The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-29
CARRYING A BUNDLE.
To Do II AttractiveIy Wrap II Up
In a Gay Handkerchief.

nr there Is any limit TO the handker-
III chief craze IL Is not yet In sight.
III Each day brings forth some unac-
customed use for this article.
Within the week I have seen kerchiefs
of one sort or another made into waists.
and, OF course, neckties. belts. work bags.
dust caps. parasols and table covers
Perhaps the most revolutionary employ
ment OF a big gay handkerchief was as a
wrapping for q bundle. 1t was In a Broad
way cable car that I beheld this pleasing
sight. A tniior-made girl OF fastidious
type had package jauntily under one arm.
the tips Of the fingers Of the other hand
keeping II from falling. The bundle was
nendescript--one Of those long. narrow OBJ
jects which may be q bottle of sherry fc-
sick friend, some table claret or a pair OF
stays-or. in this particular period. par
eel Of Lenten sewing. The girl was OF the
type which has things sent home as a gen
eral thing II In a fair opinion that she
would not have rugged that ambiguous ar
tfcis a block II II had been bound with
brown paper. The kerchief covering was
one OF the mcdish articles in bold Eastern
hues which ara enlivening the shops and
embroidering current matinees.
II she had taken on her dark coat
vaist OF the same handkerchief stun might
have appeared. Perhaps the tailor made
woman bought four Of these attractive ar
ticies-the necessary three for her waist
and the fourth for an impromptu handbag.
At all events. with one gay silk square in
sight. she attracted much admirfng atsen-
ton, and no doubt inspired with the intcn-
ton to do likewise some OF the women VINO
saw her original method.
And vet Il was not so curious. Does not
the typical seH-made man come to town
in his youth With his earthly belongings
IN a red bandaAna9 And the usual ilnmi-
grant steps ashore with his wardrobe ana
furniture in a handkerchief knotted tight
" In one grimy nst- In that unique vol
ume. 'Fasnions IN Paris. 17s7-isS7." have
read lately that the Paris woman OF a
hundred years ago did her marketing With
the help OF a big, bright kerchief. bring
ing home her vegetables In 1t.
90 the simple fashion is nothing new.
merely a survival after brown paper of
what is prettiest. and, therefore. perhaps.
nttest.
The handkerchief parasol is a curious
novelty Done from silks resembling cash.
mere shawis, those large squares, twenty
eirht or thirty inches are mounted on
square frames especially made for this
purpose The handles are long. OF natural
wood, polished. and there is no other dec
Grafton than a knot of silk muslin at the
top.
IL IL not bold to predict that the hand
kerchief sunshade viii prove exceedingly
popular for general use with morning
gowns But the same women who carry
the bandanna parasols VIII wear hand
kerchief waists What an opportunity for
the exercise OF taste in selecting colors
which are harmonious
For those OF soberer mind. who may not
care for parasols which come into compe-
tition with the rainbow, there are silver
grays in modest checks and lines. Plain.
solid colorings are rather discouraged in
this summers parasols, shapes are mode
rate in size. and. except for the square
novelties, much like those of last season.
Hemstitching plays it's part in parasols,
as in all manner OF wonen's garments.
One OF tho daintiest projections against
afternoon sun is from white taffeta, with
a hemstitched hand of blue. pink or violet,
ms you like. two and half inches wide,
outlining the edge