1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

A BACHELOR'S CUPBOARD How a Man May Valet Himself If one has little room, a box couch is a great conven- ience, for clothing may be kept in it and laid flat with- out wrinkling. It is thus better kept from dust than in a closet, and may serve in summer as a receptacle for win- ter clothing. It is economy in the end to have one's fur cap or fur-lined coat stored by a furrier, who will in- sure and prorect against moths for a trifling sum. But in case one lives miles from a furrier and is obliged to care for it himself, directions are included for stor- ing such clothes with camphor. Cedar branches laid among clothes will keep away moths, or if one has a cedar chest, so much the better. Men never seem to be very handy in mending their own underclothing and linen. It is nearly always pos- sible to arrange with one's laundress to do the weekly mending before the laundry is put in the water. If this is neglected, the tear generally makes great head- way, and sometimes ruins the article beyond mend- ing. A couple of ticking laundry bags are great conven- iences. One may send his laundry away in one while the other hangs on the closet door and serves during the week as a receptacle for soiled clothes. One of the average bachelor's greatest expenditures is for hosiery. Have any of you ever heard a man say, '' Oh, I never bother about having stockings mended when they are too bad to wear I throw 'em away " ? Changing the hose once a day or every other day and keeping them nicely mended means a great saving in

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