The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-10-20
LINEN WORK BAGS
USEFUL ARTICLES EASILY MADE
AT HOME.
Any Woman Who Is at All Handy
With the Needle Can Easily Own
Attractive Deslsn-some
Suggestions.

There Ia no reason why any woman
who IN handy with her needle should
not own a number OF the pretty linen
hand and work bags so much In the
mode this season. The bags are cas-
fly embroidered and even the most
dinicult can be made up Without any
trouble by the person who Ats on the
frame
The linen may be bought In any
shade 20 match the gown with which
the bag n designed 20 be carried. but
white perhaps makes up best The
BAG can be cut over a paper pattern.
which IL simple 90 make. most OF
these reccptacles being OF easily cop
led shape II one possesses one bag
OF this sort already made up. Il Is
easy 20 form others on the same
model
A simple bag on which 10 try the
prentice hand IL in the purse shape
20 often seen In leather. II Is OF white
or natural-colored linen. embroidered
IN a running design OF roses. which
gives the effect Of glorified cretonne.
Instead Of a chain. the metal frame
IL provided with a long linen cord
with tassela knotted into Il about a
quarter way up on either side. This
bag may be effectively embroidered
either IN the natural colors yellow
roses would be especially chic) OF in
all white. with mercerized thread.
Very much IN the Indian style Il
bag OF tan linen. i've sided and com
ing into a point AZ the bottom. Ex.
oept At the top edge. II Is finished all
around with a deep fringe In brown.
II IA a workbag and does not need
metal frame. but IL held by means OF
long handle OF linen or rama. In
fact. the fringe itself may we'll be Of
rama. and 30 may the large rosettes
which hold the handle TO the bag
proper. The design is conventional
with a straight border and an Indian
bird pattern taking up the sides. The
embroidery. IN red and brown. may
BE- done IN heavy merceriEed cotton
or In rama A large tAssel hangs from
each OF the four corner rosettes.
A dainty little bag. just right for
embroidery. II long and almost oval
IN shape. and should properly be Of
crochoted lace. but makes up very pref
tily IN white linen embroidered ivirtu-
ally all over IN a Wild rose design. the
flowers 30 thick that each rose touches
the next About twothirds way up
the bag a band Of linen. with ribbon
insertion (tha ribbon being continued
a. the strings OF the bagl. conceals
tho opening An edging Of little Gro
chetet buttons about this lower two
thirds. a crocheted tassel az the round
"a end. and ioi the bag IL complete.
and dainty and disable AFFAIR Il IL.
Finally. we have two workbags OF
tho oid.fashioned shape. a cardboard
circle AT the bottom and the bag
pulled out from this and tied with
ribbon drawstring. The FIRST OF these
Il Of green linen and has a vine pat
tern running around the middle This
should be worked IN a lighter green
outlined IN black. The strings should
be OF green inch-wide ribbon.
The second OF these capacious bags
"a worked in a large rose design which
is prottiest IN naturalcolored linen
with the roses In red and with red
strings. or the roses and the ribbon
may be OF pink and the blossoms and
green leaves may be outlined IN black
or. a. an unusual touch. In white.