The Progress., 1889-03-09
"a ship which lately arrived at San
Francisco from Japan had : cargo d
8 40 tons s. sulphur. !,

PICTURES IN COINS.
Jswsled Fsds Which Are Dclixhtins tie
Hearts Of Dudes and Dudinss.
II gave you q silver dollar for some
cigars half an hour ago VIII you
look over your money drawer and see
It it has been passed outp"
1t was in 4 Chestnut street cigar
store late Saturday afternoon. "A we'll.
dressed young fellow " MS The speaker.
His face wore q worried and anxious
look, and betrayed considerable per-
turbation over the loss of the silver
dollar. The dealer found that he had
J 'st elevcn OF the COLTS. aid he spread
shem In row on the counter Tie
young maa took them up one by one.
weighed each in turn III his hand. md
an expression Of vexatitn ovorspread
his face as he laid III. last down very
carefully and nurmured:
Il knew l couldn' tell that way.
Then he went at them again. This
time he graspcd the dollar firmly with
one hand and pressed she nail upon
the letter ''E'' III ''slAteA'' At the
eleventh dollar to which ho applied the
nail Of the little finger. all the others
having been broken in the tray, thore
came . sudden change in tho appear.
ancc of the coin. HAT Of il slid ony
way aud half the other, aud IN the
lower half, crystal, was tile miniature
of an extremely pretty girl The
young man ieay"d sigh Of relief, laid
down q greenback in exchange, aud
left the store r,,cfully regarding his
broken finger nails
H was one Of the numerous VIC
Tins Of y fad that has lat.ly struck
Philadelphia with all tho vignr Of o.l,ii-
~ and cxpensiveness combined The
rocket-l'ioces arc made Of two coins.
followed on, and fitted together with
such exactness that they can not BE-
distinguished from q genuine coin,
even by h microscope. A picture oi
the owners best girl is the correc,
thing to 60 inside, and the faddist
may pay from Sc to s35 for the frame.
There is rage just now for quaint
conceits and queer little kicksIlaws in
the icwelry line. The hcart Of the
ultra-f:lshionable youth has latterly be.
gun influencing his pocket 10 the cx.
tent Of $12 or S15 for a half.
ounce weight cigarette holder.
The tiny bowl aud stem,
are made of solid gold. witt,
daintily enameled forget-me -nots scat
tered over the surface. The mouth
piece is Of clouded amber. The
Iorgnette GRAZ. bowls along as liv Nv
rs ever. but the latest fad is to have
the ninc-inch handle Of gokl-pierce.l
and chased. The rum on the tiger
eye. which was SO pronounced q few
weeks age. has begun 10 decline, and
The beautiful little miniatures are tax.
ling its place. The run on these
miniatures does not amount to craze
ss yet, but il it does. and It is very
likely 10, tho faddists will betray the
|possession Of more common -sellso than
:hcy usually exercise.
The miniatures are really works Of
art and t in finger rings, scarf pins
brooches and even ns pendants on =
.:.dy's fob chain. It is the thing now
Tor girl 10 carry small putt b (
with her Of solid gold Just an incl, md
half square and thruu quarters Of ali
Incl, deep with wey Bit u powder.
lpuf that don't look big enough ID
whitel my lady's dinlple. The ivory
miniature set in the iii makes miss
Ipapa pay to the tune of $65 for the
Mhiteness Of hcr face.
i The lalest fad, and one which has
caught OF, universally. is the driving
watch. A l0alhcr band of Il sizu to
dt tho wrist, and strongly resembling
all ordinary strap shawl. III appear-
lancc. with punched holes and 1
buckle, has stitched to its back i
] small watch. th. face whereof IS COW
cred with heavy rock cl.ys III The
leather is wrapped arould tile wrist,
The watch toward the back, and its
open fnce may be referred to at any
Isime while driving literally by turn
lof the wrist,
u gems The favorite now is the
Irnby. principally because the ,nlnes
have been exhausted and rubies are
.xcerdingty high priced. Black pearls
are also hcconing the rage but not
Tor beauty, for. 70 an amateur mind,
;hey haven't half the charm Of the
white pearl But black pearls are
:roaks and expensive freaks. and fAtl-
s'''. li.stdtfsti,Aia AeUs.