New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30
MADAME'S CARD-CASE.
ALSO HER BEAUTIFUL PURSE.

Tho cardcase OF the woman OF fashion Is usually OF
leather. mounted with corners OF gold silver, and
sometimes decorated with devices in metal set with
Jewels. The simple folded which has been In
use long il the shape universally nscd to-day. The
most rare and costly hide for card cases pocket
books Is elephants skin. When properly cured ana
tanned this hide Is beautiful soft wood brown.
though there Is difference In the color Of differ.
cnt skins. II has Irregular. rough appearance ana
very effectively mounted In gold. small goldmounteA
cardcase Of genuine elephants skin costs IS or Sl0
than OF any other leather.
Next to elephant skin the most fashionable leather
Is lizard skin, This Is the tanned skin OF the South
American lizard. which Is distinguished when tanneA
by Its even, like surface which shows the scaly
markings Of the reptile. Lizard skins are especially
beautiful In notified grays and tans the colors oil the
natural SKIN They found, however, In cream
color, shaded green, pure yellow wood brown, clear
olive, dark green, black and other cOlors Mounted
simply with gold lizard skin card-case VIII
cost go and one OF elephants skin s2s A pocket
book OF the leather costs something more. The
anne leather mounted with silver will be about ei2
or $50.
There are deliberately mounted leathers richly
set and jewcled for gifts which veritabe works
Of art such pieces made by individual patterns,
which are not duplicated. Thus Il beautiful white
lzardskn card Is finished with gold and
daintily Ornamencd with inch-band Of medieval
gold worked In precious metal and picked out with
tiny diamonds. such n cardcase VIII cost *5:o.
Card-cases Of white izardsk OF white morocco
set with turroiscs in forget not patterns are also
effective. sometimes the edge OF the card-case Is
mounted with gold and set with border OF diamonds.
or a black Is enriched with tiny diamond
fcur de lis, heraldc stars, other small devices
scattered over 1t. display Of these jewced feathers
will be OF the features OF the Chicago Far.
There are also many cardcascs and pockebooks elab-
orately mounted In silver-wOrk with broad chased
band wrought in ribbon-wOrk with cherubs and
garands after the patterns OF the French Renaissance
A pockebook OF rich leather simply mounted IN
gold silver generally preferred by refined buyers
though card-cses sought for In the most costly
mounting. French cardcascs Of mOther-of-peari,
ivory or tOrt0I,e-shel are deliberately carved In
crate are 80 likely to be broken that the leather
inaglio. with flowers, vines and cherlbs. ana iniad
with gold and silver. These fra cases. though clad
card-case l. generally preferred e.
Dainty little chain purses are OF gold or silver.
The gold chain purse ranges from a miniature SIZE
with a plain gold top. at 49, to one elaborateiy
jnwclled at 900. sometimes the rim alone OF ms
purse Is jcwelled. Again. the entire chain-worK Is
scattered with tiny diamonds and then Sc, Win a
thick row Of good,lz'd stones round the RIM Inc
silver coin purse Is much less elaborate aair oeng
made Of n plain chain work In bright silver
with chased silver top.