CROTESQUE "VANITY" BAGS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8949, 15 October 1907, Page 1

CROTESQUE "VANITY" BAGS.

] "Vanity" bags, which have been made of scouted suede or floral bro- ' cade, have suddenly assumed most grotesque forms. Imitation crocodile, tiger, or monkey heads, reduced to the size of ordinary beauty bags, depend from slender silver or gold chains, while a fringe of claws adorns leather reticules. "There is an extraordinary demand for uncanny fashions,'' the manager of a Bond street firm stated to an Express representative, "and uncanny is tho only adjective to apply to the new 'vanity' bags. It is not only that they are ugly, but the more ferocious the animal apears the more popular the bag will become. "The 'crocodile' bag is especially vindictive looking, as the jaws of ! the creature are open, disclosing the sharp fangs. A tiny silk tassel dej pends from the mouth, which, when J pulled, draws out a silk pocket hold- ! ing a miniature comb, handkerchief, • and powder puff. t "The 'tiger' bag is made on a i larger scale, and contains a scent ! bottle, purse, aud even a tiny pair of ' curliug tongs. Rat's head ; also fashionable, and appear to have j a peculiar fascination for the fair j sex, who fear the rodent so much iu ! life. They are rather more of the I nature of a purse, or just large I enough to carry a pair of gloves or a handkerchief." ! There is a possibility that the new ■> "vanity' hag will be copied by fur-. j riers, and that the grinning heads of j foxes, tigers, or badgers, will be the j fashionable muffs for the winter ; season.