Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-04-06
HOMEMADE TRAVELLING CASES

TUE problem Of packing ones be
lodgings for travelling Is one that
Is continually with us, and "a only too
many Of Us It Is q practically iusol1ble
difficulty. Ths born" packers are few
and Tar between, and most Of US know
the ~despeirtns feeling that Gomez when
on a visit we unpzck our box or bags
and find everything IN e hopeless mud
die, biouses crVshed Of all fresh
ness and odds and en6s shaken cut OF
the III wherein we 90 carefully
slowed them TO mset IN confusion in
the middle. Bnt this state OF thtnzs
oan be 70 q very great extent prevent
ed. and horaamsds bags and eases for
different articles VIII be found Of nor
nous Assistance In th-s respect To
begin with blousea. 8 e4se for these Es
quite easily manufactured, and ia IL
EtAsshed shirts and soft chiffon and
lace blouses all may travel z.Eeg =ss-~
out any fear Of crushing or crezaIng on
b way. The fxt necessity ia two
large sheets of fairly std cardboard;
tw~snty-ssx inehas long by twenty inch
es wide VIII be found a UEefuI ssre, but
II a suit & Or ~portnantesa is often
taken upon Journeys It should b. Of
such measurements ss FILL 5Est COM
foTtabty az inside pvxs ose Of the
shestx down the middle snd cover the
three pieces neatly with thin silk,
ehtntz or even muzin- Cat a bGg strip
OF tbs material, cay four Ezches wide,
and gather 1t On to the large sfreet all
round the edse. Few the other two
pieces on to It, one zach Eide, and ar
range yfbbors 20 that the free rides tie
together down the middie, snd ygu VIII
ave g compact and usefuI case, which
win hold several bio1scs with eass.
Ths top ma be embroidered With a
spray Of flowers or q monogram. and
IL the ase ks intended for a uressrt
ia good IDEA 10 10 vorh the word
'~Blouses' In fancy lettering right
across from corner 70 csEzer.
Another exceptionally ussfuI article
for travelling Is a Epoxge bag. and the
Ordinary bag bought at @ st1xs can be
Immensely improved upon by the
homemade artfc1s. Get a ss1sa Of thin
WATERPROOF material measuring, sEy, s
by 20 inches and lay It "a an exactly
similar piece OF other r1ztsrEzL Fold
them over fcngvsyE to tina 6sxth Of
eight inches from the b0@torn- stitch
firmly UP both Edes and hind al round
with ribbon THIS ezn be done both
easily and quickly by machine and Is
then certain 70 be quite strgnz- Sew
q couple OF patent fasteners near he
edge BY which TO fzstea the fap Gown.
Thsn cut Of he waterproof and ma
tsriel cat two pieces. ooe Beyeu fnehes
long and two Inches vide nd the ether
I've inches bong and Three Enefaes wide.
Bitch thsss firmly Gowr- tie rarrow
one across the bottom and tie wider
at the top. and thsy win make q o
pie OF pockets TO hold the Toothbrush
and a piece Of gozp.
This kind Of sponse bag viii be frurS
s~fnguiarly useful, as 1t keeps III the
II ssaES shs7FFs snses h a ~ S==sn
space. The oufxtae material msy be
silk, chintz OF even a eoIcrc6 pr.rs, and
the ribbon for binding sszouid match
the pattern
A third thing that Is almost fEaSz-
pensabIe when travelling Is q seweI
cage, and Tor inc girl who wants TO
take q brooch or two and q few rings
neat little folding case win come In
sery handy and may easily be nsnu-