The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-22
LATEST THINGS IN SILVER
AFTER TEA SETS, THE WANTS
OF THIRSTY MEN CONSIDERED.
A Novel Use of Stag Horns-some
New Hints About Belts-The
Preference For Jeweled Work
:. Side Combs For All Around the
Head.

Fashions in silver jewelry, fancy ar
ticles and tableware for the coming
season show many beautiful new de-
signs as well as revival of many
beautiful old designs. This latter. how
ever. are all notifications; that is to
say, while the design in the main may
be old, some times dating back to the
days of William the Conquerer, there
are always some little touches which
bring 1t UP to the present day.
For tableware the newest designs are
after the old English pewter tankard
sets. One elegant tea service is per-
fectly plain, except for a. tiny bear Dor
dering. The silver tray is oval, on lion
claws. These claws show on the feet
Of the entire service.
Another service, while not more
costly, though more ornate, is also of
old English design. The shapes are not
so old as the tankard, but are more
graceful. The mouth and top of the
tea pot, together with the edges of the
other pieces, are ornamented by deli
cate ~garlands. The handles are OF
ebony, the back of which sets off hand
somely the brilliancy of the plain silver.
The tray, designed to go with this set,
is entirely new. In shape, 1t is a broad
oval, with bottom of polished Mex
lean mahogany having an ornamented
silver rim two inches deep. This COM
bination of wood and silver is new
idea, and was designated by The firm
for which il was made. 1t has a very
pleasing effect and keduces materially
the price of the set. One can easily
account for this when recalling that
the tray often costs as much as all the
other pieces put together. For per-
sons whose taste calls for more highly
ornamented sets this same firm shows
a new tea set encircled by heavy gar
lands of roses, hand carved. The han
dies. are not of ebony nor is the bot
tom of the tray of Mexican mahog
any, but of solid silver. This set, &C
cording to the designer, is to suit the
less cultivated American taste. Such
are people who don't care for wooden
handles, however costly or effective,
and who buy their silyerware for chow
instead of use, and who do not mind
having it dirty to a greater or less de-
gree These experts in silver Aay it is
well nigh impossible to keep SliS much
clean, whereas the palmer patterns call
for only an occasional rubbing.
In silver plates, dishes, ETC., the new
est designs have open work borders,
some times of floral design, others of
plain or plated rope patterns. Some
of them remind one Of the old fash
toned china placques. through whose
edges colored ribbons we're passed.
Small Waiterssof this style have heav-
lily carved centers, and are all perched
on silver balls or ornamental claws as
feet. In the handles of spoons, forks
and ladies this plated pattern is shown,
but the manufacturers profess to be-
lieve that they will only be popular as
novelties, and not as staple goods.
The newest things in silver mounted
glass show stag horn handles. The eff
feet, aside from being entirely new, is
both beautiful and elegant. The ma
jority of pieces so ornamented are in
tended for the use of men, and are
particularly appropriate. A large
punch bowl of heavy glass in a combi-
nation Of prism and diamond cut is
mounted on a stand of solid silver. The
rim Of the bowl is FURNISHED silver,
the lower edge with a narrow carving,
and there are five handles of stag horn
mounted in silver. Another large piece
of similar cut glass, with silver chas-
ing, is a loving cup, having two han
dies of stag horn. Then there is q
stand for cut tobacco, holding possibly
two quarts; the cut of the glass is a
combination of prism and old English
ponty 1t has two stag horn handles,
and the plain frosted silver top is or
namented by knot of the lrorn in the
center In this style there are every
conceivable article for a drinking or
sporting man. Whisky and brandy
TASKS, claret jugs, loving cups, to be
used as prizes, cigar stands, cigar
lighters and numerous other elegant
pieces, combinations of cut glass, silver
and stag horn. Next Christmas no wo-
man need puzzle over what she must
give her man friends. The manufac-
turers have seen to it that the mascu-
line persuasion shall be amply pro-