"Bind it on each side with tape. That will finish it and it will also fasten the edges of the pockets securely to the apron. Sew across the top a tape long enough to serve as strings."
Pullman Apron
| d b plus the turned up portion, b a, = 30 inches |
| b a = 6 inches |
| b b = 14 inches |
| c c c = pockets |
| d d = strings |
"The idea is to roll all your toilet belongings up together in your bag, eh?"
"Yes, and when you go to the ladies' room on the train you tie the apron around your waist and then you have your brush and comb and hairpins and tooth brush and washrag all where you can lay your fingers on them in a second of time."
"I got my best tortoise-shell hairpin mixed up with another woman's once, and I never recovered it," said Mrs. Morton meditatively.
"It wouldn't have happened if you'd been supplied with a bag like this," said her mother.
"Mademoiselle's silk wrap must be grey to match her other Red Cross equipment," said Mrs. Emerson, "but I don't see why the chintz things shouldn't be as gay as you like."
"Pink roses would be most becoming to her style of beauty," murmured Roger who had come in.