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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1908)
' TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAY 3. 1908. Pocketbook Is Important Accessory to Fashionable Costume Wrist Bags That Also Serve as Portable Toilet Cases Combine Beauty and Elegance of Design With Utility .i-C"r Tig : ; s K . - t $V J ; . f . :--;-Jit sKWfgm;: lilllllilill jtesiSsSi MORE than ever before the pocket book Is to be an Important acces sory to the fashionable costume during the coming season. Time was when the pocketbook was a tiny, imprac ticable affair, shaped to hold small change and a 'few visiting cards, and carried in the palm of the hand; in those times there were many lost and mis placed pocketbooks, for if milady but loosened her grasp for a moment. Cue better to match a sample in a shop, or for any other convenience, the pocket book stood a fair chance of getting left behind. To carry any considerable sum of money about in such a pocketbook meant a v continued mental strain and worry, , particularly for the absent minded woman. Going even further bafik Into the hls. tory of the pocketbook -Involves going Into Die history of the now all but ex tlnot pocket itself, for the grandmothers and great-grandmothers of -the present generation combined the two, having spe cial' pockets placed In the linings of their skirts for the reception of small change, powder-puffs and such other trifles so all-important to femininity ever since the evolution from fig-leaf days. With the coming of the streetcar, how ever, and the attendant necessity of swift delving after nickels, the coin pocket Ib the underskirt, and even the long, bag-like affairs that used t.0 be , .swung Into the placket seam and distress all observers by an aptitude for yawning ; open unplcturesquely, began to wane in popularity. Women turned to larger : pocketbooks and began to eliminate the , pocket itself, which had formerly been burdened with handkerchiefs, memor anda, market lists and everything else except actual coin, which was religiously carried in the purse. Out of the combination purse and card " case grew various forms of the enlarged pocketbook and then there followed (strange that so obvious a convenience had not been thought of before) the wrist-bag and pocketbook with loop han dles to slip over the wrist. In this form femininity has solved the problem of the pocketbook and portable toilet-case, combining beauty and elegance of design with praotlcal, common-sense utility. It has only remained, for the past few sea sons, for the manufacturers to produce novelties and variations of design, all fashioned after the same general plan and this season the offerings seSm to have reached the very height of artistlo beauty and practical convenience. From the extensive stock of a local es tablishment, which carries the most ex clusive things In leather goods. The Ore gonian has selected the "leaders" which are scheduled for the coming Spring and Summer, the pictures being shown above. Quite the newest thing out. and as an Illustration of how far the pocketbook and wrist-bag may go In point of size, is the big, cavernous motor car bag of patent leather, shown in No. 8. The In terior, which s lined with the sofeat and finest of chamois, has numerous compartments Into which are fitted a complete toilet-case, with Inside pockets for card-case and purse, whicb are shown separately from the bag. With such a well-equipped handbag the fair motorist need have no fear of wind blown hair, dust-grimed complexion or other casualties to personal appearance attendant upon a brisk spin to country place or other social rendezvous; besides, with the loops of this smart bag swung from the gauntlet of her motor glove, she has the satisfaction of knowing her self to be the possessor of the very new est and most swagger of motor accessor ies. The most distinctive feature of the new pocketbooks and handbags Is the metal handle. The smartest articles are of the very finest leathers, such as pig-skin and -elephant-hide, with rings or circling handles of fine metals. Two of the "leaders' are shown in No. 2 and No. 7, the first of which is a seal leather bag of golden brown tone, with ring handles of gold.' These handles are large enough to slip comfortably over the wrist and the bag Itself Is large and commodious, with compartments and lining in heavy, prettily-toned silk. No. 7 is of elephant's hide, in the peculiar blue-gray tone, with fittings and clasps of gold and hand-made gold scroll. Types of these bags may be had at any figure from $15 to $50, and If one desires to spend more, gold monograms will bring the price up a few notches. No. 4 is a beautiful design of pig-skin, with purple linings in the flaps 'and gold handles and clasps. This style of pocketbook hovers around the, $35 mark. . A dainty little novelty bag Is that shown in No. 1, which is of fine leather plaited fine and with strong