The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-01-25

4nently used, aud arc only hall the price
! They are also of pongee. In lovely col
ors, terra colts, Chinese blue, ecl q, and ivory
whlte; are OF silk equal in gu alty TO ths
onhers; and very neatly made un,N finished
Tn absence of the embroidery ia t~ some !,
recommendation, EG5i
another item of luxury indulged in ny the
lcnnesse doree of New York is the mouivtiAe
OF the white sill or satin suspenders. Tn
oInna5y embroidered suspender with fine g1C
are common enough But the desideratum
CONSISTS In white or lavender satin suspend
CTS, deiicateiy painted or embroidered by o
Ialr lady and mounted with solid gold, and
often r1c~fay-wrought buckles, slides and end
pieces ~Ssaspenders of this description are
Always, or course, in order, and cost some
Times as high rs 800. The, purehase is not
as extravagaa& as 1t looks, for the mountinps
are and will lest a lifetime. It is
nos ~ M uncesnlnon for the mcuntil1gs upon
worn suspendeFs to be transferred to others,
ismd this is executed, without painting or
embroidery, ut al cost of So to- So. for the
iahser price satin being used lined with silk.
one OF the luXuSies OF men which women
copy Is the use of silk and s%atiallninus for
wool. Men get the credit of a mppe practi-
cal ANA sensible mode of dress, partly be-
cause they wear their satin and silk. inside
instead OF outside. Silk and satin Innings to
SILK and lace dresses have been common
enough; but it was not until the advent OF
the tal!or-made dress that women learned
how delightful, how great a luxury it is to
nave the SILK or satin inside and fine wool
outside.
HOLIDAY NovsrIIEs.
The most expensive gifts made this season
consisted OF sprays and clasps and pins and
buckles OF precious stones, such as are now SO
fashionably applied to the different parts of such
toilets as may be classed as really magnificent,
The MOST OF these are made OF sample diamonds
as these can be made effective at less cost than
where, the fIYar iypnIS nrp p1ppa4i in arfiSttr rnpn-
binattons. Blu sometimes u cats eye or tiger
stone is used for a center, and sometimes ruhies
ana sapph1res and yellow Diamonds are arranged
with exquisite art TO produce aqfewer or winged
insect effect.
In silver the newest things are long pins, pa
per cutters, ar1nlcts and the like, copied from the
antique forms, and with Arabic or ancient in.
scriptions. The pins are of two kinds, and are
used as clasps, as brcastpins, and also IS orua-
Hairpins are the most ipportanS feature of the
ornaanentation of the head; they are used more
ahaa o Combs ds and BY many wv, who do not employ 10y
mainly reproduce old forms-spear heads, fans,
screens, Japaned. Indian or Egyptian national
emhle.ns. and pendant hoops or balls. They are
maue In Shell and amber, in silver and in Ivory;
bEr these last are not much In demand. Old
silver, dark shell and amber pins are the favor
ties, and form part of every ladys wardrobe.
The very newest fans arc made of the exquis-
1telN tinted and shaded feathers OF the merle,
with sticks of dark shell, amber or violet wood.
Near the top Is often a band of pheasant feath-
ers, orthese will be used to form q 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 3
small, graceful standard of carved ivory, shelDor
wood; but they are more usually made up in
1anforms, because smaller feathers can be sutil-
1zed. and ostrich feathers, like diamonds, double
the increase i'll value with increase in
size and fullness. This scason feather fans are a
great rags For the time they seemlto have
driven all others out OF the market. Still the
knowing ones are buying choice silk and satin
demand now, but which will always boa desr-
able possession.
Tue finest thing in ware that hns ever made
ts'appeafancc is n recent production known as
cameo glass. 1t consists OF double glass, ex-
traprdinarily fine and delicate In tint and color
ing, with cameo figures upor 1t in low relief.
The workislike that put upon gems, and the
cost OF apafr of small BOTTLES Ia $40; Of a small,
single vase, $50; but as a possession they carry the
stamp of high refinement. The French and
English china vases take the lead this season,
and indeed they have teken 1t 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 not this season developed
anything very remarkable In the way Of dress or
decoration. The widespread depression is re-
sponsible perhaps for this lack of enterprise.
New effects in ornarnentation arc produced by
braiding narrow satin ribbons in basket patterns
and very pretty Christmas and New Years bas-
kets for fruit or confectionery are 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.