New Britain herald., 1929-05-20
By JULIA BLANSHARD NEA Service Writer

 NEA Service Writer New York, May 20-A tour of smart shops for the latest luggage proves that it has lost weight since last summer, has improved its color and developed svelt chic that is quite Partisan.
 Even the staunchest of the new luggage ensembles for the June bride the European traveller or her who goes west just for the season IS featherweight. New construction and finer workmanship arc given the credit for this. Of certain wardrobe trunks it is boasted that they can be lifted by a child. This, by the way, is land and water luggage, not airplane. which is even lighter. So featherweight is the best lug gage this season that one really could tote her own. were is not for the number of pieces that the wel,- packed woman is supposed to have.
 Four Grips in Luggage Ensemble Four kinds of grips make up the summer hand-luggage ensemble. in addition to a wardrobe trunk. This ensemble includes a suit case, hat box, shoe case and toilet case. the last beautifully fitted with bottles and pockets for beauty makings." Color plays a big part in these new grips. Pastel shades replace the saudy oolored pieces of last season. Soft medium blues. conservative lavenders and greens and clear, soft reds, fashion some of the neatest en- sembles. Beige. however, is consid- cred the smartest color this season perhaps because of that color's vogue for women's travelling togs. Beige may be lined with it's own color or it may be ultra and have the deepest richest brown moire surprise Milady when she opens it, Greys are apt to take self-colored Innings.
 Rounded corners have the edge on square ones. perhaps because they are new. Contrariwise. the latest stead of round. They have traps this year for veils. hat ornaments and folded stands to hold the hats when ones destination is reached. Shoe cases look just like a suitcase out side but swing open through the middle to show dozen or so pockets for as many pairs of footgears. These cases, hung on the closet door, make an admirable shoe closet.
 All of the best leather and reptil- ian skins now go into the making of smart luggage. Hand-sewn wa ter snake ensembles are tremend- ously chic. So are goatsl>in. pigskin. morocco. alligator, lizard and com- Linations of these, all finished with fine handstitching.
 New Convemiences Introduced Individual pieces of luggage intro- duce many a convenience this sum- mer. With the return of the tailor ed suit. there is a shirt waist box on the market. which is the shape of small suitcase, just big enough to fold blouses in. with pockets on the lid for ties and other accessor- ies. Overnight and weekend bags have new ideas incorporated in them in the way of just the fittings one would need for such short time.
 Wardrobe trunks comes in a wide range of sizes this year. The light weight tan fabric trunks. with band ings. checker board and other mod ernistic printed designs on them are very trim and smart looking. One can have trunks trimmed in any color she wants to complete the lug gage harmony. But since the trunk plays a lone hand most of the time one is travelling, it does not have to match.
 As more pieces are added to lug gage ensembles. of course. the price increases. But de luxe luggage, like French frocks is copied in less ex- pensive models now. Since there are style features to be observed, now, however. it is worth while to keep them in mind when shopping Light weight. subdued color. interesting le eathers and useful shapes are the things to be considered