New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
VOMANS UHINS.

HOW sur WEARS BADGES AND EMBLEMs.
Some one whose words are worth listening to has
said that the character OF a man can be better
Judged by the which he makes OF his leisure
time than by his demeanor during working hours.
In like manner the particular fad which the pres
ant-dav girl affects can be definitely determined by
the embellishments and ornaments which she wears
rather than by the conventional adJuncts OF her
dress and appointments. BY their badges ana ban
giles YOU shall know taem; these gol1ng girls
Yachting girls. cycling girls. girls of the pail ana
bat the racket and net, the musician. the woman
doctor the lawyer prohibltionist suffragist. all
wear some distinctive token shadowing forth their
diversions dogmas or cnthusasms a survey OF the
trnkets suggestive OF almost every sport III exist
ence 50 profusey displayed at the jewellers count
ers is interesting and reveals the skill and ngenui-
ty which are constantly being taxed to cater to this
demand.
Have YOU anything new in yachting pins?' in
ouired one of TWO girls shopping expedition
the other afternoon. and straghtway whoie army
of glittering baubes. arranged with sodiery pre-
eision in straight rows on velvet Held, was lifted
out for their inspection
THAT capstan is new" said one of the girls in
dic,tiug the trim little machine with her gloved
finger AT least never saw one with ruoes set
In the top like that
oh those dear little ships lights. exclaimed
her companion. Look! With the gold shades and
all complete-one a green light and the other red
| must have those.
mine dollars apiece" says the salesman laconi-
caIv and then begins a category Of the entire as
sortment.
Pins the size of ten-cent piece, showing
miniature yacht painted on cut crystal, the gold
setting delicately chased. met the approval OF the
customers. only they could not decide as 10 "hicn
yacht they would choose.
..Tbat behaving pin is cute! And do look at that
cleat and the anchor with the twisted rope around
H."
See the oars crossed and that dear little Ian
tern with the cleaning light inside
Yes but that IA not as pretty as the outside
ships lights" objected the other
Deciding that S25 was more than they wished to
invest I'm Yachting pins. the customers looked over
all the college ba ges and enamel,ed flag pins in the
collection before they left the store
They'll be back again tomorrow Women are
bewitched about these things" said the salesman
as he carefully replaced his trays. IF have shown
those fancy pins once to-day. I have shown them
fifty times: and We make d great many to order.
too They can't hit on anything suggestive OF golf
cxcep: a stick and bail AMI that bothers them
though they car have a jewel IN the s'lck, OUT
they order all sorts OF bicycle tricks made-handle
bars and tires ana a lantern or a bell or even a
little register As for baseball, there is no symbol
of that game that hasn't been used. woman want
ed something different for golf the other day and !
suggested n green field. so she's having That done,
although II won't be very distinctive.
Tina, college pin is handsome with Yale out
lined In diamonds IT, remarked young man,
whose talk with the clerk had Deen interrupted by
the fair shoppers.
Yes that's a real beauty. and there's story
connected with IT, or rather with the original This
original was made 10 order for college man, and
about six weeks afterward very pretty girl came
In and ordered like II. She asked II We recol-
ected making one for Mr.. Blank giving his name.
She said he was her cousin and had authorized her
IN have "A min made lust like his If she wished. We
nlled the order, and afterward made two or three,
pretty much In the same design. but differing In
size and coloring. II good while after that
that an old gentleman was in here, buying some
/ trinkets for his daughter. among them buckle on
which he had her initials Il. l.. d., chased in old
English
THE daughter came in here two or three times
seeing about the things, and one day she asked TO
see that pin saying that II was much like one she
was familiar with | remarked that we were IN