The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
NOT AS MOTHER PACKED TT.
Brides Experience in Getting Her Illus
bands Trunk Ready for Vacation.

They were married Inst January. They
are now making arrange men's for their
first summer vacation That is. she is
m7king the arrangements, assisted by
his mother
That is tho young wife's first experience
in packing a trunk for man, and she is
skiing her El1ther-in-!aw more qu s'ions
than shn will ask under similar circum-
stanct next year
"How msny dr. IS shirts DO you think
I had better put in for GeorgoP" asks the
young wife.
Il have packed G'org'' s trunk many
tim 8, my dear. for lis vacatitrs" s. ys
the mother. "but never put in dr. SIS
shirt
why, Row funny What did he wear
In the ~ enings9"
"W,l II, you know he WIS not married
then. And from the way h. Us d to lock
VIII, he came back do not think he w Mt
out in the evening when he had his vaca-
why, where did he stop when no went
alone?'
"Hc n~vNr told me just where, hut from
the appearance Of the cOnt.n's Of his bag
whe n he returned should sly that he
s'cppfd in a hsyloft.
@And | have put in ever SO many little
things " lioh thought h. would like when
only to-day number of articl, Is which
thought would pk ESQ him"
II dar, sly you are very dear girl, and
| hope all you have dcne may pies your
+, S. nd-fnd my n"
Tie last three words were spoken rather
softly, as il the mttl.or IT aliN d Flat sle
row came second. Mothers will undC rstand
I,,,, L. .l,K
tics to-day and six Sets Of very fine pa Jan.as
They arc in tie very tottt M u Il lis trunk
Do vou think I had better take them out
mother2"
"Not necessarily. But 1 would try to
learn, my daughter, something about where
he expects to 60. Gt Crge used 20 Lave
rat.pr cdd noticns aLCut lis vacations
But he was not married then. Or course,
IL is different now"
"You know u at handsome belt we saw
the other day-an exclusive thing. you
know. I bought that to-day. too. was
sur" 10 would like it"
swell, my lear, belts are always handy in
summer. He can wear II when you come
! back.
you suppose he will wear anything Of the
sort viii! lis neglige on our Vacation"
Possibly, ! do not know where you are
"Wel, mother, this is getting to be inter
esting. What On cart!. did ne wear for a
belt when ne used 10 go Gway--before We
were married."
II heard lin tell his brother cnce aLout
roLhing somt body q a few feet q clothe
| line Which he utilized for belt"
"Well, Of all / over heard that is the worst
F! And mother, you kncw since We lave been
married George Las been very devout."
"Tlank you, my drar, ! am glad 10
know !le continued in the way in Which he
| was etarttd.
SO bought new prayer book TO day. a
| handsome one, which | have plact d in The
tray Of his trunk, You think that all right
! m,',lcr?"
4I hope 80. But lot me suggest, my
| daughter, that you strap deck of cards
| to il on one side, and as many ar icles OF
| his fishing tackle az you can, conveniently
! Also his pipe ana NUMBER OF DOCKS OIL
| cigarette paper
II would all o, II you will pardon me
suggest that such articles as you can place
in Che tray in connection with his golf out
| NJ be nut in close proximity to the prayer
| book. And his boxing gloves.
And YOU know that silver flask / gave
him on his last birthday, dear? Let me
suggest that you place that near the prayer
! book--in the tray
OV @T shouldn't think he would want that
~ only suggested 1t, dear"
| number OF articles were taken out
and as many others put in When the
vo,,nr wife had worked quietly for a few
minutes she said sitting on the floor, rather
1T do not suppose mother. that playing
golf would keep George from reading his
4 should hope not, but know nothing
.Or that because he loves to fish no would
forget those little things you taught him.
II hope not, my dear"
| aOr that because he has his birthday
aask or his cards, and his pipe--that he
would not want to wear his dress suit
once in a while, and that he would still
after all was over, be glad to find his prayer
| book handy?'
| And then the mother got up and walked to
the little table where there was picture
OF a boy in hunting suit, playing cards
! In the woods with party of hunters. She
smiled but said nothing, and tho young
wife stopped packing until George came
home, when she questioned him as &c
whether he expected to take her to the
! woods or to fashionable resort. Anc
| George, being a good husband and duti
| full son, kissed his wife and said:
Better let mother pack the trunk.