St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-27
HER WORK BASKET.
AN ENGAGED GIRLS FINE OUTFIT,
NOT NECESSARILY FOR
USE.
The LATEST EXTRAVAGANcE.
BASKETS TO HARMONIZE WITH
THE FURNISHINGS OF HER
BOUDOIR.
But IL She Doesn't Know How to
Sew 1t Is All q Vain Display,
Say the Older Women.

Whether a woman sews for a living
Or whether she never so much as mends
rip in glove, she is pretty sure to
own work basket. Women have a
weakness for baskets
They are SC handy" say the burden
bearing women of the world, and they
are so dainty and useful echo those
whose only work is that involved in
having a good time.
A very old and very young woman
met at the novelty counter of a silver
smiths recently; one will soon celebra te
her golden wedding and the other ex-
poets to be married soon.
"Oh. Mrs. Oldtime,'' exclaimed the
young girl. you've caught me, SO I
suppose [ may just as well own I'D.
I'm getting my work basket ready, and
you know what that means"
Indeed, / don't, my DEAR" answered
the elder lady, unless it means that
you are a sensible girl and have made
up your mind to learn to make YOUR
own clothes, as l did long before | was
your age
No. indeed" was the astonished re-
ply. Haven't you heard? Why. I'm
going to be married at Easter. and
you know it is quite the fad NOWADAYS
Tor girl to get up a work basket be-
lore entering married life Her girl
friends, as soon as the engagement is
announced, give her each some article
for her work basket. so that bv the
tinle the wedding comes off the bride
generally has fully equipped basket
IL she Is fortunate enough to have MANY
irlends. Several married women have
conhded to me that nothing makes a
newly married man so angry as to
ask his dear little wiley to sew on a
button or to tack his suspenders. and to
nave her reply that she has no needle
and no thread sufficiently strong"
Ano it's enough to make him swear"
put In the older woman, vigorously
The very idea of a woman entering
the married state without plenty of
needles with big eyes and coarse
thread, to say nothing Of a stout pair
OF shears. In my day such things were
as much a part of the trousseau as
were the white satin gown and Slip
Pers' ana the wax orange blossoms.
But young women aren't brought I'D
nowadays as they were then"
wait till you've heard about NV
pasket before you condemn u.s." said
the engaged girl with a merry laugh
L nave most Of the things to go in il.
IN fact all except the sharp things
ana I've come in here to buy those nv
SELF, as it is dreadful luck to accept
ahylhlng that cuts, sticks, or bricks
rom TREND You know it would GER
talnly break up a lifelong friendship
iirst let me tell. you about the basket
user. had 49, time getting it. as
lhere are so many Beauties ranging in
price from Is cents up to $S, to select
from Baskets are cheaper now than
ever before, and the work baskets have
Deeh made especially pretty to meet
ne demand. Those made of rush in
t .iie hatural ecru shade with the BAN
DOC musings stained in cherry are
perhaps the strongest and are very
popplar, but are not nearly so dainty as
the enamelled rush baskets. Two dol
lars VIII buy a beauty / had almost
decided on white and gold one when
the willow baskets on stands caught
my eye. Some held three baskets. and
they were white with some dainty color
braided in. My attention was distract
ed from these by the grass baskets in
DAINTY green shades with straw braid
ing, and just as I'd positively made IN
my mind to take one of these the clerk
said to me:
Is this your engagement basket
that you are getting?'
Yes L answered in establishment
ana at first was inclined to resent her
question as an impertinence, but when
she showed me the prettiest ba T
ever saw, made of celluloid and BAN
boo, l decided that she was a far-see-
ing woman. l finally took three
hearts, one above the other, on stand.
The bamboo is white and gold, and the
cellulold olive green, and I shall line
II with pale blue satin, carrying out
the same color scheme in my room"
The girl stopped to catch her breath
and her companion said with a sly
smile:
LAS long as I've lived 7 never heard
so much about work baskets, and I'm
anxious to hear what you are going
to put in yours"
Loads of things resumed the girl.
frst thought that 1 would use the
gllded silver, but decided in favor of
the bright, and the pattern that I've
chosen is the chysanthemum. I have
three pairs OF scissors. one for button
holes, one for embroidery, and one for
general cutting. All have steel points
and silver handles. The two small
pairs cost 1926 each and the large
ones, Which have a silver sheath SIS.
or course 1 bought these myself, but the
girls have given me three needle cases.
One has five numbered cells to hold diff
ferent sized needles There is an indi-
Gator on the top which is turned to the
number desired, and little shake
brings the needle out. IT is put back in
the same way. The price of such
case is So. but case that I like better
is a small round silver box combining
thread case, holding three kinds. a
needle case, and thimble holder in
the most compact way. 1t is useful
In travelling. l have number Of thread
boxes. One holds one spool of button-
hole twist, and is cute trif1e, costing
only $1.25. Another is called a spool
carriage, and holds six spools of cotton