The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-01
OFFER THINGS In SILVER.
A HORSE BRACELET THE LATEST
ENGLISH FAD.

-o,sive Dinner Service-The Bones
ia Crusader - "a Gold Collar for
cupid"
From the New York Press.
T. was a band Of silver, about an inch
vy,de and a quarter of an inch thick, shaped
almost like a bracelet, that the manager of
,bo Broadway store of the largest firm of
silversmiths in this country held out for the
-ororter's inspection. 1t was not circular
in form. but slightly pear-shaped, and in
front. beautifully put on in repousse work,
there was crest and coat-of-arms. 1t
,,as hinged and fastened by snap-lock.
uIf Won can tell me" said the manager, 'in
three bona ide guesses, what that article is
t.r will make you one exactly like it,
n-itb tine exception of the coat-of-arms."
The reporter guessed lady's bracelet, a
doc collar and--well, ne couldn't think of
ANYTHING else, and as the manager had
S%oken MS head negatively to the gueSses
he had made, he gave 1t up.
no not for an instant imagine" con-
+ioued the manager, that | consider you
stund because Of your failure, for | do not.
could never have guessed my. elf. That
latest fad in silver is horse bracelet"
Horse chest" began the reporter, and
then stopped.
ono horse bracelet. was standing here
the other day; it was rainy and business
wasn't rushing, when young lady entered
She WAS, excuse my vernacular, daisy,
and saw in a moment that she belonged to
the 400 She was accompanied by a little
man of the turned up at the bottom
-tron3 af variety, whom she evidently re-
cerled as a necessary conventional intlic-
ZION. for she apparently paid no attention
to him. Sweeping up to me she said with
a rather English accent: Il should like to
examine some of your horse bracelets,
nlesss.n Completely taken by surprise as /
was I managed to 70 ain my presence of
mind and replied: 81 am sorry to have to
saw that we are just ont of them, and will
have no more for several weeks" Queer
country. America; the shops here ARE
began the little mau, but a contemptuous
look from the young lady silenced him and
he did not finish MS sentence.
Then she continued, lam awfully sorry,
for Il ought | could perhaps match the
one | |, ct while riding in the park yester-
day, but never mind, you can duplicate IL,
can you notN
Certainly madam" l replied, 'if you
can describe 1t to US
81 can do better than that" she said.
LUCKILY | have a photograph OF it with
me, which had taken in the event l should
ever lose the original"
took the photograph and told her the
br ceIet would be ready in two weeks, and
there it is. l am to send it home to-day"
DO YOU mean TO say that you make jew
elry for alimalSm
Most certainly we do, and have for
long time. Take dogs for instance. Until
comparatively recent period ladies were
satisfied with decorating their canine pets
with fancIf fully embroidered blankets and
collars and harness made from plain leather
studded with brass, or from alligator
leather with German silver decorations.
Then the craze for solid silver and even
solid gold collars began to spread, and often
crests and monogramS were engraved upon
these costly ornaments. When bangles
were at the hight of their popularity col
lars made of gold aud silver pieces joined
together, were used, and then came the era
Of dog bracelets, which are small affairs
about the size of finger rings made to fasten
with a tiny paddock. Sometimes these
bracelets, which fit on the leg just above
the paw, are studded with quite valuable
Jewels and | have even known small
diamonds to be used for that purpose. We
have also made collars Of silver for cats and
Monkeys
1.-THE horse bracelet fad is something new,
you sayF
Entirely new, | believe, so far as this
country is concerned. Without showing
my real ignorance on the subject, | learned
from the young lady that the custom of
thus decorating a favorite saddle horse was
becoming very popular in England.
should think at the rubbing of the hard
metal OF the tender skin of the leg would
make a sore spot -
$50 it would; but the inner surface is
lined with channels skin padded with hair. "
DO You ever have any curious things
brought in here to be mounted in silverP'
u should say we did. Just the other
DAY well-kno" n club man came in with
two pieces Of bone which be carried care
tully enclosed in plush case. These bits
OF Done said he, are q portion of the oc-
cpita condyle of one of the old Irish cru
saders who was killed in the Holy Land.
want an inkstand made of them We
made the inkstand, forming the cup part
out OF the round portion of the spinal frag-
ment, lining it with silver. The lid was
made oil silver, and on it was a beautifully
CHASED figure of a crusader in full armor.
Inc pedestal was a skull and crossbones,
worked In ebony and silver. 1t really made
avery handsome thing"
BY the way" continued the manager,
mere Is another curious thing we have just
mounted Tor gentleman. As you see, 1t is
hoVnlng but common whisky bottle of
very tnlck green glass, which will hold
aoout Two quarts. The gentleman said it
uau been In his family for more than 200
Years he mounting, you will notice. is
.9llq silver riveted in straps running around
lu7 ooly and connected with similar verti-
osi straps We finished the straps plainly,
40 We thonght that more appropriate. The
ueman Is not satisfied, though, and
wants a bead put around the edge of each
4 naHu' think the effect will be quite
TIeu, out suppose we must do as he
~ ! gu spoke about silver monkey collars
10 you make many Of them2"
Il u; CAM say that we do, for most people
& tS hug common leather is good enough for
Fl tbou, speaking about monkeys collars.
WIN, reminds me of a funny incident
~ WI happened here the other day. Mrs
,n 'ue VIE OF one of our wealthiest citi-
n b,nA s'lie IN one afternoon carrying in her
ta 'uu small silk bag which seemed to on
IAN aln something alive. This she opened and
an ouI the queerest little monkey you
Eyer saw. There she said az she nleced
my ny beast on the counter, amt he beauty (?
o GI ooui Sc had to answer in the affirmative.
stHWVueh hate monkeys.
Il eoid want you she went on. to make a
e s esT.s collar for Cupid'-that is what she
dSrIi-uilnl- 'and have brought the little
felt iiHH III TO have his neck measured |
and ,b measuring his neck for a moose,
Fl WINS , us uesIre was strengthed when, as
nee. 10y the tape around the beasts
"a rs,cal ~ o,U me. Despite the pain-for the
II tho ,r. uau sharp teeth-I finished taking
Fl aak@--a uTe The collar was to be quite an
ana ~ affair, studded with sapDhires
who W., supplied us with n design
49,. sue had drawn for it,