Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-20
MAKE TRAVELLING EASY
luncheon Sets That May Be Easily
Carried by Hand.
NOVELTIES FOR THE NEW SEASON
Boxes That Have n Secret Com
Dartment for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
An Wardrobe Trunks--BRsS
to Hold One Dog,

Many new things are designed every
year to promote the comfort Of travellers.
The automobile is answerable for some of
the latest, but not for all, and persons who
can't and don't travel in motor cars have
been equally considered In this years
novelties.
Fitted up tea and luncheon baskets, for
example, are not new, but until lately
most Of these were high priced. imposing
affairs not easily portable by hand. This
seasons designs, on the contrary, rang
ing In price all the way from less than g
to S1cO and more, give prominence to two
misunderstanding Of space and ways and
means of carrying them as easily as q
hand satchel.
Strictly speaking. the less than 50 kind
Is called a lunch set and consists OF q
folding knife, fork and spoon and a tum-
bier fitted into a leather case about five
inches long, less than four inches wide
and two inches thick. which can easily be
tucked way In ones pocket or In a
wriEtbsg.
New Tea Basket.
There Is q real tea basket, though,
which folds like a suit case and has han
dies. and is equipped with crookery,
knives, forks, spoons, lamp. kettle and
90 on. which costs IS and IL about line by
eight inches in diameter. Another variety
costs less than so and includes, besides
the things mentioned, a couple OF covered
dishes and a straw-covered bottle In the
latter. which is a small edition OF the
newest designs In the highest priced vaTi-
cites. the architecture suggests q two
story closet, and when the cover is raised
the front wall is let down to form a pro-
jecting shelf. This, like most OF the newer
styles. has upright handles, and is square
or oblong rather than fiat
In q brown wicker case, to give an ex-
ample, is packed. without q quarter inch
Of waste space. a luncheon outfit for eight
persons, which includes an alcohol burner
and several covered metal dishes. This
case is about twenty-six inches long. nine
inches wide. eighteen inches tall.
A beautiful brown and yellow basket
twenty by twelve inches in diameter and
about fourteen inches high, containing a
lunch outfit for six persons, which cut out
cups and saucers in favor Of straw covered
tumblers and two bottles for keeping
liquids hot or cold.
To Carry this Bottle.
Manufacturer Of these bottles, by the
way, have had In mind every sort Of trav-
eller when putting out this seasons styles.
For the tourist who a good part OF the
time foots 1t, a leather harness is provided
IN which the bottles rest and is slung from
his shoulder, and the bottle itself Is OF
black metal. nickel mounted. which is less
expensive than the all nickel or the leather
covered. Varieties Of the latter are pre-
ferred by the autoists because they come
In all eolors-Ted, green, gray, brown
ecru, capped with nickel, for It goes with.
out saying that in the smartest cars this
appointments as far as possible match the
color OF the car, In many cases thes'
bottles come in pairs, with a long sandwich
box tucked between them. the whole don'
up in a smart leather case, shaped prefer
ably like a suitcase OF an elongated haI
box. handles on top, Tar pigskin cases
are perhaps the best liked and red leather
cases are next, although coverings OF
brown and OF eeru wicker are very popu,
lar. as well as trlfls cheaper than the
feathers.
The same attention TO eolors IL shown II
the newest bouquet holders Intended FOL
automobiles. many Of the designs In plaiE
J glass being mounted In fancy coloret