The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-01
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FANCY ArtisleH: .,"',l
Fancy wares, and tho new and prott,
things in what may bo called secondar,
Jewelry that is small articles in silve
and enameled or tilisree wares that tax,
fancy forms. are almost uniformly pro
duced this season in some shapes of in,
sect or animal life. Sporting mon anG
women find lnlsstands, table lamps, can
dle-sticks, pen.raoks, paper Gig ghts
watch. stands, table.bells, and man,
other things, all manufactured FROM
hoofs so finely prepared, and 80 beau
tifully mounted with colored metals
and silver as to bo Mt once artistic and
highly ornamental. One of the hand.
soonest novelties of this description con,
stats Of hoofs forming the centre to O
tripod, the double wax lights of the
lamp burning clear under exquisite
Venetian glass shades. This lamp costs
from $12O to 5000. A new form of pen.
rests is a rustic garden seat made iu
olive wood, and furnished with penhol.
holders, paper-knife and the like. Soon
ccs, or candle brackets, arc no lopgcr
backed with mirrors but with brass
PLAQUES, chased. or worked in re pousse,
Brass ornaments nro ono of the preut
deslderata; brass clock and small
oandelAbra for side-pieces, or portrait
plaques OF Rubcns, or Moliero, or Rem
brandt, or Schiller for the hall. Tie
cost OF the first is beyond all but the
rich, fine brass cloc with sidc-pieces
being worth from $3.50 TO $500, but the
p'h4ues are more pss;u.~supIo. sovuiU VI
moderate size may be purchased for
$50, though the average is $50. The
limitations of Bonares brass turned out by
machinery, arc of course much cheaper,
but we are speaking now of genuine
hand-wrought articles. Brass burners,
chandeliers and oandle-stlcks, brass
tenders md grnio fixtures, anti brass
clocks and plaques revive the FURNISHED
glories of the past, but require an
amount of labor which tho poor have
not time to perform, and which tho rich
only can afford to pay for; so, naturally,
the use is somewhat limited.
What III not brass is plush now.n-
days, and still fashionable are the plush
covered frames which amateurs have
found 80 convenient for exercising their
brushes upon. But even isro tic iiow
craze asserts itself. Instead of apple
blossoms, an owl sits in the corner look
ing wise, Or small cockatoo is pcrched
upon rustic branch. The sides of Tn @
frames of pictures or small beyeled mir
rors are not equal, but much broader
at the foot and off side than upon tho
other, and it is upon the off SIDE that
the bird or other decoration is placed.
The plush bag, or pouch. has become
an institution. The bag is aatin-lined
and sometimes leather mounted: it il
more durably finished than the pouch.
and is carried in the hand. The pouch
ls suspen deu from the sitio. and forms
a part of the looping of dress; it may
DO OF leather, but is often of embroid-
cred satin or covered with n network of
pearls ever silk. Velvet pouches, with
engraved silver clasps and chatelaine
to suspend it from the side, are sold us
1ewelfy, and are sometimes cot with
precious stones, though usullly the
mounting IS of wrought silver only.
These cost from $35 to $50, and up
ward.
Jewelry, unless it is very rich, is now
almost wholly confined to fancy Iaeo
pin and earrings, to serpentine brace
lots, and one or two bangle rings. The
new pins are simple, but oud. The
bar is solid silver pin with enlarged
head. Which serves as perch tor a
snail, n beetle, tiny bird or o. small
row OF flies. There is q small sunnowcr
brooch which is very pretty, with a
bee upon it; but these designs are casl-
~ coarsened and made common. look
ing by being executed in an inferior
manner and with very cheap materials.
A Now flower series in lace pins has
tho charm of especial sentiment at.
tached to each one; us woodbine, friend
ship; fern, sincerity; primrose, youthful
affections, and perlwinkle, remem-
brauce.
The novelties in bracelets are the He.
lone, which is self-holding, and consists
OF flexible coil which fastens itself
to the ann; shopping bracelet with
pencil attached, and ono of woven wire
which also coils around the arm, aud
takes the place of the serpent bracelet.
Small articles Of real ivory, or shell,
make charming presents to persons OF
refinement who cannot afford such pur-
chases, aud fan Dever comes amiss to
o lady. The three kinds OF tans most
approved are the rich feather fans
with pearl or tortoise shell, OF amber
sucks; the fans OF clear point lace. with
gold wrought stioks, on ivory, pearl or
amberj and the fans painted on satin
by reiu artists and mounted In accord.
Rnce will, their cost.