New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

cate silver rims borders, covers or other decora-
lions has proved irresistible, so that to-day no
no isehod, however modest, with any preten-
sion to being in touch with the time is without
n piece Of it if only cut-glass pitcher with
a narrow rim Of silver. The weddings last spring
brought out many beautiful examples of this
ware among the gifts, and although 1t is
we-known fact that it is a common practice
to exchange duplicate wedding presents. notably
silver ones. the jewellers say that little silver
mounted glass is ever returned.
Perhaps of the secrets of its success .
the fact that there il an almost unlimited mum.
her OF articles of utility that can be made -
this ware. and among those ia addition to the
ones previously mentioned. that find a ready
sale are tobacco jars, bonbonniGres. vases. jar
diniaras. powder and puff boxes. toilet bottles
and complete toilet sets. inkstands gum bottles,
salad bowls. celery dishes, tankards loving
cups. many varieties Of pitchers, flower bowls,
carafes ice tubs. etc The prices range from
a few dollars to over 5000 for a massive punch
bowl the chief cost of which is in the cutting
Of the glass Many handsome jugs and pitchers,
however, can be purchased as low as SO and
SD
To return to the subject of practical prizes for
mems sports There are timing watches for ath-
letics, aquatics or horse races; a single chrono-
graph marking a fifth of second in an OPEN
face silver be bought as low S35,
with guarantee from "A first-class house while
split-seCond chronographs in eighteen carat gold
cases range all the way from Sl2J to 500. Ma
rine and field glasses also appropriate for these
sports range from so to 500 The great weight
of fine lenses. some Of which magnify over sixty
times, make aluminium frames very desirable,
the most inexpensive of the latter costing SD.
a novelty shown is a racing glass, in combina-
ton with a horse;imer, similar to a watch, set
in the space between the eye pieces. 1t sells at
$50 There is. however. probably nothing more
popular for mems sports among articles of utili-
ty than handsome flask The newest feature
i'm these is the treatment of the glass, known
carved rock crystal glass. This is a new style OF
cut glass, and, as the name so aptly describes 1t
closely resembles the fine old carvings on rock
crystals; it has none Of the brilliant effects so
familiar in the hob nail. strawberry, diamond
and similar styles of cutting and this departure
is in the line of more chastc and artistic products
The forms and shapes of the rock crystal pat
terms also distinct novelty, one promising
much future development.
Flasks range in price from about 81 up into the
hundreds. The less expensive ones are in plain
cut glass, with leather covered shoulders, silver
Most Of the richly carved glass tasks have no
cups to hide their chief decorative feature. Flasks
are also shown in solid gold these have no glass
about them, and are of course, very expensive
small ones, with capacity of perhaps two gills
costing SlSJ and larger sizes only made to order
Many of the solid silver TASKS. that is, those
without glass, have beautiful etchings on the
side picturing variety of sports, including golf
ing and tennis scenes pole-vaulting, hunting
etc. Among the practical things there are also
novelties shown in corkscrews with boar tusk
rhinocerus gaZee and other handles Then
there are cocktail mixers with patent strainers,
briar and mecrschaum pipes with costly gold ana
silver mountings, cigar and cigarette cases, rich
silver and gold ones for the pocket and hand
some large boxes with moistening arrangements
for the smoking room. There is, IN fact. no limit
to acceptable articles in objects of utility III u.s.
as ever in the past, merely the question OF price.
and it is undoubtedly true that, however COM
plete a mans household silver may be, there are
many winners OF 500 and $1,000 yacht prizes
who If it was a matter Of choice with thefh
would probably prefer d handsome new tea SER
vice silver candelabra, or other articles III thiS
line TO the handsomest cup that could be offered.