The herald., 1895-06-30

that the width of the trunk should be
carefully measured at the side of the
skirt.
The fullness of the skirt, width by
width. should be folded over the original
measure from the front breadth, care
being taken that every wrinkle is made
smooth. until the three back plaits are
should be crushed in the hand, not
folded, and thrust as padding into the
three plaits. One plait should be folded
under the last width, one plat should lie
on top and the middle plat should form
the edge of the top width. The length of
tue trunk will regulate the folding over
of the skirt from the waist band.
The sleeves of the bodices OF gowns and
also Of the pretty silS waists and laun-
dered shirt waists, should be truffed or
padded in the same manner as the skirt
plaits. This will prevent the unsightly
creases in the full sleeves. The neck OF
the bodice Of the gown should be pinned
to the nem of the folded skirt. lining up;
the big sleeves should be laid smoothly
between the back of the bodice and the
top width of the folded skirt, the shoul-
der fullness overlapping the skirt at
either side of the bodice. The fronts
should be folded across and any elaborate
ribbon pinned in place, lightly.
1t is quite as easy to fold a gown scien-
tfically as to fold it in wrinkles, once the
experiment has been made, and the
pleasure of finding it at the journeys end
in all its pristine fullness compensates
for the care taken.
3 The folded gowns and piles of garments
carefully chosen as indispensable for the
trip, should be laid in readiness with
whatever else-small toilet belongings,
slippers, shoes, novel or so, the little
leather writing case, the tennis racquet
is intend ed to find place in the trunk.
Then the economy of space must be con-
sidered the piles of underclothes should
line the bottom of the trunk. The tennis
racquet and chiffon-frilled parasol should
be placed diagonally at the upright sides.
the handles permitting. A towel should
be laid across the first layer of packing.
preventing contact between the dajntly
laundered garments and the possible dirt
clinging to skirt hems and useful when
lifting out the gown when needed with
out disturbing the folds. The first gown,
carefully laid within, should be, in turn,
covered with towel.
Then the prudent packer, with tacks
stitute for dress trays by hammering
small tacks on either side of the trunk at
equal distance from the top and in line
with the shrouding towel. Then twine
will be laced across, holding the gowns in
position. The heavier garments, wraps
and gowns, should 60 first. the lighter
summer fineries reserved for the top
layer. Goats should be folded after the
same method as bodices, and the wire
frame coat upon which gowns
should be hung in the wardrobe, help
to keep the shape in the coat packing,
and are an aid in the folding of both
coat and bodice for the trunk. The top
10 sbOy11 ha rovarad with a fpwol nd
then comes the tray.
The tray will accommodate variety
of things from sli pers, whisk broom and
hand glass to powder puffs and a copy
of the Duchess latest novel, writes Mary
Norwich in the st. Louis Republic. But
paper or between protecting thicknesses
of cloth. The work bag, with needle,
thread, darnlng cotGon and an assort-
ment of buttons, dress hooks glove but
tons, shoe buttons, ETC., must not be for
gotten. And about the matter of forget
ting, never close the trunk cover until
you have carefully considered whether
you have left out that which you should
have put in or whether you have put
in that which you should have left out.
Apropos of Trunk packing, and, per-
haps, as warning for all fair trunk
packers, there IS a serio-cOmic tale of a
little matron who had spent two weeks
ana inally sent off her trunk to the
station with the nervous certainty that
she had forgotten something" This
nervous certainty had haunted her Tor
two weeks OF getting ready, and it
bother her SO much that she made her
husband keep the cab waiting while she
took a final look at the closets and bureau
drawers. And when they had fairly
reached the station, with Just one minute
to spare, 1.-The tickets, he reminded her
hastily.
1.-The tickets!" she gasped "They are
in the pocket OF my wrapper at the bot
tom of the trunk" which is suggestion
OF how not to pack trunk.
Mr.. Gusher-Wouldn't you like to wan
der down by the sea and drink in the
lovely scene?
Miss Vassar-Yes. but I'd rat her tarry
here over a small bottle, thanks, when it
comes to drinks.
Macy-Do you see that Boston blue
stokcing down there.
Stacy-Blue stockings? From that
bathing costume should call her black
leg.
Little Jack-Pa, what does "nultum in
parvo'' mean?
Pa-Much in little.
JacK--Give me an illustration.
Pa-Those women in bathing costumes
yonder.
Milton-Is the count very we'll known
here?
Stars-Don't thinks so. I see that he is
ft>viro ut one of the hast hotels