Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-18

used, and ara only half tI,e price
pA ney are also OF pongee, IN loye1y col
ors, ezra Gotta, Chinese blue, ecru and ivory
WHITE are OF sil equal in quality to Tia
o 81 and yery neatll mad and hnish
recommendation
Another ten of luxury ir,tiulgefi Ia az the
9jjellnesSe dOree of New York is the mounting
0f the white silk or satin euspenders The
Ordinary embroi dered susp bender it'll tine gilt
or gold- plated mounting sold at So or 81 q
are common enough hut the desideratum
consists In white or lavender satin suspend
ers, del1cately painted 3or embroidered by.a
TIT lady and mounted with solid gold and
often r1chiy -Wrought buckles, slides and end
pieces ae Suspenders Of this description are
always, Of course, in order, and cost some
times f as high as 800 The purchase Is not
as exhavaganJ as it looks, for the monntings
are removable and will last d. lifetime. JIG is
not ab3al uncommon for the mountings upon
WoIn uspenders to be transferred to others,
anu tnls ls executed, without painting or
embroidery g q at cost #Of Sd to Sc. for the
latter price satin being used lined with silk.
One OF the Injuries of men which women
nave OF late years begun to appreciate and
copy is the use of silk and satin Innings for
WOOL Men get the credit of a more practi-
ca and q sensible mode Of dress, partly be-
cause they wear their satin, and silk inside
instead OF outside. Silk and satin Innings to
Six and lace dresses have been common
enough; but it was not until the advent of
the talior-made dress that women learned
now delightful, how great luxury it is to
have the silk or satin inside and fine wool
outside. = Is.,.. g .s%*@
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. 4ft = -
The most expensive gifts made this season
consisted OF sprays and clasps and pins and
buckles Of precious stones, such as are now SO
fashionsbly applied to the different parts Of such
toilets as may be classed as really magnificent.
Inc most OF these are made OF simple diamonds,
where the rarer gems are placed in artistic COM
blnatlons. But sometimes q cats eye or tiger
stone is used for a center, and sometimes rubies
and sapphires and yellow diamonds are arranged
with exquisite art to produce flower or winged
insect effect.
In silver the newest things are long pins, pa
per cutters, ar1nlets and the like copied from the
antique forms, and with Arabic or ancient in
| scr1ptlons. The pins are of two kinds, and are
used as clasps, as breastpins and also as orlla-
mentS for the hair. q II
Ha1pins are the most important feature OF the
ornamentation Of the head; they are used more
than combs, and by many who do not employ
any % other decoration They are varied but
screens Japaned, Indian or Egyptian national
emblems, and pendant hoops or balls. They are
! made in shell and amber, in silver and in ivory;
bnt these last are not much in demand. Old
silver, dark shell and amber pins are the favor
ties, and form part Of every lady's wardrobe.
Ihe very newest fans are made Of the exquis-
1tciy tinted and shaded feathers Of the merle,
with sticks of dark shell, amber or violet wood
Near the top is often band Of pheasant feath-
ers Or these viii be used to form bird which is
poised upon one side. The sticks are very fiex-
ible, and when of shell sometimes extend to the
top OF the fan, but are only visible on the re-
verse side. Very elegant fans consist Of a group
of three magnificent ostrich feathers set in q
small graceful standard of carved ivory, shell or
wood; but they are more usually made up IN
tan forms, because smaller feathers can be util-
lied, and ostrich feathers, like diamonds, double
| the increase in value with increase in
size and fullness. This season feather fans are a
great rage. For the time they seem to have
driven all others out of the market. Still the
knowing ones are buying choice silk and satin
ones painted by artists for which there is little
able possession.
The Il nest thing in ware that has ever made
It's appearance is q recent production known as
cameo glass. 1t consists OF double glass, ex-
traordinarily fine and delicate in tint and color
Ing, with cameo figures upon it in low relief
The work is like that put upon gems, and the
cost of pair Of small BOTTLES is 500; of small,
single vase, $50; but possession they carry the
stamp of high refinement. The French and
English china vases take the lead this season,
and indeed they have taken it for several years
past The Dresden are neglected and can be
bought for a very low price compared with the
cost a few years ago.
The holidays have nos this season developed
anything very remarkable in the way of dress or
decoration Tho wide spread depression is re-
sponsible perhaps for this lack of enterprise.
bfaiding narrow satinribbUns in basket-patterns
and very pretty Christmas and New Years bas-
ketS for fruit or confectionery covered in this
way, the handles tied with wide satin ribbon in
one of the colors, with holiday legend in gold or
silver lettering JENNY JUNE.