The times., 1897-08-22
THE LATEST THING IN SILVER.

New York. Aug 2I.-Fashions in silver
Iewelrr. fancy articles and tableware f"r
he co,a:ng season show many beautiful
sew designs as well as revival OF many
l,eautiful old designs The latter now
ever. are all notifications; that is 10 say
V-hile the design in the main may De Old
,orIetirIas dating back 10 the days VI
william the ConquereI. there are always
some Iiu lie touches which bring IL up
b. the present day.
Tor tableware the newest designs are
after the old English pewter t1nkard
eets One elegant tea service Is per
fectly PLAIN, except for tiny bead bor-
deriug The SILVER tray is oval, on lion
claws These claws, showing On the feet
of the entire service.
Another service. while not so costly,
lhough more ornate, is also of old English
design. The shapes are not SO ole as The
tankard, but are more graceful The
mouth and top of the teapot together
with the edges of the other pieces, are
ornamented 10y delicate garlands. The
handles are of ebony, the back OF which
sets of handsomely the brilliancy or the
plain silver. The tray, designed TO go with
This set is entirely new. In shape 1t Is
broad oval, with bottom of polished Mexi-
can mahogany having an ornamental sill
Ver rim two inches deep. This combination
1f wood ard silver is a new idea, and
Was designed 10y the firm for which it
was made. II has very pleasing effect
RuG reduces materially the price OF the set
One can easily account for this when re-
calling that the tray often costs as much
- al the other pieces put together. For
persons whose tastes calls f0r more highly
ornamanted sets this same firm shows a
new tea set encircled by heavy garlands
of roses. hand carved. The handles are
not OF etony nor is tile bottom Of the tray
OF Mexican mahogany, but Of solid silver.
THIS set, according TO the designer, is 10
suit the less cultivated American taste.
Such are people who dom care for wooden
handles however costly or effective, and
who buy their silyerwAre for show Instead
OF use. and who do not mind having:t dirty
10 a greater or less degree. These experts
IN silver say il is well nigh impossible to
keep this much carved and highly orna-
lmented silver clean, whereas the palmer
patterns call for only an occasional rub
bing
designs have open-work borders, some
tumeS Of floral design, others OF plain or
plaitrd rope patterns. Some of them re-
mud one of the old ashioned china
placques through whose edges ooIored
ribbons were passed. Small walters of
this style have heavily carved centers
and are al perched on silver balls or or
Iamental claws as feet. In the handles
I..rTf II rFa Il
pattern is shown, but the manufacturers
proft S. TO believe that they viii only be
popular as novelties. and not as staple
goods.
The newest thingsin Silyernounted glass
show staghorn handles. The effect, aside
fioIn being entirely new is both beautiful
and elegant. The majority Of pieces so
oInameutcd are intended for the use of men,
anc are particularly appropriate. a large
punch bOwlof heavy glass in combination
OF prism and diamond cut is mounted On
stand Of solid silver. The rirn of the
bowl is FURNISHED silver, the lower edge
with a narrow carving, and there are
FIVE handles of staEhon mounted in silver.
Another large piece Of similar cut glass,
with silver chasing, is loving cup, having
two handles OF staghorn. Then there is =
stand Tor cut tobacco, holding possibly two
quarts; the cut OF the glass is a combination
or prism and old English ponty. 1t has
two staghorn handles. and the plain frosted
silver top is ornamented by knot Of the
horn in the center. In TINS style there is
every conceivable article for a drinking
OrSplrting man. Whisky and brand = flasks,
claret jugs, loving cups, TO be used asprizes,
cigar stands, cigar lighters and numerous
oIncr elegant pieces, combinations of cut
glass, silver and staghorn. Next Christmas
no woman need puzzle over what she must
give her man friends The manufacturers
have seen tott that the ma sculine persuasion
shall be amply provided for in the future
The latest in toilet silveris hand engraved
The finish lis either French gray or bur-
nished, and the figures generally floral
designs, are engraved, as are ones in
itials OF monogram. In some very hand
some sets or this style this silver is heavily
plated with gold before the engraving is
done. his is all the newest style of silver
gilt Aside from being handsomer, it can
not be distinguished from solid gold; it
Possesses one great virtue. II is not nearly
80 easily tamished as silver The style next
in newness to hand engraving is the EN-
piIe which comes in silver, FURNISHED or
French gray, which, by the way, takes the
place Of oxydized. and in silver gilt. 1t
is not so expensive as the hand engraved,
but a little more SO than the old style
which showed heavy figures really nodded,
though they were supposed 10 hare been
hand carved.
For powder and tonbon boxes, The ia
vOrite designs show many jewels in their
heavy gold or silver tops. The hand
sones. OF these boxes resembles squatty
sugar bowls OF elegant cut-glass, and so
large az TO he used for cracker jar In
deed, a girl who receives one OF these
elegant affairs may well be puzzled as TO
Nbe,her she must thank the giver for a
powder box, "A honbon box, sugar bowl
ar cracker jar. The dealers themselves
acknowledge 70 be puzzled
Among the smaller silver articles and
5ewelry there are new styles and designs
galore. The newes. In belts. vinaigrettes.
purses and bracelets are heavily Jew
cled Indeed, any and every article of
silver Or silver gilt that can be is jeweied