The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-08
ers Suit Cases

tray can be lifted out when one wants
to investigate that part of the suit
case given up to wearing apparel.
Before the advent of these separate
trays some women made use Of the
Japanese brown reed boxes which fit
into each other and take up very little
room, yet keep the smaller belongings
from losing themselves among the
larger ones. The neat traveller likes
to have her belongings segregated, but
she never sacrifices lightness to neat
ness if she can possibly avoid it.
Hat trunks and boxes grow amaz-
ingly in size to keep pace with the
rapidly increasing circumference of
headwear. Now one of these pieces Of
luggage is almost as large as the me-
dunn sized trunk. A new French idea
adapted to American use is shown in
a hat box which is longer than it's
width and had a set of trays that pull
out at the bottom They call 1T a COM
bination trunk. probably because 1T is
designed to hold all the accessories
that go with hats, wells, hat pins,
gloves, etc.
Above the series of trays, which are
daintily covered with spotless white
linen, showing a damask figure, there
is an almost square space which will
hold six of the largest variety OF fem
mime millinery. Each side has a basket
tray which stands out so that the hat
can be fastened on securely and then
the tray replaced. The tray has 8
firm rim of wood covered with the
damask and the center is covered with
wide white tape. woven across in bas-
ket pattern. This makes a soft and
somewhat flexible foundation for mil
linery. The hat can then be slid under
a series of tape straps, fastened to the
top ones with pins, If liked. and there
are tapes to tie it firmly in place.
Bags built on the kit style or some
other, which have always been popular
with men, are considered much smarter
for women to carry than suitcases, al
though the latter are included in the
complete travelling outfit. There are
occasions when suitcase is decidedly
useful and practical. The fitted ones
are made as light as possible and still
are strong. Black seal is the preferred
leather, with MORE lining. and the
toilet set is arranged on the bottom of
the case instead of on the top, as 1t
used to be. Metal fittings are rather
heavy, SO women find those of tortoise
she'll or ivory, both in the real and the
imitation, easy to keep clean and to
carry. Pieces can be replaced in this
material much more easily than in
some of the metals for the reason that
the style and shape are invariably
plain, with possibly the monogram cut
in the ivory or wrought on it in dull
black enamel
THE kit bag is HANDY AMI holds sur
! prising amount of clothing. Those
of English make can be used by either
men or women, but men usually pre-
fer the pigskin or sole, while women
like the black feathers. Two of these
bags, a large, roomy one for clothing.
and smaller one for toilet articles,
solve the ordinary problem of travelling
luggage satisfactorily. The smaller one
is convenient for week end visits,
where a steamer trunk or an enameled
leather box can be checked. leaving one
almost free of baggage. Even the
toilet case can be omitted and every
thing can be packed in the steamer
trunk If desired.
A collapsible bag is one of the novel
ties of the season, and it promises to
find favor among women. for whom it
is especially designed 1t is smaller
than the kit bag, although quite large
ones can be found and the top is
trimmed with heavy silver gilt frame.
From this the sides slope down to the
soft bottom, which is creased in a deep
fold, allowing plenty of space when the
triangular shaped bag is filed The
collapsible shape holds more than its
apparent size suggests, and when not