“GOOD COMPANIONS”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21190, 10 November 1938, Page 10

“GOOD COMPANIONS”

Modern travelling requisites are so fascinating and practical that they naturally suggest themselves as Christmas presents. They make a special appeal to those who are in search of really useful and acceptable gifts. Both in price and kind they offer a great variety, and between gadgets for hikers and lightweight cases for those who travel by air there should be something to meet every need. Most women like the handy little zip-fastening bags, with loop handles that may easily be slipped over the arm. These bags may be had in various sizes, and they are excellent for holding books, reading-glasses, work shoes, lunch, or any small oddments that may be needed during a journey. For the man who usually depends on someone else to pack for him at the beginning of a holiday an expanding suitcase is useful. If he starts off with it unexpanded he should just be able to cram his things into it for the return journey by letting it out to the uttermost. Rugs and cushions with zip-fastening pockets are always useful, either for train or motor travel, and a good rubber hot-water bottle rarely comes amiss. As it is easy to leave one of these good companions behind, in a berth on a steamer or in a sleepingcar, it is advisable to tie an addressed label to the bottle neck by means of a long piece of coloured ribbon. At night this ribbon should be looped round the pillow or left trailing conspicuously outside the bedclothes, so that it is sure to be seen in the morning.