St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-02-08
LATEST IN UMBRELLAS
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With : woman the handle OF IN um.
brella Il the most important part. ana
this season tho fsvorits material y
handles Il burnt or plain ivory WIN
deposited OF applied silver. Iss
handle, TO b stylish, NO Dastsr
whether It II in plain natural wood or
tho finest ivory that ever came from
elephant, must be without hook Or
crook. It must be absolutely straight
Pearl and silver are also 1nshione Die
combination, but are not eoastdered %
we'll - the burnt ivory, Which takes 2
very rich golden brown when snb@it-
ted to heat When the silk used with
such . handle II Of golden brown tat
feta the combination Il iTresisttbles
judging from the number carried BY
the swagger looking womea Uno1s
las with such handles sell at a
dollars retail - -
Dresden handles. that came . ~ -
and were suce . rage two years eG~
are away down in price, and al b.
cause they arc NO longer the AogTset
thing. They are pretty. hcwsvsr. a nd
many people who do not try - x.et
up with the styles in such things buy
them. For those who wear mourning
the she'll handle il the thing. and y
very handsome. both plain and carved.
The average price Of . shell-handled
umbrella n twenty dollars and
if melancholy lady Wishes to
brighten the handle little with
her monogram in small sterling silves
or gold. she must give up several dol.
lars mors. The natural wood handles
are always in great demand, for they
are always COED form The buyer in
the umbrella department Of . dry
goods store said:
Our best trade wants IN umbrella
with . natural stick. Il weaxp we'll,
does mot get out Of style. and can b
recovered again and again with . Ane
quality of silk for $50 Take thssl
people who buy . new umbrella everJ
time the style changes in handles-
why, they spend > fortune and gsiz
only . short season Of qualification
from the purchase. for BY spring they
probably wouldn't be caught carrying
an umbrella with such IN 0id-fash
ioned. conspicuous handle,' - they ex
press it themselves A young woman
WAS looking 1t = burned ivory handle
the other day and trying TO make NJ
her mind not to buy it. for she alread,
had seven umbrellas on hand that haA
cost her from Sl5 to S35 each, but Oh
said she would allow herself TO b
drowned in . November rain bsfor'
she would be seen carrying any Q
them. She finally decided to try TO
the first time one with . natura
stick"
Most women have IN idea ths
twilled silk wears better than any
thing else. but this il not true. A fin'
quality Of t21eta stands moro hot sum
and storms than any other silk and i
highest in favor. Blue II the fsvorit'
color just now. but brown bids fair +
push Il to the wall. and the dark green
and reds are coming to the front O
course, black II the standby. Twt
| styles in umbrellas have been special,
designed for the horse show. ON
u made Of fins ta6eta in all col
Or, and has . straight natura
stick capped with either gold o.
silver. Il i encaeed in . leather covel
matching the silk in color and tippei
with gold or silver 70 match thu
handle. Such an umbrella gives . fin
| ishinR touch to the tailor-made girl''
costume The other style has the I'd
vantage Of lightness, for besides being
close roll, which makes any umbrells
50 per cent. lighter, the handle il made
Of either japanese bamboo or Wang
hee, which il very fashionable fol
mems eaneA Both are hollow. bu
durable Crops. whip4 horaeshoea
jockey caps. and other things associ
ated with horses and horsemanship IN
applied to these handles In solid silver
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