The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
TO MAKE TRAVELLING EASY
LUNCHEON SETS THAT MAY BE
EASILY CARRIED BY HAND.

EASILY CARRIED BY HAND.
Hat Boxes That Have . Secret Compart
ment for valuables-The Moves
In Wardrobe Trunks-Ieather Bias
Designed Now to Held Ono Dos
l. Many new things are designed ever
year to promote the comfort Of travellers
The automobile 10 answerable for some Of
the latest, but not for all, and persons who
can't and don't travel in motor oars have
been equally considered In this years
offering Of novelties.
Fitted up tea and luncheon baskets,
sc- 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, ranging
IN price all the way from less than -
to 600 or moro. give prominence to two
features: saving Of space and ways and
means Of carrying them as easily as q
hand sstchei.
Strictly speaking, the lese than q kind
b called a lunch set and consists Of a
folding knife, fork and spoon and Q tum-
bier fitted into q leather cas- about five
inches long, less than four inches wide
and two inches thick. which can easily
be tucked away in a pocket OIL even in a
wrist bag.
There il a real tea basket, though,
which folds like q suit case and has
handles, and is equipped with o%rookery,
knives. forks. spoons. lamp. kettle and
20 on. which costs IS and is about nine by
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costs less than $40 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
varieties. the architecture suggests a
two story closet, and when the cover is
raised the front wall is let down to form
q projecting shelf. This, like most Of the
newer styles, has upright handles, and is
square or oblong rather than fiat.
In a brown wicker case, to give an ex-
ample, Is packed, without q quarter inch
Of waste space, a luncheon outfit for eight
and several covered metal dishes. This
csse 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, contained 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.
Manufacturers 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 foots it a good part
OF the time a leather harness lie 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 thar the all nickel or the leather
covered. Varieties Of the latter are pre-
ferred by the autoists because they come
in all colors-red. green, gray. brown.
ecru, capped with nickel, for it goes with
out saying that in the smartest cars the
appointments as far as possible match the
color Of the car. In many cases these
bottles come in pairs, with a long sandwich
box tucked between them. the whole done
UP in a smart leather case, shaped prefer
ably like a suit case or an elongated hat
box, handles on top. Tan pigskin cases
are perhaps the best liked. and redleather
cases are next. although coverings OF
brown and Of ecru wicker are very popu-
lar, a well as a trife cheaper than the
feathers.
The same attention to colors is shown in
the newest bouquet holders intended for
many OF the designs in plain
glass being mounted in fancy colored
Cut glass flower holders OF
really beautiful pattern are ornamented
In some cases with small clusters OF raised
flowers and punches Of fruit made OF gold
and Of silver. Other designs have the
touched up with gold. and there are
beautifully trimmed with dec
OF crystal.
Leather Baedeker cases are included
smong the small conveniences which
appeal to persons going abroad. In
the hand the case looks like a fiat wrist
bag without a fastening and with two
Under the outside flap on either
side is a pocket for notebooks, memo
randa, pencils, ETC.; inside is the recep-
tacle for the guide book.
Imported rafia wrist bags, anywhere
rom seven to ten inches wide and nearly
~ long. are an inexpensive article which
10 bound to be popular with travellers.
These are mounted like the ordinary hand
bag and also to form three pockets hang
from a vertical rod and concealed by
IN outside cover ornamented in some
cases with fringe. No end Of things
IAN be slowed away In them.
.Pomeranian cases are one OF the
which delight owners OF toy
logs. All sorts OF leather and OF many
,olors are used in their manufacture.
There are beautiful red cases most be-
to the brunette Poms and blue
,ases especially adapted to set of the
OF the brown and white variety.
4 buttoned flap at n side and q hook
md eye pleat fastened at the neck after
he dog has been put in his case covers
aim snugly-all but his head. In other
the case is none other than a
stylish canine bag dressing gown fitting
his, the dog might manage to Jump out
II q car or carriage. but to walk or run
would be impossible.
Black patent leather handbags, shaped
lie a very small suit case and also in the
wrist bag style, are vot<d too
tylish for anything by women who
rant to carry toilet articles with them,
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