The San Francisco call. [volume], July 14, 1907, Page 11, Image 11

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The San Francisco Sunday CalL-
IT'S TRAVELING TIME
T"»HIS Is the season of outings; the
time for going away trips that_
may carry one to the cool depths .
of the green woods, to the sea
shore er the mountain, tope, or which
may take us farther afield;. to countries
and cities or other • continents. Which
c\-er it may be, whether you, propose
to idle away a week or so at the sea
side, or in the mountains, or whether
you Intend braving the dangers of the s
jungle as an explorer, there if one ar»
tide absolutely, undeniably- necessary, \u25a0
and that is a trunk; some sort of a.
trunk at least, without which you
would be as much at sea and as help
less as the fabulous dog with two tails.
So, since some sort of a trunk is
necessary. It behooves one to look
about him, to see what he can discover
among the many modern contrir ,
vances still known as trunks, for
If your crandmothcr's old trunk was
burned in -the fire and you are forced
to the necessity of buying a new-one,
don't flatter yourself that you are go
ing to walk down Van Ness avenue or,
Fillmore 6treet and purchase one of
the good old-fashioned roomy, trunks
that consisted of one vast space into,
\u25a0which everything was packtid pell mell
when modern conveniences- were "un
known.
No, indeed! For the trunks of today
axe as different from those of your
grandmother's day as the contents of'
cne would differ from the contents of
the other. ' The trunk of today is : a
wonder in Itself; it is not only a trunk —
5t Is a bureau, wardrobe and chiffonier
In one. In short, it is a trunk of con
veniences and, using It, you hardly
know you have left closet, bureau and
wardrobe behind.
The trunk known aa the "bureau,"
which by the way can be had 'for 'the
modest sum of 975, Is a receptacle con
taining eh elves, drawers, hat box. shoe
bag, secret drawers for jewelry, skirt,
toilet and waist trays, and a lot of
those tiny Indeicrlbable compartments
dear to every woman's heart in .which
to stow away the thousand and-; one
things no woman can possibly do with*
out. Besides all these there Is a delight,
fully roomy, commodious space »t the
bottom for the packing of all heavy
articles, and by the time you have filled
It, and the trays, secret drawers., and
shoe bug, you .will find yourself splen
didly equipped for as long a Journey as
you may care to. undertake.- In x fact.*
•living in one's trunk" has now become'
practically possible, for everything
may be handled. with the same ease
and dispatch as if you, were standing
before your bureau at home and dress
ing in your customary. fashion.. .
Difficulties* Disappear . \ '
No more lifting of heavy trays; 'no
more stooping; over trunks, packing,
• reaching, searching, * until . your back •
aches with the strain. All these diffi
culties have been obviated by~ the \u25a0 use
of the modern trunk described aa the
"wardrobe." ' This invention consists of
several sections, so contrived that
everything hangs as it should in a real
wardrobe, instead of being laid fiat, to
be crushed as soon as something else ia
placed upon it. The section devoted to
gowns is so arranged that on 12 skirt
hangers hung neatly in a .line : can* be
placed 32 skirts, any one ofiwhlch can
be. instantly removed from its hanger
without disturbing- the others, and re-
placed in the game way.. No need to ;
search through the various articles
where you think- your^ skirt might be,
or where you think you placed It. On
opening the wardrobe trunk the skirt is
right before your eyes, swinging on Ita
hook, as fresh and uncrumpled as If
newly laid out for use. Ac the ward
robe trunk stands on end when In use
by its owner, and is 5! inches high, its
practical utility in the matter of skirts
will be seen at once.
