The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29

ERY woman of wealth and
- leisure, as well as every wo-
- man of leisure without wealth,
IS needlewoman-or pretends
to be-these days. It IS a fad for
women to be industrious-to WELD
embroidery silk, samplar canvas, GRO
1et needles, or something, in their
leisure hours. This fancy has inspired
the ingenious woman to make all sorts
Of pretty bags and baskets in which
to tuck her fancy work
The most novel thing in this line
IS a sewing screen.
The screen is in two pieces, each
frame made in the same manner. Two
strips Of wood are Joined across the
top and an inch from the bottom by
two shorter strips Of wood. The long
pieces are thirty-six and the short
ones about eighteen or nineteen inches
long. There Is another short piece
set across the middle of each screen,
which adds strength to the screen, and
also serves as a shelf for spools Six
long brass nails are driven in a row
along the top Of each shelf, and spools
Of any size fit over these.
Cream-ooIored cretonne, with a
stripe Of pink flowers and green foli-
age, Is tackled to the frame with short,
large-headed brass tacks. The pieces
Of cretonne are thirty-two inches
long and fifteen wide. A blue denim
pocket, gathered al the bottom and
shirred below the hem at the top, IS
tackled to the upper part OF each
frame, and d deeper pocket IS set in
the bottom, on each side The top
pocket is a trile over five inches
deep and the bottom one a little over
nine inches.
The two sides of the screen are
fastened together by means of straps
Of stitched Cretonne, two at each end
of the screen. One strap Is sewed to
the back of the left screen and front of
the right the other is put on con
trariWlse. These take the place of
hinges.
The turned-up flap that forms
pocket on one side OF the screen Is Of
pastebOard covered with denim and
having denim back and then held
in place by a ribbon loop and bows.
On the other side the screen Is a
drop shelf This Is merely a bit OF
board covered with denim, sewed to
the back of the screen and having
a strap of denim. tipped with a small
brass ring that hangs over a little
brass hook screwed to the wooden
side of the screen. When not in use,
the ring is taken off the hook and the
shelf falls flat against the screen.
The screen Is fitted up with PIN
cushions and needle cases, an emery
and button bag. Nothing IS want
ing to make It thoroughly useful and
complete.
An exceptionally handsome work
bag is given a quaint Old-time cast
by using rich old brOcade with q pink
howered ground for the bag The
bag is ten inches long. eleven and one
half inches wide, and IS made with a
center piece In q curve.
The curved piece is lined with thin
pastebOard, and Is eight inches wide
and eight and three-quarter inches
long. 1t is bordered with d pretty
gimp. The sides of the bag are made
Of a long, straight piece. folded IN
half and sewed to both sides. The
flap Of the bag Is seven and One-half
inches across and FIVE and one-quarter
inches deep. and a thick silk rope
passes between the silk lining of the
bag and the brOcade outer side, back
of the flap. This rope forms the
handle to the bag.
Another pleasing work bag has for
a bottom a fiat Japanese basket tray
of oval shape with a turned-up edge.
A bag ten inches deep and thirty
inches wide IS gathered to the inner
side OF this edge, which is ten inches
long and seven inches wide. A deep
hen. at the top is followed by band
for the drawing strings, and pretty
green lowered ribbons are used to
match the pink and green and white
lowered stripes IN the crepe bag.
a sort Of heavy lowered crepe Is
very. popular now for making fancy
work. 1t comes IN pleasing effects
and IS cheap.
The box made of this crepe Is just
square box covered with pink and
g0ld-hOwered crepe and fitted with
four short. covered pieces in each cor
ner. These have d triangular cover
also covered with crepe, which art
sewed to form a lid and tipped with
tassels on the points Bows of pinl
ribbon are sewed to the box between