San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-09-09
FASHIONS IN JEWELRY.


what larger in size.
The very latest in parasols are those
with a fan inserted in the hollow sill
yer handle.
Silver trays of small dismensions
and of shell form are used as bon-bon
plates.
Cigarette holders of amber are
mounted with little acorn-shaped
pipes in gold.
Numbered with fashionable knick-
knacks, are card and letter cases OF
lizard skin, with silver mounts.
One of the prettiest among the Eiffel
Tower ornaments is candlestlck pro-
duced in filagree silver.
There are eye-glass guards of deli
cate gold chain, maCe-Eo wear around
the neck and held in place with a
slide. These are thought to be an inn
provement on the old kinds.
A novelty in silver is called the
scutt]e sugar basin and is an exact
copy, so far as form is concerned, of
scuttle.
Apropos of CONNECTIONS, there are
some charming little bon-bon baskets
of woven silverware, with fancy tongs
for handling the sweetmeats.
Little shopping bags of leather or
velvet, with silver clasps and chate-
laipe, are popular. Many of these
have the initial of the wearer wrought
in silver on one side.
Gold plaques with plain bright sur,
fol oh
when they find owners are engraved
with name and date.
A Broad band bracelet, showing a
renaissance design, partly chased and
partly engraved, is a very effective
ornament.
Miniature watches are now worn in
the large heavy curb bracelets; these
also appear on some of the wire brace
lets.
The beautiful things in silverware
are not all on exhibition at the great
show in Paris. There is fine stock
at home ready for the fall trade.
A novelty in gold curb chains has
been gained by tiattening the rounded
edges of the curbs. The result is de
cidededly effective.
Narrow ribbon watch fobs are pro-
Vided for evening wear with gold
swivel and slide. The ribbon en-
ployed is narrow.
A charming brooch of circular form
is carried out in filigree gold, dotted
with cluster of small sapphires and a
diamond in the center.
Young men show a preference for
the Dickens or double pocket chain,
especially when seal cut intaglio
drops from the center.
Ladies are wearing fancy vest
chains. These are sometimes fastened
with bar and sometimes with PIN,
to the bodice.
Scarf rings for men have been re-
vived and are out in variety of de-
signs, some of the most attractive of
which are enameled and set with
small gems.
A brooch deserving mention is
made of dead gold, inlaid with a
cross of light blue enamel, and has a
gray pearl in the center.
Long purses of silver wire net work,
with a ring in the center, made after
the style of old time silk knitted
ones, are feature among purses.
Decorative hair pins with crooked
gold prongs, are quite new. The
diamond heads represent a leaf, a
flower or other design.
The styles of most of the jewelry
now worn show decided tendency to
those of the renaissance with its COM
binatiOn of precious stones and cOlOred
enamels set in chased, engraved or
filagree gold and silver.
A pendant worthy of description
shows a renaissance frame Of enam-
eled leaves terminating with pearls,
and the center a miniature bust OF
silver surrounded by circle of pearls
A cross of oxidized silver with gar.
nets set in gold at the four ends, a
large garnet surrounded by pearls
furnishing the center, furnishes a
unique pendant.
Silversmiths in preparing theil
new goods have not been limited in
designs to any school, period or coun.
try, hence their productions afford al
exceedingly wide range of selection
Gold curb jewelry is in high favor.
There are stiff curb bracelets and fiex.
ible curb bracelets, platinum and gold
cur bracelets, and brooches and gold
curb rings.
A quite new idea in travelling bags
is expressed in a bag with a spring
stand holding all the silver appoint
ments and fixed to the centre of the
bag, but removable at will and
adapted for standing upright on a
dressing table.