The Washington times., 1894-12-09
PRESENTS SUITABLE
FOR SLIM PURSES
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CTo be continued

The shops are filed with Christmas wares
and gifts for the Yuletide. Naturally the
rush is not as great as it will be later on, for
most women love to procrastinate about
these things, looking and celebrating to
their hearts content before buying. Where
the purse is slim and friends are many, and
presents must be given, this matter Of Sc
lection is very serious question. 1t is
rather wise thing, therefore, to run over
some of the many novelties that are brought
out two weeks beforehand.
Books there are in abundance. The latest
works in the newest bindings, barring, of
course, sensational literature, it being an un-
written law of the etiquette OF giving that
volumes easily obtainable in paper cover for
II or 20 cents are not suitable for presents.
And book should be selected with more care
than a silver set.
SILVER LEADS N FAVOR.
Silver. it seems, remains the favorite metal
in which to express good wishes. This is
made up into dozens of charming articles.
The well-known devices for toilet articles are
all there. with the addition OF a brush cleaner.
This little affair is constructed on the pattern
of a curry-comb with repousse handle. It
serves TO scratch out DUST which lodges in the
bristles and should be so speedily dislodged
in a brush. II obviates the necessity Tor ire
quent washing-a process that does not tend
TO strengthen the hold OF the metal back to
the bristles.
Ink bottles are made after a new device this
year. The receptacle proper is smaller. il
anything, but mounted in bottle OF cut glass
as large as a small caraffe. with immense
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salver OF the same metal. The price is S74,
rendering this costly triae suitable only for
the very rich.
FOR SLENDER PURSES.
But there are a host of smaller and less
expensive articles. For men there are silver
mounted corks, invaluable when travelling Tor
preserving the bouquet of wine Small silver
bouquet holders that remain invisible on the
outside OF a coat lapel. superb pipes heavily
encrusted with filagree or inlaid with onyx, a
new oxidation applied to silver matehcases,
with admirable copies of famous pictures in
bas-relef.
For the domestic girl novelties in the way
of spool rests. of silver or tortoise shell. are
fashioned. Matching these are, emerys in
fruit patterns mounted on metal, and accom-
panied by long silver bodkin holders.
Cucumber serverettes are the last thing in
table ware, with vegetable dishes as we'll as
simple and inexpensive silver shells made to
hold porcelain baking dish; these are the
prettiest imaginable receptables in which to
/ f"rye potatoes au gratin or maccaroni, and
can be bought for 81 or SO.
For the desk one finds articles to meet
every need, made of boa constructor skin.
Some might feel about owning such an am
phibian collection as did the old farm woman
who killed turkey gobbler that always hated
and def1ed her. The legend runs that even
after he was quartered aud picked he rose W
in the night and slayed her Still one can
not be preiudiced if one wishes to be fashion
able.
Shopping bags are popular, made of dark
moire and haunting heavy metal clasp with
name and address inscribed. The new hand
kerchief case introduced by Caroline Miskel
is new and pretty. 1t is attached to the belt
| or skirt by two tiny hooks, the bag of sils
cords, ''V'' shaped and tipped with silver OF
! gold. They are considered smart for dinner
or.evening gown, never for the street.
4 small cut-glass mucilage bottle, mounted
| in silver, is pretty and reasonable gift
| just showing in the shops, together with
hairpin boxes. These are square and dlvi
sional, a compartment for each style of pin
This brings up the great variety of orna.
mental combs All modelled after the Span.
! ish, they are devised in every shade OF tor
! toise and inlaid or f1lagreed with gold, silve
or mother of pearl, and vary in price from
| So 80 to 425.
Shoe horns, paper knives and the usua
paraphernalia of mems articles are nov
! tipped with ivorized horn as carving knives
| are treated. 1t is durable and more mascu
| line