The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-18
WORTH A SMALL Eop-,.-
The Parssol of the Summer c,-
 Very Costly Affair. U

., ~SAntneF Girl T.. Very Costly Affair.
 The fashionable young wou,n
 n whole cabinet of curiosities, ,o M nas nothing of small menagerie ~ say
 parasol handles this spring r Sn her quartz and crystal to form peoIo InOugh collection and enough birds and hsn s.s to start geological garden seem casts necessary feature of the well ro., ~ De ed feminine wardrobe. soiat-
 The new parasol handles eas;,r
 ply this required feature. Eve. sup gay lowered silk covers of the na,. 'ne sink into insignificance wbsp asois pared with the handles. A rs.,a roul' toad mounted on a green enamel suc a,', forms one of the most favored nass eh handles, while carved wood n.ra~. heads in variety of colors ara o' ., considered good form. These band,s o belong to imported parasols. which ae generally made of changeable Draas' a'e green silk. To own one it cos,s s,a The grass linen sunshade, when linaa with green silk, also has a narro. u toad perched on the top of the bandla
 A special novelty this season is ,h. changeable taffeta silk parasol With purse attached to the handle.
 The handles are of carved wood u;.,. a kittens or dogs head on tho ,oa m The purse is in dark or light le,,hap r and is fastened to the handle by el,s,;, bands. To the women who know na. the privilege of pocket this combino tion of parasol and purse will ha found most convenient, especially in crowded cars, where to hold the nocla, book in the hand, cling to the str.n and carry ones bundles is well.piob cn impossibility.
 All the new parasol handles measrrs from seven to nine inches in lenc,h and many of them are very costly Those of natural wood and bamboo ana used for ordinary wear. When the cove, of the parasol is Dresden or Persian silk, these wood handles have crystal ball in the same color as the foundation of the silk at the top. Sometimes tho crystal ball is half covered with f, tracery of gilded silver, which adds ,o the effect. and incidentally to the price
 Even parasol handles have succumbel to the miniature craze. One of ths most beautiful handles seen this sprin, was made of tortoise shell, ornamented with an exquisitely painted miniature outlined with a decorative design in gold.
 The gold and silver handles with tbe ieweled tops illustrate one of the ways in which the society woman disposes of her wealth. There are gold handles with ball top, studded with turquoise and other handles of gold or burnt ivory, with single large gem at the top. An exquisite burnt ivory handle with an irregular tracery of gold has c gleaming topaz for the top. Another of mother of pearl is capped with an amethyst set in tiny pearls.
 A magnificent parasol of yellow sill, and duchesse lace has twisted gold handle, with ball al the top. This bail is the feature of the handle. though # would not appear so to the casual ob- server. But if certain hidden spring Is touched the ball opens and bit of a watch is found ticking away inside.
 One of the most expensive of the new parasols is of black chiffon and duchesse lace, with the entire handle of white crystal. At the top the crystal is formed into an elongated ball, inlaid with bits of vari-colored enamel. The parasol handles of wood, with the cluster of fruit as the decoration, are both new and novel. For the young woman devoted to golf there is a para. sol handle which represents her golf stick. It is generally used with grass linen parasol.-N. Y. Sun.