The Washington times., 1905-09-30

! and as ready for use as IL they had
not been moved
In packing fine cut glass, bric-a-brac
and china. barrels should be used in
stead OF boxes, for the former are easier
TO handle. Barrels are usually rolled
In moving. while boxes are turned end
over end, which is hard for delicate
cnlnaware. According TO one of the
Dig storage warehouses:
sugar barrels are the most conven-
lent in size and make for use in moving
Dish dishes, etc, and when they are lined
with excelsior on the bottom and sides
there is little chance for the most deli
cate piece TO break. A heavy vase lar
or vegetable dish should be, filed and
wrapped outside with tissue paper. then
entirely covered with excelsior. bound
with wrapping paper and placed in the
center OF barrel. Around IL put other
aencate pieces as carefully protected
With LAYERS of paper and excelsior ard
M the barrel until each piece is steady
In It's place The amount OF padding nut
around piece of glass or china de-
terial and its liability to breek iisr o.
scratch in moving.
Top Carefully Marked.
when filled the top should he n,,+ o,
and marked top and every won,a,
should insist that the man cartins her
furniture should keep the barrel bottom
down. Less expensive chinaware can be
packed without tissue paper by putting
| layers or excelsior around each piece
Four or five plates can be tied together
| WIN excelsior between them, and placed
around the sides OF a barrel previousIv
Aned with excelsior Each package must.
Oh course. be surrounded with enough
oi thls packing to prevent one set
| NooSnihS another, and to keen them
from slipping around during the moving
would advise putting all large pieces
and 81 eeer ana packing cups. saucers
| anu Piates around them Perhaps I
should ado suggestion about cuDs 7
! thihR each one should be filled With ax
| .. anu surrounded with It. but IL
~ is necessary TO economize on sDaca
| tWo or even three cups may be tied 70
gether. To do this half nj each with
PPaodiing PaCni and then flt oneS2up into the
ooWi OF another and tie them in nlaca
| with stout cord. Put In enough excaIStor
on the top e'' nan
baIa In my my mani. years. of experience I
nave iouhd that few dishes are broken
! ~ packing or carting, but that in talxing
| thefn out OF the boxes or barrels r,anS
are ares smashed unless the person who put
| them In also takes each piece o,It and
| unwraps II. Half the success in uoI,-
ins brlc-a-brac. cut glass and fine china
Is IN remembering just where it was
pIaddt,1 padhu. an1 IN carefully taking off the
pacing. The person who packs should
| unpack: II is for this reason, more than
-any other, that women who do their
I packing at home lose many pieces. IN
| less they can take out each cup piafe
/ and vase. and take off the padding as
J carefully as they put IL on
| In preparing 10 move mirrors. china
| closets, with plate glass DOORS or any
piece OF furniture with a wide expanse
or glass, / believe IN leaving II exposed
as much as possible, so that the man
GOING the carsing can see Just what he
| Is working with and will take care nor
| 10 break it, II necessary. put a crate
about the piece to protect the frame
| work, but do not cover the glass
! Bedding should be sewed I'm hurIan N
sacks TO keep it from getting soiled
The easiest way is to fold the pillows
| blankets, In the mattresses roll
! them over and over with burlap, or II
there are box springs place the bedding
between them and the mattress and then
put on the burlap covering.