Show n r. c. t J F r T y 7 Fl F l a of- of t U t I Here Is the r 0 I Brilliant Idea oi of of oia m e rUIl k J aXiN w sar r a French Frenck rene Genius enius Who Has Solved 2 the Moving V Van an t t r sh Problem m by b InI Inventing In Iy In r t 4 v vI I I J n v venting en tin a Complete om lete 1 ete Y z Hou Houseful o of of f Chattels That C Gan n y z Y i Be Folded Awa Away A W y yin AB ABc c r vin v- v in in a Space ace o oI ot of r 4 3 3 I Indies nIches c h es The Two Easy Chairs Can Be Arranged to The Contents of the Trunk When Unfolded U and Set up Provide as Much Household Furniture I Make 1 a Very Comfortable e Lounge as May Be Needed for a Three-Room Three Apartment t l ibi B By Clive Marshall some some thirty or or- orBO r so BO ye years rs ago seeking seeking seek seek- SCIENCE ing solution m. m of of the space problem in tho the cramped and confined apartments of the tho larger cities of the country the folding bed d. d It became po so O popular that it was fashionable fashionable fashion- fashion able le to have one Those without the tho marvelous folding bed were h held ld to be out of or date 7 Now a French inventor comes to the front with j with an idea for a folding flat H He has e evolved a trunk 49 40 by 54 64 by 33 inches in dimensions in inich which ich are arc contained complete household furni- furni turc and utensils utensils' for lor three persons two adults and a child M. M L Louvet is the name of the producer producer producer pro- pro ducer of this latest idea which might be termed the ultra development of much in little The I desk rule or the childs child's ruled pencil box will give tan an idea of the startling economy of space sPace made mad jf possible through the new invention The trunk is not as large as tho the average average buffet and d has just about the he dimensions of a top stall ft desk A man would say it is neat A woman y would certainly call it cute cuto Achild A A. A child would regard re- re fegard Bard gard it as a plaything and many many a a. a time in the absence of mama would pack up the household effects as a mischievous prank I The Arab when he decides to move moye packs his goods on the back of his trusty camel folds u up P his tent and goes Mr Householder equipped I with this new trunk borrows borrows' his neighbors neighbor's j wheelbarrow and proceeds He Ho doesn't need a a- camel came nor a tent although with the latter Tie ne Tiet might keep moving forever carrying on his t wheelbarrow all the com comforts orts of f home home Tho The trunk unk contains the following g A double bcd bed n It child child's ld's s cot a b buffet springs t mattresses and linen for both beds a se sewing ng machine a alinen alinen linen closet two chairs for adults two folding stools and a n childs child's bench an oil range a n combination combination com corn t desk and dressing table a a dining room table with a top 49 40 by 30 inches a wash tub with witha a IL capacity of quarts of water and md a com com- pleto set of metal dishes dishos and cooking utensils Tho The trunk recalls tho the fun enjoyed by those who owned a combination piano bathtub ch Having enjoyed an evening evening of music Mr and Mrs Brown upon the departure of the company 1 would let the bathtub down from tho the front of thel tho the l' l piano and make their ablutions Then inverting lit it it they would place n l mattress and bedclothes fon on n tho the top and behold I a spring bed bcd No Crowding g the Secret In their turn tum tho the convertible lounge bed the thet trout t out rod that has hns so many joints it can cnn be placed lin in fn a n vest pocket when folded the cane cano umbrella and nd interest But it seems all aIl occasioned wonder L t i o. o as if the inventive fr Fren 4 l has responded to tote the te last note otc in hecho manding anding conservation conservation conservatIon conserva conserva- I tion of space ti After looking over over m the list t of the thc articles that may maybe be packed in the trunk t one involuntarily asks How can it b be bedone done How is it p possible to crowd so many a articles les into such a small space 1 D' D The query answers the question B Because cause nothing is crowded The inside of th that t trunk is as orderly as can be T There ier i is-a is a place for everything and everything i is in its pla place e. e When packed the inside of that trunk would make the interior of a sardine can look empty in is comparison Everything fits so so snugly that it would be impossible without a scientific gauge to measure a bit of f air space once the cover coyer is put down The secrets arc joints plenty of them many more than the freak of the circus has and the teles telescope ope method of packing such as was probably first made practicable in the box blocks that appeared in toy form some forty years ears ago ago Conjurers Conjurer's Trick Applied V The The- trunk is is the useful application of t the he co con conjurers conjurer's con r jurers jurer's trick of folding than bigger the than the arti articles r cles des into the stove pipe headgear from which he he produces things so large that one wonders how he apparently shatters that old law of impenetrability impenetrability I of matter which schoolboys know is that two things cannot occupy the same space at the tho same tim time If you ever wat watched he a a really expert moving man at work you can get an idea of the th A maimer manner in which the Frenchman has perfected the packing operation The biggest article