Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29
Tsshfeas BILE Novelties

Fashion has as much tnfiuen " upOn kut *
HACKS a. IL has upon dress, AMI Paris IL Often
lhe afhiter Tor both. 10 IN curious 90 watch
how some particular form seems 70 become
epidemic, and IL 10 be seen rcnroduced I'M
countess materials, and for all sorts NJ DIFF
ferent purposes. Some time ago wheelbar
rows were the rage. They were rlled VIA
salt, they dRnglod at watch-cbains, they
were used as pincCshions, OF employed ~
ornamental coal-scuttles. Then came the
day OF gypsy pots. Not only did we have
them as egg boilers and coffee-retorts but
as flower glasses, inkstands, tea Kettles aud
scent bottles. AZ present manufacturers
are evidently suffering from hats on the
brain, and people who have more money
Than they know what 10 do with, and are
amused by the small joke OF buying incon-
gruous forms for articles OF everyday use,
may crafty themselves by becoming the
happy pOsseSsors OF the exact imitation OF a
straw hat Tor butter cooler, and topper
Tor biscuit box. The ideas suggested are
no more pleasant than those felt by a
lastdlous person who receives burned
almonds ia pair OF eXQuisitely made
top boots. There seems 10 be a painful nov
cry OF invention when we see the sama
iorm employed % collect ashes from a cigar,
10 hold lady's thimble, or 10 make a watch
stand. Yet all these can be had I'm the pl.sS-
log aud graceful shape OF Rentieman's tall
bat. strangely enough, 10 Il In flower vases
mat Dad taste and artisan ingenuity run riot
most wildly. Ever since some lucky man
ufacturer brought out the model of a hand
holding cup, there has been no CESSATION Of
designs which are ugly without being quaint
aud cut OF place without being funny In A
lsules' newspaper ~ was lately announced
mat rabbits are taking the place of saufr-
res as me presidirg genius over plate and
dishes, a. well as flower-vaseS aud a donkey
bet" cen panniers IL a really charming gpec-
tacie. People whose taste is guided by FASH
ION anu novelty may further decorate their
rooms by hanging round the walls white
emma herrings with blue ribbons round their
Eecks and their mouths wide omen 10 recei We
monthly roses instead of marine iufusOrla.
n hear that Zone or the newest things for
flowers II a broken vase an delicate green
and white, with a couple Of Cupifs mourn
lug over tue broken pOrtiOn.' This rs evi-
IDENTITY intended 10 supply the place al the
Louis CgRtorze shoe vita the Cupids aSleeo
IN The toe and the high heel male 10 hold
Nioiets. lt was so successful-sttracting AZ
3 haid, Dol only The patronage OF the arislOc-
Idcy, but that OF royalty itseif-that 10 could
scarcely be produced fast enough. WbeueVpr
fashion comes 70 be stronger than art, which
has now for a long time been the case popu-
lar taste will remain uneducsted and child
lkh. A much admired aud very ..chaste" in
sliratlon OF inIenttye genius may be seen in
Dlue or PINK china kitten lying on its
BACK, aud holding a ball flower bet ween its
paws. To harmoniZe with this table orna-
nent, sweet thing in candlesticks is OF
equaiiy admirable design. A Cupid on kis
back kicks drum with his appraised foot
The drum being supposed TO form a suitas
socket Tor the candle. A pair OF windmillsi
oimolu, and Jack and the BeanstaIk in
carved wood, may be obtained for the same
purpose, and II the purchaser should chance
10 De IN search OF lamps, instead OF candle
as his 9ssthetic, TASTES by buying stuffed mon
Keys. These are 10 be bad In all sorts of possa
bic and impossible attitudes, erasping y lass
ooes In their hideously human fingers
They appear dressed and undressed and the
pan representing an imaginary Inshman
and his wife are never without an admirtng
group OF people 20 stare at them. Those
whose taste IL orni astrological can rejoice in
The acquisition OF stuffed pheasant not for
stewing, but TO hold ON It's back a rose col
ored globe with a lace paper shade. The
proper inkstand for q table already furnished
with some OF these costly works OF art might
perhaps be the anvil with It's hammer and
plncers, or, In the country, q more rural con-
ceptlon In which the pen-rests are formed OF
croquet hoops, balls, and mallets. At the
seaside the dolphins would be approprIste
with "its body and tail in a double twist
while nothing can form a more fitting paper
weight than one at present popular, which
represents q swan standing on a mirror
win pin-cushlon on its back, although fr
our part we prefer one In the form OF a bee
hive, as IL seems 20 teach a moral lesson. A
present was once defined a thing of value
which cannot be bought. Few such presents
are now even attempted. A deaths head
forms a fashionable breast-pin; aud a bril-
liant sarcasm is supposed tolurk ia the bow
OF spoon, which contains the letter VI, aud
iulnlls the duties OF a brooch.-Sd'tgCIa1 Re-
UletC.