Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 189, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1916 — USE FOR OLD WAISTBAND [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

USE FOR OLD WAISTBAND

Discarded Article May Be Made of Service in This Way, and Will Last Some Time. A good use to which an old leather band and buckle may be put is illustrated by the accompanying sketch, in the way of using a portion of it in suspending a purse or small bag from the waist.

The bag shown in the sketch is a simple and useful little article to make for this purpose, but there are many small bags and bag-purses already in existence that could be used in the way shown. The band will most probably have to be shortened a little, and it can easily be cut down to any required length. It is sewn onto the top of the bag in the position shown in diagram A. The pointed end is then passed under the waist-belt and fastened into the buckle, with the result to be seen in the larger sketch. Diagram B shows the bag hanging in position upon the left-hand side of the

skirt, where the contents will be easily accessible. The bag shown can be made of silk chosen possibly of a color to match the belt, and it is lined with sateen and bound at the edges with narrow ribbon. It can either be made to fasten with snap fasteners or small buttons and buttonholes.

Use for Old Waistband.