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Victorians are the inventors of vanity bags.
Originally these bags contained make-up
products and also had mirrors attached them.
These bags were called "vanity bags"
because it was believed that if a young
lady paid too much attention to her personal
appearance or hygiene she would neglect
her character.
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Girls, here is the very thing to give your chum for Christmas, and you can easily make it yourself. Take a piece of substantial silk 10 inches wide and 5 inches in depth, and embellish it with ribbon, embroidery in simple design. Sew the narrow ends together and line with very thin silk. Make a double hem about two-thirds of the way to the top, and run through it a slender silk cord or narrow ribbon. Edge the top of the bag with narrow lace. Glue the bottom of the bag in tiny pleats to the back of the 2x3-inch mirror, being careful not to touch the mercury. After this is done and while it is drying cut a piece of thin pasteboard the size of the mirror, pad it with a little cotton, cover with the lining silk, and glue it to the back of the mirror. It serves to protect the mirror and also to cover the raw seams of the bag. The interior of the bag is now complete, and the only remaining touch is the little edge of narrow gilt lace framing the face of the mirror. Place in the bag a chamois skin and a tiny ivory or celluloid box of powder, and your dainty Christmas gift is complete.
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