Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-04-10
PICTURES IN COINS.
Jcwelcd Fnds Which Are Delighting tho
Hearts OF Dudes and Dudincs.


Hearts or Dudes ana Dudincs.
"Igavo you silver dollar for some
cigars half an hour ago VIII you
look over your money drawer and SEQ
IL IL has bcon passed outP"
1t was In Chestnut street cigar
store late Saturday afternoon. A we'll
dressed young fellow was the speaker
His face wore n worried and anxious
look. and betrayed considerable per-
turbaiion over the loss Of the silver
dollar. Tho dealer found that he had
Just eleven of the coins. and he spread
them in row on tho counter The
young man took them up one by one.
weighed each in turn in his hand, and
an expression of vcxation ovcrspread
his face as ho laid the last down very
carefully and murmurcd;
Il know couldn' lcll that way"
Then he went at them again. This
time he graspcd tho dollar firmly with
one hand aud pressed tho nail upon
the letter "E' in states" At the
eleventh dollar to which he applied the
nail of the little finger. all tho others
having been broken in the tray, there
came sudden change in the appear
anco of the coin. Half of ii slid one
way and half tho other, and in the
lower half, crystal, was the miniature
of an extremely pretty girl The
young man hcaved n sigh of relief. laid
down grccnback in exchange. and
left tho store ruefully regarding his
broken finger nails.
H. was one of the numerous vic
tins Of fad that has lately struck
Philadelphia with all tho vigor of oddi-
ty and cxpensivoness combined. Tho
pocket pieces are made of two coins,
followed out aud fitted together with
such exactness that they can not bo
distinguished from genuine coin,
even by n microscope. A picture Of
the owners best girl Is tho correct
thing to go inside. and tho faddist
may pay from Sc to SS5 for the frame.
There is rage just now for quaint
conceits and queer little kickshaws in
the jewelry line. Tho heart of tho
ullra-fashionable youth has lattcrly be-
gun influencing his pocket TO the ex-
tont of $l2 or Sl5 for half
ounce weight cigarette holder
Tho tiny bowl and stem
arc made of solid gold. with
daintily enamclcd forget-me-nots scat
tered over tho surface. The mouth
piccc is of clouded amber. The
lorgnette craze bowls along as lively
MS ever but the latest fad is 10 have
tho nine-inch handle Of gold-pierced
aud chased. Tho run ON the tiger
eye, which was SO pronounced n few
weeks ago, has begun to decline, and
the beautiful little miniatures are TAX
ing its place. Tho run on these
miniatures does not amount TO a craze
as yet, but II 1t does. and it is very
likely TO. the faddists will bctray tho
possession of more common-sense than
thoy usually exercise.
The miniatures are really works Of
art and set in-linger rings, scarf pins.
brooches aud even as pendants on n
lady's fob chain. IL is the thing now
for girl 10 carry small puff b x
with her of solid gold Just an inch and
half square and thrce-quarters of an
inch deep. with wee bit Of powder
puff that don't look big enough TO
whiten my lady's dimple. Tho ivory
miniature set in the lid makes miss
papa pay 10 the tune of S65 for tho
whtenoss Of her face
The latest fad, and one which has
caught on universally, is the driving
watch. A leather band of size 10
fit the wrist, and strongly resembling
an ordinary strap shawl. in appear
aucc, with punched holes and a
buckle, has stitched to Its back q
small watch. the face whereof is COW
cred with heavy rock crystal The
leather is wrapped around tho wrist,
the watch toward the back, and its
open face may be referred to at any
time whilc driving literally by "turn
of tho wrist"
In gems, the favorite now is the
ruby. principally because the mines
have been exhausted and rubies are
exceedingly high priced. Black pearls
are also becoming the rage, but not
for beauty, for 10 an amateur mind,
they haven't half tho charm of the
white pearl. But black pearls are
freaks, and expensive freaks, and fad
is,, pbiy1IeIDbf0 Nuns