Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-10
HINTS FOR The
FAIR TRAVELLER
When Packing the Trunk Be Sure
to Make Allowances For Every
Emergency and Put In the Gar
ments In Such a Way That
They VIII Not Be Crushed.

mer VacALlOnlSL.
If one expects to go about
from place to place, sightseeing, the
wisest thing is to cucumber oneself
with as little luggage as possible. Take
clothing that need not go to the laun-
dry very often and depend on the
shops where you chance to be for ev-
erything you need. This is the best
way to start for Europe, for clothing
n be bought so much cheaper on the
other side that it justifes any extra
charges that may be put upon 1t.
II the vacationist Is going to some
smart summer resort or to visit friends
where courtesy requires a decent at
fention to the matter of dress 1t Is al
together a different matter, and then
the question of getting as much as
possible into a small space is an i'm
portant one.
Before packing always dust out the
trunk thoroughly and wipe out with a
damp cloth. If 1t Is cracked ever so
little on the bottom buy trunk stays
Mt the hardware store and nail these
into place. Line the bottom of the
trunk with newspapers before you be
gin. This will protect the contents
from dampness.
Sort all clothes, putting lingerie in
one place, shoes in another, toilet ar
ficles in another and dresses in an
other. Then put all the supplies that
will be needed after the trunk leaves
home and until 1t is unpacked at the
end of its journey safely out of the
way. These supplies should include
all toilet things needed. night wear and
change of underwear, with slippers
and dressing gown, clean shirt waist
or a fresh frock. Enough supplies
should be carried to last a couple of
days. The trunk may be delayed on
the way. or something may occur
which will make 1t impossible to I'M
pack for several hours after the trunk
1s received.
Now begin to pack. First gather the
shoes together. Stuff them with paper.
Shoe trees and small objects wrapped
In paper-a box of talcum powder, a
Jar of cold cream, a bottle of alcohol
(sealed) or stocdngs-can all be safely
slowed in shoes. Put the footgear
evenly Ill tnt QOltOA va lAC LtAAs
Cover each hoe with tissue paper.
Fiji in the cavities around them with
such heavy and bulixznaEticlez-ns~eor-
sets, fubbers, sweaters and toilet arti-
Giles, well protected from breakage with
paper. Make a neat layer and fill ev-
cry crevice and Granny, for good pack
ang must be tight packing.
Cover the first layer with a piece OF
stout ticking or unbleached cotton the
shape of the trunk and a few inches
bigger. Tack the ticking or other cloth
loosely over the shoes so that they can.
not shift their position.
Next tack strips of cotton one above
the other across the ends of the inside
of the trunk. Put in the heaviest
dresses first and tack them with stitch
es or pins securely In place. This use
of tapes will be found very helpful in
keeping the clothes where they are
packed.
After the bottom of the trunki is flled
with clothes, all tackled at each end to
the tapes, put In the tray. Put under
wear, excepting petticoats. which
should be packed like skirts in the
bottom, neatly In the tray. Shirt
waists. too. belong in the tray. They
can be wrapped in tissue paper and
pulled out a little with wads of the
paper so that they will not wrinkle
badly.
Flat boxes, If they are available. can
be used for packing waists and under
wear. They keep the clothes more
nearly free from wrinkles than any
other sort of packing.
Ii a hat must go in a trunk sew 1t
firmly to a square of cardboard and
tack the corners securely to the bottom
of the tray. Cover, the hat with tissue
papei and put crumpled wads OF the
paper all about it to help hold 1t In
place.
Lingerie dresses or I'M dress which
wrinkles easily can be stuffed with
wads of tissue paper loosely made and
loosely put in place. A dress puffed
out with paper like this does not wrin-
kle easily and really takes no more
room than a dress which is perfectly
fat, for the stuffed dress can be pack
ed tight without fear of mussing 1t.
1t is hard to pack a coat. Turn back
the sleeves at the elbow over a roll of
tissue paper and pin them in place.
Lay several crumpled sheets of tissue
paper inside the coat and bring one
side far over the other. Owe the tissue
paper too. Then wrap the coat In sew
eraI sheets of paper and pack tight.
Useful Soap.
A soft soap that is useful In clean