Nor is the wardrobe deficient In the
matter of waists. In the compartment
next to that devoted to skirts are more
Jiangrers— lß of them — and on these
may IS lovely, fluffy evening waists
be disposed without the slightest dan
ger of soil or crush. ' Below this com
partment is the shoe box, large enough
to hold any number of shoes or slippers, '
and above is the hat box, where two
hats may be carried unless too tower
ing with plumes or nowers. This trunk •
lias a number of little places where
toilet articles may be bestowed, and to <•
crown all these Joys is a combination
lock. which not only, opens the trunk, -
bat the three compartments with a turn
of the* hand. The \u25a0 trunk itself '. is of
bacswood, splendidly - made to with-
t-tand hard usage; every article in it Is *,
braes riveted, but weighs only 100"'
pounds. In spite of the price many of .
these wardrobe trunks are being sold.
A trunk that is }n much demand by
practical travelers, especially by women
who are not so keen on' the conven-'i
iences but desire plenty of room, is the \]
rattan. This has split" rattan for tho \u25a0 \u25a0
body, covered with heavy, duck on the
outside and lined with Irish linen. ;t
Is 38 inches long/ tbus affording; ample __
room for ordinary* skirts, and has one
-Jargo 'top tray,, with a. skirt tray under
neath. This trunk has a large and am>- *.
pie shoe 'bos, too, and, is warranted to
etand any amount of baggage smash
ing. One lady ' about to . depart for; the •
continent bought five of these trunks it
one time and ha* about decided c never
to us« any other. a« : they are light and •
roomy and do not show bard wear.'
A trunk somewhat on the same or- :
dcr is the fiber; trunk, very light and
etrong, and the smaller «tred ekJrt •
trunk, 42 , inches : long, with strapped ;
trayo, tor toilet art!- '•
cles and two" secret' drawers^ cun»
ningly bidden by 'a' flap, \ which fall*/
over them, will be a Joy 'to ; every} :
•women who owns one. The skirts can : ;
bei extended 1 to z their full length and
all danger of wrinkling or crushing: be
obviated.
' As companion. " to the skirt .-trunk '.
comes the hat trunk, which ; is boxliko f
in shape and- contains about six hat
forms, to which the. hats . :may ,- "bo- /
pinned so firmly, as v to- preclude any . •-.
possibility of." their moving. from that
position* ... Although" announced that
these trunks] will accomodate" eight or
110l 10 hats, it is seldom that six can": be
put in; of course, -much depends on,the!;
shape and size.^of the hat. But there*
is no, denying their utility, :as any
woman who. has wrestled with ..the
average trunk," trying to find a place -
for her hat among .a * tight - packed .
mass of other articles, . will testify.;
One young girl.-going away for an ex
tended, trip, so appreciated, tho ..value of
such a trunk, while deploring, the: nor- 1,,
mal size, that "she -left an order with
a trunk store to takeout all the trays,
boxes and compartments of a . gpod
sized trunk and replace them wlth.hat
forms. In this way she was -enabled to y
carry her 12 vt '14 hats, some of .them '
worth $100 apiece.
For traveling ' through Europe the
overland is the thing. As o'nly*rso' ;
pounds of baggage is allowed on the
continent, these trunks are models' of '..-.
lightness. The' trunk weighs' but 20
pounds, leaving So^ pounds for\cloth- '
Ing. It is from. 26 to 36 inches': in
length and can be carried in the hand.
The self-raising , tray trunk. . with ;\u25a0
automatic steel hinge, which, raises the
top tray when the trunk- is v opened, is \u25a0
a device which saves immense troubled \u25a0
on the part of the, trunk packer.;. Whe- J
this trunk is, opened a tray drops down V.*
in front, exposing the dress tray,' which
slides out like a drawer, thus having '
all the advantages of a regular [ bureau \u0084
drawer, and enabling one to see imme
diately Just what particular gown* is
needed.' \u25a0
The wicker trunk is one much used
by actresses^ as it is intended to hold
nothing but .'gowns. Itjs. very light,
though not very strong." Immensely
roomy, crushing: ia bY laylng l >
the gowns loosely in place in a lining '
of canvas which the dust canno^ pene
trate. While not. as convenient as the
wardrobe trunk it nevertheless^ saves "
a vast amount of trouble as compared
with the ordinary trunk; as it is light.
airy, and roomy and the : "packed" or (.
odor is entirely missing. ,
In valises or bags the "latest-; thing
seems to be the black Oxfords. These
come In walrus 'skin or seal., There
are three pockets' inside? ..beautifully.?
lined with leather. Another skin -much
Osed for these b<tgi is horned. alligator.
