The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-10

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The basket is of silver and the thread
like metal is woven into clever repre-
sentation of basket work. 1t is not much
lined with chamois tinted a delicate she'll she'll
pink, with compartments cleverly devised
for scissors case, thimble case, needle case
a Mss a ssas, a dozen more cases. the cost
The jeweled thimbles kept in stock in
this establishment. and which are mag
range in price from $50 to s75. but none
of these is fine enough for the taper fingers
ordered one that should be exquisitely
beautiful without regard to cost. He got
one that deserves place in the museum
of art, for it is probably the most costly
thimble in the world, the price paid being
$3.50.
the stones being SO large that it only takes
eight to complete the circle. These stones,
as we'll as the tiny diamond-studded mono
gram, are sunk well into the gold, SO that
the thread will not catch in the setting.
The scissors case is daintily beautiful
in gold outlined with small diamonds. and
inside are ar six pairs Of scissors Of various
pered steel and have quantity shaped handles
of solid gold, with the monogram repeated
on each pair in flashing diamonds. The cost
an even $780, $50 for the case and the rest for
the set At a glance you would take them
for match boxes, but "a closer inspection
shows that they open Iaterally, and inside
of each is space for four papers of needles.
The cases are of gold, and the tail mono
grams are after. the fashion of the others,
set in beautiful fire-fs shing jewels.
are no gold or silver needles for these
luxurious cases, with their delicate pink
lining the old familiar steel needles, in
their honlely Enclosure of dark brown, al
most black papers. have to do service for
lack of something more esthetic.
A pink velvet acorn with a cap of dia-
mond-powdered gold holds the emery for
trife SIS is charged. The nearest approach
to needle of gold is twenty-five dollar
bodkin, broad at the eye and threaded with
running the ribbons of blue. and white and
rose through the laces and dainty lingerie.
Two little gold trays, with five short
thin spikes, hold the spools Of thread. one
for silk and for cotton. The spoolS fiji
on the spikes, and there is no danger of the
thread running away and hiding in un-
looxed-for corners. after the aggravating
manner of thread.
The spools are of plain wood but the
jeweled monogram casts a CLEAN over them
and it is difficult TO realize that it is the
same kind of thread everyday mortals use
The cost of the stockholders was 300.
On the pink bottom of the basket are
four little strips of kid, and into these the
little trays fit securely, so that there is nc
looking spick and span. A little fat pin
cushion set in a filigree of gold shaped
like heart cost additional s1co, and the
pink velvet case which holds the thimble
monogramed with gold and fastened with a
tiny KEY added SIS to the magnificent total
A little gold case filled with wax and fas-
tened securely to the side of the basket by a
slender gold chain, which prevents it from
Slipping away, added $50 more.
1t required considerable thought to man.
ufacture this elaborate trife, but the young
man himself had his own ideas. even to the
smallest detail, and his suggestions were
followed out to the letter.