Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13


and bottles. and beautiful little trunks not
much larger than an ordinary portman-
teau, made to unfold-not hft-into three
complete compartments.
yet, women,S varied necessities are not
overlooked. First Of all in beauty, conven-
fence - and expense rank the chIffonier
trunks. These open on bias plan, when
they stand slightly slanting against the
wall, like a really charming chiffonier.
composed Of drawers of various sizes and
depths. To pack one of these would he
only pleasure. and to find what you want
again an everyday bureau-drawer matter.
The sole leather English trunks are beautf-
full and elaborate, with straps and buckles.
and would always. 1 am sure. inspire with
porter: but as the price of the smallest of
them is so. I did not linger long in con-
sidering them, not even for a journey in
Spain. The basket trunk is more nearly
within the reach of my fictitious purse,
and-after the packing was accomplished
merely as compaenon de voyage, 1 should
consider it quite creditable, with its black.
glossy leather cover and its padded brown
or gray linen lining: but for ease and con-
venience in packing and unpacking there
could be nothing more nearly perfect than
trunk may now be fitted with an upper
| tray. having a folding cover, which does
away with the necessity Of removing the
tray in order to keep the cover lifted, and
this does away. also, with many petulant
outbursts of feminine temper.
But my greatest temptation came in
the form of q leather travelling bag, light
| in color containing innu1nerable toilet arti-
cles. mounted in satin-finished silver.
though after lifting it and carrying 1t
across the room / felt that should be
| willing to reduce the little luxuries of skin
creams In monogram embelliShed jars and
| toilet implements gorgeously mounted to
| the merely decent necessities of soap.
| tooth brush, hair brush and nail brush, and
have less burden for my hands and arms.
There are beautiful bags of a light shade
| of alligator leather prepared In such
| manner that it will always retain its
freshness; bags of very pale gray smooth
leather are similarly prepared to> resist
soil. The bags that open squarely at the
top-the style easiest to pack-are most
in demand now, and may be found in
alligator, lizard, snake and elephant skin.
| the latter of soft. velvety leather in
shade of dark tan tinged with orange.
The English bags, box shape half way up.
the rest soft satchel shape, are quite out
of favor, and those that sling across the
| shoulders are used only by couriers, unless
| valuable articles, such as jewels, are to be
carried. My fancy was captured by the
long rounded bags that seemed to me SO
| light and stylish in appearance, but
| was told that they were doctors bags, and
! If should carry one would seem to be on
| my way to perform appendicitis or some
other professional accomplishment.
This is all l have arranged only the
| luggage and the packing for my journey.
The route must be considered later
! Delights of n Walking Tour.
| "Ah, WE'LL" said our hostess. II have
learned tonight what shall never. alas. be
| able to put into practice-that walking
tour would give one the greatest benefit
| and the most pleasure, with the least
| bother of preparation and the smallest
| amount of expense. The mere independ-
| ence of such a tour would be charm
| lettering in some shady nook, drinking the
| pure air of a mountain height, receiving
1 impressions and sensations for the present
| and future, as one cannot do with train
| to catch. And then, too, luggage need not
| be a care; you need not become frenzied,
| as so many women do at the packing
| juncture, and believe that you are going to
need every article of clothing that you
| possess, heap into your trunks. wholesale,
| gowns you have not worn for ages, winter
| gowns, summer gowns, and vast collec-
ton of Undertaking. On the contrary.yo
| can select the things only that are abso-
holiday, which could be reduced to night
| garments a brush and comb. and a tooth
| brush. OF course, you could not make a
very extended tour. on the knapsaek prin-
| ciple alone-a small trunk could be for
| warded by train TO some town and hotel
where 1t could he overtaken at will. The
gown worn should be light and warm; for
| example, a skirt and Norfolk jacket OF
| navy serge, the skirt unlined. the hem
turned up and bound with leather. If your
vacation is taken in the spring, nothing
| could be more delightful than walk
through the historic region of Maryland
! in the vicinity of Washington or Balti-
| more where the large estates of colonial
| times still show beautiful traces of former
| grandeur. Or, If the summer is your sea-
| son for rest and change, you can tramp
through New England villages and gather
| refreshing Impressions from each pretty
| little hamlet. So, my dears, said our
hostess, as We said good night. your jour-
neys need not be altogether in imagina-
ton. Sling a little satchel across your
shoulders-never mind the passe fashion,
put on stout, very comfortable walking
| boots and start forth untrammeied by lug
gage or expense In search of the blessed
| grail of invigorated health