Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-04
THERE'S A KIND OF LUGGAGE
THAT HELPS WIN OUR WAR

- ECAUSE OF the conversion of a
ID great number of baggage cars
into dining cars for the move
nent OF troops TO camps and to points
IF embarkation. milady when she trav-
els will have TO travel light OF bag
sage. There are more freight cars
than baggage cars. and IL you suggest
that they might Just as well be used
For soldiers dining cars YOU will be
met with the answer that those cars
are not built for fast transportation.
Travelling statesmen In a great many
lines Of industry have been able 10
cope with the curtailment In their
number OF trunks through the use OF
photographs. and they have found that
there are many times when set of
good photographs OF q shoe or gown or
sur coat will prove as satisfactory as
he shoe or gown or coat itself But your
daughter when she goes off 70 college
Will find that a photograph OF a good
warm winter coat isn't going to keep
her warm and you won't yourself be
pleased to take photographs of your
evening gowns to show your friends at
the next house party.
But fhsre IN a way around this dif-
nculty, as we'll as evcry other dit-
nouly, As IN other things. we have
shs advantAes OF having got into the
war after the other allies We can
get vssuabao suggestions from Eng
hand and France As TO haw this matter
OF baggage curtailTnent is to be
handled.
Ono way Ensi.sh women manage 10
20 have ono trociS do for several Thsn
they need not take so many. II you
have two gowns. each one OF which by
. nttle mobilization here and there
win 90 for thrse. then you can take
ono dress In your bag instead OF rva
You will wear one IN one OF It's three
gu.ses and carry the other Another
way OF solving the problem among
English women has been through the
use OF telescopes These boxes hold
an amazing amount Of one's wardrobe
True they do not hold so neatly and
nicely as does a wardrobe trunk but
they VIII answer the purpose. They
are the type OF luggage that contains
two separate parts. one OF which At.
into the other. and they are held to-
means Of leather straps that slip
through leather loops on the sides OF
the halves Of the telescope
One consolation for not being able
10 carry a large number of smart
pieces Of luggage IS that there is not a
vast amount Of luggage TO be had and
that smart luggage is frightfully ex-
pensive All-leather luggage is no
~ Errfa-7I hgs- v,fa al
scopes have been put out there made
ot some firm fibre in khaki color and
bound with leather and with leather
straps. Some OF these English pieces
have lodged their way past subma-
rlnes 10 our own shore. They assured
II are smart in appearance. though
they are iscouragingIy expensive.
Perhaps before long we VIII have 10
follow the example OF the men in khaki
and navy blue and pack our duds IN
those capecious denim bags that we
see stacked up IN the stations when
division Of soldiers or sailors is being
transferred. The bag idea as a matter
OF fact seems 10 have become popular
IN all sorts OF baggage. One extreme
y good looking piece Of luggage that
costs about eleven dollars and half
IS made OF brown canva. bound with
pig skin II has a handle like valise
and opens like g va1ise Il contains
straps and when folded IN its smaller
shape II IS not unlike & large. soft
pelise. However, II can be unfolded to
form a very large bag. It Is extremely
durable and OF course entirely water
proof and can easily be swung on top
of taxi cab or taken into e touring
car y has the advantage like the
telescope Of being convertible from
medium sized Dit Of luggage 70 one
that will contain almost as much as a
eraer trunk
For overnight purposes we hardly
coo>tter the luggage proposition al
ell On both sides OF the Atlantic
women have got used 70 the idea Of
getting as much as they might need
Tor e single night into q side Of the
knitting bag. In France they .ay
women never quite know whether they
are going 10 get 70 their own homes
for the night or not II may be that an
air raid will prevent them. So not 70
be left without the few necessary &C
cessories they always carry with them
little bags with these needfuls. The
American or English woman might be
content 70 tuck them in the side Of her
knitting bag or the professional worn-
Ell who carried d brief case might even
stow them away beneath manuscript
or documents. But the French WON
an has too keen an idea for the fitness
Of things. Besides she rather likes the
IDEA OF having an over night bag with
her. II makes even air raids inter
esting.