Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-04
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
The Pottery Mania. and other Ma
uias-Evenfng TOiletteS-COstum es.
and Costume ROnnets.
IFRoN OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

mentS OF The great public itself, for the passion
Il by no means confined TO women. Men share
IL largely. and are not only the assiduous col
lectors of rare and costly specimens. hut have
taken Ia decorating cups, and plates, and
bowls. and candle sticks. with a zeal equal to
that formerly bestowed by women upon
wOTs,ed dogs. eats. birds and flowers.
Holiday gifts will be principally pottery.
From the fine ware Of China and Japan, TO the
little brown Jars. stTeaked with black paint
which the embryo artist fondly imagines an
Improvement on the antique. China shops no
longer exhibit gayly decorated tea sets and
dinner sets, Powered vases and plump little
porcelain cupids, but reyel in pots, and jars,
and jugs and caddies of the royal Albert ware
which il the color of Egyptian earth. and so
smooth as to form an admirable base which
does not absorb the paint, and throws up lines
and figures to the best advantage. OF course.
all the forms are Eastern and old. Egyptian
rather than Greek or Italian There is, how
ever, q blending Of modern art with old ideas.
which i sometimes very funny in its results,
and mixes The Sphinx with The more obvious
and realistic suggestions of a crude fancy, i'm a
way that would set genuine art antiquarian's
teeth ON an edge. out Of the mass of rubbish.
however. some hing very good may be devel-
oped- The American impulse for art is strong
and sincere, and must, i'm time, work out
results That VIII command respect abroad. as
well a a home. We have already in success
ful opera ION. houses devoted to decorative art
which are hardly surpassed in Europe, where
ideas from whatever source derived can be
place. modern houses and apartments
Transformed into Pompeian villas. into French
salons. or old English interiors
FANS AND FANCIEs.
There i great diversity in the fan. which has
OF late years reaSserted its old claim and be-
come an indispensable adjunct To the toilette
Inc most popular; as Nell as The most artistic
style and finish vary with the cost of the mount
ing and the purpose to which they are put.
Some ladies paint their own fans. some have
them painted, TO match the trimmings of their
dresses, or To harmonic with the sentiment Of
them. But the majority are content tn make
the best selection that can he found i'm the
shops To- match their tOiletteS. and find them
most expensive item. for fans are very frail.
and the more costly they are the more brittle
and the more easily demolished.
The newest fans for dress purposes are paint
ed in exquisite roses, upon white satin with
sticks of irideSeent pearl, carved or plain. The
most elegant fans. when not composed of fea-
Tiers. are black or white, and very stylish fans
are made this season of black satin. edged
with lace or marabOut fringe dotted with
gold and mounted with real ebony or with
sticks oi polished ivory, stained black.
Fans oil real lace unlined and mounted with
pearl. are a much admired ever. but they
are only suitable for brides. or evening tOilettes
OF While lace. and are So costly as To be re-
Stricted to a very fortunate few
An entire novelty in feather fans is shaped
10 form butterfly, and made of feathers of
varied colOrs. The eyes are gems. diamonds
Ineies, OF emeralds. IL Is Brazilian idea,
and OF course very costly.
Most attractive among the holiday fancies
are pouches. for the belt. of velvet. or embrOi-
dered leather with medieval clasps of wrought
silver: and II real old English or German
clasp can he found to mount such a pocket. of
course the value Is so much the more en-
HANGED.
Long purses Of knitted silk. crimson or dark
blue. gray or brown. are also in demand, fin
lshed with steel bead fringe and steel rings
Another revival l. that of velvet wristlets
with pendant ends, also fringed with steel
beads, a style much more becoming than
bangles. which. however. are still worn. and
from which all sorts of articles i'm miniature
are suspended as they were formerly from the
ehatelaine. Teakettles, masks. skulls with
fut'y eyes, mice, clowns and cOlumbineS, are
among the little objects in silver. gold, and
black or coloresl enamel. which have been add
ca 70 the powder-DoN, SCISSORS tablets mirrors
and hor>e>hoes, which have heretofore formed
the catalogue.
Bracelets of mere gold. plain or wrought,
have for some time been quite out of vogue
but very beautiful designs, worked out i'm dia-
mOnds or other gems. and forming flower cen
Tiers or clasps. have taken their place, and the
cost 81 this rich work and its constituents.
consisting of rubies, emeraldS diamonds
opals, turquoise and pearls is such as To rem
DER pairs OF bracelets not only impossible, but
display, which is considered bad taste. The
single bracelet of diamonds. forming stars or
marguerites, has been revived. and is seen in
conjunction with a wriStlet Of velvet or silver
bangles. or a string of old pearls. instead of
another bracelet. precisely matching il, as the
fashion has been of late years. A lovely de-
sign m enamel. forms a band of lace-like in
sertlon. with points on both edges.
Diamonds are Sneered at. as the mere evil
denee of wealth. and showing the absence
rather than the presence of artistic taste The
lover Of rare china Is said never To be a lover
OF diamonds. But the later designs i'm da-
n,o. M ornaments not only demand wealth
taste and sentiment in the manufacturer. A
novelty in engagement rings, Tor example, has
Three stones. the ruby, diamond and sapphire
Signifying truth. purity and love- The stones
are set lcngthwise. the diamond in the centre,
and should be perfect in color, though not ne
ceSsarly large. Combs OF wonderful beauty
are made III light designs of solid gold. and
mounted with diamonds, set as stars. Single
stars are set as hairpins, which CULVER with
every movement, and the Sssii,c design is used
Tor amethyst and shaded 'garnets. which, how
ever. dc not show to advantage excepting in a
blond or very black hair.
Copies have been made of rings and pend
ants. NECKLACES and earrings i'm the Cenola col
lection exhibition, in the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art: so that we have POmpean
Egyptian. Venetian and Etruscan styles to Sc
,eei from, M, and many gentlemen are having
monday gifts made To order after some one OF
the old designs.
=. Loekets and pendants are still fashionable,
Superseded somewhat by velvet bands. with
pearl or diamond clasps. A pretty set of orna-
ments consist OF yilyet band, with wristletS to
match. elasped with aqua marines surrounded
A japanese necklace, OF amber, is eonsd-
cred adesderatum. and To these are attached
French lOekets Of cuptal or transparent am
Der. ineloSing flies which are so perfectly nat
lral as To seem To be alive.
JeNeiry Tor gentlemen Il very quiet and
Simple. Stones are set low, and q pin consists
only OF single pearl grasped by claw or
delicate hand. A grasshopper is another de-
wee, and third Is whisk broom of gold with
enamel top. Studs consisting of single pearl
round, but not white, off color. i'm fact are
preferred to diamonds. and also TO solid gold.
HE mlnuteSt forms Of jewelry are nothing
now il not artistic
Japanese wares are in great demand. and
CONSIST mainly of embroidered fans and
screens. ivory carved in lace patterns lacquer
work, cabinets at all prices. from five hundred
dollars down To five, sandalwOod paper cut
tiers, and squares for mounting as screens. of
FED silk. embroidered with gold and inter
mingled with feather work 50 as to form some
odd looking bird.
More commonplace trifies have appeared in
profusiOn within the past two weeks, and con-
slSt OF handkerchiefs in ivory, silk embroidered
with monograms or long initial letters i'm color
French cambria handkerchiefs with scallOped
border, i'm violet or red, with monogram corner
IN yariegated cOors red and white satin cOrse-
lets embroidered with miniature rosebuds and
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