The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-19

- ~ ODERN woman is inclined to MI envy the kangaroo. whose MI pocket Is natural and un-
 avoidable. What with waists buttoned in the back. short sleeves, tight belts and high collars. she has absolutely nowhere to carry her nu- merous belongings. How. then. will she welcome the advent of the adjustable pocket, designed to match her gown and worn at the belti
 Once having realized the existence of these half bags. half pockets, and appreciated their necessity. her next step will be the acquisition of set of them-for. of course. she must have one at least to match every sum- mer gown-different from those of every other woman she knows. The time is not far distant when the pock-, cts will be on sale in the stores, ana then indeed must she strive for origi- nality. If she will only keep in mind A few general rules, there need be no limits to the variety which her taste and cleverness may devise.
 WASHABLE GOODS NEEDED
 Being eminently practical, her first thought will he to procure material that will not be harmed by frequent tubbings. Her next will be to line all thin goods with something that will bear the weighc of the articles that may be placed therein. And final Iy. she will stitch little extra pocket inside. to hold change and car tickets. and to prevent these from interfering with the other contents of the bag. and causing loss and confusion.
 Each of tho pockets here described is practical, easily made, and attract i've. They are inexpensive as well. for they are made of the same mate rial ss the owners gowns. and the only cost is for the working cotton. Mer- cerized cotton is better than silk. as it withstands more firmly the effects of the many washings needed to keep the pocket as fresh and clean as the dress.
 An attractive star-shaped or pas- sion-hower pocket is of natural coiored linAp. buttonholed around and up the divisions with shaded mercerized cotton. This comes in skeins, and Is worked a thread at a time. just as they c-me. shading the work from dark to light most evenly. In the cen ter of the pocket Is large five-petaled flower. worked in wallachian embroid- cry. This, as most women now know, is nothing more nor less than the ordinary buttonhole stitch. Make close stitches. and round them little so as to turn the corner neatly. The center is filled in with French knots. and the two xuhf1h H11ftnphn1ad ho edge. are finished with two small loops to slip over the belt.
 DO ovERSEAMING NEATLY
 After the edges are done, the pocket is turned in all round and overseamed to another star-shaped piece, which has a small patch pocket stitched to the inside. The overcoming should be very neatly done in the same color as the buttonholing.
 A five-pointed, star Is easily made with one cut of the scissors-Betsy Ross methodl A piece of paper Is folded through the center, and then, with the fold held next to one, is folded over the ieft-hand corner until the lower right hand paper shows an angle half as large as the piece folded over. This large tri- angle should be folded through the mid de, and the remaining triangle two thicknesses of paper) be turned under. Thene with a pair of sharp scissors all the papers should be cut through at the same time, dIagonally. from one side to the other This makes a sharp or blunt pointed s,ar, according to the slant of the -cissors.
 The straps may be sewed securely to the bag before 1t is made up, and in a cake of this kind, where the top of the pocket Is not straight and has no flap, 1t will be well to stiffen the top edge with a strip of canvas. stitched several times before the buttonholing is done.
 A very practical pocket of white duck, for general wear. is in a grape design. It has a flap. made in one with back. and finished with a deep band of close buttonholing. The back ground of the bag is tlled in with al- ternate squares of straight stitches and French knots. or the odd squares may be left plain. and the long stitches pk heavy mercerized cotton may be