Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1911 — PACKED INTO SMALL SPACE [ARTICLE]

PACKED INTO SMALL SPACE

By the Exercise of a Little Ingenuity It Is Wonderful What Can Be Done. Traveling in these days .when motoring saves many a long wait at country junctions, brings out latent talents In trunk packing. To stow away everything required, not only for a night at a hotel, but for a two-day visit to friends on the line of route as well, makes a demand on closeness of packing which in old times used to be considered the prerogative of the sailor and the yachtsman. One of the most useful contrivances is a small home-made hold-all to contain the needs of the day, carried out in dark silk, such as green or navy blue, and lined with thin mackintosh sheeting. If the silk is turned back at either end for half a yard, and sewn down, two pockets \yiU be formed, which will hold a fresh motor veil, light gloves, to take the place, when Bhopping, of fur motor gauntlets, together with a veil for the face, an extra muffler and the comforts which are necessary when all weathers have to be expected,%and when many adventures may be encountered. A sponge bag of the usual dimensions can be substituted by a square of mackintosh covered with silk to. match the hold-all, and divided into pockets, intended to contain not only washing apparatus, but bath and toilet soap, a case of tooth powder and brush, tin for methylated spirits, hair curling etna and other toilet .necessaries, which it is best to isolate in a damp-proof case. This can be rolled up so as to make a large or small parcel, and secured with washing ribbon.