Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
What Not to Forget When Packing a
Bag

T A good deal of the comfort of summer
outing depends upon the small necessities
which, In the final hurry of packing, are
just as likely as not to be overlooked. A
woman who is not usually fanciful declares
that her holiday in the mountains last
summer was utterly spoiled because she
had forgotten to take her penknife with
her. She had never before imagined that
a penknife could by any possibility be an
actual necessity of feminine existence. But
when there was not penknife within
miles. except perhaps in the pocket of some
masculine creature who would occasion
ally loan his. life. without a penknife seem
ed uncomfortable Not a day passed but the
services of this humble implement were
urgently needed, chiefly for the purpose of
sharpening sketching pencils, which dis
played a startling propensity for losing
their points just when there was no ac-
commodating man within reach.
This may be extreme case, but there
are few women who have not been made
miserable by similar lack of some indis-
pensabIe triie. Summer resorts are of all
places the least likely to possess store
stocked with up-to-date notions. The
stores they do have are filled to oyernow-
ing with trumpery souvenirs. but If you
happen to want such homely tribes as a
spool of good darning cotton or paper OF
well-made pins you will have much ado to
procure them.
1t is quite worth WHILE when getting
ready for the summer trip. to write out
list of the small articles likely to be
needed and then, each of these is
packed 1t can be checked eff Another
and even better plan is to make com
fort bag or travelling companion. and
fill 1t with separate compartments for the
use of the little belongings that are so en-
tirely necessary and yet are so much IN the
way when put loose in the trunk or satchel.
To make one of these bags. take piece
of brown linen or duck thirty six inches
long and twelve inches wide and bind 1t
neatly all round with washable red or
white braid Then down the entire length
of the strip-arranging 1t so 1t can be folded
twice-stitch series Of pockets ana straps
for holding such useful odds and enos as
writing materials, postals and stamp Dox'
sewing utensils Gncluding thimpie and scis-
sors) hatpins, hairpins-in fact, pms OF an
kinds: tooth brush, nail brush and mani
cure implements: soap box, COMB ana mar
brush curling irons, talcum powder ana
Some good dentifrice To these may be
added q half dozen pairs of new shoe faces,
and these are among the things that can
be bought best in the city. Ii all THESE ar
ticles are slowed away in the comfort bag
the whole affair can be folded up and Slip
ped into a trunk or yaIise with great saw
ing of space and worry ~,
Do not forget when making out your iist
to include bottle of your favorite shoe
nolish for it is easier for camel to pass
through the eye of a needle than Tor the
summer visitor to obtain good brand OF
this indispensable article in the average
country store.
one would also recommend the addition
of a pocket alcohol lamp with bottle OF
alcohol and a small tin for heating water,
for at a summer hotel 1t is always difficult
and often impossible to procure hot water
In an emergency.