Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1913 — The HOME DEPARTMENT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The HOME DEPARTMENT

fOR SMALL REQUISITES .1 . . . ' DAINTY BAG TO HOLD LITTLE NECESSARIES OF A VISIT. Only a Small Amount of Ribbon and a Few Hours' Work Required to Make This Pretty Accessory— Full Directions. w* I A -dainty bag, with pockets to hold the little necessaries for a week-end visit, sqch as thimble, thread, emery, orange-stick, etc., can be made in this way. .

Select a pretty piece of ribbon, seven inches wide and half a yard in length; and then choose another piece that will match or harmonize with the first and also to be half a yard in length, but only three inches wide. A yard and a half of bapy ribbon will be needed for draw strings and a half yard of gauze ribbon to make the casings for these strings. First cut two circles of heavy cardboard four inches across the middle; slight-

ly pad one of these circles and cover with a scrap of silk which will blend with the ribbon; the other circle should be covered,in the same way, but not padded. These circles will form the bottom of the bag. Now take the seven-inch ribbon and lay it out flat on the table with the wrong side up; upon this lay the three-inch-wide ribbon with the right side up. Sew the lower edges of these two' ribbons together. Now divide this lower edge into as many parts as yon wish

to have pockets, for example the ribbon being 18 inches long it can be divided off into two-inch sections, which will make nine pockets. From each of these division points in the lower edge, sew the two ribbons together until you reach the top edge of the three-inch ribbon. To hide the stitches, which will show through on the right side of the seven-inch ribbon, which will be the outside of the bag, work featherstitching. Sew the gauze ribbon, which forms the casing for the draw strings, one inch down from the top edge of the wider ribbon, an hide the stitches here also by fOather stitching on the right side. Now sew the sides of the ribbon together, gather the lower edges and stitch firmly between the- two circles having the padded one on the inside and the plain one on the outside of the bag. On each side of the bag make a little opening for the strings to come through.' Cut the baby ribbon in halves, allowing three-quarters of a yard for each, and finish the end of the strings off with a dainty bow.