St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-10
SOME HINTS ON THE SCIENTIFIC
METHOD OF FOLDING
DRESSES.
A RULE TO BE REMEMBER
two WAYS TO FAsTEN HATS Sc
CURELY IN THEIR WONTED
PLACES.
WHAT TO DO WITH BREAKABLEs.
If You Cannot Follow These Few
Simple Rules, You Were Not
Meant for a Traveller.

MeinI IOr "a 1faNelCTs
BY far the most satisfactory and easy
way of packing a trunk, says Woman
Kind, is to pack it gradually, adding
little day by day, until when the
time comes for the trunk to be taken
to the station there is scarcely real
ization Of the fact that the packing
has been done. Certainly there is none
Of the excessive fatigue and strain
which attends the hurried placing of
the contents within trunk Instead,
there is a satisfied feeling that every
thing is exactly where 1t should be,
and disposed just as it should be.
When, however, the trunk cannot
stand for several days to receive arti-
cles from time to time, but must be
packed at once, it will be we'll to fill
the bottom solid with plain and heavy
garments, underwear, books, or filed
bzoxes. Upon this solid foundation
other things may be placed. 1t is best
to lay out all other clothing upon the
bed and chairs; a glance will then suf-
fee to enable one to decide rapidly
what first to put in place, and what
should follow.
Dress skirts should be spread out
their full width and length, then fold
ed once or twice till the width is great
ly reduced, then laid full length in the
trunk and turned back enough to con-
form to the length of the trunk Dress
skirts carry best lying fiat in this way
with only one fold in the whole length.
Dress waists emerge from a closely
filled trunk in better condition when
they are not folded at all, but laid
face down upon their Innings, sleeve
puffs being carefully pulled into posi-
ton before another garment is placed
upon the outspread waist.
If the body of the trunk is filled full.
so that nothing can shake out Of po-
sitlon, all things will carry we'll. Shoes
and slippers may be made to fill in
closely at the sides, the soles being
placed against the sides of the trunk.
A rule in packing should be that no
liquids of any kind should be given
place in the trunk These should in
variably be put in the travelling bag:
for the contents of a whole trunk may
be ruined by the breaking of a bot
tie of liquid, which is almost certain
to be shattered by the rough handling
and Earring which a trunk receives. AT
all events it is safest to exclude all
liquids; then there can be no possible
1ty Of disaster from such a cause. AL
though a desirable place for under
wear is at the bottom of the trunk. a
little forethought will see that any,
thing which is needed Immediately upon
arrival at ones destination shall be
so placed that it can be reached at
once upon opening the trunk, without
the necessity of unpacking anything
else
Hats may be held in place in hat
boxes by the use of many hat pins;
thus fastened securely to the bottom
and sides of the hat box, they cannot
Jostle against other things Or, in
stead, very light articles may be filled
In about the hats to prevent their
changing position.
BY the exercise of a little care, those
Things which are certain to be immedi-
ately needed and first wanted can be
placed above others, so that they can
be conveniently taken from the trunk
even when it is not the intention to
unpack all things. When several brief
stops are to be made in taking a Jour
ney this is a most important matter
Tor consideration.
Smaller articles in the upper tray
Will wisely be placed in boxes as when
IN place in ones dresser; but the addi-
ton of a snap rubber or cord to each
box thus filled viii prevent the scatter
ing OF the contents in the Earring which
the trunk is sure to receive
Bfeakable articles, such as vases or
a small framed picture, must be care
1ully placed between many thicknesses
OF clothing in the body of the trunk:
They must be so arranged that they
cannot possibly receive a jar from each
other or from the sides of the trunk
Any breakable articles is safe when it
is removed by surrounding layers of
soft clothing from any hard surface
NO amount of Earring from without
can disturb it's safety if it is carefully
and properly placed
All necessary toilet articles, and a
gown for night wear, should always be
paced In the travelling bag, no matter
what ones anticipations may be in re-
gard to the trunk upon reaching a
destlnation. Very often trunks are de-
layed or miscarried; and even when
they go through as expected, sometimes
there are disappointments in the mat
ter OF delivering baggage. Under such
circumstances it is a great comfort and
Satisfaction TO turn to the travelling
case, knowing that within are all things
necessary to ones temporary conven-
fence
Trunks should be strengthened by
strong strap, which the expressman be-
fore taking to the station will most will
1ngly fasten tightly and securely.
Then again when it is delivered at
the journeys end, just as kindly will
the baggageman unfasten the stiff close
drawn trunk strap.
Upon one end of the trunk a card
bearing the owners name and destina-
ton may be tackled, to aid in Identify
Ing the trunk at any time. There are
these who greatly prefer metal mark
Ing or monogram upon the trunk which
will not so proclaim the owners name
and address to every passerby.
Whit all the rough usage received, a
well packed trunk will present it's con-
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