St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-06

implements of
this metal, but it has found its way to
my lady'S dressing room, and in time
may descend below the dining room,
even to The kitchen, where, like the
NeXicanS, the Americans will have their
food cooked in silver saucepans.
But just now, silver toilet articles are
the rage, and for the sum of 81, 900 a
very handsome set may be purchased
III solid silver. This includes two hair
brushes. a hand mirror, powder box,
dressing comb, a hat brush, hairpin
tray, jewel box and a pair Of cut-glass
bottles with silyer-tOpped shoppers set
III silver casters, besides few mani
cure implements. This set is the latest
design CT chased work, which comprises
flowers, b0W-fnOtS, musical instruments
and cupidS, the silver having what is
called the stone finish, winch is neither
bright nor dull, but something between.
The powder box is cup-shape, lined
with gold, and has a closely-litting
cover; the jewel box is oval, and the
small hairpin tray, also oval, is alone
$50. A powder box i'll this style is $3.50.
4 single brush S42 and hand
mirror 500; but the work is so
beautiful that the prices do not
seem large, and one dealer says he
has such demand for it that he can
hardly make it fast enough. Small
hairpin trays from Russia in silver gilt,
and enameled in brilliant cOlorS-mak-
ing everything else look dull in COM
parisOn-are $50 each: the same thing.
also Russian, in black enamel. the same
price. \ very handsome hand mirror
i'll the cOlored enamel, but almost too
heavy for use, is S120. A less heavy
mirror of chased silver in the rocco
style, which being the predominating
fashion i'll furniture just at present. it
IS but natural that it should extend t o
silver also. This particular mirror has
on the back design of aTabeSqueS
and flowers, set with the "barbaric
paarG' irregularly shaped, each being
as large as two peas, and a border
of these pearls on the edge, set about
two inches apart, the sitting tinged with
gold. 1t is both unique and handsome,
and valued at 800.
a small silver tray, chased. which may
behung on the wall or laid flat on the
table, has q velvet covered receptacle
for watch, and pincushiOns with sill
yer foundation are from $50 upwards.
The latter article is a novelty. but in
the estimation of some ladies they are
not 50 pretty as the dainty cushions of
satin and lace, the silver standard Civ
ing stiff appearance. The newest fad
for the toilet table is small jardiniere,
which is OF openWork in silver Of grace
full design in arabcSqueS, and supported
by two winged cupidS, the bowl in
which the flowers are placed is gilded,
and shows through the openwork, pro-
ducing very pretty effect. Glove
StretcherS and glove powder boxes.
beautifully chased, are SIG each, and
shoe horns and button hooks have han
dies in innumerable designs. Here.
pp1ir, tin shnurinct
Russian. and come at SIG, while the
horns may be had as low as IS, and are
etched by hand. Chased by hand they
come as high as S34. A Jewel box Of
chased silver, having a heavy plate
glass i'll the cover, is s125, and mani
cure set of eleven pieces, chased, in a
box OF similar workmanship, is 5000.
The design on the cover of this latter
box is an exquisite one of roses, daisies,
buttercups and fernS-a veritable bit of
nature.
Large bottles OF cut glass have silver
tops, which opening, reveal glass stop
pers, and smaller bottles in the same
style come for extracts, the larger ones
being $50 pair. A small cut glass bot
tie. melon shaped, has silver top, to
which is attached inside a brush for
mucilage, and a calendar is set in a
chased silver frame. Small silver can
dleStIckS may be had for Sc, and tiny
pockyt-fask for 313. Larger TASKS have
the stone finish, and are etched. this
work now being preferred, to the ham
mered silver, which is rapidly going out
of fashion, and it begins TO look so
clumsy that it seems strange how it
could ever have been so popular.
But Tor those who do not care to spend
so much money on toilet articles, and
yet desire to be in the fashion, there
are the same things III plated silver,
warranted TO last eighteen yeais, by
which time a new metal will have come
i'll. Long chased button hooks NAV be
had for 81, powder-bOx for s., soap box
for $3.50. a nail polisher, with chased
handle. for So: a hand mirror for S., or
whole set of hair brush, mirror, cloth
brush and hat brush, bang comb and
dressing comb may be had as low as S24
A heavy plate glass mirror, easel form,
with handsome frame of plated OXidized
silver, is Si4, and triplicate mirror is
S24. A dainty hairpIn tray, with etch-
ing of graceful design, is S2.75. In the
smaller novelties are various designs in
bOOk-markS. which may be had as low
81. Tiny gold and silver-handled
pocket knives, jeweled. contain glove
Duttoner and scissors; powder boxes, an
inch and half in diameter, and heart
shaped bOnbonnieres, for SIS; small
boxes for postage stamps, with head