Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Handy Pocket. [ARTICLE]

Handy Pocket.

The breast pocket that a man finds so indispensable, is seldom put into a woman’s coat, except by the best and most inaccessible tailors. After once discovering -one in a coat of mine I have always had one put in, Bays a writer for Good Housekeeping. It is a simple matter and one of the greatest convenience. The opening is in the slant at the edge of the lining. About six inches from the shoulder seam, rip the ljning for the space of another six inches. Into this insert a bag of heavy satin or sateen about ten inches long and six inches wide at the bottoto. The opening is on a slant. One side of the mouth of the pocket is faced down on the coat and the other is faced to the loose edge of the lining. It is thus easily reached and does not, in the usual loose coat, interfere with the lit.