Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-06-03
FACT, FASHION AND FANCY
Paragraphs That Are Of More Especial
Interest to Women


vcnicncc is Ghviatcd for the traveller
who owns 4 wardrobe trunk. But not
al of rs Go and few Of us can afford
TO discard Cur perfectly good "old
timc:'," with its conventional trays.
for the luxury Of a rambling ward
rchc. We must. Of necessity. manage
with our ordinary trunk rs both closet
and bureau when we fare forth on our
business OF vacation trip.
If YOU have to live on the road and
out of your trunk, keep Il few or nj!
OF these suggestions in your mind.
you will find them good things to
know.
To begin with. the secret of good
pacliin s-hut every one knows it. S"
il is an orcn onc-is to pack clothes
tightly, so that nothing can roll
around or shift from side to side and
lump up. Certainly when woman
must select her clothes from day to
day from such close quarters she does
not so cacy as it may ccem to pack
closely when nothing but clothes go
into Il trunk. And therefore it is best
to pack thin dresses in flat cardboard
boxes, stuffing them well with tissue
PAPER or if they arc dark OF color,
crurlplcd newspaper will do rs we'll
Place these boxes on top of the
heavier clothes. and then there Will De
no weight 10 crush them, and: the?
will take UP space and help to fill the
trunk. BE sure to label each box with
thc dress it contains. Then you can
make rapid selection without open
ing them all, saving both time and the
incidental disarrangemcnt Of the
frccks. Choose boxes that exactly fit
the trunk or two smaller ones. Then
you will not have TO wedge them in
with the other clothes.
The most unsightly thing in the
world is :, mussy .w::.!i blouse. Try
this trick to keep the waists frcSh:-
Take q piece of the cardboard that
comes home from The laundry in shirts
or shrtwaiStS ana fold the blouse
about that. Stuff the arms with tisuc
uapc-, just full enough to keep them
from crushing.
Often tho tailor sends the suit home
carefully folded over Il hrcastplatc Of
cardhoHrd Use Il convex piece ni this
sort 10 keep the coat Of Your Sllit in
shape And u" sure to have your tail
or show you the correct way 10 fold
rour coat. Yuu have no idea how
much pressing YOU can save by learn
ing this trick.
, Can you think Of anything more dis
couraSinG than tn have TO unpack Il
trlln;; FROM TOT, - i,nt;":u :" find some
thing that li':: "m ia" lowest layer:
We nave III! dome ii. though Try
packing und"rc!u,lics in envelopes nI
different culurS ami provide SNAP
fasteners SO ihat the envelopes may
lc opened ont perfectly flat. suppose
YOU use blue for ni;sht-Eowns. pink
for cImiSuicH aid So on. Ynu will not
find il Il bit of trouble TO pick out the
thing you arc looking for. These fold
erS take up no room, are inexpensive
and add ilnmcasulahly to the order Of
the trunk.
Pack the corners al tho trunk with
stockings; and knit underwear, and il
all the rest uf the trunk is in ship
shnr" order they will lac easy enough
to find.
What lu do with h%t%--thiS IS the
greatest p:oi.tcrn.. t'sc tn" top tray
for them. taking ont the hnnr;! that Ill
vi.ca ii into compartments. 7" keep
thcla in place pin them Ia the cushions
that ~" attached - tho bottom of th"
tray If you like, but II better way ii
TO cross tapes over the crown ui the
hats anl! la".; these down witl! thumb
t:.cS3 IL IL" sides and bottom nf tho
tray.
II the tr'!n'i is steamer size and
boasts nr tray f.: hat accOnmudi-
tinn make 4 firm foundation or thr
heavier clothes. lay the fiat top upon
tfi" and PIN the h!im securely 10 il
with s!,or; hatpins. Stuff tho crown
with soft underwear Of with stock
ingH and luy soft, Thin garments upon
il for protection.
As TO" shoes. PACK them in bags,
nIir to cavli bag. again ynu will
avoid c0nfr"iun if ;'om make .hc bags
in different colorS.