Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1917 — TO CARRY WRITING MATERIAL [ARTICLE]

TO CARRY WRITING MATERIAL

Homemade Portfolio Solves Problem Confronting One Traveling With Limited Amount of Baggage. Some persons determine not to write a they are away for the summer vacation. Others vow that during the holidays they will catch up on their correspondence or that they will be true to those behind and will send a line occasionally. Just how to carry the writing materials is sometimes a problem, especially when one is going away with a limited amount of baggage. A homemade writing portfolio will solve the probl eth. So that it will be very practical select waterproof material for the folio. When the case is finished it should measure 6 by 18 inches. Allow sufficient material for the ends to be turned up to form pockets large enough to accommodate a writing tablet or writing paper of the standard size. Bind the tops of the pockets and on one side run a line of stitching from the top to the boftom of the pocket about two inches from one end. This will provide a place for pencil, fountain pen and a tube of Ink ■tablets. The latter, by the way, are most valuable to the traveling person for they obviate the danger of spilling ink all over one’s possessions. Attach snap fasteners to the ends of the folio so that its contents may be held secure.