in the trunk is the buffet and when put away occupies a n segment of the tho outer edge of the thc interior The combination drowsing dressing table table desk desk is fashioned so that it slips into the space between the 16 logs legs s of the buffet Similarly the sewing machine fita fits into the tho oil range and both of them do not monopolize t the e rest of the space about the outer ou r edge left after after- after placing pl the tho buffet and combination dressing drelling table-desk table in place There is still room and plenty of it for the dining room table which sans legs that are da- da detachable goes goe into such luch a 1 small space that it Ini in i itself elf is a n cause of wonderment to those tho Who ho have inspected the new now device The chairs in the manner of the tho camp stool t are tucked away in the in fn interstices formed by the Intersection intersection tion of other othel articles inside and the springs and mattresses are used to pr prevent prent ent anything anything any any- thing from Irom slipping against its neighbor to the tho lor scratching of either The washtub is I. placed In the he centre of the trunk and holds the tho loose articles of bf L kitchen ware waro e v r i-r r i t J roe rr i r r f I x i r 1 r t j i 1 w J t x r r I r rI I f if t J i 2 Y n 7 I a 1 A Stove Numerous Pots and Pans and i f i V r i ti fJ a t a 1 4 iii Each The Framework of the Trunk This Compact Table Contains Cantatas Many lany Kitchen Requisites I 1 of Which Packs Away Into Its Own Recess Note Extended to Make Malc Machine a Double Bed Bcd j the up Fold-up Sewing and even clothes U I for it its It capacity U is quile The articles themselves in addition to their many joints and folds contain pockets pocket that th thare are most molt handy in tucking away the tho articles of clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing one must have in housek housekeeping although most of the tho apparel of the trunk owner m might better be carried emulating th the Frenchmans Frenchman's idea b by wearing one suit on top of the other It might be a good suggestion for cold weather anyway There are drawers in the tM bottom of 01 the be bed l and nd two of the chairs are so ao made that t a comfortable loun lounge may be h. produced by y placing them together Things Look Fashionable The various articles of furniture are by D' D no means in the category rr of If cheap When set let up they t cy are most mot attractive und and look ook fashionable In fact lad if It you yon did not want to let the visitor Into lato the secret you could successfully ucc ull conceal from discovery that your household goods good were wre at as Jointed as the spinal pinal column itself Nr upI P l rr r t l I rc to etiM rtH fate lite 1 Even a Wash Vash Boiler Are Neatly Folded Away in This Table When Moving Moving l Iov ing Day Arrives Most of the inventions of such nature have detracted from by their by-their thor thoa appearance It seemed inevitable that tha the co construction tion of the tho th space space saving devices would betray the secret nd impair their usefulness by branding them as freaks But those who have seen the tho wonderful wonder wonder- ful trunk declare that it is the container of furniture furniture fur fur- so 60 good to look Jook upon that none could suspect sus sus- pest peet the duplicity of its character The housewife housewife house house- wife who considers purchasing the outfit will Trill find find- say those who have admired it that tho the tra trunk has nothing of the grab b bag about it containing contain contain- containing ing only articles that really grace a n homo home Flat Dwellers Squatters Dwellers Squatters It said is-said is that the inventor got cot his idea while serving ser in the French army The French army kit was a thing of wonder in itself so many useful useful use use- ful articles could be packed in it Then too it was so easy to carry unless under forced march when every pound is noticed The need for fOt tho the article also has been increased because of ol tho the nomadic spirit developed in many Frenchmen as the result of the outdoor l life e of the aimy army daring during tho the years of warfare Quarters in the tho cities are arc very cramped and the loss of men in the tho great conflict has cut down the number of carpenters to such an extent that homes in the towns de do destroyed destroyed by the Germans arc nrc not being built fat fast enough to answer housing demands Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- que many families have taken to living out- out of doors and the tent and the trunk of furniture arc are found very useful and very ery serviceable Enthusiasts declare that the invention may haVe the effect of changing the living habits habit of a 3 great part of tho the French nation and spreading here transform flat dwellers into squatters reviving reviving re rev again that period of fifty years back when the sovereignty of the tho man who settled in sparse r developed country was tantamount to a title UtI ato a- a ly to the property Thus the device primarily intended to f more ro room m to those who live IIvo lid in apartments may have the surprising result result result- of destroying apartment apart apart- apartment aparte e ment dwelling altogether and sending man back backi a a long longay way ay toward tho the habits of his outdoor progenitor who vho permitted neither clothing noi nori furniture to unnecessarily hamper his freedom vi w Awl pr |