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House Cleaning: Folded

Fold each garment and lay it smoothly in the trunk. Do not attempt to roll garments into tight bundles in order to economize space.

Folded articles laid flat will pack more tightly.

While packing, press down the contents occasionally to see that there are no lumps or other inequalities.

To Pack Men's Coats. - Spread out the coat on a flat surface with the outside up. Fold the sleeves back at the elbows and draw them straight down at the sides. Turn back the front laps of the coat over the sleeves, pull the collar out straight, take up the coat at the sleeve holes, and fold it wrong side out lengthwise. Thus the front flaps will be folded twice in.

To Pack a Plaited Skirt.-Pin each plait in its place at the bottom of the skirt. Lay the skirt on a flat surface and fold to just fit the largest part of the trunk or suit case. In other words, fold as little as possible.

To Pack Summer Gowns. - Remove the arm shields and fold the skirt in as few folds as possible. Fold the waist in the same fashion as a man's coat, stuff the sleeves and bust with tissue paper, put paper under ruffles, and surround the whole with tissue paper. But do not use white tissue for this purpose, as it is bleached with chloride of lime, which tends to turn white goods yellow. The blue tissue is therefore to be preferred.

Or put waists on coat hangers and stuff the sleeves and bust with tissue, or lay them flat in the tray or top of the trunk. When thus packed, they will neither lose shape nor wrinkle.

To Pack Hats. - Pin hats to the lids of hat boxes to prevent their moving around. Or improvise a hat box by laying the hat on the bottom of the trunk or tray, and cutting a strip of cardboard as high as the highest point of the trimming. Pin this together at the ends, thus inclosing the hat, and lay a piece of cardboard across the top. Surround this with other articles packed firmly to keep them from shifting, and the hat will receive no harm.

Miscellaneous Objects. -Pack bottles inside of shoes. Pack a chafing dish in the middle of the trunk and fill up with small articles. Lay pictures in the middle tray between folded garments and fill the tray with clean starched clothes. Put summer gowns or evening gowns at the top of the tray, which should not be packed quite full. Pack in the bottom of the trunk a child's toy washboard. You can then do up for yourself small pieces at hotels and summer resorts where laundry charges are high.