Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-31
LIVING IN A TRUNK AN ART.

Busy days THESE LOT Inc woman WHO
is getting herself and her little flock
ready for the summer fitting to noun
tain or shore. BY this time the matter
of the wardrobe for each and all is salts.
factorily attended to. but the wise woman
remembers from experience that even
III such places as positively assure one
of "al the comforts Of home there is
nothing like havins ono own COM
forts"
These little rubber lined toilet scts. for
example. consist of a bag for sponge
and face cloth. Il soap bag made of oiled
silk and sufficiently large for cake of
soap. the necessary brushes and desired
number of cosmetics. Tho bag should be
made OF dark linen, or it may be of red,
embroidered with onr's monogram in
black.
\ small gas ARRANGEMENT called 2. ring
or an electric device of the same order
will be found of the greatest convenience
in pressing out the wrinkles which will
develop even when the trunks are most
skillfully packed.
The combination pillow and bag is a
practical idea. 1t consists of a long
piece of cloth-dcnim or lincn-scwod to-
gcthcr a part of the way and stuffed
to form pillow. The portion left free
is turned up on the side of the pillow
and scwcd to II at each end, having an
opening into which may be slipped Il
book or some fancy work.
Such pillows are usually made up In
duh colors and embroidered in som" SIM
pie manner around the border. the strap
and hem of the pocket, or these parts
may be trimmed with fancy braid.
The work basket is an important item
among summer needs. and should be
we'll stocked. not only with needles and
threads. bnt with a miscellaneous as
sortmcnt of tapes buttons. hoohs etc.
a worl,bag. too. is always convenient
50 much moro easily carried about than
| is the box. Make one of the prottics'
ard strongest silk YOU can find. gather
one edge and sew TO a circular piece
of silk covered pastcboard about three
! inches in diameter
Hem tho other side and put In a row
| OF stitching for two rows of draw
| strings, ending ut either side with q
pretty ribbon bow. The silk lining is
divided into pockets for various trides
pccessnry for ncodlowork. or all the
varieties Of work lags this sort seems
! the most practical.
| Trunk sachets are not now. but don,
forget them. Instead of having merely
ono Mt tie bottom of tho trunk, sec that
| each compartment il supplied. and thai
| several small BAGS are scattered amont
tho clothes. Violet Is always n favoritc
riayfower is delightful and sandalwood
| when mixed with olris, is one OF thu
| odors to he used,
Take along II shoe bag. also. the kline
| that may be stretched across the inside
OF the door, and large sized laundr,
bag. In fact. it's a good idea to "havt
4: case for everything. and everything
in its case" especially during the ''goot
old summer time when the exertioi
used in hunting for things Is exasperat
ing.
| Only woman of experience knows
! how much comfort may be gained b!
a little time and forethought spent OF
what to take along and how to TAX,
care Of things most conveniently.
| It requires fine mind, too. to dlscrim
mate between the necessary. the pOssibl,
necessary and the utterly useless arti
clcs. hut only by such discrimination
may one live In his trunk with any dc
gree OF comfort