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
Sil SSiiniaware. according TO one of the
Dig storage warehouses:
sugar barrels are the most conven
lent In size and make for use in moving
uLshes, i!.n, etc. und when they are lined
there Is little chance for the most deisS
cate piece 10 break. A heavy vase. lar
or vegetable dish should be filed and
e,,11 Mr1a1ppeo outside with tissue paper, then
entireiy covered with excelsior. bound
win wrapping paper and placed in The
center of barrel. Around IL nut ofhar
,Tst, GesnSate e pieces as carefully protected
NrIh layers OF paper and excelsior ana
MI the barrel until each piece is steaav
IA us place The amount of padding nut
around a piece OF glass or china de.
teriai rfty and ity uRoS s5tiN the quality Of ma
scratch in moving vi
Top Carefully Marked.
when filed the top should be put on
anu marked top and every woman
Siiouio insist that the man carting her
Lui iHlture should keep the barrel bottom
hfa
packed without tissue paper by nuttin1
layers OF excelsior aroma eooh rs,-f
-Four or five plates can be tied ,oga,h.r
with excelsior between them. ana nIaca5
around the sides OF q barrel pra,to,s,,,
hhed with excelsior. Each packaga -.
OF course. be surrounded with apo,,,b
Vi TINS packing to prevent one set
touching another, and 10 kaan ,h
from slipping around during the ,,o,,I,,s-
"vuiu ADVISE putting all largo r,ieces
~ me center and packing cups saucers
sbou,9 aSS around them. Perhaps /
,h.Nil shhould add a suggestion about Guns
in. tniIh each one should be filled VIII
sSeisior and surrounded with n bn. .,
two rs on necessary cesar to economize on space.
gether To do this half All CO., s., ~
Paadiing i and then fit oneSfup into WIN TN
poW4 OF another and tie theIn in ,, oito
70 ,,a1.o Itout cord- Put In enough excelsior
on the top anu theh nail
b,,ln IN my my many years Of experience T
in n3cIS,n JSpnd that few dishes are broken
them out of the boxes or hs-.dI. ~ 'ahing
are az smashed unless the person who -.
mem ,nem IN also takes each piece out ana
unWraps II. Half the success tn ,ni, sliiu
ss ing Dric-a-Drac, cut glass and fine china
IS In remembering 1ust v,bara 9. Slliid n
r<,SskSo, rsss, ana In carefully taking Off an
p,,Gaiis ,,,,Iait ne person who packs shoIiId
ADA liAiS reason, more than
my other, that women who do tha,r
PACKING at home lose many pieces. IN
and Vase vase can am take TX out each cup. plate
carefully as they put it on a9
IN preparing 10 move mirrors chino
ciosets, with plate glass doors. or anY
piece or furniture with a wide exnanss
OF glass, believe in leaving n e~PosaS
as much as possible. so that the man
ooing the carttng can see Just what he
- Wolhng Win and will take care not
about the piece to protect the franz
work, but do not cover the glass.
Beddlng should be sewed in burlap
The easiest way is to fold the pilIows
blankets. IN the mattresses roIi
them over and over with buriap, or II
there are box springs place the be6dine
between them and the mattress and thnS
put on the burlap covering. ''ie'