The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-08-27
THE SILVER FAD.
It Now Controls the Young Girl
Of the Period.
Some of the Many Queer Uses to Which
the Precious Metal Is Put to GRAFT
uy the Devotees of Fashion.
The Spoon Craze.

A long time ago man named Solo
mon, who acquired quite a reputation
for wisdom, made the remark that:
speech is silver, silence Is golden in
tending thereby to convey some idea of
the superiority of silence. a Solomon
of the year 1891, says the Chicago Trib-
une, 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-money income IS large
enough to support this rather eXpen-
sive indulgence is the collection Of sill
ver-mounted toilet articles, OF which
there is an endless variety. There are
all sorts and conditions of brushes,
from the generous sized clothcsbrush to
the diminutive instrument for arrang-
ing the eyebrows. There are combs,
heart-shaped silver boxes for manicure
salves and powders, silver-eased bot
ties, dental floss, atomizers, ring trays,
pin trays, hairpin boxes, and so on
through the ever-increasing category.
When milady travels there are 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 n few stitches as occasion may
demand, there are silver scissors, acorn
shaped cases for her thi,nhlG dainty re-
ceptacles for her needles, ana boxes
containing kind of bobbil on which
to wind different colorcl silk floss.
When she opens her escritoira to con-
duct her correspondence in q decidedly
English hand, there are silver pen
trays, ink bottles, pens and pencils, let
ter clips, bristle pen wipcrs aad unique
arrangement for moistcning stamps.
For the sick room there are silver-cased
fever thermometers and an odd lemon
ade or medicine spoon with n tube run
ming up the back through which, as
through straw, the fluid may be taken
When this victim of fad goes shop
ping or calling there is the tiny glove
bonbonniere, heart-shaped 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. Unscrew this little lid, and the
neck expands to the full extent of the
links below. Her chatelaine tablet Of
African lizard skin is mounted in silver
with silver chain, and on its cover. as
on that of her card case and address
book, silver fleurs de lis. All the leather
novelties bear these flowers OF France,
even the lizard skin card case opening
at the end, which gentlemen carry in
the pockets of their evening clothes.
In the realm of iowclrv, also silver
and platinum are popular as settinrs
for clusters. Next to the diamond.
which might be called the ...,tsff, Of
Jewel life, the stone which takes the |
popular fancy is the emerald. thour,b
the turquoise is also in great demand I
The hand of fashion is loaded with |
rings at present, but fasAion'saars show
q civilized disregard OF carr;0.cs. An |
stones are set low in plaia. polished T
gold, and many are imbed lcd in the 7
French style right in the cold. There
IS quite a fancy for settinr different
,olored diamonds together. and Gentle.
men wear as evening studs three small
diamonds or pearls of different colors.
A ring containing three diamonds, col.
pred respectively cinnamon, coffee and
red, is quite valuable, as the red stone
S perhaps impossible of duplication.
The lunches of silver wire bracelets
20 common a little while ago have
given place to immense ropes and links
If the same metal, but it is to be hoDed
hat this fancy will not be allowed to
,andc,lff MANY of tho ,loyo4 ,,,,, ,F Cob