Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-15
CIGAR RIBBON NOVELTIES.
William Baldwin Possesses Coat and Other
Articles Made Of Them.

1t has not been 50 very long since
| all the young ladies of the country
were having such a craze for the col
| lection of cigar ribbons with which to
| make fancy articles, and though the
craze has subsidized somewhat. there
are some who still think there is
beauty in the colors of the ribbons
| combined. This fad should not be con
! fined to the gentler sex so some of the
men think, and this is the idea that
is held by William Baldwin who has
collection of ribbons that would make
the ladies of the country grow green
with envy should they have a chance
to look at the pretty things Mr.. Bald
win has had made. For the past two
years Mr.. Baldwin has been a collec-
tor of the ribbons and he has through
agents and himself collected them so
that he has the leading brands from
California to Maine, and also scores OF
ribbons that he secured in New Bruins
wick.
visit to Mr.. Baldwin's room chris
tened by himself and his many friends
as Liberty Halr reveals some of the
handsomest articles that can be made
from ribbons First of all in the esti-
nation of Mr.. Baldwin is his latest
acquisition to his collection, a bed
spread and pillow shams made by his
landlady, Mrs. Emma Coombs, with
They took the ribbons of Mr.. Bald
wins collection and made one of the
most beautiful quilts imaginable from
them. The quilt six and one half feet
long. and four and one half feet wide.
This as every one must understand. in
wolves great amount of work. The
ribbons are sewed together lastly IN
squares and each ribbon is cross
stitched. There was $2S worth of silk
used in the embroidery of the quilt.
Around three sides are ribbons as
fringe. Mrs. Combs says there are a
thing of this sort than one would
imagine. 1t took but about 1900 rib
bons in the quilt. The shams We're
made wholly by Mrs. Coombs and they
are so lastly arranged that any lady
would be glad TO possess them. These
are faced with a yellow of about the
same shade as the usual run Of cigar
ribbons.
Mr.. Baldwin who displays these arti-
cles says in his estimation they are
the prettest things for d Christmas
present that any man in Augusta will
such.
Another novelty is Mr. Baidwins
smoking jacket made wholly of cigar
ribbons. There is but one jacket in
the State like it. that is known, and
Mr. Baldwin who has seen the other
says his is pronounced the pretter.
LII the OtllcI Jdchct lllSic aiC nv wv
ribbons alike and the harmony in col
ors is not so pretty. In Mr.. Baldwin's
there are two ribbons of each kind
SO that the opposite ribbons in what
represents each piece of cloth are OF
the same color. The finish of the coat
is of the same elegance as the quilt
in the way of cross stitching. The
coat is faced and lined throughout
with quilted rel silk which was done
by Mrs. Martha Sprague.
Not content with this amount of
work which has taken SO long MI.
Baldwin is TO have Il pair Of portlerS
| for his window made of the ribbons.
! He has a fair start toward the num-
| Der OF ribbons having already about
| 1900, while 1000 will be necessary.
{ There have been many requests Of
| MIR. