OCR Text |
Show DAINTY WORKBAGS. AN exquisitely dainty workbag for holding fine bits of white needlework is made of pink satin, and has a large straw flat U6ed for the bottom. The flat is a pink lace and satin finished straw. This Is lined with the satin to make it more durable. The satin is made into a full bag and gathered around the edges of the flat The bag is drawn up with wide satin ribbon. Such u bag, of course, is suitable for only the daintiest work and not for tnkiDg out of the house, as the more sturdy workbags are. Satin workbags, round, ovul und square, nre trimmed with bands of gold embroidery embroid-ery circling the bag iu the middle or carried car-ried diagonally acros-s it. Gold fringe finishes the bug around the lower edge ami also around the top. Beautiful shades of taffeta of the fine lieavy qualities are much ied in the new workbags. Many persons think the lieavy talleta more suitable than the satin For these bags There is one shade of deep pink in the- handsome taffetas, ul-most ul-most a rose, and yet more vivid than a rose, which is very attractive for work-bags work-bags and looks its best when decorated with the gold braid, luce or fringe. There are also deep blues aud interesting inter-esting old fashioned llamo colors which are exquLsito for workbags, and these arc to be found in the Ottoman and moire silk as well as in the taffeta. Brocade workbags also are most fascinating fasci-nating and arc quite as fashionable ns, pcr-l haps, even more so than, the taffeta bags.! Maguificent bits of fabric may be used in t liia fashion and if the pieces are too small to form the entire bag they ure iiBcd with the sutiu or silk. There aro an infinite number of ways Iu which they may be used in this manner and even the smallest pieces are perfectly possible for the decoration of the bag. m If there Ls enough of the brocade it is sometimes used in a deop band with the' silk or satin shirred on the lower or upper part of Iu If the pieces are smaller the brocade is made into medallions and set Into tho sides of the bag. These medallions medal-lions may be bordered with gold lace or gold braid or with fine shirrings of satin. A bag of rose colored silk had-medallions of gold aud bluo brocade set in the sides. These were bordered with narrow golj fringe In a bag of Empire green satin, white and gold brocade medallion were most attractive in color. Bags mado of brocade which has u dark or-black back-' ground on which there arc bright flowers' In small bouquets are fascinating to look at and more useful than the light bags, which caunot be handled more than a' few times without losing a good deal of J. their original charm. These brocade bags! require no trimming, as they nre quite1 decorative enough iu themselves to do without it, especially when tho gold hro- ' cade is used. When they are trimmed it : is frequoutly with tiny bunches of flowers In satin of the shade of the brocade or with little wreaths of these satin bios- ' Boms. !j |