specially adapted for womanly
fingers, for men seem to think that moth.
ing IS needed but physical force. ana
their notion of packing is to roll up
every article, and squeeze the bundles
into corners, and put the heaviest ar
ticleS on top.
Before starting on n task that will
require long time, and will demand
much thought and planning. the pack
er should 20 from room to room, from
closet to closet, from bureau to bureau.
aud select exactly what she intends to
;ake with her. This is the only man.
ncr by which everything will be Sc.
cured and nothing mislaid or left be-
hind.
1t is a good plan to do your packing
in Il lower room, as it is much easier
to bring things down than to carry
them up, and then it is not SO hard to
lift the trunk when filed. nor so diff
iicult to get it ont of the house. Nearly
all staircases bear honorable scars that
have been won in battle between
trunk and porter.
When everything has been collected
and the time of the journey draws
nigh. the trunk should be brought
down. its interior busted, and all its
broken straps. corners. locks. etc.
carefully mcnded. The heavy articles.
shoes. books, underwear, in short,
everything that will bear pressure.
must be placed in the bottom. Over
these fold IL layer of newspapers or Il
soft old sheet
In folding dresses il the trunk is too
short to admit of the skirt lying full
length be sure and fold it carefully
over II little ut the top. All strings at
tached to stcels in gowns should he
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| between the folds of good dresses and
also over passcmenterle or jet TRIM
ming. This lessons the danger OF
crcasing aud keeps dust aud lint from
settling there.
Dress waists should be laid smoothly
in long shirt boxes. All the col
lars, laecs, ruchings, ribbons. and
handkerchefs should be placed in
pasteboard boxes aud packed with
clothing on each side So rs to keep
them steady.
Hats and bonncts are the most diff
ticult to manage unless there are spec
ial compartments for them, and of
these there are never enough. They
should be wrapped each alone in tissue
paper and then covered with stiff
Drown paper which should be pinned
firmly around them. They should then
Dc placed in boxes just large enough
% hold them and packed in the middle
If the trunk, where they can be held
steady by the clothing around them.
Do not place your jewelry and money
II your trunk. A far better plan is to
make a stout bag of channels skim
place your vauables in it, and fasten
StCultIl iuSlNiC lpul biNSS W ttlSL
IL any other portion of Your attire
most convenient. Above all. do not
place your valuabes in handbag,
30 that you will lay it down on the car
eat or hotel table and leave it there to
DC lost forever.
All garments that are liable to crush
ne should be placed in the very top
II the uppermost compartments, and ii
hey are carefully laid they will be
subjected to but little pressure.
III you are going to place remote
rom drug stores, or where the services
IT physician will be hard to secure,
is best to provide yourself with
few simple remedies, lest you may
iuifer under some emergency. A bot
le of jamaica ginger, extract of ham,
imclis, some camphor, some prepared
mustard plaster. and Il few soft cloths
TOR impromptu bandagcs would be
useful companions when away from
aome.
Some of our favorite toilet soap will
AXE the place of our bad-smellin9
fluff so often found in hotel toilet
rooms. The bottles should he plainly
abeled, firmly corked, wrapped first
n cotton batten, and then in paper
and placed in boxes. Ink and shoe
polish should never be packed in {
trunk. 1t is better to buy such thing
Ahen you arrive at your journey
md.
If you are packing for children be SURF
% remember their little playthings
Make place for dolle and her ward
'obe, pack small box with odds ant