Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-07-25
THE SILVER FAD.
It Now Controls the Young Girl
Of tho Period.


"Spcech Is silver, silence is golden" in
tending thereby to convey some idea of
tho superiority of silence. A Solomon
OF the year 1891, says the Chicago Trib-
unc, however, would reverse the metals
If he would be IN the fashion, for this is
prominently silver era.
The latest fad, for instance, of the
girl whose pin-moncy income is large
enough to support this rather cxpcn-
sivc Indulgence is the collection of sill
vcr-mountcd toilet articles, of which
there is n endless variety. There arc
all sorts and conditions OF brushes,
from the generous sized clothesbrush to
the diminutivc instrument for arrang-
ing the eyebrows. There, arc combs,
heart-shapcd silver boxes for manicure
salvcs and powders, silvcr-cased bot
ties, dental floss, atomizers, ring trays,
pin trays, hairpin boxes, and so on
through the cvcr-incrcasing category.
When milady travels there arc silver
cases for perfume bottles, silver soap
boxes, silver basket covers and umbrella
straps with silver buckles. When she
assumes an air of virtuous industry and
takes few stitches rs occasion may
demand, there arc silver scissors, acorn
shaped cases for her thirublc, dainty re-
ceptaclcs for her needles, and boxes
containing kind of bobbin on which
to wind different colorcd silk floss.
When she opens her cScritoirc to con-
duct her correspondence in decidedly
English hand, there are silver pen
trays. ink bottles, pens and pencils, let
ter clips briStlc pen wiDcrS and unique
arrangement for moistcning stamps.
For the Sick room there are silvcr-cascd
foyer thermometers and an odd lemon
ado or medicine spoon with tube run
ming up the back through which, rs
through straw, the fluid may be taken.
When this victim of n fad goes shop
ping or calling there is the tiny glove
bonbonnicrc, heart-Ghapcd perhaps,
which she slips inside the palm of her
hand. She carries an odd coin purse of
French design with tiny watch In the
top. Unscrcw this little lid, and. tho
neck expands to the full extent of the
links below. Her chatclainc tablet of
African lizard skin is mounted in silver
with silver chain, and on it's cover, Us
on that of her card case and address
book, silver flours dc lis, All the leather
novelties bear these flowers of France,
even the lizard skin card case opening
ut the end, which gentlemen carry in
tho pockets of their evening clothes.
in tho realm of jcwclry, also, silver.
and platinum arc popular rs settings
for clusters. Next to tho diamond,
which might be called the staff" of
Jewel life, the stono which takes the
popular fancy is the emerald, though
the turquoise IS also In great demand.
The hand of fashion is loaded with
rings at present, but fashions cars show
u civilized disregard of earrings. All
stones arc set low in plain, polished
gold, and many arc imbedded in the
French style right in the gold. There
Is quito fancy for setting different
Golorcd diamonds together, and gentle
men wear rs evening studs three small
diamonds or pearls of different colors.
q ring containing three diamonds, col
orcd respectively cinnamon, coffee and
red, is quite valuable, as the rod stone
IL perhaps impossible of duplication,
The lunches Of silver wire bracelets
go common q little while ago have
given place to immense ropes and link;
Of tho same metal, but it is to be hoped
that this fancy will not be allowed to
hpndcuff many of tho dcvotcc3 of fash
lon, Necklaces AFRO permissible only
for evening wear, when they arc worn
with pendants The long bar pins have
been superseded by clusters in round
designs, as stars, flowers, birds, bow
knots, otc, Two hearts tied together
with knot is u pretty design for rings
or pendants, tho hearts being of tur-
Nuoisc surrounded by diamonds, which
also form the bow, Elaborate designs
of clustor diamonds arc in great favor
$or corsnge wear, one beautiful example
hcing q flight of swallows, formed en-
tircly of diamonds. For the hair there
are onamclcd orchids with diamond
eentcrS and pins with ileur do lis heads.
The spoon-gathcring craze still holds
Posscasion of all tourists and now
Chicago spoon has boon designed to
moot tho demand Of the collector. IT,