Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1914 — COMBINATION BAG AND MUFF [ARTICLE]

COMBINATION BAG AND MUFF

Idea Evolved by Clever Woman Is Well Worth Being Copied and Is Easy to Carry Out Starting out on a shopping expedition, one woman said to her friend: “Aren't yon going to carry your handbag?” ”No,” replied the other, “I have made a bag in my muff, and It 4s much more convenient than carrying an extra one this, cold weather, and the muff answers the purpose of both muff and bag.” She handed the muff to her companion for inspection, says the Christian Science Monitor. In it were two bags or pockets. The first was large, being about two-thirds the size of one side of the muff, and ’in this were slipped small packages, letters or anything of the kind that it was necessary to carry, and a large buttonsecurely fastened the lap which prevented anything from slipping out. On the outside of this large pocket was a small one for holding a little poeketbook and keys. This was also fastened with a large button and buttonhole, so that the contents of the pocket were secure and this saved the carrying of a handbag, which was a great convenience and enabled the owner of the muff to keep both hands protected.