Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 247, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1911 — BOTH HANDSOME AND USEFUL [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BOTH HANDSOME AND USEFUL

Book Marker Made of Ribbon and Blastic, With a Bllk Tassel Ornament. 1 This useful marker is made from ribbon and elastic; the strip of ribbon at back is about 1% Inches wide and 7% to 8 inches in length; a strip of buckram the same length but rather narrower, covered with plain ribbon.

is laid at back and all are stitched together at edges. A strip of inch-wide elastic, same length as ribbon, is attached on the inner side at each end; a silk tassel with bow of ribbon ornaments lower end and a bow only at the top. The elastic can be easily slipped over the edges of book to keep the place required.