The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06

Novelties for Woman's Wear That
Come as a First Fruit Of the War.

Novelties for woman's Wear That
Come as a First Fruit Of the War.
Washington Post.
One phase of the war in the East which
has an interest for American merchants Is
their Importation into this. country. In
works of art. household ornaments, dec0ra-
tions and kindred articles the Chinese ex-
destined to become active competitors with
their conquerors in the kingdom to the
north. Canton is a considerable center for
the manufacture of these articles, but
Annoy, Fuchau, Marking and Picking pos
sesS artists and guilds whose workmanship
is famous all over the empire.
A business man on F street, who has had
a long experience in handling goods in
Eastern countries, states that the effect is
already felt in his department. and that the
fall stocks in this and other cities will in
clude many articles of Chinese manufacture
interesting especially to ladies'. The treaty
between China and Japan has given war
rant for freer trade witt the ports of the
pensive war, a period of stimulation to the
Industries has followed. and Chinese manu-
facturers are now anxious to increase their
eign countries.
Buttons from the Flowery Kingdom will
be among the fall attractions for fastidious
purchasers. A large consignment or but
tons of various artistic designs formed a
part of a cargo landed in New York last
week They were brought by an English
6At w way VI 1OI6 AOi6s " q
New York wholesale house. and can be sold
to retailers at a figure that allows a con-
siderable profit The finest of these are
cut from shells Of high lustre, of which
the Chinese utilize as many as fifty species.
Chinese mussel and oyster are the
most prominent of these. There is one va
riety, says the merchant, who has just re-
turned from New York. where he inspected
a. portion. of the cargo. that gives a blue,
black and white button, which looks like
ing to the place Of their manufacture.
Annoy or Canton cats eyes.
These buttons cost all the way from a
they can be sold here. it will be seen, at
a reasonable figure n still leave the re-
taller a good profit. Among the other va
of translucence, which is known to the
trade as white cats eyes. There is another
which resembles light-brown onyx. These
but the same kind of shells are untitled
by the Chinese for the manufacture of
beads, rosaries, earrings, bracelets, neck
laces. and for other ornaments where pearl
very fine effect upon silk dresses when they
are sewed together in double lines upon a
fine and brilliant stripe. The Chinese have
a queer custom of setting the cats eyes
and onyx balls alternately with carved
fruit stones which produce an odd effect.
The girls who love bangles will also be
supplied from the Chinese market when the
fall trade Is opened. The Celestials are ex-
peTtS IN making tneSe dTtcleS, anu lneTe
are hundreds of their ingenious ~fashionings
that are equally handy for attachment to
bangles or as charms for a watch chain.
Some of the designs that meet with favor
among the Chinese are reproductions of OBJ
jects familiar in their daily life. such as the
sitting Buddha. a Celestial poodle, dragons
and flying serpents. The work and finish
of these articles are admirable, and they
can be brought from China at a price much
below their cost of manufacture In this
country. A London firm has recently un-
dertaken on an extensive scale the bring
ing of these articles to different American
ports.
Some unique impertations from China are
hairpins such as the Celestial ladies use.
Hitherto they have been very rare outside
of a few large Chinese cities. They are
made of silver or gold. slightly 1attened in
a thin bar, waved and corrugated to get a
hold. They are bent in various forms to
suit the individual tastes of the wearer.
The more valuable ones are made of spe-
cial alloys to prevent them from break
ing after they lave been bent a few
times. The Chinese ladies value these hair
pins very much, and go to great expense,
when they have the money to do so, for
Ella patterns and designs. These i'm
ported hairpins are said to be an improve
ment because they will last a lifetime and
because of their peculiar form and shape,
which prevents them from ever falling out
of the hair.