The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-05


az 81 the summer girls |
stlgtyf91A fancy. the army |
illisSilzze button is probably
10y thenewest and most
wv coveted. The fash
ion was set by a
young New York
girl. whose flance was at West Point
and OF whom. absent. she could re-
mind herself In no more happy fash
ion than by utilizing army buttons TO
supply every possible need Of her
gowns. wraps and headgear. Finally
the original youth who supplied the
buttons devised a new use for them.
and promptly presented his beiro,hed
with an exquisite pair OF garters The
elastic was covered with true blue
shirred silk. and the eyer-faithful brass
buttons that served as buckles were
sunk In a tiny rosette OF creamy lace.
But the most delightful part OF this
arrangement was that, on pressing a
spring. the button few up and dis
closed n miniature OF the soldier giver.
The fancy has proved so taking that
every girl who can now boast OF one
OF these treasures feels that for the
time her last wish Is gratlhel. says
New York World.
There are other ways. however. Of
carrying ones sweethcart'e picture In
ones garter buckle, even II the army
button must be dispensed with. A ia
vorite design is the gold or silver heart.
with round miniature set In the center
and perhaps surrounded by gems. stu
newer is the beiewelled affair that
opens with a concealed spring Of which
only the wearer knows the secret, The
engaged girl has adopted this Idea.
with great teryor, and even the girl
who Is not engaged usually cherlshes
secret longing for one OF the pretty
trinkets, II really does not make much
difference whose picture one may carry
among the silk and lace and Jewels Of
ones garter. so long ~ It Ia changed
often enough and is never an ugly one.
and serves to arouse the curiosity OF
ones friends,
A hundred other dainty faneles In
buckles that have recently appeared
Indicate that, however much Of by
gienic abomlnatlon the round garter
may be. Il IL not likely to subslde In
favor 80 long a. Il remains the founda-
ton for such dainty decoration. Sew
eral buckles have been designed, ea-
pecially for the seashore girl. and she
Is now rcyelling In theirappropr.atoness
to the sea. aud sand, and rocks. that
form the background OF her summer
home. One Is OF enamel. bearing a
dainty ocean picture In white and blue.
II is OF irregular ehape and Is outlined
by rope Ut gold, which knots at one
side Another is Of deeper blue and
white, with pretty fragment u a
Delft pattern. This. also, Is mounted
In gold.
The glrl with strong college sym
pathles-that Is TO say. the girl who
thinks her summer has no, been spent
10 vain u she secures an invitation TO
a Yale prom" or a Harvard class-day
is satisfied with nothing less than the
garter buckle that bears miniature
representation OF a college flag. These
have usually a severely plain, o5long
background Of gold, silver or enamel.
upon which is mounted a dainty pen
nant Of blue. crimson or yellow and
black. that for a few weeks at least.
means everything 20 the hckle woarer.
Hardly 30 rep.ete with sentiment. but
quite as artistic, are the flower garter
buckles which the progressive jewellers
are nov exhibiting with pride some
times these are In the form Of white
enameled dalses with bit ~ clear
yellow topaz for the center, the whole
surrounded by lace and used on a
garter OF pure white sllk. Another is
like an exquisiiely shaded Wild rose
with a diamond center sparkling like
dew. Or there may be rich purple
violet with lts heart of pearl.
Women whose conscience forbid
them 10 wear the article that h sup
posed to be second only to the corset
IN Us power 10 work destruction cling
10 the suspender garter and utilize In
arranging Il even more deliberately
decorative jewelry than could possibly
be attached to the round garter The
two ends that fas,en 10 the susponder
itself are attached by means Of buckles
fully rs elaborate as those ever seen on
round garterv The stocking "a oaugh;
10 the two ends OF the elastic BY hand.
some hooks, or else Is held IN place By
means OF a gold or silver button aud
loop. The suspenders are fastened 10
the corset by small gold or silver
safety pins.
At the summer rCGor;s the Cusp nd Z
garter Is decidedly Inferior In popu.
larity to the round variety. and It is
asserted that no young bather con-
siders her costume complete unless {,
exhibits below the LEFT knee. one OF
the very smartest carriers that the sea.
sons fashions can produce.
Women Who Wear Loose Glovea