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Trousseau has an emotional value for the bride, as it is made with lots of sentiments. THE grandest event of your life — your marriage — was celebrated a fortnight ago. You have returned from your honeymoon, and now you have to go back to your career. In addition, now you have to pack/take care/keep in safety the wonderful collection of trousseau/jewellery/ gifts you have got for your marriage.
When not wearing jewellery, store it in soft cloth pouches, soft cloth wraps and plastic ziplock bags. Chains should lie flat to avoid kinks. Gold is strong but can still be scratched. So, avoid placing pieces atop each other in a jewellery box or drawer. Store your ornaments in a dry place. Avoid extreme temperatures. Always store jewellery in separate pouches or wraps. Don’t stuff it into a jewellery box. Overcrowding could mean misplaced gems or lost jewellery if a small piece falls unnoticed from the case. You could even inadvertently bend a fragile piece or chip a delicate stone. The word trousseau comes from a French word, meaning a little bundle. Today, the bride’s little bundle consists of her collection of clothes. It encompasses the bridal dress, going-away outfit, honeymoon attire and those special pieces of lingerie you may have purchased for your wedding. Trousseau has a very emotional value for the bride, as it is made with lots of sentiments for her new life. Preserving these treasures, when not in use, is a time consuming but pleasant task. Packing clothes in cellophane makes the clothes clearly visible and keeps them safe. Use a hard base, such as cardboard, for the outfit to stay stable in the packing. If the outfit is very heavily embroidered, then go easy on the decoration, or it will take away the beauty of the thread work. Use butter paper while folding your sequin- embellished outfits or saris. The paper will prevent the sequins from getting entangled with each other. Got heavy brocades piled up? No problem. Here’s what to do. Wrap the brocade in muslin fabric and keep it in a dark, dry place. Make it a point to open them out for air every once in a while and refold to avoid the occurrence of permanent fold lines. The same applies to your silks — show them the sun and fold them in cloth bags or cotton fabric before storing them in your cupboards. If you don’t use your valuables for a long duration of time, the stale air will carry on to stink your clothes. You need to take them out and keep them in fresh air to revive the crispy freshness. Keep the silk saris in a muslin cloth cover and don’t hang them on hangers. Keep them folded properly in your cupboard and put some moth balls or, better still, camphor to keep the insects away. The best way to store saris is to fold them lightly, put them into cardboard boxes in which they are sold, and keep them in any cupboard that is not airtight. If you do not wear your silks often, air them regularly, every fortnight or so. Naphthalene balls will keep away moths but can leave the sari and its wearer smelling musty. You can pack those
costly shoes to the various saris and dresses in the same way as
apparel, by creating a hard base, and then covering it with cellophane
paper. Or pack the shoes in their respective boxes. Carrying separate
boxes can take up a lot of luggage space. But you could`A0try and fit
two pairs of shoes in one big box. Use the cotton/transparent plastic/
paper bags to wrap them, and then place them in the box. Last, but not
least, ensure that you insure your trousseau and jewellery against
thefts/loss due to fire etc. Market analysts say that in these highly
inflated days, the above items for a middle/middle class bride costs
as much as Rs 5 lakh. — MF
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