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Middle Ages, purses, pouches, or bags were usually attached to the belt or girdle In 16th, 17th, and 18th Century Europe, because the dress was bulky, there was no great need for a bag because many pockets could be sewn into the garment Bags and purses began to appear sometime after 1780 in Europe

Reticules, or small net, silk, velvet, or satin bags were attached to a lady’s belt or waistband with a brooch Almost all of these bags were beaded. Reticules made in the early 1800s were constructed with three definite horizontal sections of beading. The bottom section was often beaded in a star pattern, the middle section consisted of floral or scenic motif, and the top section was either a scalloped border, a floral border, a sawtooth edge th century, beaded bags were d, sterling, German silver, , mber, ivory, ormolu or celluloid. Bags can give a few clues for approximate dating of particular examples. Beaded bags with 3 sections can be dated to the early 19th C; bags with geometric patterns, attached to celluloid frames, from the early 20th C; swag or shaggy bead designs in the drawstring reticule style were popular in the 1920s; bags with free flowing lines from the Art Nouveau period (1890-1920); peacocks, silhouettes, Egyptian, or Oriental motifs from the early 20th C

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile on April 25 Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m In addition to Tips, Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your Antiques and Collectibles, she has written four Denton history books and is working on a 5th history about the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo.