The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-23
A SHINY LUGGAGE FASHION
NEH> FROu ENGI ND DIN-
~ rms ~ OID TRNTLJ TH.
EnSI~h II .I'IonITE thr Worn ana H|'-
tired G;s "a TrU iks IhrN l'r
ur~n .-rNin- NboU NENb" :. =
of rE1, We mar.r> wN EENr Ir GO.

woman Who Ia travelled pr'..iy
indtI-t rinu-lv for NOR" than fifteen wears
was iar"nting tie other day over an ITEM
IN az English magazine II ~ So the
.'h"ct trat ~ .r"putall" hooking luIGdg"
NaS gong out 81 fashion.
Fy.rylOdv s. he IA. travelled abrOa |!
Lnow- thai over there. except among
American tpur. tS % ra- h""n uult" tn
prop"r thing 20 carry worn and battered
lugKas- All va Was n-' .~sarr VA
that u should show - ms ~ having h','i
'rst rare ~tUT "'tr.nAll'
Enrl.sh people - means buy tr" i.,i
th"T" O.. IA Ingli.h l"I'h"r hay- than
which there - uothIng letter IreIr
trunks BOXES they can tr"m are calru-
lated 20 "udu-. = h,"iifn" There -
almost no wra- ont ~ them They arr.
practically nd"s' r,i,firl" N land where
trunks are actually lifted. carried and so,
down instead OF beng "atapulted from
one resting place to anoih her.
Having bought the be~' there - the
Englishnaa aud bless YOU the English
woman too sees no rel son for gsitInEnew
and shiny luggage a. soon ~ the gloss
hA~ worn IN what they have 10 their
thinking nose 81 Sns Of 60 ' q nj tear are
sort of diploma ~ travel New and army
hags and hoXes ar" the mars NJ the new "
rich the INEXPERIENCED. the lInsraSoned
tourist taking his first journey OH
glole trottsn- are a. proud o. IN" scar.
on their lugzag" A. = veteran IL 81 his
medals
i But IN this country only q lew ~ the
most confirmed travellers have followed
this excellent custom. In the first place
comparatively few Americans would buy
hand luggage that was good enough 20
last ~ the English kind do~r american
women IN PAR ocular have not bought tho
solid. substantial bags affected by their
English sisters. There are several reasons
Why they haven't
The best Of these il that American
women carry their own handbags FAR
more than English women do In this
country tnpr" isn't tho eve- present nor
ter willing 20 take chhrR" Of hand luggage
for half AN hour n necessary. and then
stow it safely IN the rack on m. train or
m the cab. all for four cents And ~
american women are thus driven 10 do
their own porterinG TO q consid~ra bic eN-
tent It - natural for them to look for u
bag Il light weight
In the last few wears they have IN
dulged m various styles " wicker hn9.
beautifully hight ~ weight. hut OF nn Rraot
wearing quality compared with heay,
English leather bag BUt ~ thay do no,
cost tenth of what the English br o.
does the women figure hat they would 90,
more wear ont 81 ten wicker bags tEar
out ~ one eNp"nslve leather one Even
Il they don't do that they succced IN their
main purpose. which Is To secure A has
! which when fully packed weighs GtiIe
more than the substantial leateT ono dos
I when quite empty
Even when an American woman eo..p ~,
! hav" to figur" on toilnG her own bag and
. therefore can hHv" u Oi any kind she
! wants. she puts NOR. Thought and none,
into the luxurious fittings and tho noycI,y
and prrttiu~~s 81 o." T. the than iptn
genuine wearing pualtis. ac.,rtinc
D ia the paving f6d she suy1 nrligator or
zeal or snake skin. or morocco or f..lf
or pigShin oT lizard. anything that hap
pens 10 be III" mode ~ the moment The
hitIngs are lightly gold plated Tho kew
~ slightly larger than an old f.ahIo
watch key
Of cnTrse AoTns ~ those fancy - thar
ara soft and soon rIb Tho stronRe.
ons~ may be split ~ a. 10 reduce their
value Nv order 10 pat thH hulk ~ the coss
/ inin the fittings In either Ci-e tho ha 4
anon shows w~tr
! But Ivy that time ammo other leather
or share h1s b~comA The FAD. 80 What