The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07
LUGGAGE
A VEXING PROBLEM
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Its lightness. Really excellent finish
and workmanship are to be found on
some of the pieces, and 1t has been
generally coming into the realm OF
things aristocratic among luggage.
There is n certain kind of hand lug
sage made of stout brown waterproof
canvas bound with heavy pigskin or
other leather strips which is very good
looking and as a matter of fact wears
rather better than most all leather
luggage. 1t is made in England how
ever, and it is very difficult to obtain
at the present time.
For general transportation purpose
the so-calleQ packing trunk was once
used Il good deal. 1t was useful for
packing bedding, blankets, books ana
table linen, and we had a few such
trunks on hand to use in shipping
belongings from town house to Coun-
try and from country house hack to
the city again. Now in most places
packing trunks arc ii thing of the past
In place of the packing trunk some
people have adopted large reinforced
wicker hampers that are braccd with
steel and fitted with substantial locks
Sometimes they are fitted with water
proof covers of heavy brown material,
but, with or without such covers. they
have little advantage as to price over
any other kind of packing contraption.
To get around the situation some
people have gone to carpenters and
cabinet makers to have nicely fitted
Woodeii' boxes made with neat hinges
and locks. They are not unlike the
kind of boxes used for shipping the,
atriCal properties If added to good
workmanship such box is treated
tC Il coat or blue or green or gray paint
and marked with the owners initials,
1t is really nothing to he ashamed OF
as war time substitute for leather
or other conventional luggage
Needless to say, We have grown &C
cuStumed to seeing women carrying
crctonne bags of immense proportions
Nominaly these are knitting bags. but
not infrequently they are used in place
of the leather overnight bag, and he
cause they are very light and no
longer conspicuous they are very good
for this purpose.
generation or more ago women
apparel in home made rolls of heavy
linen or other fabric. Every clever
woman could Contrive "A pattern for
such roll case Usually they were
noul, neatly with braid and some
times the initials of the owner were
deliberately embroidered on one Side
sometimes they were ftted with
leather strap set in the goods ami
sometimes they were used in connc,-
ton with a shawl strap, that indis-
pensahlc accessory Of travel in grand
mothers day.
the art Of making luggage cases OF
this sort we're revived. Any clever
woman m!rht COntrive a pattern for
roll shaped case that could lie mad"
from heavy waterproof fabric ana
bound with stout linen braid.
Who knows but that inspired by tn
example of our soldiers and sailors, ""
shall bc going about with all our tray
cling ncceSsaricS packed up in a blue
denim kit bpg fastened firmly but sim
ply by knottcd piece of rope? After
all, our ideas about suitable and I'M
suitable luggage are largely an out
growth OF an extravaEant era, and
doubtless most of our ancestors
wendell their way across the ocean e.
the land Of promise with their world
effects packed in a wooden chest ~
mayhap tied in Il large banIaDpa or ~.