•In : general,, the Oxford Is [ 'used ' as a
regular traveling bag, Ijijt : the ; "club'f.
is tho one more In use for shopping. ,
„<; Something new in the . suit" caee 1 In*
is! the ; rattan" case, which 'is gkining" in
popularity : asJts good qualities : are
discoVered. \u25a0Japanese matting which
resembles the rattan te'afdarker "shade >
i$ also 'very •much used.'' These suit
cases are nicely. finished; are extremely .*
light] and; are to be had from ;|6.s97up.
The' Epglish kit bag is another bag
very ipopular; for i travel. .lt "--As; about';
-2i\ inches long " and -. has . large,'' heavy'
straps which fold -InVthe (bag. at. the
Trinkets Lending: Ohio to the. Costume
;p:pR the hair /the' goldS and Jewell
I trimmed ;. combs are' no con- «
- sldered i in, the very , best taste; : ! espe-"i
clally. for- young; girls.^ :': '
The* plain amber colored \u25a0 combs r and "
pins; for f the ' blond girl . and ? those -In
dark shell' for the brunette Tare "corf ec"t-$
The combs are usually better also' when :;
; made^with '; plain {topW :\u25a0 without % knobs ]
;Or,- other f r decoratlon.. The {button pins'
are used by girls ! who' wear I the{r' hair?
up. •\u25a0 The .-top; part, of these "pinsf turn"v
, back over,' the;. hair.Mn ,a * fiat t piece *of -
«hel!,: like a* large i button. '.?\u25a0 The/effect'";
is very V nne t.*» 1 For;: kecpl ng \ in ? flying ;
ends i otf hair . also i there \ are .'"corkscrew^
*pina of ; amber^-Btraage'lpoklng; things,^:
that "ecrew Into the hhairr r in spiral ; f ash"-\
;.\u25a0•• \u25a0 --, --,:>•.?'. -;--..\u25a0• >.>••., v;v v ; - *. \u25a0•;-\u25a0\u25a0- -v<- \u25a0 '
to P>it« ÜB i H>akingjit •; extensible, -."rhesei
a ro ! v ery: ;.-ifandsom T e',V--'madQ'^;Yn',;'solQ.'
father and alligator "\u25a0'and -are -quite ex-,
pensivp^^Anpther^dress; suit fca'so- has
tojlet^fittlngs!inßld^jaffactlwhich ; wm^
be appreciated' by. b6th r men "and .women."
: ion,', soithat one '.would fear; they; might
: neverj comejfoutf again.";? But > they.c are
In :«tact^comparativejy^ easy of
3 »ent f and ': they^ are! admirable \ for ; keep- ;
:in si thel hair i neat.';?-Therß 5 are ! also] pin»'
• whicjitcomeTlnlpairß.'fcalledfstaple pins.
f They,j havo~amberl orj Shell j tops \ and ; aro !
ihl the] shape ;of *large jataples.f as ?theiirs
. name ,-? indicates. \u25a0 '\u25a0}\u0084 Tbey^ arei 5*5 * worn r.^on';
[eitherisldelofkajilpwiHnot^or^if Athe"
; hair) is > braided J and! turned |under?mayj
l ,b© iworn lln j place] of /al bdw-t^Thel tops
standjout|we}l.ifrorn /fhel head. ; - # ;
A Sleeve] links i are" ralichfwornTnowadays
by .women,", though|manyiwaists!of Uliei
; tailor jraade^yarietyjhaypjbuttons* sewed*
on.74Whenf girlsfj prefer.*: buttonp,mthal
etyles; worn ) py/mien' ...are' rcHosep,* "carel be -"!
