Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-16
HOW TO PACK CORRECTLY

Nearer and nearer come vacation
days The exodus from town has al
ready commenced You can see ex-
press wagons al over the city laden
with trunks headed for the various
terminals and railway stations of thc
city. There is such demand for
wagons to carry the trunks away to
seashore and mountains that you have
TO put in your order some days ahead
to be sure of having ii carried out on
| time.
All who are leaving town soon are
busy now with their packing Those
who are going for the entire summer
have their hands full. for packing
clothes enough for three or four
months is far from an easy matter
! II means ten times as big a task as
packing for a fortnight's stay.
So let us say a few words on the
right and wrong ways OF packing.
This Is the time of year when you are
all interested in the subject OF how
to pack. for those of you who are not
going away very soon vii be leaving
in another month anyway, and are
just as much Interested in anticipat-
ing the happy event as those who are.
leaving for their vacations this month.
\ Strain on the Back.
Packing is always more or less of a
strain ON the back, for there is so
much stopping and bending over TO
be done. But you can take the worst
part of the burden off the back by
raising the empty trunk onto two low
boxes of the same size so that instead
OF having to stoop down to the floor
To lay anything in the bottom OF the
trunk, if you only have to stoop half
way down.
Let us start at the very beginning
of the task, however. First. few
'don'ts." Don't start packing until
you have everything gathered and
ready to be packed. Don't put the
trays on the floor TO be packed. Don't
leave the trays until the last.
Instead, gather your dresses, suits,
sweaters, etc, on hangers within
reach. 1t is best TO pack in your bed
room instead of carrying all your be- |
longings from one room to another |
Have your trunk in a raised position |
as described and have the trays on !
The chairs. not on the floor, 50 that |
you can lay things In them as you |
come TO them. without having to stoop |
md lift.
DH SURF you nave pttIlN " u sue
paper on hand, as YOU will need every
icrap you can get. if YOU wish your
'lothes to be in good condition when
he trunk reaches its destination. Also I
le sure that your bed is kept clear so
hat you can spread YOUR dresses out
IN that To fold and stuff with paper 1
Now you are ready to begin the |
Ictual packing. All the heavy arti- /
les of clothing should be put at the
'ottom of the trunk. Lay your even
ne gowns flat ON the bed. roll the
issue paper in long twists and put one
4 these wherever you fold the dress.
lave just as few folds as possible, he
ause the fewer folds there are the
ever wrinkles there vii he when the
own IS unpackcd.
Keeping Clothes in Place. Il
II is an excellent idea before YOU
egin To pack the trunk to tack two
ieces of tape inside at the bottom.
ne on either side of the trunk,
Iretch it to the top ON the other side
nd tack il there. Now you have q
iece of tape running up both end
the trunk. When you lay folded,
ssue papered dress in the trunk. pin
with two small safety pins TO the
lpe. one piece being at the top of
he gown, the other at the bottom.