the single compartment in the purse 24 in contact with one another along one wall thereof and fastened together in a fashion and by means which will be hereinafter described one portion of the purse split insert described herein is seen in fig3 as the insert 22 insert 22 has an exterior wall 36 and an interior wall 37 the exterior and internal walls 36 and 37 run into and out of the paper as seen in fig3 having lateral edges one of which is visible in fig3 expandable collapsible end walls one of which is shown at 38 in fig3 extend between the opposing lateral edges of exterior and interior walls 36 and 37 of insert 22 consequently an upper opening is formed in insert 22 which is selectively opened and closed by moving the upper reaches of walls 36 and 37 toward and away from each other the end walls represented by item 38 are made of a relatively flexible fabric while the exterior and interior walls 36 and 37 respectively are fabricated from a stiffer fabric mating fastener pairs 39a and 39b are positioned on the inside surfaces of the upper reaches of walls 36 and 37 so that the upper opening in the insert 22.