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Show I The Day of the Bag MpbVH i -J ): I 1 mtti Shopping bags and work bags have become indispensable now that women are busying themselves about so many things, And especially since they are making it a rule to carry small parcels par-cels for themselves. Already the shops are 'beginning to place new ones on display, anticipating the holidays that always hring a tremendous demand for -hags of till kinds. This year's bnsiness is expecting a demand for bags and for the materials of which they ai-e made, that will exceed all previous records. For the mood of the public favors useful gifts at holiday holi-day time and the bag holds first place among I'hent. It Is in new- mountings and trimmings trim-mings that the new bags differ from those of last year. Metal and celluloid divide Tumors in frames and mountings for both sliopping and work hags. Work bags are a trifle smaller than they were or those made of ribbon rib-bon and silk are. Many very practical practi-cal bags are made of cretonne and lined with sateen and those intended for daily service in all kinds of weath-' er find a light weight hlark oilcloth the best of material. In the picture the shopping bag at the left Is made of plain satin and ribbon rib-bon brocade and Is mounted on a sil ver frame with silver handle'. It is finished with u silver tassel. None of these are actually "silver." but they look like It and are best described by that name, although they are of some composition. Just as pretty handle3 and frames for shopping bags are made of celluloid in all colors. Bags of taffeta, in the same color as street frocks, are made with tbse celluloid mountings. Tlie hag tit the right is of plain satin ribbon five strips joined together form It. Conventional roses and leaves are applied to the center strip. There are four of them, cut from green and red satin and outlined with black embroidery silk. At the ribbon counter liags c this kind are on display dis-play with the mountings for them. They rare not difficult to make. I " |