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Show ' Mm wlSjLHISR ono wears calico or 1 ill charmeusc these days, an ab-iLlL ab-iLlL I soluto necessity of tho cos-' cos-' r tumc Is a smart and more or less striking handbag. And tho marvel mar-vel Is, how so many of these bags manage to be striking and Individual, in a season when no two handbags - seem to bo alike. It Is easy to be I distinctive when all the rest of one's world has tho monotony of sameness; but when distinction Is to bo met on every hand, then, If you please, Is special individuality and noticeable style difficult to achieve! However, hundreds of handbags have managed ; to accomplish It. Never wero so 'f many striking and beautlul bags, no two alike, as aro to bo seon this summer. sum-mer. On may carry an enormous j sl& reticule or the tiniest of leather wrist purses, or If one profer3, a beaded bag-, or ono made of beads and ' BUk. it is all the samo to Dame Fashion, provided tho bag Is exactly teht, of Its kind. Cj. Tho handsomest of the beaded bags nono from France and Italy and the jfc soft, harmonious colorings and orlg-1 orlg-1 Inality of design reflect tho genius of criftsmen skilled by long years of , 'raining la this work. Designs for these- bags aro created first In water ",or by expert artists and the patterns pat-terns are closely followed by tho work-: work-: ?S Who do tno bcQdlnSf. Sometimes : fbe Pattern for a very exclusive bag sk.ctched by an artist directly on ne canvas that will form its founda-"on founda-"on material. This canvas la stretched ; In the usual way on a wooden frame r' &d the beading is done over the col-i col-i ored pattern, every gradation of tone S carefully followed by tho worker. Most I Of thec hand-mado beaded bags havo I n y vhlmdsomo framcs of she11 or ? uutch sliver, sometimes Inset with precious stones. AVithout jewels in Its frame such a bag may be had for about thirty dollars or over, when Jewels aro added the price may range to almost any height, depending on the value of the gems. Very good looKing manufactured bags of the beaded typo may be had for substantially less price; but the woman who is clever with her needle and persevering of temperament can own a beautiful hand-made beaded bag if she Is willing to do tho beading bead-ing herself, and beads, pattern, frame, lining and thread for working, will not cost her. ovor flvo dollars. Such a bag will bo a joy to Its possessor, i and will last long enough to becomo a family heirloom. Very old bags, beaded by maidens of a hundred years and more ago and passed from mother to daughter down the generations, are being brought out now and freshened up with new mountings; and many of these long-ago fashioned bags arc moro distinguished and beautiful than any of the modern specimens. Tho most prized patterns of ancient art are tho. landscapo and flguro effects and some of these aro exceedingly quaint. In some of tho new beaded bags, suede is effectively combined with the beaded pattern. Ono Interesting amplo shows a lattlco design of white beads over rich bluo suede, the blue color showing In diamond haped motifs through tho whlto lattlco. Around the edgo of the bag Is a scroll border In blue-gray beads, the scroll running out Into the white outllno of tho lattlco pattern. Beads arc used Knitting And Shopping Reticules For Summer Use; One Trimmed With A Silk Tassel, The Other With Stuffed Silk Fruit. wlth sill: and with satin very effectively, effective-ly, the beaded design forming a stripo or plaid on the silk background. One such bag is of navy blue satin with Venetian beads and a frame of Imitation Imita-tion amber. Another bag shows a plaid, part of tho plaid navy blue taffeta, taf-feta, with beads in green, blue, coral and garnet forming the ovcr-plald pattern. pat-tern. Silk or velvet bags with monograms done In beads are very attractive; and have been cut from trappings worn by horses at funerals of other days;. and tassol3 grade downward In size to tiny affairs that trim tho cord handles of little vanity bags. The woman of fastidious tasto absolutely ab-solutely refuses to use Imitation leather. leath-er. If she cannot havo a handbag of real seal or its ilk. she chooses one of silken fabric, and tho range of fabrics suitable for handbags is so wide that manufacturers awaro of Most Exclusive Aro Tho Beaded Bags And Some Of Them Show Qunlnt Oriental Figures In Splendid Color Effects. tho monograms aro tho new sort, In geometric forms, tho threo letters shaped to fit into a circle, diamond, oval or other device. A black velvet bag with monogram outlined In cut st.el beads is extremely smarL The lining is of white satin and a long black silk tassel adds distinction to the bag. Tassels swing from every third bag theso days that la, If the bag Is of silk or other soft fabric. Tho big bags have huge tassels that might tho dlstasto for Imitation leather among women who buy tho best qualities qual-ities in accessories aro avoiding theso Imitation leathers as much as thoy can. Some of tho new French bags havo highly polished wood frames, or frames of wood lightly trlmmod with metal and tho effect Is excellent. It is prophesied that wood framcs for handbags will almost entirely en-tirely rcplaco metal frames very soon. Two new bags, one of silk, tho other With Tho Afternoon Costume She Carries A Stunning: Bag Of Green And Blue Silk Clasped With Jade; Or A Sortly Draped Bug: Of Flno Pin Seal With Ribbon Handle. ' of leather, aro pictured and most women will pronounce tho silk bag much tho moro desirable model. It is mado of dull green and blue silk In imitation of a Chlueso embroidery design de-sign and the frame is jado color. Inside In-side is a lining of palo saffron silk. Tho second bag Is of fine pin seal with a gunmctal frame. The handlo, or wrist-strap 13 of gray ribbon. This ribbon wrist-strap is a new notion and Is to bo noted on many of tho new handbags of leather. With tailored suits of sorgo, linen or homespun, the small loalhor strap-purso strap-purso Is considered good stylo. Theso little purses, or strap-pockotbooks, aro mado of suedo, of pin seal and of the glossy black vaschottc leather which has a special smartness of Its own. An oblong strap-pockctbook of black vaschetto Is llnod with scarlet silk, and tho clasp of dull gilt encloses a medallion of deep red coral. jH Of courso, just at this time, the IH capacious reticule which will hold I one's knitting has particular Interest. Woman carries her knitting bag about with her most of tho time; only occasionally docs she set forth with 3 j small purso or handbag. Two' new knitting bags aro plcturod; ono In JLM tended for socks or other small ar- 0 IH tides, the other for tho full slzo sweat- IH cr. Tho small bag is made of black , '-LL falllo silk and flowered warp-prlntcd J rH taffeta In yellow and old pink' tones. A vandyked frill of tho flowered silk ' is attached at the center, hiding tho Joining seam. Tho handles are of black ; grosgraln ribbon. Tho larger bag 13 mado of deep blue satin and has a iJ strip of Chinese brocado In bluo unci 'LW silver gray at the center. Tho stuffed silk tomatoes aro in blue, copper and old pink tones. jJ |