Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-03-08
HOW TO PACK A TRUNK.
Advice on a Matter That Il of Much I'm
portance Nowadays.

are such that the packing OF ones
wardrobe for safe transportation is
now DAYS one of the fine arts.
Every young 9 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 weary
invalid, writes Mrs. Z. 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, and
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 task that will
require long time, and will demand
much thought and planning, the pack
er should 90 from room to room, from
closet to closet from bureau to bureau,
and select exactly what she intends to
take with her. This is the only man
ner by which everything will be Sc
cured and nothing mislaid or left be-
hind.
1t is a good plan to do your packing
in lower room. as il is much easier
to bring things down than to carry
them up. and then it is not so hard to
lift the trunk when filled. nor so lif-
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 drws
nigh, the trunk should be brought
down its interior busted, and all its
broken straps. corners. locks, &C.,
carefully mended. The heavy articles,
shoes, books, underwear, in SHIRT,
everything that will bear pressure,
must be placed in the bottom. Ger
these fold layer of newspapers OF a
soft old sheet.
In folding dresses if the trunk is 90
short to admit of the skirt lying full
length be sure and fold it carefully
over little at the top. All stringsat-
tached to steels in gowns -houldbe
united. Tissue paper sho' be PLACED
| between the folds of good dresses and
ming. L lessons the danger of
creasing and keeps dust and lint fpm
settling there.
Dress waists should be laid smoothly
in long shirt boxes. All the .ol-
lars, aces, ruchings, ribbons, md
handkerchiefs should be placed in
| pasteboard boxes aud packed With
clothing on each side so as to leep
them steady.
Hats and bonnets are the mostdif-
| ficult to manage unless there are pee.
ial compartments for them, AMI of
these there are never enough. hey
should be wrapped each alone in issue
paper and then covered with stiff
brown paper. which should be pinned
firmly around them. They shouldthen
be placed in boxes just large emugh
to hold them and packed in the riddle
of the trunk, where they can be held
steady by the clothing around them.
Do not place your jewelry and money
in your trunk. A far better plal is to
make stout bag of chamois skin.
place your valuables in it, and iasten
it securely inside your dress waist
or any other portion of your attire
most convenient. Above all, 20 not
place your valuables in hanl-bag,
SO that YOU will lay it down on he car
seat or hotel table and leave it here to
be lost forever.
All garments that are liable t, crush
ing should be placed in the very top
of the uppermost compartments, and if
they are carefully laid they will be
subjected to but little pressure
Ii you are going to Il place remote
from drug stores, or where theservices
Of physician will be hard tc secure,
it is best To provide yourself with
few simple remedies lest ,ou may
suffer under some emergency A bot
tie of jamaica ginger extrac of ham
amelis. some camphor some prepared
mustard plaster, and few Sft cloths
for impromptu bandages would be
useful companions when sway from
home.
Some of our favorite toilet soap will
take the place of our md-smelling
stuff so often found in hotel toilet.
rooms. The bottles should be plainly
labeled, firmly corkel, wrapped first
in 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 things
when you arrive at your journeys
end.
lfyou are packing for children be sure
to remember their little playthings.
Make place for dole and her ward.
robe, pack small box With odds and
ends of silk and cardboard, embroidery
needles, transfer picturs. scrap-book,
and other things, so snail in your es.
tlnatlon, so necessary to their hap
piness.
When the little creatures are taken
away from their famil, surroundings
and deprived of the toys and games
they love. it is no wonder that they 90
into mischief and are anusance to all
about. In short, it in packing a
trunk as in everything else. Ii re-
quires thoughtfulness, good judgment.
unselhshnesS. and sincere desire to
ooilge others to male your work q
success.