Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
SPRING NOVELTIES
IN BAGS AND BELTS

THE extensive use of white in dress
! fabrics of cotton and wool for spring
has brought white accessories into high
favor, in bags and belts particularly. The
black and white effect is also very fash
ionable again for spring, and in fabrics
of silk, wool and cotton is carried out in
alternate stripes, and in strong contrasts
in novelty weaves and designs.
There Is a strong tendency toward the
use of separate waists and skirts. and
toward resuming the normal waist line.
will be an important accessory. some be-
ing embroidered on silk with metal
threads, and many in oriental designs.
A very handsome belt is of black patent
a graduated band of black chenille
fringe 1t fastens in front with two
large round silver buttons. Other mar
row belts are In plain styles in leather
and fancy elastic combined. These have
narrow buckles. many in the black and
dipped effect. Wash belts are narrow.
in plain white or in black and white
effects. finished with pearl buttons. those
of white silk with a round pearl buckle
Is of white marquisette on a heavy
foundation, trimmed with Russian en-
broidery dots in black.
Among the novelty bags is one of pur-
pie silk poplin, with colOred silk tap
estry panels and gold tinsel braiding,
gold and purple frame and purple silk
cord handle. One of tan suede has
a leather-trimmed gold frame, is orna-
mented with dull metal designs and has
a brown silk cord handle. A very con-
venient little seal bag has an outer COM
partment in which a gold-plated toilet
equipment is concealed. \ ball fringe
trimmed. laee-covered fabric bag has a
heavy double silk cord handle. and a
heavy silk cord net covered silk taffeta
bag is trimmed with fringe and has a
silk cord draw-string handle.
A white ottoman silk bag. five and a
half inches in depth. is shaped like pear
and is lined with white MORE. Along
the sides and base is a white chenille
tique gilt, and the cordeliere is a tas-
seled silk braid.
A very pretty silk tapestry bag in old
rose and pale green. with cream-col-
ored background. is trimmed in uphol-
stery fringe with a shirred silk lining
made over a studded silver frame, with a
silk cordeliere.
A handsome velvet bag has applied at
the front a three-piece metal trimming
set with sapphires and emeralds, with a
braided silk cordeliere
Very unusual and pretty is white silk
MORE bag ornamented on both sides by
a Louis XVI basket design worked out in
fine green, blue, pink and amber beads.
lie frame Is SIuOuoO cut steel. "A DeaQ
fringe edges the bottom.
a dainty little ring purse is a reproduc-
ton of the ring purses carried by men in
the middle ages. 1t has slit or opening
at the center, which is closed by sliding
rings. 1t is made of changeable green
ana blue taifeta, embroidered with steel
beads and trimmed with deep cut steel
fringe at one end, and large steel bead
tassel at the other.
Together with the crocheted handbags
are those made of various fabrics
in fancy colors. covered with lace.
Some have white silk cordelieres,
others have cotton cordelieres. One Of
white satin. MORE lined, is bound in
handmade princess lace having large
Brussels net insets. Another is of a
all-over lace. Still another is of black
MORE fabric, entirely bound in imitation
Irish lace. Irish crochet bags are in
both white and colored lace, the coll
ored lace ones having a white lining and
the white lace ones having a colored lin
ing. They are suspended from a gilt bar
beneath the flap, and have
braided cord handles.
Little washable bags are made of wide
pale pique, worked in French embroidery.
One Of white linen is embroidered
and outlined, combining punch-work. The
tops of these bags are bOned suspend
ed by cord and tassels. "A pretty summer
bag is of natural linen, with heavy linen
fringe at the bottom. and silk initial
worked in the center of the bag, and a
cord handle There are also white cot
ton Terry cloth bags with silver frames.
and round Irish crocheted lace bags with
heavy drawstrings closing the tops.