The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-06
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h CRUISERS MAsCOTs.
On fIy,r Ssrvicss Presented 70 the
NV Fighting Ships Of
ss the Navy.
~ aCity Of New York" to Have
) $4,000 Dinner
Set
dpstrsats Contemplated c~hristsninx Git
= ~ Cruiser which Hoars tbs Name
Of that City.

SSAE%E A. 000 EE=EAE==E
Of That City.
WAsrxuroS. June GA christening gil
No. necessary to = cruiser to-day 40 4
armamert. Away back in the limo
wooden war ships the supsrstitioua CAV
s.ch doughty captain m amulet OF silye
81 = sold. To-day ~ not admit our 81
rAr.titien. but are following ont the idea 9
NE amulet In an sxtravagans way. "
~ raising tho limit on tho old timers an
after changing tho amulet 70 : LOVING cur
~. r,as a. 10 side dishes and NJ a rule pro
s..t sNhe esptain and his crew" with silver
arcnch 10 mascot = dozen vessels. In TACT
1870 &here 10 enough silver on our wal
v.asela ID load any one of them were 1t al
= IS nut together. And next to their cap
4ai.s sud their guns the boys swear BY thu
ailvsr service.
s.Anerican workmanship for American
r-as.els', seems to be the wstohword jus
49,. ana with the advent Of each nev
oruisey TO the active service list OF unoie
Han. massive ornaments in silver and
bronze are finding their way into the palace
cAanbers Of hia warships. Tbs City OF
Ma York il to have a silver dinner SCI
vhoss value will reach $4,000. and it has al
Y.adv been presented with = thousand dol
~ nunch bowl BY those enthusiastic mar
iners. NE members Of the New York Yacht
club.
The Maine prizes its silver dinner service
= the best part Of the vessels outfit, bar
ring the guns, the officers and the brave
Grew.
Some Detroit citizens are preparing q
massiys service which will be igiven to the
aruiGer that bears the name OF that city.
ma Baltimore has already presented its
oosan aamesake . magnificent testimonial
christening gift.
The presentation Of this last-named ser .
vice vas made the OCCASION of q notable
banquet, at which Narvland's most gifted
orators spoke, Secretary Tracy accepting
Go Gift for the governments. The central
pisee 10 the testimonial bowl. seventeen q
ches IN diameter and twelve inches high. II
II senj rlobular in form and rests on a grace
I'll pedestal. On its front. in exceptionally
high relief, ID depicted the cruiser Balti-
more under q full head of steam. Illuminated
~ a brilliant sunburst through q rift in the
clio, Is above. Under this, in q ribbon
formed by the waves. are the words: Pre-
sented to tho United States Cruiser Balti-
moro By. the People Of Baltimore" An
eagle holds one snd Of the ribbon contain
m the words in it, bsak. Ths sides are
ornamsntsd with the shields Of the United
Etates and Of Maryland. On n side a re
The fora Of Maryland in strikingly artistic
a~roupinps, and ! handsome wreath encircles
ths upper edge, carved with q continuous
acanthus leaf border.
The Loving CUP. with it, squarely-tepped
!. handles and its wealth of floral ornamental
tion, forms . by no means uninteresting
portion Of the service. The other pieces of
lie Get are al ornamSnted in repousse or in
carved work with flowers of every deaorlp-
tion. The upper portions of the tive hand
Soma ana artistisslly shaped pitchers are
embsllished with asanthus leaves, daintily
grouped in graceful pattern.
The oMssrs and crew OF the federal
cruiser Maine sall their silver service ''the
ships mascot" This christening gift was
made for the people of Maine by the lsRis-
laturs Of that state. and the design Of the
large turssn ID embodied in smaller figures
On Ill the other pieces. In the center of
the broad sides Of the large piece 10 the
coat Of arms Of the state Of Maine, show
ing . moose and a pine tree. surrounded by
= frame Of conventional leaf work between
. farmer leaning upon a sogthe and
. sailor resting on an anchor. On
each side Of this coat-of-srms, upon
. stem that starts under the handle
are three pine cones. formed into the shape
Of = trefoil. In the border under the rim
10 . tasty arrangement of flowers, indigo
GUS TO the soil of Maine. The handles are
odd combinations of SCROLLS and oonven-
tional leaf work. The supports and lower
border combine variations of the Egyptian
lotus and sther decorative flowers. The
lid combines the pine cone and leaf char
aoteristics.
II the the present intention of an en-
thusiastic Detroit millionaire ia carried out
the principal gift to the vessel that bears
the name of Michigan's metropolis will be
m exact reproduction of one resently pre-
sented to an Austrian nan-of-wAr by En-
psror Francis Joseph. It will be a mag
nifiesnt specimen Of enamsled work, stand
ing twenty-four inches high, tho ship por-
ton rising to q height Of fifteen feet. The
piece 10 to be Of sterling silver, the salient
portions Of the surface being eAansled.
The idea of the work is distinctly marine
and NEUROLOGICAL. 1t represents Venus
Amphitrite upholding a ship. The base,
with An engraved gold border, is to be
snamelsd aud will depict a group of figures
taken from antique paintings and repre-
senting tho birth of the sea: Upon the
base in q kneeling posture is the water
nymph. who holds aloft a trident in one
hand and in the other a fish. Above the
head 10 . crown of sea weed and coral and
upon this rests the vsssel-a Spanish lukRer
of the fifteenth century. The entire ex-
terror of the hull, both the fronts and tho
backs of the sails and the several flags. are
to be enameled. One side of the hail will
show Neptune and other NEUROLOGICAL as
soolations Of the OCEAN. At the bow is de-
pieted the abduction of Europe by Nep-
tune. The other side of the hull and the
stern will show a flight of C%entaurs. The
sails disclose similar groups of figures.
The hand paintings will copy the most cels-
DRAFTED American pictures and will be OK
ecGted with the greatest attention to color.
But while one American city after an
other is presenting its man-of-war name
sake with a worthy christening gift, the
yacht olabs have not been idle, and some
OF these stanch sailors carry in their cabin
some OF the finest pieces of w~orkmanship
sver turned out by American firms,
Charles Sweet prizes the Clara's cup as not
alone the symbol of q fine victory, but as q
BIT OF exquisite designing. The base forms
q mass OF waves beating into share the
Venus Hover on whose top two nymphs are
seated watching and cheering a race.
Gen. q. j. Payne has now the Goelet cup,
shs Goelet vase and the magnificent olaret
tankard presented to him by the New York
Yacht club, q recognition of his great ser
Woe IN the cause Of American yachting.
The silver service ON board the fleet
ocean vessels are made more for use thar
those ON the Majestic, the Fuerst Bis
marck, the City Of New York, and the
Spree. All. except that OF the Fuerst Bis
marck. are OF foreign workmanship, and
1eDressnt on hammered silver the colors
and the naHe of the vessel.