Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-11

white satin with hand painting of yellow
MOWERS upon one side. Bags Of aIl
kinds are pretty gifts and in
the larger cities there is 4 craze for them,
they are made rather large spd Of sill,
velvet, plush or cloth. Sometimes they
are plain and sgain they are embroidered
IN some snowy design or with initials.
They are very convenient and much more
dressY than the leather hand bag. Among
pretty novelties are variety Of styles In
fancy bags that will make acceptable
holidsy gifts, to be used for knitting or
crochet work, or for bonbons. One little
beauty has sides Of white kid, about the
size round Of 6 sauce p ate, painted
in floral designs and EDGED around with
gold Or silver cord. A fullness CT
mordore satin Is seWn around the
edge OF each piece oil kid, the satin being
about four inches wide. This forms >
tull puff, the fistter the bag ia laid the
larger the puff sppeSrs. Satin ribbon
forms the handle, finished with small
BOWS. 1t is so arranged as to eject two
shapes and is very lovely. AY1ry beau.i-
ful fat bag has the lower part of the sides
formed of some stiff material covered
with hrocaoed mcire, and this is edged
around with silver gimp. In this sets s
osg OF delicate blue silk drawn together
ct the top with blue silk cerd.
Ole CT the newest and daintiest OF
the little bags is designed for 8
philopeus present and made OF wide vel
low satin ribbon, the Sides and bottom OF
narrow white ribbon. The top OF the bag
has the ribbon fringed, and just below
this are sewn small rings through which
are run narrow ribbons to draw up and
form strings. On one side OF the bag is
hand painted In the most delicate manner
3 cobWeb, with a fly imprisoned in its
mesbes, and under this is painted "Philo
pena" in rustic letters. On the opposite
side is painted the following verse;
Twas foolishness tn at made me play
With you 1t give and take;
But those who into cobwebs run
Right wei deserve their fate.
It may contain box of candy or what
ever one is disposed to present. y
For those skilled in painting there is no
end to the pretty conceits that can be
wrought. Hand painting on glass is very
beautiful, and small table screens and
fist shaped bottles can noW be easily pu.-
chased ready for ornamentations These
are lovely painted with 'ield daisies and
grasses, or srbutus and wild roses aye
$50 exquisite, es ig also the clematis
blossom. The large fist bottles are mot
generally used In psirs; are more tor. the
center Of the dressing bureau, or wf1er-
ever there is room for one bottle. They
sre pretty for cologne or bay rum and
form charming gift.
hodehclr cases can be made CT linen
duck, baud painted, snd lined with pink
sE.in. a real beauty is IN white crepe de
c1ine, showing printed designs in maiden
hair ferns end Lady Washington gerkn-
iums. This is lined with pale pink ,sstin
edged with white silk corG, large pink
saua bow on TIE corner. A gsm 10 OLIVE
SKIN has Z f ght CT swallows painted on
ore eide. This is ESQ Bred with pink
satin and bo1deYei with Sirk silk core.
Pink satin bow fnIshea tS outside.
me novelties n 5e2asls are those iu
white lirea dues, patnEad u hellotropo OF
violet designs, loe- 5GsaAat, sAou. twelve
inches long ard eight WIDE, tciagad ST
ssch ED and tisd ayolad one end with
sasiI E!ebcn sad hoSs Of tAe same colcr
SIS the painting. 8 very pretty little
squaza es'chet shows White satin eAds
aud pink eeiG sideg, over which Is .
squaze Of bolitag cloth haId psirssd with
Gsieiss. TEe ctge is ca II sEen sq1sEes
GEa giiisd. Across enc eud ia tisd 0
narrow pins rssia t,bb0a With tiny bow.
upon which ie painted In sold letters 8
t"MsgFy Ceri2snas."