The Portland daily press., 1891-08-25
THE HON G.

FASHIONS IN JEWELRY AND BRIC-A-BRAC.
! Supports for candle shades are made of
silver.
Gold ears of corn are designed for sleeve
| buttons.
Tiny silver chairs have plush seats for pin
cushions.
Small tunnels of silver are among the
novelties.
Silver fruit knives are set in standards of
silver, blades up.
Dlminutive silver brooms prove to be PEN
Gil cases to which are attached glove button
ers.
Small scent TASKS of crystal are overlaid
with perforated silver ornaments.
Silver match boxes with backs of perfor-
| ated ornament are pretty and new.
Straight cups Of glass with fine concentric
| ribs are bound, as it were. in enamelled gold.
Mucilage bottles Of glass with fine concen-
| trio rings have silver tops and brush handles.
Long sheaths OF Russia leather are bound
| and tipped with repousse silver. They are
| designed for scissors.
Large feure-de-lis and hearts ease sur
| mounted by coronet covered with white
velvet are used In displaying jewe)led orna-
| ments.
Oblong card counters of perforated silver
| have the counters inside ON wheels slightly
projecting from the side, that are easily
moved by the thumb.
Every variety of silver ornament is COM
bined with mOonstones The silver, in this
| case, is never polished, but is frosted or
covered with repousse work.
Trays for inksets are conspicuous for their
pretty shapes, some seem to be modelled
after Venetian balconies, with graceful rails
the ink wells being placed in what might be
called bench with perforated silver sides.
Silver combs with perforated tops are
enamelled in colors; blue generally predomi-
mates in tint Those accentnated by red and
yellow, separate or in com binatiOn with the
line of silver left showing, are an effective
ornament for the hair.
a silver cigar opens at one end and dis
closes match receptacle.
A slipper in Russian enamel with GRIM
son plush pin cushion inside Is novelty.
A novel ring for man, instead of the
usual serpent'S head, has a gold and a silver
| fish set head to tail.
Oblong English hairpln boxes come in two
| sizes. They are of silver, in corrugated
forms: A silver oxidized hairpin on the
| back designates their use.
The small combination book mark and
| paper cutter of silver is among the prettiest
| and most necessary trifes. The fleur-de-lis
Is one OF the latest designs.
Necklaces In silver fligree are worn with
muslin gowns, the necks Of which are cut
we'll down and give fine opportunity for
displaying necklaces and collars.
Stick pins have almost superseded buttons
In fastening women's gowns. They are or
namental, and hooks and eyes prove too un-
trustworthy without their assistance.
Flower jewelry is In special favor; the
sweet pea and double violet take the lead.
Glover leaves come next in popularity. The
diamond dew drop is not necessary adjunct,
but an added beauty.-JewelerS' Circular.
CARE OF GLOVES.
Very few people take proper care Of
| gloves. They are slung ON and wrenched
| OF, and done up in npleasant-lookiDg little
wads, and then are expected to perform all
their uses and give satisfactory wear. A
pair OF the inest French kid gloves will not
long endure such treatment, nor one of the
coarsest leather Or cotton. A great deal de-
pends upon the way kid gloves are put on at
first. They should be drawn on slowly and
easily, the fingers being put on first, and
then the glove drawn over the palm and but
| toned around the wrist. Ii the glove Is care
fully drawn off the palm first each time it is
| worn, then the fingers, one by one, it will
| last much longer. After removing them pull
the gloves into shape, and lay them in tissue
paper in long gloveb0x. DO not let the
| gloves lie together. Notice when taking
them OIL II they need mending or have be-
come soiled; a slight sOiled spot may be
readily removed by rubbing it lightly with a
piece OF flannel wet with beDZina. Do not,
however, attempt to clean gloves by sat
uratlng them with bepzlne. This removes
the dressing, and they will not keep clean
long enough to pay for the trouble, while an
inevitable odOr cliDgs to them. 1t is better,
| IL gloves are much soiled, to invest the trih.
ing amount charged by professional cleaners
| for doing this work, and have it properly
| done. 1t is next to impossible to insert a
| piece of kid in glove and have it look prop
| erly. Most gloves are now stitched by ma
| chinery. in such way that any different
| stitch shows. The best way of mending q
SLIGHT break In kid is to lay under 1t piece
of silk as near the color Of the glove as posi-
BILE; a piece of kid would be too clumsy.
Catch the silk down by invisible stitches,