The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-19
COSTLY CANE HEADS,
Expensive Handles for Games and UmbrelIss-
Queer Canes that Some Men Garry.

~ WeUstNc NHWOIes TOT Snnea ana UmbreIl2o-
Queer Canes that Some Men Carry.
paragraph has been going the rounds OF
tho press 10 the effect that Georgia lawyenhas
a cane the head of which is carved to represent
the head of duck. holding a $3.50 sapphire in
its bill and with two diamonds worth $7,1OO
each for its eyes. " 1t may DO true" the afYable
young man having charge Of the cane depart
mcnt In n large jewolry house said; but tho
figures nre pretty steep. II Is not an inireauent
thing for men to come in here and order canes
that cost $500 or 5000. gold hends. with Jewel
settings. you understand but Il f14. 750 cane is
rather beyond our experience. For ordinary
snlo the canos we keep in stock do not run over
$3.50 each We always have on hand cord or
so Of canos that run from 800 to 1920. Gold
headed presentation canes? Yos. we soil u
good many Of them. but hardly ever to tho
out-of-town buyers. When few admir-
ing friends In the rural districts take q
notion to burden some brother deacon
or minister or master Of lodge with the
possession Of a gold-hended cane they como
to town to buy it and mostly believe come
hero. But our prices are too high for them.
They expect to got Eoid-headed cane for SIS
to $40 and for decent one like that n good
head on IA fine maacca stick. we charge $50. /
And it IL only plain design you sec tho CON
vcntional thing. like the top OF Corinthinn
column with n little chasing. When we tell
thom the price they generally cxclnim. 'SuiT'rin'
Crsarr or something to that effect. and hurry
out Thore are downtown dealers from whom
they can get what looks like the article they
want. and for tho price thoy want to pay. For
SIS to $50 they get big ebony stick. with a
big, rolled plato gold head that looks Just as
well ms tine one we charge $50 for But IL the
recipient ever wants to sell 1t for the old gold it
contains. orio deposit It Ms collateral with his
y Ia sllr % In M hnN
little gold there is in it. IT. however. it is only
TO beworn on state occasions and kent ms, I'M
Our moro cxpensiye cnnes are those in
which artistic fancy enhances tho value of tho
of hammered and chased Roman gold. tho
greatest popularity of which is its nrice-sll5.
yes s "d Is wSh E si2D Hops nrS lot Of
now designs. Indian and Persian fancies.
", aa ia TSs1 2 1hsn t hit Fan
which IL that 1t was put through certain chem
zeal treatments that brought i gu, looking like
stance. that looks like steel is gold and SO is
that one resembling red enamel. Some Of
$50 but we have none 50 iow-priced on hand
n oiG mhoJe very dainty little square crook
From these let us pass to the silver heads.
OF them We have & g great variety, from 81 for a
one ofthe newest fashion which is close imi-
tntion Of an od;fashioned buck horn handle.
sec, a combination Of silver gold and copper
that looks kca sort Of marble metal. There
is wide diversity Of ST! styles in silver heads;
others full of fancy and ,eyduisito workman,
cal. on it viii he sold for So. There IS novel
and pretty thing. perfectly round ball Of rock
sell for s25 A man came in here the other day
Offering for sale COUPLE OF canes that he had
thin nipppS of agate. cCrneiHn and other
stones. in alternate layers. set on Z stool rod
and h dSh polished. ! should thinE there
wanted s25 each for tho completed canes. /
don't see how thcy could be COTTON w for the
money. but we did not invest in them.
The materials we generally. employ for tho
sticks are malaccn. bamboo and ebony. There
fled the Mexican saddle seats sometimes
ment used to have one that he refused s,l5o for;
Then fine canes are occasionally turned out of
what is represented 10 rs, as hipropotamus
sticks to have fancy heads put on them. What
ever the stick may he. its value is nothing com.
in most cases Of that sort. Diamonds sap
phTes ;t and other precious stones are very often
such iewelied heads in stock $50 '
An our fancy s2ld and silver cane heads are
Tor sk n%R s Ana We hnys
sn 76%,4 ts sn an gao "mbreas srhs
those, figures however. they are Foqo,r,,;
SSo ovs 6y young men t. Prsscnt to adies
brca TO his girl before marriage than he will
asl.7,5 cotton one to his wife after marriage:
don't know myself how that may be-
A Broadway can" dealer said: - 1t is true that
nearly all the god-headed canes bought for
presentation purposes. the public or semi-pub;
lie sort Of presentations, ! mean. are Of rolled
gold. Why not? They are just as SNOWY as I.
iy T fi" n viii TTr as she 2pny
1t is not expected that the sort Of man who has
gold headed canes presented to him by nprrc-
old gold or shove them up the spout. Let him
conilnc his present e the uses for which it was
homh go DE- avn on 1fs ne pa AZ Svee
as ii. it weighed, pound. Do you know that
good many OF these gold headed presentation
selves? Men sometimes get an idea that it will
give them sort OF tone in society to, lug
bay esry t hy snsy
gamble that they'll'do it on rolled gold
ivory and solid imitation silver heads monkeys
and dogs heads. and birds and such things. as
9 dn s aef %n n' to Raep up pR ns
times must have an almost infinite variety q
Yes. bur not many. I've seen one. plain
rough stick, without ferrlle and only bent
81 900 When he Mt It came cam into the country. was
hollow, and had diamonds, packed In IT., That
soyG' years aGG insss the Gse
Anyway never hear Of its being played now.
have seen German cane with q nulg IN II;
tool; OH the ferrule and cap on the head; but
all those things we're mere eccsntrriGities' We
UOY JiMEy ANDERSON PERISHED.