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Show j TWIN PURSES. T' WIN purse bigs nre again very fashionable and. although ihev nre I cxeeeiliiigly expiiisive at the fashionable fashion-able shops, the girl who is clever at I needlework or crocheting may moke one w ithout a great deal of trouble-. The old 'fashioned twin purses were croiheti-d of heavy silk and held in place by two rins of gold or silver. The purses are also made this way to-day, and if u girl i an adept at crocheting this is the best way of making such a purse. Almost all the j crocheted purse are mule of dark col-I'.ied col-I'.ied silk and lined with soft silk or satin to make them more durable. Knrk greeu lis a favorite color, as it used to be in tin-old tin-old fashioned purses, and is particularly attractive iu the crochet work. The purses nre also made of beadwork done in old fashioned colors and pattern The twin purses tire of th- beadwork and the part between on which the rings 'ire is of rather h-ciivy silk or satin. The ends of the purses are tinidied with tassels tas-sels of beadwork or of f;ilk. Other twin purses are made of soft, thin velvet, chiffon or mirr.ir velvet, cinl-rud-l ere! or trimmed with beads, crystals ori sequins. I'.laek chiffon velvet purses are! trimmed with cut st el binds or sequins, unl an- most effective. I'urse are alvil miide of heavy nioir.'- and trimmed in thisj fashion. When made of velvet or moire an cttr.rt Is made to match the suit of the wearer. The cut slei-l bivids are ue I 011 dark blue. Kmv ami dark ml. ISrown velvet vel-vet purses are trimmed with beads in dull rose and yellow and viol.-t ba.'s with sequins of the Bame shade mixed with gold or silver, I |