Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-08
PACKING THESUIT CASE
ADVICE FROM A MAN WHO TRAV-
ELED LIGHT THROUGH EUROPE.
What to Carry and So Carry it as to
Ecomomize on Lug
gage.
From the New York Sun.

Here is some advice for summer tourists
on the art of packing suit case. 1t is given
by man who Travelled through Europe
with two suit cases for his only luggage,
and nevertheless always looked well groom
ed Here is my suit case." he says. 1T is
the ordinary affair except that l have
false lid. which contains receptacles for
toilet articles. II / am pressed for room
1 can leave the lid at home, stuff the toilet
articles about the corners of the case and
strap my shirts tightly against the real lid.
Suppose am going to any summer resort
along the Atlantic coast. In the first place
l shall need an extra sack suit for every
day wear, to alternate with the one have
on. Here Is my extra suit l fold the
trousers much you find them on the
tables Of any clothing store. only L fold
the seat inward. so that it will be out of
the way.
There is one thing I want to impress on
you right here. Don't pack your trousers
with the idea that you can take them out
at the end of long journey and put them
right on. You can't do it. l made up my
mind long ago that the only object in fold
ing suit in a certain way for packing
pearance of the suit. The first thing l do
when land in town is to send my extra
suit to a tailor and have it pressed. After
eighteen years 1 have found this the only
fiat in the bottom of the case If you
want to carry an extra pair of trousers lay
them right on top of these, only have them
turned in the opposite direction.
Filling in Spaces.
1--WE come to the waistcoat. Turn it in
side out and fold it in half. the crease COM
ing in the middle of the back Then fold
once more. this time with the crease going
down the side from under the armhole. Lay
it fiat on top of the trousers. During all
these operations you should watch out for
little spaces that are not quite filled. Put
handkerchief, a wash cloth, a pair of
socks or any such small but necessary
article in each of them. Before you know
it you will have all your small things cared
for without seeming to give them any room
at all. Utilize every inch in this way.
Now for the coat. This is a far more
serious proposition. but 1 believe I have
solved it successfully. lay the coat fiat on
the table and fold the sleeves over at the
elbow, so that the cuff lies over the Shout
der Then 1 turn up the collar and fold
each side of the coat over until the edges
meet and the cloth side of the coat is out
of sight, the lining only being exposed.
Once more l fold it over so that 1t makes
a long and narrow bundle Then a final
fold not vertical this time but horizontal
Lay it in the case with the rounded side
against the side of the and the collar
in the middle. This will leave a deep hole
in the other half of the case.
Your Tuxedo.
IF you going to take another suit
say Tuxedo-put the coat In this hole.
That will once more make the surface level
and you can lay your trousers and waist
coat on top. II you don't care to take an
extra suit you can get no end of pajamas
and Undertaking into that hole where the
coat would go. 1t is always difficult to pack
collars satisfactorily 1 do it in this way
l simply put one end Of a collar under the
coat and leave the other end Tapping free
packing things under it as 1 go along You
see. the collar takes the curve of the coat
and the coat Is solid enough to keep 1t
from being crushed and mussed. By spread
ing the collars judiciously you can pack
dozen without much trouble.
During the rest of the packing Won will
have to be careful OF the Tapping ends and
pack things under them. When you have
finished, lay a shirt over everything and
put the collar ends into the collar of the
shirt for protection. Now you want your
bedroom slippers. but don't simply stuff
them in with the idea of getting them out of
the way. We will use them as bottle pro-
tectors. Wherever 1 go carry a bottle of
witch hazel for shaving and a bottle of
tooth wash. Put bottle in each slipper
squeeze them into the sides of the suit ca Sc
and you have the best bottle protector in
the world. Since have used this method
have used no other, dear doctor
Extra Shoes.
You will want extra pair of shoes.
For summer trip you should have one
pair of low shoes and one pair of high
Wear the high on your Journey for the
low take up less room in the grip. Be care
full not to pack them SO that they can soil
anything. Now lay your clean neglige
shirts over everything, put brushes. combs.
toilet articles and such things in the com
rartments in the lid, and we are about
ready to start for the train Let's see what
we have managed to get into the case and
you will find yourself pretty we'll provided
for two weeks trip. You have two COM
plete extra suits. extra shoes, socks, under
wear. pajamas. shirts. collars, neckties,
handkerchiefs, slippers outing cap or soft