The evening times., 1896-12-09
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
A List of Happy Suggestions fer Holi-
day Gifts.

Because OF Tue UNUSUAL teihptnsioho "a
fered for money spending IT Is reaiiy
good thing that Christmas only comes once
d year. Make a round only or the Jew
eiers' shops just now, and ir ones finances
were always equal to one $ lncllnatnns 10
purchase, the gentlemen who deal In gold
and precious stones would soon nave
empty showcases.
They are offering a specially Tor tue
Christmas trade OF Burmal goldOrnaments.
The dull reddish metal is made UP In heavy
bracelets, small belt buckles, glove but
toners, formed of a slender serpent, Win
q diamond eye; fan clasps, bag tops, anu
purse and card case corners. Although the
pure BurInah gold is quite as expensive as
any other, most OF the articles enumerated
above are merely silver, heavily gilded
in the new style. and, whiie quite as ef-
fective and almost as durable as the pure
metal can lie Lad for al out third OF the
cost. The card case corners, frames AMI
clasps for velvet change purses, Initials Tor
card case, tops for glass smelling bottles,
umbrella handles, pencil cases, penkniyeS,
scissors handles, slipper buckles and key
chains, as well as match and cigarette
cases, frames for carte de visite photo
graphs, backs for toilet combs, and frames
for individual glass salt cellars, are among
the small plated gold things that DO not
run in price above So, and are just what
many generous but discreet individual
Is looking Tor anu WHet huihDtrs Vi pei-
sons would like to receive.
Under 50, too, are the tiny Burinjh gUiu
plated encrieS, thimblcS, tooth brush hand
les and vinia erettes, just large enough To
slip inside ones glove, sets or six Walking
glove buttons. hat markers, and countless
small coffee and salted almond spoo ms. bon
bon tongs and olive forks, for 1T Is plain
to see that, in course or time, the hand
some Indian o!d plated ware Wlllcone into
CT
silver.
Tne price in such gold ware rises to $40.
Sis and SO when you bargain for the
truly beautiful suaii ink bottles Of gold
work cut out over glass, and Tor watch
cases, as cnterprising jewelers. are now
making TIE handsomest cases, into which
ones own long tried and proved works can
be slipped. Who says. too, that a gold
plated picture frame, a cabinet photograph
or Il crystal gold-topped powder box. a
desk calendar or blotting pad with gold
corners, is not GIFT to be welcomed?
Under the $40 limit are gold and ivory
glove stretChcrs, paper knives, umbrella
handles, hat brushes and whisk broolns,
while falling even bclo W the 81 30 mark are
very long gold hair pins, not meant for the
head ,ho weycr. but To work, Ike two streaks
ofsunshine, through the lace OF ones bodice;
tiny gold cockatOos' heads with ruby eyes,
gold bicycle wheels, with one pedal in the
center, and scores OF other stick pins topped
with minute limitations Of wax candles
sflame, pair of curling rams horns
sprouting from pearl center; half opened
clam ud o yster shells, with one pearl lcaught
between the edges and u whole assortment
of miniature gold fruit. These, 1t is to be
remembered, are IN the true, not plated,
gold.
Running higher in the scale Of prices are
brooches made from big utisshapen pearls.
tod rs turflp. with gw1lpl heads
legs and tails. cooked hats with
begemrned cockades, pigs and mice, wine
barrels with diamond hoops. and such IKE
eccentnCities Of fancy, When you aspire
to lay ont as much as $50 on Christmas
gift Inducements to spend appear in the
form of narrow monkey skin belts, with
buckles in the form of admirably made gold
serpentS, showing green jewel eyes; just
the pearl and gold fan sticks, to be mount
ed as the recipient may later decide; golf
drivers of selected wood, with monkey
skin handles, and golf caps on which in
itialS are to be engraved, and lastly. a mar
velous assortment of pins for the new
Coiffures.
There are long gold hairpins, the narrow
loop tops encruSted in Ciia amonds or outlined
in pearls OF made like long hat pins, the
delicate frettcd decoration To lie flat on
The hair. Then most odd and costly of all
are the combs, having broad diamond bands
at the top, but so curved q : to joinand form
q dazzling crescent of diamonds beneath
and not either ABOVE or On either side OF
the twist or puffs.
In the way of big Jewels there Is a gOr-
geOusneSs galore, taking the shape of the
new butterfly tiara, with every insect poised
on vibrating wires. and The whole easily
coming apart and twisting into brooches AT
the will of the wearcr. Not whit less
splendid, and reaching the 81 % mark, are
the new diamond deer head ornaments, and
a handsome novelty takes the form OF
winged wheel of fortune, though the latest
appearance has been made by the white
topaz. surrounded with diamonds, and
set in the cap OF gate top, gold net purses.
else used rs a pendant pin. or decorating
the top Of Il regal smelling bottle.
A call at the silver>miths shows large
cut silver globes TO sit on ones desk and
hold balls Of cord. pretty So penholderS
bearing in blue enamel some comforting
truism such us The penis mi ghticr thanthe
swOrd:' Or sapphire blue initials, or Il nice
brief quotation from Shakespeare. Almost
as reasonable in price are the Iyrc-Shaped
photograph frames.
Something new for wonan's bureau
is silver iox TO ho.d assorted hairpins,
while to the masculine needs unusual at
tention has been paid. A dainty .rifle
to hang from Il watch chain is q tlue en-
amelcd cigar knife, cigar case, with cutter
attached and compartments for matches.
all water tight. The new spirit TASKS are
in the shape of army cantecns. and the
mans inkstInd is a handsome pair OF big
crystal golf balls, on u silver tray, with
pen lack formed Of crossed drivers and
putters. Silver vases shaped like fIaring
champagne glasses Il re on he market S the
latest style in tonhCn dishes. The safety
bedroom candle is a present anyone would
welcome. and an inexpensive but desi - BILE
rff 70. SfIr rrr n 20
Bible or luxurious edition of Shakespeare.
Most costly in the silver program are the
polished oak medicine chests. They told
a score of silver toppcd walls, bearing sill
yer plates on which tn cDgrave the names
of their contents, an exquisite case of the
sort of surgical Instruments an amateur
physician can use, and a leather bound
book arranged for noting down temperature,
etc, in sick room in proper order.
In place of a satin-lined box full of
cups and slucers 1t Will lie the less expen-
sive habit to give n silver and china tea
or coffee frame This is silver wire
frame, into which fits, of COalport Minton
OF Copenha gen ware, sandwich dish and n
tea cake pla four cups and saucers and
a cream pot and sugar bowl. The frame
is meant to lie handed about as n con-
venicnce over an old-style tray.
Dealers in cut glass show exquisite indi-
yidudl salt cellars shaped like huge thum b
rings, thimbles, square towers, with Gothic
points, canoes and flower petals, and sell
them Tor dollar and half up. Papertrie
tables, hooded topped oak fireside chairs,
and luxurious Sir Walter Raleigh SIN oking
settees are among the upholsterers' Christ
mas contribut ons. while the dealers in
brio a-brac of all Sorts display small blue
and white Della Robia medailions of the
white BAN bino ON heavenly blue ground
eight inches long. But beside the lovely
baby are in medaiions. the size Of ones