St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
DAINTY TOILET ARTICLES.

per week, or $50 year.
A Scent Bottle With It's Top Over
laid by an Enameled Pansy.
Without the help of dainty adjuncts
to their toilettes wherein could women
lay claim to be attired in superior style
to their fellow women. They might, on
some occasions, wear richer materials,
but this they could not do at all times,
for if they did they would constantly
find they appeared TO great diSadvan-
tage. Besides, the richest costume
needs all the hundred and one Access
sores to be correspondingly chic.
So women cannot afford to neglect the
consideration of these smaller requls-
ties, and there are very few who would
care to do so. we fancy. The jewelry Of
the presentIday, the fans, the chatelaines,
with their taking little pendants, the
bags, card and letter cases, EN- tout cas-.
scent bottles. opera glasses, and what
not attract us strangely. Even if we
do not notice them seyerally, yet seeing
woman with all such paraphernalia
of the best makes US unc0nSclOuSly feel
that she deserves the title of well
dressed" Women, too, love pretty
thingS-there is no doubt about that
and these knicknackS are wonderfully
pretty.
What could be more ingenious than
the tiny embossed silver toilet case for
chatelaine. into which are slowed away
mirror, puff box. six pearl-hoaded
pins, scent bottle and watch which
shows its face outside the case? Why,
it is marvel of packing, for it does not
measure nearly so long as woman'S
second finger. whilst its width is about
two inches. AS for the watches, they
are smaller and more deliberately dec
grated than ever. One has the back en-
tirely covered with good-sized dia-
mOnds, and ball incrusIed with dia
mondS hangs at the end Of the gold
chain: But, after all, it is easy enough
to lavish precious stones on the cases;
the wonder is that the watches can be
made so small and yet to keep time so
accurately.
Occasionally they are wee enough to
be set in ring, and the ring of no such
large size, either. That leads us to say
that some of the newest rings have huge
stones in them; it will take us long to
get reconcied to this latest fad, and we
cannot think they will be worn by the
best dressed women, except, perhaps,
just for thes passing.moment. Earrings
with drops are beginning to be seen
again, but the drops are quite in mini
allure so far. A dainty little pair are
formed of thistles in diamonds, Just the
flower falling doWnwards. Pear-shaped
pearls, pendant from diamond in the
ear, make one of the prettiest ear orna-
ments ever yet designed, SO we are glad
to see them again fashionable. There
seems to be just now desire to revive
all old fashions, and we note with pleas
ure the loose chain bracelet with pad
lock amongst other old favOrites.
PanSieS have had long run, but their
day is not over by any means; they hold
their own even with the newer hare
bells. A scent bottle has its top entirely
overlaid with one large enamel pansY.
A silver horseshoe with the center filled
up forms another scent bottle; the top
is al enameled blue and red jockey
cap. The "tumbler" scent bottles have
shoppers now, instead of silver or sill
ver-gilt tops in some cases. The stop
perS are just like those used in large
glass bottles, and fall into the neck, the
only difference being that they are Of
silver.
A few of the small fans with folding
handles are to be seen about. The ham
die, which is usually of tortoise shell, is
attached to the center of the same pin
that holds the sticks together, and when
turned up folds with them. In other
cases the handle spreads out into two
torked pieces that are joined on to the
outer sticks of the fan. These little
fans are pretty, but look rather fanciful
for ordinary use. Artificial flowers are
often laid on silk and gauze fans for
evening wear, the flowers correspond
with those that form the subject of the
painted decoration; for instance, if
the fan mount is painted with lilies
OF the valley. few SprigS Of
artificial lilies will run down the folds
of the mount; and so with violetS and
forget-me-nOtS. A recent novelty is an
en-tout-cas, with fan that slips into the
handle. Another has the cap of the
handle made with hinge. so that it lifts
up like the lid of box; inside the cap
is small mirror. We EnglishWomen
must be getting somewhat vain of our
appearance, it seems. What looks like
silver tablet for memoranda proves to
have mirror inside instead of the ivory
leaves. Then there is folding comb,
such as we used to call pocket comb,
only the case is Silver-gilt instead OF
tortoiseshell, and both these articles are
to be attached to chatelaineS.
Weddings are in fashion all the year
round with the exception of Lent, so a
word about bridesmaids presents. Eli
ameled watches are worn pendant from
brooch that corresponds. The brooches
are square. oval and fancy-Shape d. The
name of the bride will be written across
in gold, or initials in diamonds will
take its place. A lovers knot in blue
enamel and diamonds is char ming.
Gold combs and hairpins studded with
diamonds, and tortoise shell hairpins
enriched with gold open work, are
greatly appreciated; young girls
are very fond of decking their
heads with these pretty pins,
and no wonder, for the beWitching curlS
and twists seem to call for them, as they
give yet an additional CLEAN to the nat
urally sunny tresses. The academy
links, consisting of gold palette stud
ded with rubieS, emeralds and sap
phireS, to represent the colors, and
sheaf of brushes for the second link,
make an acceptable present.
Ladies, and gentlemen too, are using
the cards printed in the style of fine
engraving; the center is sunk, and the
edges are slightly rough for visiting
cards. Names are printed in black, and
sometimes in gray, bordering on the
palest green. They are of the ordi-
nary size. Invitation cards for we'd
dings and at homes have smooth CEN
tiers. and rough jagged edges. They are
to be had of MesSrs. Parkins & GottO,
Oxford street west.
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Hasty Criticism.