The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-04
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Girls on 4 Crusade among their Gentle
men Friends.

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men Friends.
"Isn't this too sweet" exclaimed
nrettv girl as she holds up for the admir-
ing gaze of young man slender silver
bangle bracelet, from which depends
few five and ten-cent pieces, with mon
oeram engraved on each one. Charlie
Brown gave me this new fiye-cent piece,
and don't his initials, C. NJ. B. Charles
Montague Brown, look lovely? Don't
you want to give me your monogram :"
she says with a bewitching smile, and
the young man assents gladly. So the
next morning he HES himself to the jew
eler, and not to be outdone by Charles
Montague Brown" he takes from his
pocket a bright, new quarter and pays
one dollar to have it polished, his full
name engraved, and the date put in the
corner.
Coin-bangles are now the craze among
the maidens of this city and Brooklyn.
The fashion was started some time ago,
but did not gain favor as the girls were
too modest to ask gentlemen friends for
dimes and nickles. But the desire to
possess these jingling, tingling wristlets
became SO strong, and the few girls who
did manage to get them were such objects
of envy, that at last secret clubs were
formed and a coin-bangle raid began.
Bangles of the finest gold, set with
precious stones, are no longer held in es-
TEEN, and plain band bracelets are looked
upon with scorn. The silver cirlet with
its little row of silver coins is now the
dearest ornament, and the girls who do
not possess them are obliged on all occa-
sions to retire in the shade, whereas a
girl who has two of them is the belle of
the neighborhood.
II suppose you have good many Or
ders to engrave nonograms on silver
pieces" said Journal reporter to pop
ular jeweler.
YES indeed" he replied, laughing.
"At present have sixty ten-cent pieces
in my store waiting to be cut, and half as
many nickels. One young man who left
dime here week ago comes in every
morning and evening to see if it is fin
ished. He says he dare not 90 to see his
girl without it, and he. is awfllly afraid
she'll fancy some other man who gave
her two nickels with his monogram on
one and the Lords Prayer on the other.
But then he wants such lot of stuff on
his dime-iour or five quotations and an
original poem-that it will be another
week before it is DONE He has grown
quite thin and pale during the week, and
I feel sorry for him, but what can do?"
"How much does it cost to have the
monogram cut?"
ooh. from ten to fifteen cents letter,
and if the name is engraved the cost is
five cents for small letters and ten for
capitals. l had a young man come here
and have two dollars worth of engrav-
ing put on three-cent piece; but they
generally want the monogram and moth
ing more"
"Do you ever cut names on gold COMP
"Well. did a few times, gold dollars,
you know, but that is not usual, as sensi-
BILE girls wouldn't take them from men.
Old and rare coins are the most fashiona-
BILE, and it seems shame to polish them
off and engrave them. Then white eagle
pennies are in great favor" Just here a
young man came in breathless and put
two dimes on the counter II want the
monogram X. C. B. put on these right
of, and am willing to pay for them,' u
the reporter heard him say, and then he
left to interview pretty girl up the
avenue.
"Have you coin bracelet" he asked
as she came into the parlor, followed by
her little pug.
"Why, of course I have!" she exclaim'
ed. 1.-TWO of them, and they are lovely
Here they are" and she held out hel
right arm to display two silver bangles
hung with dimes, nickels, three-cent
pieces, white pennies and other coin. II
have fifty-tYo bangles on these two" she
continued, "and had more fun collect
ing them. Some of them you see have
quotations and verses on them and other
Names You know found out they cost
$88.45, both of them, and felt rather
guilty, but then divided that by fifty
two men, and it didn't amount to much
I've made up my mind if you don't put .
man to good deal of trouble he doesn'
care much for you, and l think bangles
grand institution"
Il do not approve of coin bangles" sait
an East Side belle. II have one, bu
most of the money is gone. You see
went out walking the other day with
number of girls, and we all wanted ic
cream and chocolates SO much that l haa
to use up five of my dimes. I'm havinl
bangle made of little hearts, pigs, frogs
pens, pencils, barrels, monkeys, etc., de
pending from it, and think it will set
new fashion,"
1t is estimated that in the city Q
Brooklyn alone there are 10000 girl
who have coin bangles, with $780, 600 five
cent pieces and 100000 dimes on them
besides other coins-New York journal
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