A bag in which to carry a bathing dress, towels, and odds and ends to and from the beach or the swimming-bath saves a great deal of trouble to the bather, and need not be unornamental in appearance. It is an advantage if it is so made that water can drip through it. Macintosh bags are apt to spoil the garments they contain by keeping them continually damp, and so liable to rot. The open-work holder here figured is convenient in every respect, and can, if desired, be used to hold a waterproof when the owner of it is travelling, and uncertain whether or not she will need such a cover.
--“Weldon’s Practical Knitter, 31st Series”

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One Raveler noted that the old needles in size 6 are the equivalent of modern size 7.