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October 6, 1922
The Keota News
Keota, Weld County, Colorado
What is this article about?
Article describes extravagant modern purses rivaling jewelry, using precious metals, real jewels, tortoise-shell, amber, ivory, semi-precious stones, and marcasite trimmings on silk bags with monograms inset with diamonds, often in black or navy faille.
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NEW PURSES ARE ELABORATE
Precious Metals and Real Jewels Often Used in Working Out Novelty Mountings
Great extravagance is manifested in the purses of today. The bagmaker must in a way rival the jeweler, because it is in the small shops devoted to the sale of high-class jewelry that one finds the most beautiful specimens of handbags. Precious metals and real jewels are often used in working out novelty mountings, and other costly materials, such as tortoise-shell, amber, ivory and semi-precious stones are utilized for this purpose.
In the more practical purses marcasite trimmings are used in profusion. Square mountings of real tortoise shell are used on silk bags which are ornamented with brilliants. A monogram inset with glistening stones, often real rose diamonds, is used on the more expensive ones.
With such an elaborate trimming the bag is demurely fashioned of black or navy faille.
Precious Metals and Real Jewels Often Used in Working Out Novelty Mountings
Great extravagance is manifested in the purses of today. The bagmaker must in a way rival the jeweler, because it is in the small shops devoted to the sale of high-class jewelry that one finds the most beautiful specimens of handbags. Precious metals and real jewels are often used in working out novelty mountings, and other costly materials, such as tortoise-shell, amber, ivory and semi-precious stones are utilized for this purpose.
In the more practical purses marcasite trimmings are used in profusion. Square mountings of real tortoise shell are used on silk bags which are ornamented with brilliants. A monogram inset with glistening stones, often real rose diamonds, is used on the more expensive ones.
With such an elaborate trimming the bag is demurely fashioned of black or navy faille.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Elaborate Purses
Precious Metals
Real Jewels
Novelty Mountings
Marcasite Trimmings
Tortoise Shell
Rose Diamonds
Story Details
Story Details
Extravagant purses today use precious metals, jewels, and costly materials like tortoise-shell and ivory, rivaling jewelry in high-class shops; practical versions feature marcasite and diamond monograms on silk faille bags.