Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-01

4 hing 20 be fed from, ana only 70 be eiasaef
b The horTid thong eNq ulsiFeiy carved - rs
y n which, rs ye-buttOns ana shawl-pius,
le ruder sex have for some time pAst en;er-
= ned themselves BY appalling their l&dy
n ends. Steel lockets are not pretty. sna ttcrc
. slwsys Q danger IN wesrisg OF Ulem - -
'ractins what Dickens Rob the GRIND calls
he s'eiectrte nuency.m Steel, indeed. va "a -
inslly introduced BY a Frenca actor, and tLou.a
IN some designs it bss the eject ~ dismones
~ on the stage, Il certainly nak not when seen
in the boxes, and the steel disdems nos a iopt-
edit may he observed that steel orraments
and jet invariably revive At The same time
are very Tar from being a. hanisoms,
though quite a. expensive, ~ toe coral.
ssl:r, ard . st sOT 20 The 0 s,,,.
cts are ornaments which have some political
French or neutrality-suspicious.. Aisace and
Lorraine arms on each side OF the eagle OF
France, and earrings aud brooch with "Rcns"
upon them. are spec mems OF thee ard very
besutifGl I'm their workmanship. The same
are repeated in iron. aud In these the
colors are reproduced IN ensmel. Very pref
~ SET lockets. OF medium sire, contain a
place Tor photograph. aud have handsome
gold border. The newest OF these designs y
toIdu, and alternate gold ana jet THIS IN the
quality otherwise does. very beautiful locket
contains a miniature Of Rossini, painted from
Gusfsve Dores portrait, aud n n said that
many OF these, and miniatures eNqaisissly
painted, OF various celebrities, sre now 10 b.
had IN Paris for avery low price. beng done By
persons 30 Impoverished by the war ~ q b.
willing to sell gems Of modern art for mere
song. A portrait Of Csrlotta, OF hexlco, D.
among those now On exhibition here, aud one q
Iucca. that n stzrtltngly like; also, one Of Il
Princess Hohenzollern, and one OF the Prince,
But IL il in the fabrication OF fans that a
fancy Of these Impoverished artists more evncs
itself, and 10 those who have lived thrOag
what IL an event in history like the late war,o
nj fEsSa n rel M ~ Ia.
purchase which IL II desirable TO make. r0R.
ing scenes during the siege and thereafter 70
the fsvorite su9jects-Bot necessarily see
CT bloocshed, but those having "a -
beyond that. One OF these exquisite fans ~
resents the "Entry OF the ConQaer0r." Wit
a chamber where everything suggests de- q.
with their daughter beside them. white s e. +.
window beyond them pass the Prassian tro0l..
i have been shown an admirably besatik
locket with q band OF small pearls, In which L
painting. representing a small cluster OF viole
Was obtsined for I've francs OF q once rich wiaax
lady, Q French woman. who paints these lit
gems on ivory, and also tam such ~ we ha'
described above. No such work could be .
tanned here st such a price, or for three tim
ae much. curiosity purchased by O weslti
lady OF this city h an tr0ry collar AID "a Is, ~
Q flower pattern upon them precisely reSembliT <
old lace. Small rtvets prevent them from
breaking in the shallOwer parts. Some OF esr
fashionable ladies are wearing ornaments ms b.
by the Mexican Indian women. These are
9uisite in their deli. scy. Very han /, ..ne
lockets are made by these women by is} q
some beautiful she'll and surroundins
with frame OF nligree and smaller sheiis.
In combs and lane, they equal the Indian wo-
men whom we Ind here, and thase ornaments
have an oddity and foreign look that recon-
mends them 70 those who prefer what every
body does not have" Among the fans lsteiy
made by the Mexican Indians, WAS oDe-it
graced the white hands OF one OF our noted
he1es-made from different hued feathers OF
Mexican birds, and graded - 90 shade In q man
ner that would have done credit 30 any artist.
