San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-07
COSTLY SILVERWARE.
FORTUNES SPENT IN THE BEAUTf
FGL DESIGNS MADE TODAY.

No Longer Necessary to Go Abroad for
Artistic Silverware-Rich and Quiet in
Figure and Work-Prices Paid for Some
of the Pretty Things.
Never before has American silverware oc.
cupied the position it does today. 1t is I'M
euualed the world over Twenty years age
rich Americans bought great ugly pieces
abroad, and treasured them as marvelS of
the silversniths art. Now the American
who wishes 10 furnish his sidehoard with the
richest decorated ware buys at home, and
silver of American workmanship is used IN
dozens of noble and not a few royal, homes
of Europe Prices are sometimes enormous.
Dinner sets at 5000, $1,000, 5000 and $4,000
are not unusual \ pair OF candelabra, about
twenty inches high. may cost from 500
to 81 800 This particular article is much in
demand now by reason of the increased use
of candles for lighting dinner tables and can
delabra at these prices have a constant sale.
The rage for eurjching articles of common
use with silver has reached probably its
greatest height. Silver toilet articles are
among thosa most in demand Here is a
hairbrush, the bristles set in solid silver
The whole surface i iucTu>tcd with an ntri-
cate ornamental design. The price is S75.
You NAV buy them at $50, SO. 500 $50.
Whole syts, including the brush and half
dozen small objects. sci! for $!UUor $500 These
are by no means the most expensive Rich
people who put q wears moderate income into
trifcs such Is these have set, made TO order
from spacil ,.,i-ns at 5000. $4,000 and
$1,000. II would bc hard to name a limit for
the price of Objects in silver since the art of
decorating that metal las been brought TO its
present perfection.
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and a bowl The price is 81. 800 4 good |
many of the kind are sold If Won would |
be lust right, Won NAV buv enameled silver |
spoons at $40 dozen, or fish knives at 800 a |
dozen, or tiny silver Guns for after dinner cot
fee at $50 each. One rich New Yorker serves
terrapiu to his friends in silver trreens made |
in exact imitation Of the terrapin, You lift
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the steamin. dcl;carv Gold snoons with |
rornd bowls ac,,,n,,ouv rho r,,raans Sucb a |
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