Evening star., 1905-05-14
TO HIDE HOMELINE ESS
SILK COVERINGS FOR WATER
BAGS.

Written for The Star
Cases for holding toilet articles while
travelling are lighter and more attractive
than tley have ever been. The woman
who does not care for the complete toilet
case has small, sik-covered tooth. brush
bag. folding case with snap fastening for
wash rag and a rubber-lined silk bag for
her Turkish rubber sponge
The girl who carries her bathing suit to
the beach or packs it in her trunk uses a
large silk bag in sapphire blue or some
other inconspicuous color. These are lined
with this same applied rubber which seems
to be melted onto the silk so that it has
no clumsiness. These bags cost from 50 to
50, though the girl of more moderate in
come has a plaid macintosh bag for whi.h
she pays 80 cents.
Life preservers made from rubber are
more desirable than any other kind for
the summer excursionist. When the air IS
let out they can be folded into a small
space. There is a preserver for the neck
attached to a long rubber tube by which
1t can be blown up or shrunken by the per-
son learning to SWIM A cylindrical belt
for the waist line and a wide fiat belt
which ties around the body are also Of
fered. Rubber boat seats are available for
life preservers These are inflated by
means Of a nickel tube by person with
good lungs. They are covered with bright
.colored corduroy with plaid felt, and are
encircled by silk cord of the same color
By running the arm through the loops Of
this cord a person with presence of mind
could keep herself above water in case of
accident. Both round and fat seats for
piazza chairs can be folded within silk
cases five inches long when the wind Is ex-
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uncompromisng porch seats when filled
The shopper in search of summer COM
forts should not fail to visit the counters
at which rubber novelties are sold. Time
was when rubber appliances suggested the
hospital and the sick room. Now they
stand for simple comfort combined with a
taste for dainty equipment. And this be-
cause the up-to-date rubber manufacturer
has learned to cater TO the American love
for prettiness in all household and per-
sonaI furnishings. From toggery for the
woman who goes in for shooting, motoring
and other outdoor sports to the dainty fit
tings of Miss 190o's boudoir all rubber an
pliances are now masked by silk or wool
exteriors, fascinating in colorng and de-
sign.
Figured silk is much used for covering
that family standby, the water bag and
In miniature 1t repeats the cretonne ef-
fects of boudoir hangings. But perhaps
more popular are the covers which show
checks in richest cardinal and sapphire
blue, green and blue red and brown
with here and there a CLINT of gold The
new flannel bags In equally pretty patterns
are so manufactured that the rubber lining
seems fairly melted into the cloth. thus
reducing the bulk. These bags dispIay
many queer shapes for tucking all round an
aching anatomy. There are wee bags for
relieving tooth or earache. curving bags to
fit the base of the brain, and in the same
shape, but much larger, come bags that
are meant to ease an aching spine
Running to the other extreme are the ice
haQS invariably In a family of
children, where accidents will happen par
ticularly in summer. rubber helmet
which fits over the head and ears has two
walls into which the finest chopped or
shaved ice is inserted through a nat hole
in the top, which is laced up. perfectly air
tight. A fat bag has three rubber tabs on
as many sides by means of which 1t can be
tied around the head. The ice is inserted
through a large cylindrical nickel top that
may be screwed or off. Still another
bag has the pliable rubber fulled on to The
nickel top These are invaluable for re-
ducing temperature.