What Ikind of handbag will you carry this spring? This. will bei dimeult question to answer if you have seen some of the many sug Kestions which Paris and London make, "At the British Industries Fate the Queen examined some of the new suede, top opening, handbags in pastel colourings and ordered three in pale green, blue and beige, Queen Mary was interested in the new suede. which is being used for this purpose and is specially treated to make the dye fast, Paris bag designers are evide ly prepared for women to. catty. all their possessions about with them and the Tafest novelty. Is a combina ion of two bags, one large and cor fortably fited to hold papers. cigar attes, ete., ete., while the smaller one hholels one's money: and ix fastened on the opposite end of the handle. Two circular bags of brown leather" join: ed with @ heavy leather' chain which allows them to be carried over the arm, or square knapsack bags are shown in pairs, antelope bags ave made with outside pockets lined in a contrasting colour and some of them have broad handles of soft Teather which look tike ribbons over the arm, Other new bags are made to repre: sent big rosettes and are carried on the arm like shields," Novelty bags for the height of the summer include pocheltes of straw ined with colour ed pique, and for real" beach use there are miniature saddle-bags to sting over the arm, made of linen oF pique with commodious and bea embroidered pockets,
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