The record-union., 1899-01-15

i men and women, but for women partic-
| ularly, as they, with their many
| gowns, trimmed in many ways, suffer
| the greatest inconvenience in travelling
The trunk, in the first place, is very
long, the length of a long dress skirt
and it's proper place when in position
| is standing on end. The front then
opens one half lifting up and the other
| letting down to the floor. There IS
| then exposed to view what is appar-
| emily the lining of the trunk, but II
| is really the back of the tray. when
| opens like a door and resembles some
what a safe door in thickness. When
it is thrown back it shows several little
doors on the inside, which let down
and show the different compartments
for underwear. toilet articles, etc Thls
door tray can be lifted off it's hinges
| if. necessary and set aside. The tray
| is then bureau-like affair with doors
| instead of drawers. The body of the
trunk is devoted wholly to gowns,
skirts, coats, etc. and it is delightfully."-
practical Standing on end, it is
complete wardrobe, and there was
never a wardrobe more convenient.
The top of the trunk has square
wooden frame fitted into it, and across
| this frame are strips of wood, from
| each of which is hung skirt ana
waist. The skirt hangs full length. the
| waist on a regular coat hanger from
! the same strip. The fullneSS of the
| lower part of the skirt is folded to-
gether over the back of the skirt, leav-
| ing the front straight, and smooth and
| the upper part of the back. The waist,
as it hangs, has the sleeves folded over
| simply as they would be laid in the
| tray of an ordinary trunk One after
another, the gowns are hung on the
strips neatly, this being done with
ease, as the framework at the top
pulls out in front of the trunk so that
every gown to the very last can De
hung without reaching inside. Eight
cen gowns can be hung, and twenty
one have been carried in one trunk.
When the gowns are all hung, the
framework slides back into the trunk,
the cross strips at the top, which are
adjustable, can be pushed back snuSly
together, so that the gowns are held
closely one against the other, and
broad tape is tied around them at the
bottom to hold them firmly in place.
Then the upright tray, if 1t has been
detached from its hinges, is replaced,
shut like the door that it is, the top
front of the trunk let down, and the
lower piece put up and the trunk Is
closed The outside is made OF peg
amoid leather, there are weather strips
at the openings of the trunk, and when
it is closed it is large, but light and
water proof. To further insure the good
condition of the garments inside, there
are bulges made on three sides of the
trunk, SO that it can be placed only
with the end, which is the bottom OF
the wardrobe when the trunk is IN
place, or on the bottom or top, which
keeps the gowns fiat. In travelling, the
trunk is a great convenience, for 1t IS
not necessary to remove the gowns at
any destination, as they can be left
hanging as they are in the trunk,
which, standing in the room, answers
the purpose of a wardrobe; the strips
are loosened, and the gowns are hung
as perfectly as could be desired for
any length of time and are easy 10
get at. Some women have the trunks
put in their staterooms on the steamers
going abroad and with no trouble they
thus have a chance for a change OF
dress. They are invaluable in bringing
home new frocks. There are similar
trunks for men in which the trousers
are hung folded only once, and the
coats are hung on graduated hangers,
so that the collar of one coat comes
just below that of a longer one, so that
no ridges are made. Golf trunks are
long trunks, with long compartment
in the back for carrying clubs and
long compartment in which women can
lay their skirts full length, or two
compartments for mems clothes. The
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In an attempt to introduce a variety
in cushions, there have been offered
this year enormous down cushions COW
cred with small Eastern shawls They
are nearly a yard square. with the
shawls folded over to avoid cutting in
such a way that the edges cross the
pillow diagonally, the narrow fringe
showing. Small Thibet and Turkish
shawls may be used in this manner, or.
! if preferred. squares and lengths of
Eastern stuffs in small patterns can
| be got and used. The filling of these
| huge cushions should be of the light
| est down. as otherwise they become
heavy and awkward.
| A pretty effect at a Christmas lunch
con. where the decorations were holly
and red ribbon, was the way in which
| the first course was served An or
ange was pulled apart in its smallest
| divisions each Of which was entirely
peeled of even it's thinnest skin. These
disks were then arranged on very
| handsome fruit plate, radiating in
curves from the center. which was
little form of sugar, colored red. The
sugar can be nodded in very tiny
custard cups. and little vegetable
! coloring used to give it the tint re-
| uuired. Pink, green, or a deep yellow
may be easily produced.
Charles First's Silken Shirt.
The shirt the unfortunate King wore
at his execution was recently sold at
an auction in London. There can be
no doubt as to the authenticity of the
garment. AS it first fell into the hands
| of Dr. Hobbs. who accompanied the
King to the scaffold. The doctor be-
queathed it to .Susannah Hobbs; after
her marriage it came into the posses
| sion of the family Stanger of Oxford
shire. Later Admiral d'Aeth became
the owner of it, and finally the latters
son, who wished to sell it. The ex-
pected price of $500 was not realized.
Ernst A. Brocklehurst bought it at the
auction sale. but whether for himself
or a museum is not known.
Sadly Needed at Jericho.
| A medieval rival of Edouard de
Reszke existed in the person of a monk
| by the euphonious name of Dionysius
| Bythgostianus The worthy friar is