Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-10
FOR THE FALL SUITS
THE PURSES OR BAGS YOU MAY
CARRY.
All Come to Match the Tints
in Suede Vest K Other
Styles.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star,
one of the necessities of the up-to-date
girl is her wrist bag with a natty little
purse to match. Whether she is riding on
a car to fulfill the duties Of her s7-a-week
position, or whether she is lounging in a
victoria on her way to-a o'clock tea she
has her wrist bag And in these DAYS of
pocketless frocks, what could she do with
out 1T?
The autumn styles In hand bags give
faint promise of the return of the chate-
laine, although there is no decided move
ment in that direction so early in the sea-
son. A tendency to fairness is the most
marked feature of the modish purses and
bags, introduced first in the fat-iron bag
and little later in the envelope bag and
purse The former has two handles,
which are like the adjustable handle of a
fiat-iron and hold the bag together at the
top. The envelope bag is large leather
envelope with little envelope purses tucked
inside.
Replacing the gaudy scarlets. greens,
puppies and royal blues of the summer are
bags in the more subdued tints and in dull
black, rather than in conspicuous patent
leather. A new and effective fad in wrist
bags is to have, them made to match the
color of the vest worn with the all-fash-
iOnable directoire coat In putty-colored
suede, in soft kids and feathers, in cham
DIS color, and in an odd shade of old rose
there is a bewildering array of self-sewn
bags and purses. Very little mounting is
shown on the tailOr-made bag, so that the
severe effect may be carried out through
out.
An onion-colored walrus leather bag,
mounted in Roman gold in orchid of
design, is one of the novelties. Down in
the lower corner the face of the tiniest
watch peeps out. The face measures half
an inch, but it tells the time of day.
A Good Name.
+o;Io !,
to some of the modish bags by irreverent
men. These are exaggerated in size, and
inside. each tucked into individual pockets,
are found a vanity bag with powder and
minutely fashioned puff, tiny metal case
with a cake of rouge, slender eyebrow
pencil, a mirror and a cutglass vinaigrette,
to say nothing of a pocket for the hand
kerchief. another for a card case, and still
another for a purse. Many of these elabo-
rately fitted bags are of alligator skin.
Contrasting with the large bag Is the
pretty little jeweled purse some girls carry
on their middle finger. 1t is of gold or sill
ver dependent from a chain on a gold ring,
and is only large enough for change. The
jewellers are showing these little purses in
exquisite designs and studded with precious
gems.
Old-fashioned embroidered bags on heavy
silk and poplins are candidates for favor,
to be carried with the garments patterned
dIteI lilt LOUIS sly les. queer beaded con-
ceits are shown in some of the shops, but
short life is in store for them. They are
trife too gay for the average girl
An opera bag of black velvet, richly en-
broidered in gold pailettes, is pretty and is
used much like the handbag. 1t is the
evening edition of the wrist bag, and into
1t are transferred the bejeweled vanity box
and mirror
Gun-metaI chatelaine bags will be worn
this winter with velvet street gowns in the
same tone, although they wear off the
pretty soft pile of the fabric with the con-
slant friction in walking Gold-beaded
bags are expensive, but are liked with
dressy frocks. A lining of chamois or white
silk is seWed inside the metal.