Evening star., 1905-08-27
OldTi,1e Beadwork

Oid-fashioned beadwork on fall dress ac-
! for the needlewoman. The art OF weaving
| simple bead chains. belts and even bands
! of trimming is already familiar to most
| girls. So fascinating has this work proved.
| and 50 prohibitive are importers prices for
the fashionable chatelaine bags, card cases.
| etc. that many deft-fingered young women
have ventured to take up the more elab-
crate beadwork of their grandmothers' day.
and they are copying the exquisite designs
which make the foreign beaded articles so
| much sought after.
Endless are the varieties OF oddly shaped
bags displayed. Girls who are fortunate
enough to have had Industrious grandmoth-
ers doubtless own long bead change bag.
gathered at either end and held in the CEN
ter by metal ring. This style of purse Is
very much in vogue at present. Two rings
are now secured near the center. to which
is attached a chain for carrying the purse
over the middle finger. Opalescent beads in
! the most delicate blues and pinks and law
ender are being employed to make the
| change bags rather than the brilliant col
orings so popular in the days of 1890
Very small purses of beadwork have
taken the place of the tiny silver and gold
pocketbooks which dangled from long neck
chains. Very lovely is a rounding purse
! woven in pale green and white beads. and
showing a white daisy with yellow center
on either side. The purse closes with a gilt
clasp and is worn with vertable daisy
chain. This is a long narrow band of pale
green beads with the smallest daisies wo-
ven so that half their petals stand out over
the edge of the chain, alternating first to
one side and then to the other. Violet
chains are built in the same way with a
broader band of beads. and the ordinary
small bead loom Is used in making them.
Another oldfashoned purse Is long and
narrow. rounding at the bottom and mount
ed at the top in long silver or gilt clasp
frame.
Quaint Dutch prints copied in bril-
liantly col1 beads. one purse showing a
little boy and girl of Holland in sabots and
native costume. SO picturesque are the
post cards sent out from Queen Wilhelm
mas country that many of their pictures
are used copies for weaving these purses
A simple opera bag is done In milk white
beads with border of geometricai pattern
In delft blue. White six cord outlines the
oblOng shape and Is run through bead
loops at the foot of a two-inch heading
Egyptian hieroglyp hics and Sphinx designs
in peculiar shades of brick red. cinnamon
brown and dull green ornament more cost
ly bags. Pastel colorings are also popular
Pastoral scenes of flowers in pale shadings
Of beads adorn the center of bag, while
the elliptical or oval-shaped bottom Is wo-
ven in deep colorings and finished with
plain bead fringe balls with fringe ends
to match. The bag is drawn up by satin
ribbon run through small rings at the head
of the opening.
No less fascinating are the card cases.
For elderly women these are built of brill
liant black beads with feur-de-lis of cut
steel beads woven on one cover. A charm
ing gift for a bride Is a small-sized case
built of tiny beads alternating gold and
crystal white. Her monogram may be wo-
ven in, and one card case shows an artistic
design of Chinese characters