Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-04
HOMEMADE OPERA GLASS BAGS

Why not give the girl friend home
made opera bag for Christmas? She
Is sure to be delighted-it can be used
for small bits of handwork, also-and
you will enjoy the making.
The opera bag can be made WIN OF
without the oval stiff bottom. Inc nrst
Is more difficult to construct ana can
not be so we'll adapted to fancy work
purposes.
Among the newest bags are those
cut rather small, pointed at the bottom
with the top above the cord hnished
In scallops. The two sides are cut alike,
and the seams sewed on inside, or II
finished on outside is covered With
narrow galloon.
Sometimes the tops are cut in points
like the bottom. Another snaps is ON
the order of the old-fashioned reticule
like a very much bulged pear. The top
is finished to draw into casing.
The worker in fooled leather can
make a stylish and serviceable bag by
cutting an oval bottom inches long
and 3b wide. To this is sewed two
straight pieces 91a inches long and 7
inches wide.
The ends Of the pieces are sewed in
! seam, and the bag lined with plain
color silk to match one of the tones
in the leather decoration. The bag
Is sewed to the bottom without full
ness.
The top is drawn into wide box
plait on each side by means of four
eyeets an inch apart and half inch
below the top. A narrow strip of wood
IA inches long, with holes to cores
pond to the two central eyelets, is
placed on each half of the bag. This is
held to the leather by the cord run
through two Sits in the leather be-
tween the central eyelets and cores
in f6a wood The 111PTS
are then run in opposite directions and
draw up firmly and easily.
The hand-work bags are made up in
white and delicate toned satins or
moires-a bit of brocade left from some
of the new bridal frocks is just the
thing. The lining may be Of con-
trasting color or in gold or silver
tissue.
The more elaborate bags are span
gled In fancy patterns, some of then.
covered solidly with overlapping Sc
quins to resemble glittering scales. Of
ten beadwork plays prominent part
in the decorations, or ribbon embroid-
cry and sequins combined.
A handsome bag is of Alice blue
velvet, cut with the point top and
bottom. 1t is embroidered in gold
thread and several tones Of blue to
form an outlining border, which deep
ems, and the points A medallion in
the center of gold thread and blue
sequin embroidery leaves a space for
monogram in gold thread.
Another reticule-shaped bag of ca
nary-colored satin is covered almost
solidly with golden-brown spangles
and lined with gold tissue. A similar
bag, in white satin, with silver SPAN
giles and lined with silver tissue is
daintier, but less serviceable.
more serviceable bag is in soft
ecru tones, with a border in colored
beadwork forming band in dull pink
and lavender roses.
white moire bag, embroidered in
three tones of gold thread in design
of interlacing scrolls, is easil,' copied
and effective. Smaller scrolls form
an oval opening in the center of the
front, in which is worked a mono
gram in satin stitch, outlined with
gold thread.
With a remnant of white satin
beautiful bag can be made to an oval
bottom as described for the leather,
making the dimensions an inch smaller.
Cover the satin with festoons of crystal
spangles, caught here and there with
bowknots in gold thread. Line with
gold tissue or yellow satin,