The sun., 1903-07-05
PACKING THE SUIT CASE.


Advice for Tourists From D Man Who
Travelled Light Through Europe.
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 groomed.
Here is my suit case" he says at is
the ordinary affair, except that have "A
false lid, which contains receptaclss for
toilet articles. If l am pressed for room
J. 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 I am going to any summer
resort along the Atlantic coast In the
first place, shall need an extra sack suit
for everyday wear, to alternate with the
one have on.
Here is my extra suit fold the trous-
ers much as you find them on the tables
Of any clothing store, only fold the seat
inward, 80 that IL will be out of the way.
-There is one thing I want to impress
on you right here. Don't pack your trous-
ers 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,,
II made up my mind long ago that the
only object in folding a suit in a certain
way for packing is to save space and not
to save the appearance Of the suit. The
first thing 1 do when land in a town is
to send my extra suit to a tailor and have
it pressed. After eighteen years I have
found this the only satisfactory way.
Now lay the trousers 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 oppo-
site direction.
"We come to the waistcoat. Turn IL
inside out and fold it in half, the crease
coming in the middle of the back, Then
fold once more, this time with the crease
going down the side from under the arm
hole. Lay il fiat on top of the trousers.
During all these operations you should
watch out for little spaces that are not
quite filed. Put n handkerchief, wash
cloth, pair of socks, or any such small
but necessary article in each Of them.
Before you know~ft you will have all your
small things cared for without seeming to
give them any room at all. Utilize every
"Now for the coat This is a far more
serious proposition but l believe l have
solved it successfully
Il lay the coat fiat on the table and fold
the sleeves over at the elbow, so that the
cuff lies over the shoulder. Then 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 fold it over so that IL makes
a long and narrow bundle. Then a final
Lay 1t in the case with the rounded side
against the side of the case and the collar
in the middle. This will leave deep hole
in the other half of the case.
IF you are going to take another suit
say a Tuxedo-puS the coat in this hole.
That will once more make the surface level.
and you can lay your trousers and waist
coat on top.
IF you don't care to take an extra suit,
you can get no end of paiamas and UNDER
clothing into that hole where the coat
would go.
satisfactorily. do it in this way.
simply put one end Of a collar under the
coat and leave the other end tapping free.
packing things under il as I go along. You
see, the collar takes the curve OF the coat,
and the coat is lid enough to keep it from
being crushed and mussed. BY spreading
the collars judiciously you can pack
dozen without much trouble
During the rest Of the packing you
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 protectors Where
ever l go carry a bottle Of witch hazel
for shaving and bottle of tooth wash.
-Put a bottle into each slipper, squeeze
them into the sides Of the suit case and you
have the best bottle protector in the world
Since have used this method have used
no other. dear doctor.
you will want an extra pair of shoes
For n 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 mp less room in the grip, BE
careful! not 10 pack them 40 that they can
soil anything
Now lay your clean neglige shirts
over everything. put brushes, combs.
toilet articles and such things In the com
partments in the lid. and we are about
ready to start for the train.
Let's see what We have managed to
get into tho case and you will find your
self pretty we'll provided for two weeks
trip;
extra shoes. socks, underwear, pajamas,
shirts, collars, neckties. handkerchiefs,
slippers. outing cap or soft hat, rolled
into a small space, shaving utensils, all
the necessaries Of the toilet safely pre-
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