Evening star., 1924-07-04

n OST of us would get more
hl good from vacation il we
VI remembered the following
points: First, to make up
our minds to leave all our business
and domestic problems at home. We
would then be better able to deal
with them on our return. refreshed in
mind and body. Secondly, we
should be very careful of our diet
when away. Many people bring on
digestive troubles through thought
less eating when on vacation, and
so the benefit of change is not as
great. Avoid too much exercise If
You lead sedentary life ordinarily.
Most people tire themselves out
seeing is tiresome. If you are not
able to see everything of interest in
The section of the country where Won
are staying. it would be best to select
few special trips that appeal to
you most. A good proportion of d
vacation should be spent just resting.
DO not battle too much Many vaca-
uonists make themselves i'll on ac-
count of bathing too often or by
staying too long in the water
Have your bedroom windows wide
open. and, above all. spend every min
member that you are likely to get
more good from the fresh sa or
country breeZes than from anything
else your vacation will afford.
Trulli&x and Boxes.
The usual practice when pack ing
is to put the heaviest clothes at the
bottom of a trunk, and light articles
III the tray, if this is the kind of
trunk used In this way of packing,
the light things either have to be
packed so tightly that they look as
II the crSascS acquired in the interval
had been ironed into them. or if
loosely packed they move to one end
of the tray and arrive in crumplcd
condition.
trushahle dresses travel far better if
rolled up in tissue paper and packed
round the hats in stiff hat box. If
not more than two hats are needed in
addition to the one being worn, plenty
o. space will be left in a good sized
hox for two or three dresses. Hats
with delicate brims should be placed
with crowns down, with roll of tissue
paper placed under the rims to prevent
CreaSinS. Flowers should also be pro-
tected with rolls of paper which may
also be pushed into loops of ribbon
The use of plenty of tissue paper in
SureS success in the packing of perish
able articles. Sleeves of coats should
always he filled with it.
Light blouSeS arrive in the best con-
Gition when packed in d small card
board box inside the trunk. Shoes for
spec ial occasions should always be left
in their boxes, while others can be put
into small linen bags. 1t is also good
plan TO have a set of thin muslin COW
ers in which lingerie can be folded.
\ work basket must not be forgotten
IL there is needlework to be done.
either for pleasure or simply the in
cvitable small repairs. Good baskets
for travelling are the little round ones
made of rattia, either with d cover Of
the same or Il bag top of silk.
hold-all is very useful, especially
II big party is travelling. Heavy
things like shoes can be packed in it.
and forgotten articles put in at the last
minute. 1t is a good plan to put in the
trunk d list of things that you do not
wish to forget that you have packed.
Quite often when strappins up
trunk or other baggage an extra hole
farther along the strap than those al
straps of ordinary thickness d new hole
may be quite easily made. Rest the
under side of the buckle on hard
surface and then pull the pin upright.
Place the part of the strap which it is
desired to puncture over the point of
the pin and give smart tap with
something hard and heavy. The pin
will pass through the leather and make
a new hole. 1t is important to rest the
under part of the buckle on surface
that offers good resistance.
Few people bother to take care OF
their trunk straps when not in use,
and when they need them they find the
leather has become exceedingly hard