The Purse Powder-Holder 



L\ U G H as \vc may 

 at woman's van- 

 ity, it is never- 

 theless a weakness 

 which has been so 

 greatly commercialized 

 and traded on that 

 thousands of manufac- 

 turers are maintaining 

 large and profitable 



CLASP 

 PERFORATIONS 



, REFILL CLASP CLOS6D 

 REFILL CLASP OPEN^ 

 MIRROR 

 |,HAIR PINS 



plants solely for 

 the making of 

 such toilet novel- 

 ties and toilet ac- 

 cessories as pow- 

 der puffs, cases for 

 powder puffs, mir- 

 rors, rouges of all 

 kinds, etc. 



Time was when 

 a few women — - 

 those with more 

 vanity or perhaps more temerity than 

 others — carried, for the purpose of ap- 

 phing powder to their faces, a small 

 square of chamois in the center of which 

 reposed some loose powder. The rest 

 either did not use powder or, if they did, 

 dabbed it on their faces only in the 

 privacy of their boudoirs. This method 

 was unsatisfactory and inconvenient; the 

 loose powder was spilled and wasted as it 

 was applied. An ingenious and far- 

 seeing manufacturer then put on the 



This compact little case contains a mirror 

 and hairpins, besides the chamois powder- 

 puff. The powder cannot spill out of its con- 

 tainer, yet it is always ready for use 



market a small, round, 

 cotton or wool contriv- 

 ance which was used 

 in connection with 

 the square of chamois 

 and loose powder. A 

 decided improvement, 

 this proved a boon to 

 the fastidious lady who 

 w ished to repair the 

 ravages of an after- 

 noon's shopping to her 

 complexion before she 

 reached home. Still, 

 its use also entailed 

 waste of powder as well as the incon- 

 venience of carrying about on one's 

 person a bulky package from which 

 the powder persisted in leaking into 

 the purse or pocket where it was carried. 

 At last a very compact and useful little 

 novelty has been invented which not 

 only combines facilities for carrying 

 powder, but also provides compartments 

 for the mirror and hairpins, so necessary 

 in fastening veils,' 

 stray locks, etc. 



Half of the lit- 

 tle case is made in 

 a pocket form to 

 hold the powder, 

 with a small 

 opening at one 

 side which is 

 closed with a 

 clasp. The inside 

 of this half — that 

 is, the side ap- 

 plied to the skin — 

 is made of cham- 

 ois slashed or per- 

 forated so as to permit the powder to sift 

 through easily but without waste. The 

 other half, which folds directly over the 

 puff side, serves as a preventative for the 

 leakage of powder and also provides three 

 little compartments, one large one for a 

 mirror and two smaller ones for hairpins. 

 When not in use both sides are held to- 

 gether with a clasp fastener, so it makes 

 a fiat and compact arrangement which 

 may be very easily carried in the purse 

 or pocket. 



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