Evening star., 1896-12-19

This chain is nire or ten inches long and
attached to it IL cross piece of roc1co
gold. Pendant from 1t are five seNen
chains, from an inch and a half to two
inches long, on which are hung the objects
Eearest to the wearers fancy.
The chatelaine sketched has bonhon
bcx, pencil, tiny watch. a miniat tdre
memorandum tablets and a vinai.rette
They all in gold. and the ton of :he
vinaigrette is formed o. an amethyst. sur
rounded by diamonds, while the top of the
pencil Is formed of an uncut amethyst.
French women let this chatelan. hang at
its full length, and they select lengths that
permit of the trinl5ets striking the knee,
which insures at each step the clatter and
ciang they are SO fond OF and consider so
chic. Often a gold purse Is also hung on
the chatclaine. though many women prefer
to wear these purses on a separate chain,
hung about the neck.
the top of the favorite purse Is formed
of one large amethyst or topaz, set in wide
Etruscan gold.
In card cases the greatest novelty is a
gold case which Is a compromise between
the card case Of our grandmothers and the
cigarette case of-well, not our grandmoth-
ers. the most elaborate have ones coat-of-
arms or whatever device best pleases out
lined in brilliants. These cases are very
good STYLE nc wever, when they are quite
plain. with the coat-of-arms simply
graved. Another very unusual card case
Is OF Russian enamel in blue and white and
studded with turQuoises. Card cases of
are also smart when bound in gold, with
the coat-of-arms applied iE gold All gold
mountings, to be correct, must have the
red gold finish.
Buckles and Clnsps.
AS for jeweled belt buckles and clasps
their name is legion, and not to possess one
is confession no woman of fashion dares
make. Many of the smartest buckles are
Russian. Their rich enameling, thickly set
with various colored stones, renders them
| most artistic and unusual. Again, anne.
thysts are the favorite stones for these
buckles; set as a roseate they are certain
ly most charming.
Jeweled watches have been so much worn
the past few years they can no longer be
considered novelty, unless they are
tached to a short chatelaine entirely COM
posed of stones to match.
1t is curious to know that all the mill
lions of small diamonds that are now used
to create such charming bits of jewelry
were until the past ten years or SO never
tsed in this country for setting. bu; were
entirely reserved for polishing larger
stones. People at that time only caring
for single stones and ornaments formed of
single stones, they actually were not worth
enough to warrant their being cut.
Since oculists have discovered that so
many of the ills that flesh is heir 10 come
through straining weak eyes, lorgnettes
have sprung into prominence, and from
simple, unassuming tortoise shell they
have graduated into veritable objets d ART
In most instances they are of gold, set
with jewels, and in some cases the Gin
derella tortoise shell is transformed into
a, fairy a princess by its covering of cleaning
A French custom which American women
are now affecting to great extent is the
systematic use of pomade on the lips. This
pomade comes In little red sticks. incased
IN pink paSteboard boxes, and is not as
the uniEitiated might suppose, for the pur-
pose OF painting the lips, but for preserV-
ing them against wind and cold keeping
them always soft and of a good color AMI
rendering a fever sore an unheard of ca
lamity. As the pomade is absorbed almost
Immediately, no fictitious redness is dis
ceznible five minutes after it is applied. A
well groomed woman will use this pomade
several times day, and always before GO
ing Into the air.
Charming little gold pomade boxes just
the shape of the original pink cardboard
box can be found at the leading jewelers..
They. too. are set with stones of one kind
values her personal appearance should be
without one and its contents.
Then there are jeweed hat rims galore
indeed. they are getting ordinary through
their multiplicity and through their cheap
imita:ors. Imitation, We are taught is the
sincerest flattery. but II would be well 20
insert the word excellent at the beginning
of the axiom, or else We must venture to
doubt Mary OF the limitations of Jewels
are excellent, but certainly the tawdry stuff
seen on the counters OF some of the shops
is an insult to purchasers endowed with
intelligence.