The morning times., 1896-10-04
CHARMING BASKETS.
Pretty and New Conceits in Woven
Straw and Grasses.

From the rudCst wIgwam of the north
To the danticst bouuoir nf the orient
| baskets whether beautiful or bizarre
nave always held their own supreme place
IN the appreciation and affection of the
!emlHin" heart. Re she squaw or duchess,
anything novel. artistic or unique in the
way OF basket Il sure 10 claim from
her something more than Il Passing no,icc
! leastIt must needs be a vcrynew woman
Edeei that would experience no feminine
| ilutterings at some of the charming woven
| novelties of this autumn
one OF The loyclicSt j. Il waste basket
| of Indian manufacture. 1t stands nearly
| two ieet high ana is made of closely woven
| aromatic grasses, dyed the most exquisite
| art colOrs, old IedS and blues dcad-Icaf
| green and browns being wrought together
| INTO the emosthaTInoninus ensemble. Around
! the top, at some little distance apart. are
| four ows of fringe made OF thin Curled hits
| Of lead pending from an edge OF braided
| OuCksSin To which they are attached by
| tiny strips of the skin. Not only is this
! unique fringe against its harmonious back
! ground beautiful To degree, but at the
! Slightest touch the tiny glistenng metals
/ strike one another, and give forth the most
| fascinating ana meodious tindings
Though less elaborate, ScafCelS less it,
! tereSing. is another that was woven by
! the Intiians Of Louisiana. THIS is also
! niade of delicious aromatic grasses of
| varied lOw-toned hues. and : chiefly at
| tTaCtivc from its symmctriCally triangular
| shape and delicate, graceful handle on
| gas fixture or door knob, al "A receptacle
| for odds aud ends, nothing could exceed 1t
| in beauty and convenience.
! Then, there are the marvellous Chinese
! aud japanese nlanpulations in wicker
almost unequalch in point Of BEAUTY and
| finish one finds then. running the
! whole gan'ut OF designs. from com Inodious
NSI.g
| tea baskets, down to the Gaintiest rcssi-
| Die affairs for gloves and handkr rCniers.
| Running rampant over them are IrreSSti-
| bic decorations of grotesque and werdly
! fascinating figures and convcntionaiiZed
| landscapes.
| The CIRCUITS most recent contribution to
! waste-baskct schcnnS i creation in dark
! green, in shape and size almost the exact
| counterpart Of the olti-fashoned wooden
cases for ice cream frecZcrS.
| The latest fancy in waste baskets. how
| ever. is to be found in the luxurious Of
| fices Of an art business man This is Hoth-
! ing more than a tail. simple. cham like
affair. made of hickory spliuts ard deco
/! rated In various ways, usually with many
| hued TrinScS. These i!ickory baskets are
/ production of Virginia, where they com
monty bring from 10 cents to 30 cents.
| Once bfoughti into own. howcvcr and deck
ed out q bit, they take IL sudden rise to
| 81 or So.
Turning from the picturesque to the
| u;ilitaran, surely nothing can more Strong
| ly appeal to one than some new lunch
| baskets. recently imported from that ma
| ton Of feeders, Great Britain. These las
! kets vary in size from the single outfit to
| the one sufficiently ample for n party of
six. Though only - inches long. 3 inches
| wide and 8 inches deep, these latter has
| kets contain every possible utcnsil ncccS-
| sary to serve half dozen Ecoplc in a
\ most comfortable and refined manner. BY
| system OF straps on the inside OF the
/ lid, plates, knives, forks and spoons are
| firmly held in place. The plates
| are al agate, SO they could hardly
be broken in any contingency. Then,
! tightly fitting in various compartments are
closely covered tin boxes for various ar
ticies of food, a deep porcelain dish. eX-
| pressly Tor sandwiches, tightly covered
| TASKS for liquids, ingenious devices for
| salt and pepper and six glasses eHcaSed
| III timely wrought straw net work, The
| whole so compact and convenient as to
| reduce the trouble of arranging and
| carrying a picnic lunch To The minimum
| The price OF this basket is $27. Willie the
| same thing on a scale suitable for two
| people Is Sc.
In considering the strictly useful basket.
| why is 1t that more women do not avail
| themselves OF the wickerwork cxteuder il,
! clean, light, of elastic capacity, and when
! c.used by means OF we'll fitting strap,
| very easy to carry. The woman who de-
| pendS upon one OF these for short trps
| VIII find that she saves many fee that she
| would otherwise gratefully part with in
! favor OF the porter who relieves her of the
| heavier bag
| The Indians of Arizona are distinguished
| for making perfectly watertight basket
| from species Of roots and grasses. and
| these they frequently adorn with pretty
| patterns made from the dyed quills of p0r-
| cupines. These baskets resemble in shape
| old fashioned butter bowls, and constitute
| the natives only reeeptacles Tor water and
other liquids.
Perhaps ho basket in America is mere
highly priced than one in the possession Of
4 woman in Brooklyn. Some fifteen years
ago there appeared a most interesting
article in ScErDner's Magazine under the
name of the "Mntineers Of the fseuBfy,''
which described In detaii the fsfintitase al
truistic al nd almost Utopian Lie of the little
colony OF Pitcairn Islanders; those sinple