The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
A SILVER CHRISTMAS.
Christmas Novelties for bathrooms,
Smokers Den, Chatting Dish and
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Smokers Den, Chaang Dish and
Pantry.
New York, Dec. 2.-New toilet sets in
silver are suggestive of Col. RoosevelGs
now famous kerchlef OF blue with white
polka dots, which wreathed his army felt.
Ebony, ivory or pearl polka dotted with
silver prove 1t. The silver polka dots of
uniform size are let into or inlaid This
same scheme is carried out in cut glass
only the dots are bubbles blown in at
a regular distance. AS for pantry silver
the list as new and interesting, from
glass, embossed in gilt, TO the lemonade
spoon. BY the way, have you slipped
iced drinks through the handle of a
spoon? 1t is one of the new things Of
fered, and has a long spindley, hollow
handle, and serves as a straw, while the
stem either ends al the bowl of the spoon
or the bowl is double and perforated,
allowing the bowl opening of the straw
handle 20 sbe invisible. s-.s.,ss.
Beside a dainty sugar bowl lay a queer
affair, neither a nut-cracker nor a pair
of scissors, yet evidently related to both.
II pIONGQ 10 DG d new uGNlAG IOf cutting
sugar. The handles were loops the cut
ting tongs furnished with long, sharp
teeth, and by closing them over a piece
of sugar, the cube was neatly cut, with
out crushing the sugar.
Smuggling close 10 a stately chaftiing
dish was the dearest little French horn
in silver. From tip to fare 1t would meas
ure perhaps nine inches. 1t was not
merely ornamental, but supplied a need.
1t is for the up-to-date host who wishes
10 extinguish his alcohol flame with due
decorum and effect.
For the Writing Table.
Silver knicknacks for the writing desk,
intended for mems use, apparently, so
business like they look, included a pen
extractor, combination Of PRETTY etched
books or loops that formed the handle,
By moving a spring the extractor will
also insert new pen. An up-to-date pen
wiper was in the style Of a miniature
travelling rug In huge black and red plaid,
with a silver shawl strap. The handle
to the roll was that Of the strap-the inky
pen was to be thrust into the shawl at The
fringe end. Its complement was a stamp
box in bright red morocco, after the fash
ion of a dress suit case, with silver moun-
ungs and trimmings.
A unique inkstand was made of highly
polished horns of generous proportions
which were inverted, and he'd a small !
ball of silver swung in silver sockets. The |
effect was at first startlng-the whole af- |
fair required a space Of a foot and a half |
square to stand upon while the well it.
self could be filed to the brim with half a |
teaspoonful of ink 1t looked like a. gro
tesque centipede with swollen legs and |
silvered body. Horn is about to enjoy its
periodical revival, am told; likewise wal |
rus and colored ivory, especially when |
These materials are used when |
handles are needed, as in babies rattles, |
curling tongues, carving knives, and as |
legs or standards for toppiey things, round |
ink wells and the like.
Silver for Smokers.
For the comfort of the smoker there Is |
a bewildering array of dainty necessities, |
as well as Injuries. There is great chance |
here TOO, to carry out a mans particular 1
slant. The dream of all, however, the |
newest, choicest Of gifts, Is a case of pines |
dubbed For morning, noon and night"
Three pipes there area small, straight
stemmed, tiny BOWED affair, with the sug-
gestion Of two, or possibly three, pums
without refillng-a medium-sized, every
day sort of a pipe. straight also I'm stem,
and last a chugged, deep-bowled. curved
dreamer-the sort college fell
ows are wont to sport. These three fitted
neatly into a case in so compact fash
on that the whole is convenient pocket
piece. French briar the pipes are studded
with silver, in this new style of inlaid
polka dots, and with amber mouthpleces.
Set up in a royal blue velvet case, lined
With pale blue satin, they make a gift ft
'or any young or elderly god.
The pipe rest a new idea elaborately
worked out in silver 1t Is an oblong tray,
ndented with two bowl rests and a pocket
or matches.
From England. too, comes the shallow
glass bowls, trimmed and trimmed in silver
"A round silver wire forming the recip-
ents initial, which sprawls over the ton.
hus making an edge for knocking off the
ish. The bowl Is easily slipped out for
leaning.
A unique match box. designed 10 com
ort the fisherman. has the fly and hook
et in under crystal quite as the four-leaf
over has been worn. The fly Is the real
hing. and shows or to advantage IN an
PIPER corner The plain box can be in
cribed with some hshy quotation appro-
'riate to the fiy-"Eyerythng comes 10
i'm who waits"
bathroom Luxuries.
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