The center was n single and beautiful caiibri,
and the hinge Q d0wny border Of colored Eaay
feathers that are peculiar 20 certain birds OF
with mother OF pearl and feathers have last
been Introduced. They are very boantiial, bat
serve little purpose a. tau. Psnsies are the
newest things In jet They ale used for veil
pins.
The use of machinery in every department OF
art and industry II increasing The rage In fash.
ion for the finer achievements of hand labor.
In jewelry this Is particularly noticeable, AMI
would be well enough IL fashion were no, 80
csIricious and women generally sufficiently
educated TO appreciate tine hand work IN small,
The majority value thing for It's cost, uumind-
ful OF the time, the patience, the skill emplov
In It's execution, ana wear their ornaments in
con junction with a not oyerclean morning.
wrapper, or In making their diuraal visits %
the butcher and the baker, with the Ind ference
and carelessness OF consequences VII Gu tistin-
CUISINES those NDO nave never Dtcn charged
With the responsibility OF their own existence
Ornaments upon which time aad labor are eK-
pended are every year increasing IN cost, bat
have 20 little intrinsic value that they sell FOR
comparatively nothing. Judgment should ba
exeI csed, therefore, in the selection Of designs
having permanent artistic interest and We ne
which will oGtlire the caprices OF prcseat fash
ion.
rHR BUSINESS woxAr's zoxs
Tie contrasts OF life in great citios presented
themselves wildly at the recent opeslins Vi sas
"Home" for business women, esiablisaea by tae
benevolent enterprise Of q few Brooklyn II iiCs
in thst city Of homes and churches. The ba!ia-
ing Is admiTabl 60 Tar - IL goes. IL viii &C
modste fifty persons in a manner HON elike and
comfortable. All attention has been paid 10
heating and ventilation, ndevery cornsr IN the
five story house Is AZ clean as new wood and
white paint can make II. On the Ers' or base
ment floor are a large dining room, a kitchen
a laundry. a dryshg room, closets siTholt end
and a little side rpOm where late comers can gei
ready for the table without the trouble oil gong
mp stairs. The nexs nOor has q large saloon
par lor, at the end OF which L. n raised
platform for private entertainments, Hectares
etc, q small parlor, closets and al ideal little
once, the property Of lady physician
TO the Institution. On the n0or above is q hne
sitting room, room reserved FOR sny person
who may be i'll, bath rooms and bed looms
Two floors over this ere divided into bedrooms
bath rooms, and closets. By an admirable fore
sight each room admits the sunlight, aud the
views from the upper windows are beautiful
The rooms are furnished al option by II : board
OF managers or the occupant. A peep into them
afforded gratifying proof OF woman,
taste and faculty ior making home any
where. Here piano, there . ewing m&chiae
told The calling OF the occupants. In every
room were pictures, vases, towering plant.
tsstefuIly arranged, aud little souvenirs OF the
| other "heme' far away. Throughout Tho
whole house was s warmth and brightness en-
tirely at variance with the common order OF
boarding houses. Entrance as q boarder il oh
tanned by application TO a member OF the boar
and the usual reference as 20 character. 1hs
table liz carefully and bountifusly supplied
Terms are AZ follows: Single room, on third
floor, with board, 81 20 q week; fourth floor,
/ $50; fifth floor, S450. When two persons &C
| cupy one room, 80 cents Q week each IL taker
! on the charge. Washing can be done at ths
house at IS cents per dozen. Mrs. Anna y
FIELD has been the good and active genius o.
the Undertaking, OF which these details ere
given that they may serve ~ guide TO others
who may ae WORKING in the same direction
4 he point, however, Is this: This no lse, which
has cost the continued and perseveri1g effort o
number OF women for two years, which still
has large part Of lie purchase money on mort
| gage, which will require the labor and super
yislon OF lts managers Tor years 20 come to
gether With supplies IT regular Intervals frou
the hands OF the benevolent, win only accom-
mooste hfty out Of the hundreds and tnoa sand
OF women and girls Who need such home Il
not the labor mountainous for 60 small = nro
ductr Does Il not prompt the thouvhf "A, ~ ~.
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