St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-29

the end of the handle. The price you
ask, ye seekers after bric-a-brac? Well,
the OxidiZed silver is so pretty and the
design so skillfully executed, and / am
such a true blue gopher, even if but a
penny liner, that willingly drew from
my purse the three shining silver disks
necessary fer possession, and carried il
off in triumph to decorate my boarding
house apartment. fervently praying
that the Fates will send honest servant
girls.
ST. Paul Designs.
A visit to the jewelry shops on Third
street reveals the fact that st. Paul is
not left behind, and, indeed, l never
thought she was. Minnehaha falls is
again shown as souvenir design.
And he named her from the river,
From the waterfall he named her
Notwithstanding water.
The top of the handle bears very
good cut of the falls, and the distance
is remarkably good in the metal. Diag-
onally beneath it is the word "Minne.
haha." and just beneath ''St. Paul"
A slender but daintily designed shank
leads down into the plain bowl. An
other design that l noticed farther
down the street, was Fort Smelling
spoon. The old round house at the
fort, with its clustering vines, formed
the tip of the handle, and the words
Fort Smelling" were on a ribbon which
passed over cannon. Beneath this is
the ever-present falls pouring Its silvery
shower enticingly down into the bowl
of the spoon, which was left plain.
This forms an especially attractive de-
sign in the orange or bOn-bOn spoons.
with gold bowls.
Minneapolis has also chosen these
falls to decorate her souvenirs, but she
has deemed the exposition building
likewise worthy of development. These
designs are both placed in the bowls,
and have fancy floral handles.
Barbara Fritchie, Priscilla, Miles
Standish. Hiawatha are offered to the
woman of literary taste, while head of
Bernhardt as Cleopatra will appeal to
the devotees in hiStriOnic art. One of
the quainteSt spoons shown is TON.
Tom, the Piper's Son." and shows Tom
III the very act of mounting the pig.
Must confess it? My memory of Mother
Goose is so vague that / had to ask the
jeweler what the rhyme was.
For those skillful in the use of the
brush there are offered white wood
spoons for decoration. These cost only
few pennies, and when finished will
form dainty gifts, or may be used as
prizes in tennis or progressive games.
Another idea is to take some pretty
she'll and have it attached to
silver handle. They can then serve as
sugar or salt spoons. The one l have
seen was dainty pink and cream shell.
which was brought from Venice. An
oXydiZed silver handle was used, and
the whole formed a charming wedding
gift Another young lady, who has a
little friend only few months old.
Keeps all the pennies she gets With the
date 1890. When Miss Edith is year
old the young lady will take her pennies
to jeweler and get in return coffee
spoon. This she proposes to do for
twelve years.
Are these elaborately engraved ar
ticleS for use? Oh, no; we know the
dictionary defines spoon as ian instru-
ment consisting of a small concave
basin with handle, used especially in
preparing or partaking of food;" but
although Daniel-nO, it was Noah
Webster lived but half a century ago
the use and abuse of the spoon for ar
tlstic purposes had not dawned upon
his deep and comprehensive intellect.
What will they do next? Everything
seems to have had Its day, but we can
trust the feminine mind to always con-
Jure up something for fad, and what
All immense space lies between the gor-
geous tissue impoSSibilities. courteously
named flowers, and the dainty odds and
ends which deck the mantels of the
fashionable women of to-day.