Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-21

those useful and certainly artistic
ornaments are still in vogue, but as
the silver chatelains was superseded
by the gold one, SO the gold one is now
counted as bizarre. and the amher one,
mounted in gold, takes it's place.
A clasp of amber etched with gold,
and from it swing gold chains that ter
inmate one, in purse of amber,
mounted, az is each article, In gold,
another, a whistle, then a knife, then
a mirror, then a glove buttoner. then a
pencil. and then puff box. Nothing
quite so artistic as this has been seen
for many long day. unless, indeed, it
should be the funniest of small belong
ings for the breakfast table, and that
is honey pot. 1t is in the form of
largs bee of ruby glass, and he is
mounted in silver; he stands on his
four legs, with his wings appraised, his
body holding the honey, and the whole
effect of the little biholot is to suggest
that it is as sweet as sugar. wonder
If you are like me? If you really care
to hear about beautiful belongings? If
you have learned the wisdom
of life-that is, the being able
to admire that which you can
not possess? II go, then you will
look with delight, as did, on a
writing basket; it is a square basket
with silver-gilt handles. lined with
red leather. Slipped through the
lid are the silrer-gilt penholder, pencil
case, clipping scissors, knife and paper
knife. The lock is siver-git and the
little key so dainty that it could be
swung on chatelaine. but SO good
and by good l mean secure. that once
turned in its lock abd taken out with
out reversing, even the most expert OF
curious maid servants could not force
the lock to open, even with that most
valuable of picks-a common hairpin.
Fancy how useful such basket would
be to woman who went away from
home often, and, who, during her alb
sence received important letters, which
she did not wish to put either among
her gowns. or in the dressing table.
The amateur photographer has been
wishing for long time that she could
combine pleasure and an increase to
her income. Everybody was willing to
let her take a picture, but nobody
seemed anxious to pay for such pho
tographs. One girl has been clever
enough to make her fad pay. She de.
voted all her time to photographing
interiors, and now her friends are in
formed that she will come and pho
| tograph dining room Just as il looks
when it is prepared for dainty
luncheon, or an elaborate dinner; that
she will photograph a boudoir, a
drawing-room, or a nursery, and do it
at reasonable price. What woman is
there, away from her mother, who
| doesn't long to ssnd home picture Of
1 h1.. k1l Il
night we entertained the Marquis of
Carabas?" Or what loving mother
doesn't want to have picture to 60 to
a doting grandmother, or an affection
ate aunt. that shows lust how the
nursery is when Nurse is going to give
Jack his bath?" And what girl in love
doesn't long to send to her sweetheart
"a picture of my boudoir with your
dear, dear photograph on the table
with my religious books and flowers
that always put before it every morn
ing?" Properly managed this special
amateur photographer will make money,
and il the people in New York are not
wise enough TO appreciate her, | can
only give TO her, though do not know
her at all, the advice that the Duchess
gave TO Alice in Wonderland: "If you
don't succeed in st. Petersburg go to
Timbuctoo.
By the-by, il the button of bodice
is lost, hunting it becomes not only a
matter of Importance, but finding it
results in certain reward. Beautiful
porcelain buttons. with miniatures
upon them, framed in brilliants, are
the ones that my lady likes on her
evening gowns. She can get them for
81 button, and she requires four
Sometimes the face on one button ia a
Vatican study; sometimes it is the
head of Marie Antoinette or Madame
Recamier; and sometimes Raphael
cherubs look out at you from button
as if to say, ITS all vanity" But
they are pretty, these dainty buttons,
anu so are those others of Delft ware,
for less elaborate bodice than that
one on which miniature buttons ap-
pear. For cloth gown or fur coat
there are tortoise shell buttons. framed
in narrow rim of gold. The button
bag of the future will hold treasures.
Fancy your great granddaughter look
ing through it Will she appreciate
these artistic buttons as you 90? Or
!. will she call them queer and Out-of
date, and laugh at the idea of ladies
wearing them? Who can say what the
, future will hold for any thing? Aud yet
the future only copies the past. Bah
l began with talking about trlfles, anu
l am drifting into moralizing: that is
, the way with avery thing-we begin
with a song and end with sermon.
Which do you like best-the song OF
, the sermon? think it depends or
! how well you can sing, or how badly
you preach. Well, there is ono con.
, ISOLATION, whether wa have to listen tt
, songs or to sermons, we can Away:
make the best OF evsrything-even of
, poor bargain. Though | assure yor
, | shouldn't thank anybody for writing
J This is poor bargain" opposite thu
name of Bah.
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