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Show Gold Trimmed Bags for Gifts. Iv N'V girls make a large number of I Mi-'ir (,'ln iKtinas fifts in the summer vacation, when there are so many idle hours that may be devoted to this purpose pur-pose without being particularly missed, and these mav now be looked upon as m.)l fortunate, for already the time whiih remains before the holiday is be-giuiiioj: be-giuiiioj: lo .seem short when oue cousitlers all that there is to be done. If no gifts have, yet hceo started, then certainly it U time to befin at oin e, and there are many clurming new Ideas in fancy work which will he most Interesting to work out. Olio of the most iiltiactive of the exquisite ex-quisite uew trifles of I'retieh origin which nppenl Irresistibly to girls and women Is the new work ha;, an affair so rich and ornate that it appears to he almost teo elegant ele-gant for the purpii.se for which it is intended. in-tended. This work hag is designed to be sulhcieiiily decorative for the most beau- jas lavishly as the most extravagant ball gown. Inside they are lined with soft satin and lifted with gathered pockets of the satin. Kquully striking as regards effect and elaboration are the pillows trimmed with flat gold braid, which is laid over Indian printed cotton. The odd part of these pil lows Is that the gold braid trimming always al-ways heretofore us-d with velvets. Fatir and silk is now employed for the decoration decora-tion of cotton materials. The cushions are made of the printed Indian squares which come in peculiar shades of red. green. t.c. fTcr these tho gold braid is very effective The braid is flat and about half an iuch wide. It is dull or tarnished tar-nished rather than bright, the cushion are Hat ami oblong In shape and not of the softest description, being almost covered cov-ered with the braid. They are not meant as a renting place for a weary hend, but more as a decorative ndditiou to a drawing room or boudoir. Wemderful new dog baskets for the fashionable toy dog are also among thu Christmas plfts of homo manufacture whieh might prove most acceptable to some of one's friends. Theso baskets are of ejhlod wicker luxuriously upholstered in velvet or brocade and trimmed with bands cf gold brocade or with gold embroidery. em-broidery. The color harmonies are most carefully thought out so as to set off the doi;jr)sh beauty to advantage, and of course are chse-o with au e.e to what U tiful boudoir, or even to hang in an exquisite ex-quisite drawing room ,lf its ovxner so desires de-sires It Is larte and Hat iu shape, the lower edge slopes to a point which is finished with a huge gold tassel, the sid-6 narrow slightly toward the top aud the top is gathered in wilh a gold or silk i"ord. The shape of the bag is really very simple; sim-ple; It is made of only two pieces of material ma-terial shaped in the manner described. The elaboration lies not iu tho making of the bag. but iu its decoration. It is a thing of gold lace and embroidery, brocade of the richest hues uml colois overwrought xvith gold and silver or cov- hecotuiog to the individual dog. There are baskets upholstered Iu rich dull blue nod gold that are most becoming to a silve.y white l'omeranian Cerise and gold sets off to ported ion tho black silky i-oat of a toy spaniel, and the loDg hnired yellow toy i fascinatingly pretty, in uu old old basket or oue of greenish j id low. eicd with embroidered siher or gold nets To all this rlchnes.s of garniture there is added the piquant touch of tiny ribbon (lowers, and the whole Is bordered with gold fringe, gold lace or flounces of white or cream lace of the finest patterns. No fabric is too rare or too expensive to be uacd ou these hugs, aud they ore trimmed |