Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-08

or opera costume for evening. The aft
ernoon bag must have bit more dignity
than the frivolous evening affair. and 1t
must be built of darker. more substantial
materials. 1t is used with the calling and
tea costume, the matinee or luncheon
gown, the bridge frock, or any other
semi-ceremonious afternoon costume In
side will be carried miladfs handker-
chief vanity trinkets. car fares, coin for
needed tips. theater tickets. memorandum
pad and pencil and all the other little
needfuls which woman jumbles togeth-
er i'm one receptacle. The bridge reticule
will have a special inner purse. easily
opened for gold pieces; for fashionable
women rarely play the great information
al game for nothing. or merely for the
prizes which satisfy bridge devotees of
small communities.
All the new reticUles partake more or
less of the strong oriental influence
which is affecting dress just now. Even
the shapes of the bags are oriental and
follow the outlines of the curving de-
signs in oriental embroideries and print
ings. East Indian colOrings. rich and
subdued, combined with gold and silver
embroideries and frfngeS, make these
bags works of art and many of them are
very high priced indeed-far beyond the
reach OF the average woman. There are,
however. charming bags built of velvet,
or made from bits of old Chinese en-
broidery and mounted on effective yet not
costly frames, which are moderately
priced A pear shaped velvet bag OF
this sort lis made of black velvet lined
with emerald green satin and trimmed
with dull gold cord couched to the velvet
with green silk threads. fringe of
black chenille with small tasseis falls
from the lower edge OF the bag and the
handles are of braided black cord. In
side Is a cardcase of black velvet, lined
with the brilliant green silk. This bag is
smart and in not too gaudy effect Tor
quiet taste and is priced under nfteen
dollars Quite the reverse-see lar as
pictured. This bag is made from strip
of rare old oriental embroidery combin-
ing green, orange and gold on piack
ground, with touches or salmon pink IN
the flowers and plumage of the bird. The
frame of the bag Is of fiiagree gold and
the lining Is pale yellow satin. This
beautiful imported reticule cost Its pos
SCISSOR almost fifty dollars. not including
Expensive also but exquisitely beautiful
enough to warrant their high price. are
the suede bags designed for bridge use.
One of these bags is distinctly oriental
in shape, and Is made of taupe colored
suede on an arched frame of dull gold set
with sunken pearls and amethysts. At
either side of the bag straps of deep pur-
pie velvet pass under ornaments of the
gold, anethysts and pearls. The smaller
bag is oblong in shape and Is very dainty
In style. II Is made of reseda green
suede and the frame lis dull gilt inset with
sunken pearls. The fringe OF small silver
beads is tipped with larger beads of
gilt. The handles Of this bag are of
green cord with slides Of silver
A new bridge bag is made of lowered
Dresden silk and Is in the shape of a
huge tobacco pouch with the lower edges
rounded instead of square. There Is a
trimming of narrow gold gimp all around
the sides of the bag and the lining OF
pale colored satin shows at the top where
the pouch is drawn up on long gold cord
handles. There is a clever secret about
this bag Which is discovered when the
affair Is examined closely. The bas po-~