HINTS ON PACKING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17348, 20 December 1919, Page 6 (Supplement)

HINTS ON PACKING.

Necessity is the mother of invention— and because of late years needs must, women have learnt .to travel light and to economise space in packing. And now the art of war packing is still useful, for peace does not produce a plethora of railway porters, and where one has to carry one's own baggage it is as well that it should be light. The following- hints may be useful to intending holiday-makers who may be ruefully surveying a pile of clothes and a small trunk, and wondering , how what seems to be the greater can be made to fit into the lesser. Roll silk or woven underclothes tightly —in this way they slip well into spare spaces, and if a piece of- soft paper is rolled in with the /frailer garments they will not crush. If not taking a hat-box it is a good idea to pack a hat in the centre of a trunk and lay the rolled articles round the brim. The crown may be stuffed with rolled-up stockings and other small items. The crown should be packed absolutely full so that it cannot be r bent or dented.

Bottles travel best ensconced in paper wrappings, and tucked into bathroom slippers or any shoes for which you are not taking trees, but corks or stoppers should be covered with oil silk tied on firmly, otherwise the result may be stains on the surrounding,articles. , Bottles should not be packed in the corners or against the sides of the trunk, but protected by a thick layer of soft articles. . Always, place heavy clothes, boots, and so on at the bottom of a trunk and lighter wear on the top. Light-weight trees should be placed in boots ana outdoor shoes, but if a sufficient supply is not available, stuff the toes* tightly with newspaperLet there be no spaces, so that the contents of the trunk are not thrown about and crushed. Do not spare packing paper. Stuff the sleeves and bodies of dresses and coats, and put layers of paper between, and substantial folds of paper where skirts are folded in two. Firm and compact packing is the secret of success.