Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-11
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES.
SOME or THE CHRISTMAS WARES AP.
FEARING IN The STORES.
A Wise Thing to Run Over Some Of tho
Presents Brought Oat Two
Weeks in Advance.
Correspondence OF the Dispatch,


NEW YORK, December S--The shops
are filed with Christmas wares and gifts
for the Yuletide. Naturally the rush Is
not as great an II will be later on, for
most women love to procrastinate about
these things. looking. and celebrating to
tier hearts content before buying
Where the purse Is slim and friends are
many, and presents must be given, this
natter OF selection Is a very serious ques-
ton. II Is rather wise thing. there
fore, TO run over some of the many no.
veltles that are brought out. two weeks
beforehand.
Books there are In abundance. The
latest works In the newest bindings, bar
rig, Of course, sensational literature,
II being an unwritten law OF the ETH
Grette Of giving that volumes easily OBJ
tainable in paper cover for II TO 20 cents
are not suitable for presents. And
hook should be selected with more care
than a silver set.
SILVER LEADS IN FAVOR.
Silver. 1t seems. remains the favorite
metal in which 10 express good wishes.
This is made up into dozens OF charming
articles. The well-known devices for
toilet articles are all there, with the add
ton Of a brush-cleaner. This little affair
is constructed on the pattern Of a curry
comb, with repousse handle; II serves to
scratch out dust which lodges in the
brIstles and should be 50 speedily dis
lodged in brush. 1t obviates the neces-
sty OF frequent washing, a process that
does not tend to strengthen the hold of
the metal back TO the bristlcs.
Ink bottles are made after a new device
this year. The receptacle proper Is
smaller II anything. but mounted in a
bottle of cut-glass as large as a small
caraffe. with immense silver shoppers,
the whole setting on round salver of
the same metal. The price is $7i. render
ing this costly trihe 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 for preserving the bou-
quet of wine. Small silver bouquet hold
ers that remain invisible on the outside
of coat lapel, superb pipes heavily en-
crusted with fligree, or inlaid with onyx,
a new oxidation applied to silver match
cases with admirable copies of famous
pictures in bas-relief.
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 accompanied by long silver
bodkin holders.
Cucumber serverettes are The last thing
in tableware. with vegetable dishes as
we'll as simple and inexpensive silver
shells made to hold porcelain baking dish
these are the prettiest imaginable recep-
tacles in which TO serve potatoes au graz
tin or maccaroni and can be bought for
s. or 50.
For the desk one finds articles to meet
every need, made of boa-constrictor skin.
Some might feel about owning such an
amphibian collection as did the old farm
woman who killed a turkeygobbler that
had always hated and detied her. The
legend runs that even after he was quar-
tered and picked he rose up in the night
and slew her. Still one cannot be pre-
JUDGED If one wishes to be fashionable.
Shopping bags are popular. made or
dark MORE and Haunting a heavy metal
clasp with name and address inscribed
The new handkerchief-case introduced by
Caroline Mikel, is new and pretty. 1t Is
attached TO the belt or skirt by two tiny
hooks. the bag Of silk cords, V-shaped.
and tipped with silver or gold. They are
considered smart for dinner or evening
gown, never for the street.
A small, cut-glass mucilage-bottle,
mounted in silver. Is a pretty and reason
able gift, just showing in the shops, to-
gether with hair-pin boxes. These are
square and divisional, q compartment for
each style of pin.
This brings UP the great variety of or
namental combs. All modelled after the
Spanish, they are devised in every shades
Of tortoise. and inlaid or filigreed with
gold. silver, or mother Of pearl, and vary
in price from $3.50 to s25.
Shoe-horns. paper-knives. and the usual
paraphernalia of mems articles are now
tipped with worried horn, as carving
knives are treated. 1t IS durable and
more masculine. II. HALLMARh.