Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-09
ABOUT PACKINGTRUNKS
WOMAN WHO FOLLOWS PROBES
SION GIVES SOME HINTS.
Receptacle Can Be Filled More Easily
If Raised From the
Floor.
From the pittsburr Post,

From the Pittsburg Post.
How to pack the vacation trunk so that
her clothes shall emerge fresh and crisp
after railroad journey is the subject that
| is bringing wrinkles to the brow of the
pretty summer girl who doesn't enjoy the
| luxury OF maid just now. It's just the
| simplest thing in the world when you know
| how-at least that is what the professional
! trunk packer will tell you.
The women who follow this calling are
today up to their ears in work. 1t is their
busy seasons and one of them thinks she
has not done good days work unless she
packs at least good bakers dozen OF
trunks day.
One Of the cleverest of them was found
! at one of the big hotels experimenting the
| packing of of trunks belonging to
| the wife of Montana mine owner, who
| was about to start for Europe. Besides d.
| recting the work of a couple of maids the
| trunk packer herself was at work stuffing
out a handsome lingerie waist with soft
| tissue paper
You don't mind If go on with my work
do your she said when asked about her
methods. Il can talk and work too. That's
a part of my trade" she added, glancing
| at the busy women at her side. I'm not
afraid of any one stealing my trade. It's
| too arduous for the average woman, for 1t
means good hard work.
Raise Trunk Off the Floor.
"A woman will avoid much discomfort If
| she will first elevate the trunk before begin
| ming operations. 1t can be placed between
| two chairs. on footstools. on a bench or
anything that is raised a couple of feet
| from the floor
without doubt the majority of summer
| travellers take but one trunk with them on
their journey, so We will take one of this
stamp for example. She will carry one
good-sized trunk, in which everything hats,
shoes. coats and gowns, are to go. Pack
ing is greatly simplified when woman has
several trunks. but where woman Will
travel with ten there will be ten with one.
First of all invest in several quires of
soft tissue paper, which can be procured
for 10 or 10 cents a quire, for the use OF
soft paper is more important factor in
bringing pretty gowns out fresh and crisp
after a long journey than any other one
thing.
Then have ready a goodly supply of big
pins and tape and about dozen quires,
eighteen inches each way, of soft cretonne,
cheese CLOTH percaine, old silk or any ma
teriaI which happens to be handy. TO use
in wrapping up shoes. rubbers or any art-
Gle that is likely to injure the clothing or
anything that needs protecting. Some wo-
men bind these squares with tape or silk
braid ard keep them for the purpose.
Dress Skirts at the Bottom.
Lay dress skirts in the bottom of the
trunk after having folded them lengthwise
twice.
Goats silk petticoats and the like may
be packed next. In the corners, with heels
against the wood may be stuffed the shoes.
well wrapped In soft squares OF soft clofh
or in individual bags. Fill all the other
crevices with stockings and odds and ends
of wearing apparel that won't be injured by
crushing.
Should the trunk have but one tray a
little trick can be resorted to which an
swers every purpose Stretch tape across
the trunk, close to the garments already
their place. The tape can be simply tackled
on each side, or, what is better still, run
through screw eyes, as 1t can then be
drawn as taut as desired.
Il should say that preparing the Waists
is the most important thing about packing,
unless it be that of packing bottles. Stuff
not only the sleeves, but the body OF the
waist as WELL with tissue paper, shaping 1t
when in position to fit the space in which
it is to lie.
IF there happen to be many frlls and
plaitings tissue paper should be placed un-
der and about them. Jet trimming on waist
and skirt necessitates plenty of soft paper
laid over and under it. otherwise the i'm
print of the hard surface will be indelibly
Impressed on the fabric coming in contact
with it.
Waists Below the Tray.
Waists, If there be no double tray.
should be packed the last thing in the
bottom before the top tray is put in.
1.-The top of the tray is then left free for
white underwear. toilet articles. handker-
| chiefs laces. ribbons. stocks and the Ike
| Writing materials, the latest book, a cam
| era and all the hast of little belongings
which every well-regulated woman pos
| sesses will also find place here, where
| they can be conveniently reached in
hurry 1900 -.
them One clever woman whom / know
always nails her hats in. She doesn't use
| pins. but fine wire nails, to fasten them
firmly to the side of the compartment, SO
| that no amount of Earring VII! snake them
| loose She is always careful to put the
nails through the rim. that the holes
IT have carried bottles with me while
| travelling for years and have also packed
bottles for my cheHts anu navy 'ieN' ~
had an accident , g.. ,o -, -
| corks to prevent their leaking; old kio
gloves are especially serviceabie Tor this
| 6urnose. Cut off the wrists and tie them
| securely over the tops of the bottles; rms
| absolutely prevents any or the lquio Iro"
| escaping - s.ooL,ros wash
| c,otbes undervests or any undergarment
! that will not be injured by the process anu
! then tuck them away between dress sRar o..
making sure that they wont come III eoh-
| tact with anything hard
mo end of handy. cases can De niaoe d.
| home with absolutely no expense. OF very
| little little which will help in keeping clothes
| and other articles fresh and IN gooo CON
diton Toilet cases Of denim. siieS ha , ere,
| for hrush and comb and the smaller toiiet
| hoIopsings' so that, compactly packed, they
| take up little room, and at the same 'iiiio
are handy when needed.
|
Flower Arrangement.
| From Harpers Bazaar.