The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 5, 1903, Page 13

W cican )P ¢ T CASE. O /{/Sfj.f%n become all impor- it every woman of a truth she is and forlorn ffair that comes and t g is the most And what a blessiug it usy woman who rushes down n end w rries away fully heif the re—or as I as she can inconve t wuys mar > ant of all—her it out, but has fo to do b of things ¢ neat as wi se days s with one st ag and a | It is rather large and is general one for money a witr_ S pHOTFQO SUNDAY OALL. ten when the conductor comes along everything else fs in evidence but the thing most needed. These purses, by the way, have a safe. ty clasp. The steel piece which slips over the belt has a claw-shaped piece which can be fastened into the band, and unless the cloth {s torn into strips no one can possibly get it off and it is absolutely safe, although all you have to do is to stop on any corner and listen to the pri- vate opinion of one man telling apother how absurd it is for women to invita pickpockets in such a reckless fashion. A purse for general hLard wear ‘s of carved Mexican leather. The leather, a tan or brown, colers prettily with usage. Never buy a carved purse in any other color, for they are never half as good on account of the dyve, and again, they al- ways look like a cheap. imitation. Most of the Mexicans are long and narrow, so there is ample room for decoration, and many times they are carved to suit the buyer's fancy. Of all chatelaines the silver and gold nets are by far the swellest and most costly. They are made in a number of ways and In a varlety of patterns, but - the most common is a sort of fish ecale which glistens and flashes in the sun and which has all the bending qualities of the snake. The clasp is of the same material and may be plain or highly embossed, but the daintiest of all {s what is known as the Martha Washington pattern. The bead purses, by the way, are very much used, more so than the gold ones, &c they are not so difficylt to make. T! silk comes by the spooi and the beads by the string. The only trick of the thing is to hold the silk tight and to be sure and get the design correct. Naturally the silk must not be broken and the beads are slipped in as many here or there as the pattern calls for. All are crocheted in, first one bead, then two silk stitches and then the beads again accordingly. Burned work is popular and is the cheapest of any leather, Opera bags are frequently made of this material, and right swell they are, too. Buy a skin for 75 cents or $1. Select one that will not fight with every frock you possess or ever expect to have. Cut it anv size you please, but the smalier the better, as they are generally a recep- tacle for a little of everything. If you like trace a pattern on at home, or bet- ter still take it to a dealer in such things and he will put it on for a mere song. The burning itself is simple and any one who understands pyrography in the 13 slightest will have no trouble making & smart pouch Of course, the purse on the chaia is not going to drive out the combination card case and money holder. These will al- ways be used to a certaln extent, al- though they are not overly popular just at present. They come in any number of sizes, fashions and styles and are as plain or as fancy as one desires. The silver filigree trimming that has lorg been so popular is somewhat on the wane, a3 lace gowns are worn so much and the two always fall to agree. Jow- els are frequently inserted, amethysis especially, as they are dainty and not out of every one’s reach. The finger purse is quits as much pur- chased as any, but really they come under the chained affair. Those with the mon- ograms are particularly fetching. Most of them are large enough to carry cards and unless one has half a dozen siiver dcllars and some small change they serve admirably, besides being exceedingly smart looking. One of the big dealers has £aid that they are used more on acount of the initial than for anything else, as pickpockets are not anxious to be labeled and if they see the purse first it not in- frequently makes a decided difference. The three initials were used, but now only the one of the last name is fashion- able in silver or gold and fastened on of the same metal. of metal are pretty, but they are as expensive in proportion as are the larger ones, and a cheap one is an abomination forever, besides changing one’s appearance very much to the bad. The gun metal ones are swagger, as well as quaint looking, but they remind ene of mourning, as they are worn malaly for that reason. As 1 money holder is made of carved leather and is in circular form. Not ever two inches in diameter at the most. Thers is one circle within another, and soms- where In the inner one is an opening something like a little door. When you want to get in, turn the leather until the combination is reached and there you are. But, if by any chance the door opens of its own accord, the bank is very apt to be broken. Anything that is really good in the leather line costs, but, considering the wear and tear that one gets out of it, the money value seems but very little, espe- clally with these new chain affairs that esave not only money, but time, patience and good humor. vITH ] 7/ = % INITIAL