stitchings. One of the prettiest novelties in stamped leather Is shown in No. 6: the leather Is In a sea-green tone, with' raised' leaves in dark green. That the patent leather bag is still In the running and appears in the new styles Is illustrated In No. 5. With simple gold clasp and Its always dressy appearance, the patent leather bag Is certain of a goodly share of popu larity. No. S shows a smart bag of alligator skin, of generous size, and with another variety of metal handle. EPWORTH LEAGUE DESIRES NO CHANGE IN AMUSEMENT BAN Young People Society of Methodi3t Church Satisfied to Let Paragraph of Discipline Stand. j; 'A t ' t i Rev. J. V. McDougall. NO change in the paragraph on "worldly amusements" in the dis cipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church Is desired by a large number of members of the Epworth- League, the young people's organization of the de nomination, in the Oregon Conference. A petition, bearing more than 900 names, and representing numerous chapters throughout the four districts in the con ference, has been secured by Sunnyside 'chapter. This document will be for warded to Baltimore tomorrow and will be presented to the General Conference by Rev. J. W. McDougall. one of the delegates from the Oregon Conference. While the Portland Methodist Min tpterlnl Association went on record as desiring only sufficient ' alteration to 'eliminate the specification of certain .forms of, amusements forbidden by the, .discipline., the members of the Epworth League signed up more than 900 strong against aiiy change whatever, and pe titioning the General Conference to re tain the paragraph Intact. The poUUona to the General Confer- ence were prepared and circulated by a special committee of Sunnyside Chapter of the Epworth League, composed of Hugh C. Krum, Carl J. Hollingworth and Letitia Densem, and required a large amount of work. In addition to seeking from each chapter in the Oregon Con ference signatures to' the petition, the committee laid . the matter before the I Portland Methodist Ministerial Associ ation, with the request that favorable action be taken. The ministers adopted a resolution calling for a revision by the General Conference, not to remove the ban from "worldly amusements," but simply to eliminate the specification of the words "dancing, card-playing, theater-going," etc.. now contained In the paragraph. They held that It would be wise to have this change made to simplify matters,, as they stated that there are forms .of amusements not enumerated, but which are equally as bad, and that a- general rule applying to all harmful pastimes should prevail. The remarkable feature about the pe tition secured by Sunnyside' Epworth League chapter, however, is that the 900 members who signed it ask the General Conference to make absolutely no changes In the paragraph, fearing that to alter It in the least degree would create the Impression in the public mind that the church has removed the ban. POSTMASTERING A PROFESSION POSTMASTERS come and Postmas ters go in the United States. It used to be a political scandal, this turn ing out of Postmasters when the other party got into power or even when another faction of the same party got control of the Congressional District. ' Things are better now, we are told. m XJT LOOK IN THE HEM W . rnJcnT FINGER TiPftD .SILK. The whole secret x- is in the hem. If you find the name "KAYSER" you haye the genuine, the kind that don't wear out at the finger ends.' For the Newest in Wearing Apparel, Visit "The Style Store MEW SIT ARRIVALS For ladies and Misses ' Much favorable comment is created by these new ar rivals at "The Style Store." The latest French designs in elegant materials surprisingly low priced. Rajah, mirage, voile and light-weight wools are found in Copenhagen, blondine, neutral, pineapple, reseda and all other fashionable shades. The coats are long, cut in the man nish or the semi-fitted pointed styles, lined to correspond with collars and cuffs. Many have dressy little vest effects in contrasting shades. 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If, by some mischance, a Canadian postmaster should lose his Job, he would be hard put to It to know what to do for a liv ing, for he has been trained to but one thing. To take an example: When the Do. minion of Canada assumed its present political form the aot of union was passed in 1867 the town of Monctan, N. B., still had Its first postmaster, who I had his patent, or whatever document confirmed him In his office, direct from the Queen of England. The Dominion appointed him postmaciter, and he was postmaster until his death. But long before he died he trained his son to the business of running a postoffice, and his son naturally suc ceeded him. That son Is the present postmaster, and he Is growing gray in the service. When he, too, passes out, no doubt some other member of the family will take up the work. 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