NOVEL HANDBAGS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 523, 2 June 1909, Page 3

NOVEL HANDBAGS.

2 The '.handbag -has entirely ceased to -.he regarded as a, visitor,., says '.a Melbourne .'writer. ; \Vo recognise- that it' has .come to stay.' .Never within memory has woman possessed anything in' the way, of a ipocket that, was any way conducive .to her comfort..-.The. hand bag has given her an amount of peace undreamed of by the man who, blessed with' eight or.ten pockets; can rarely produce his ; railway ■ ticket wjthout. something closely .resembling convulsions. bags afford a maximum of .wear, and women who have '.bought the mounts and mado.up bags of bead ' work or embroidery can: make, quite beautifuLbag's of leather as well.' Chamois leather; showing a design in colour/outlined with silk iand gold, can bo made without difficulty into an-admirable variety. :Thel;-fixing -.'.of- the leather into the metal top. presents practically no difficulty. If the motal top is not desired, however, a leather bag drawn-in with cords of-plaited leather is equally good'to' look : at. A serviceable and good-looking bag can bo made of linen worked in' cross stitch, or : coloured huckaback embroidered. • : The lower quarter of ;the bag is covered with leather, the leather being joined to .the linen "with.buttonhole stitching.. Leather, cord is used to ' tio -this" particular kind. ? Old 'kid gloves can be .pressed- into the service . of beautiful bags.' The hand part is cut off, and one.seam opened. The kid-is then coloured the-desired shade. A design is then drawn, and the kid. applied to linen or, silk in the usual Way. This applique, finished 'With coloured braid, and subsequently gold cord, Ijiecontly. se'ea-in pale blue on a brown linen ['ground, provoked "much admiration. ::