The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-09
THE SUMMER GIRLS TRUNK.
4 Glance at Its Interesting Contents
Many TrInkets and Many Necessities.

Many TrInkets and Many Necessities.
Did YOU ever have a sister or sweet girl
cousin or become well enough acquainted
with any other fellows sister to get peep
into the summer girls trunk as she closes
il at the end Of the season. An inyestga-
ton Of its contents is a greater revelation To
the uninitiated in woman's character as de-
velOped in the progress Of the centuries by
the advance OF civilization than any or all
of the books yet printed on the results OF
cO-education and woman emancipation.
The amount and variety OF material requi.
site to the comfort,of one woman for few
weeks astOnishes the man traveller, tOwhom
a change of linen and night shirt are the
only necessities for a journey round the
world.
In the first place, way down in the bot
tom Of the trunk is collection OF shoes.
each wrapped neatly in its own cover OF
white paper, which indicates something OF
the change in wOman's capabllity Tor enter
ing into ithe delights of country life. In
stead of the assortment of frail slippers and
high-heeled shoes worn in the old days
when the mornings were spent in endless
fancy work and gossip on the verandas, the
evenings in dancing and dreaming IN the
moonlight, there are broad, r0ugh-sOled,
sturdy boots for walking and climbing,
loose tennis shoes with rubber sOles, TldlnS
boots, coming up high and straight about
the ankle, like cavaliers; smart ties, the
color Of the sandy beaches, and the dancing
slippers hidden away i'm corner.
Then there are the bOOks-BrOwnng aud
Spencer. Marie Bashkirtchef, and French
play and lexicon, for the summer girl lnNa-
riably thinks she will improve her mind IN
summer, but never accOmpllshes 1t unless
IL rains continually aud there are not even
small bows TO flrt with. The books, except
perhaps the newest novels, are used as Orna-
ments about her room for the most part, un-
less, possibly. she reads little IN the prayer
book some night after she has hidden lhe
latest victim goodbye, and promised u he
a sister to him and " always interested IN
his success" &c. And she may read llttle
poetry that night, tOO-sOmethlnS from
Meredith or Browning.
But TO return 10 the trunk, there IS an
alcohol lamp and curling tOngs II she1s
wise virgin and knows that all the elements
of nature-sun, wind and dew-cOnspre
and unite TO wreak the destruction Of bangs.
There's a Kodak and BANJO, possibly
little set of geological implements or bot
anist's OF natural history students outil
for collecting specimens. There's WORK
basket half dozen sashes 10 ties on chairs,
and neckties to put on vases; there are
a lot of pebbles she gathered just
when words she will not reveal were
whispered to her on a beach, and grasses.
each fraught with associations, plucked on
some mountain height; there are Dalsain
buds for pillow, photographs, and a writ
ing pad stuffed with unanswered letters
and stationery. A lot of gauze and iIills
are packed i'm, with sweet-scented sachets
between. and the rufiles all on the outside,
as if they were on exhibition in shop VIII
dow instead Of hidden away where only tie
girl herself sees them. There are few OF the
softly trailing, fragile, lacy gowns that
were worn i'm the old helpless days OF wO-
mans subjugatiOn. She has borrowed oi
her brother dreadnaught flannel and
tweed, made up in simple Killed
gowns, with smart braided OOdices,
10 be worn over starched fronts, ana
there are uncOntning skirts OF HaEhsl
hanging simply from the belt, with skirts
and coats or blOuses for bOdices; there are
bewilderingly dainty, misty evening, hlmy,
fascinating little wraps and scarls to be
worn on moonlight nights on the Yeranda
from beneath which bright eyes CLEAN VIII
dangerously sOitened light; there are snug
little sensible coats, very smart ana
mannish, rOugh-and-ready sailors SOFT leil
hats that are folded up and sat upon When
out OF use, and there are creams ana lOtlOhs
and powders without number dumDDelis
with bows on and slken bags Tor DAINTY
needlewOrk.
The wonderful thing about 1t is how she
gets the things all packed in opposite
nlaces. with the frills to the front and clean
linen covers spread over each tier. \ mans
trunk is a strange tumble Of rough coats
hacked in with silk skirts, cuffs and boots
In happy proximity, fish boxes and neck
ties TANNED in together, and a bottle OF INK
or cordial gently tiltering through the
whole, unless some woman packs II for him :;
but woman's packing is work Of art,
dainty, orderly, complete and endurins'
And when the things come out OF the trunk
how quickly the atmosphere of the most
forbidden. cherries hotel apartment Is
Transformed into something hOmellke,
CHEEKY, cosey and feminine.-New YORK
sun.