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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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