Ing^taken\ tojselect r a ; sui tab] y, small and \u25a0
dainty! pair. ,i? An? Idealwhich? lias ft becni
* b^*Ss^ ifh"i f£^™Jand \u25a0"mi^'g^ngineers:
£*c* lied t tic be 1 1 ows .', It is in 'demand "by. ;
h *^«?T^lSoul^^e¥lcafOTttoi
I followed (1 out \u25a0$. byJ\Btmi -i'lglrU \ t or> the
0 sleeve f links of s their >- morning !of j
Lj th et tailor ;\u25a0 made I Is « to 1 get 1 the
1 plain njptherlof pearl buttons^which are 1
3 sold"; forswear,' In ; raen'sTeventngr'clothes.*";
[iThese 5 are^fiat|buttons;?justf like* those *t
Awhlchfare(Bewedv>n^shirt\waists;{only?
Sf finer 5 and jof (more attractive c# design."
|.Theyi are; small? In Teize J and I when] used?
; Ing tailored |shlrt>waists^they,fareYes-_;
|ceedingly^heatjand lat f the " same .itiine™
•sniartjlooking. * {"•'.'• >".* X ' \u25a0' '•
YSBelt^ckles.rt^iweartwithlnnefsiikv
*. beltaf are t In fjga ld,^silver/or^m'6ther J of I
S pearl. t^Theyi are 5 mostfattractivisl with-""!
Sout stoneisetUngs^.The!gold'and*Bilver/
areJchasedS or ins
3 charming,"deiign6;||The^ mother/of- pearl f
|buckles j ar©] very^n ice j f or, ; linea' belts "or I
I for ;those>in; white" corded silk. ** --^^M
7* Africa, plt *. has Tan; extension top - like
£the Id t which' extends; nine . inches. «
: ift|i?*; •S^J?^£\ t ' 1"»\fl1 "»\fl° | esfc^ EngUsh^ Jeols '• - :
;Jeather,tand j lsfdeserv'edlyjpopula'r, be- '.
l^lngfa boonHo; the J man; who wants :hls'i
j^trunk always yfith r iilm.- :^ \y
\u25a0v- I . Trunks for ' men i"; are :'also ' models '. of
Vconyenience.; although compartißents
are 'h subordinated • according ato > size.
,- They; usually /contain 1 a^hatYfoVm'line'd '
; with .quilted ;; >Yed ; ; satin ':, >^wfiicht ;^6t \u25a0! ]
£only^givesj;a7pjeaßin"g^effect\whe^
ftfunjc^is^^ejiedlbut,;whic^reffectuajiy^]
iprotecta Jthe \u25a0/. high i' hat 5 f romV soil -.- and i
and cuff 'treceptacles are 1
ahso"; 'cleverly ' concealed/; in ."'the ;; b ot
to'ra lof V the " : trunk,' /and "-some - of -the j
9"^\imimf^tirJr nfna wL»«ijiiijjiitf.i *Jli,aiiif ' < ---..: r . : \u25a0 ~ a
I trnnkslßhowji|L| compartment \tox\ muf-)'.'
jg^j^^tf^l|aj^^^t^^?|^u gh. - 1
prefer ; the extensible - ©xford or ? Ens-
Hsh kit bag for Jlght. traveling, pur
poses, the ; trunks" : for. men are hot . so
numerous", or - so conveniently ' adapted
to many ; uses as those ' for, women. <\u25a0
'For shopping bags 'tor: women there^
are thje- '.'college;', bag and the •'V'assar.",
The college: bag'may. be carried in the
hand ; or f worn : oy'er t the iioulder by
means of an' extension strap. This Jaa:
Is good for, walking tours, or when on*' i
. handd * are ' full and the bag Is in tha
way. The Vaesar 'bag ta mads of soft
; kid or cal V and draws together with a
string : something „ like - th« old ' koittiajc
bagra of our grandmothers. - B&sa, How
ever, are the thing,* and i raW f t ia ia^
"deed -to see fi i woman^ wttoout.o^ V^.%