The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

drawn horizontally like the spread wings
OF ar insect. In each loop large dla-
mond hangs short.
Among the most beautiful lamps now
seen are those of silver designed to serve
as corner pieces on the dinner table. They
stand on two feet and are made after an
old French model.
Crystal marmalads pots mounted in sill
yer are much appreciated.
The latest chocolate spoons have silver
gilt bowls and decorated Dresden handles.
Women with long and slender throats
are wearing ieweled collars. Some are
| about one and half inches in width and
form close-ftting band about the neck
Some are set with pearls. some with dia-
| monds and turquoises and some with dia-
monds alone. More fashionable are five
and seven strings of pearls graduated and
| united at intervals by little diamond-set
| bars.
see that Western gentleman has in
vented an engagement ring that, while 1t
Will bring untold joys to the feminine
soul, will cause the same amount OF an
sulsh to the masculine purse. After pur-'
chasing one Of these new engagement
rings, the bank account of the victim will
wear mourning for more than thirty days.
| This ring is actually two rings. The
| gold is twisted in a manner to form two
connecting rings, destined to be worn on
| the "love" and 'pinkie'' fingers, respec-
lively. TIE prettiest Of these twofold
| rings has diamond In one ring and q
I ruby in the other. Price not mentioned.
THE rings when off look like two hoops
OF wre. Upon the hand they are very
becoming. They hold their place well,
not permitting the stones to become
| turned inside.
wearing this ring with glove is
! troublesome. But as an engagement ring
it is very fine. The duality idea is ad-
mirably told. and. as practical point, 1t
may be mentioned that such ring can
not easily slip off,
| The handsomest buttons now obtainable
come in three distinct styles and are de-
| signed for one costume. In many cases
! the smaller buttons are most artistic
in color and design, very costly real
| jewels being used tor them, and are set
! frequently in gold. Jet, plum-coiored
enamel and bronze buttons set in riveted
points continue in vogue, as some OF the
| handsomest jet and iridescent cord pas
sementeries have buttons to match, which
are quite effective at times.
| Pearls are moro fashionable than ever
and are more reasonable in price on &C.
count of the famine in India. which has
/ forced the starving natives to sell rare
! jewels for trfiing sums.
Much liked are mirrors set in Louis. XVI
| frames, ornamented with miniatures of
famous beauties of that period.
For seal rings women seem TO prefer
varieties of bookstores, jasper or onyx.
Simple pie dishes are now made with
antique silver mounts.
Harper's Bazaar remarks concerning
| gloves: 1T is quite impossible, now that
[ The sleeves c1me so far down over the
hands and fit so tight about the wrist, to
wear the long gloves, and the mousque-
| taires which have been in favor so long
are uncomfortable and bulky with almost
all the new gowns and jackets that have
| the now sleeves. One.button gloves can
not be said to have met with universal
approval, but are occasionally worn. The
length, however, Is equal to that of
two-Dutton glove. Two buttons have
this season quite superseded the three
and four, but they also are longer than
two button gloves were made formerly.
Heavy kid and dog-skin are generally
used for them, as they are, as a rule,
street gloves. For summer wear there Is
one style of white suede made on thu
same lines, and heavy white glace kid
with heavy stitching is also worn with
wash gowns. White glace, two, three and
even four button heavily stitched gloves
are yet in favor for smart occasions-call-
ing, receptions, etc. These gloves can only
be worn once without looking soiled, par
ticularly if worn with dark gowns or
wraps-even the utmost circumspection
when wearing them does not seem to be
of much avail. In consequence many
women prefer the black suede, which GER
tainly are more economical, and yet are
not so effective" MARcELLA.
New York Gossip.
This Is going to be gold year. I have
| no reference to politics whatever for we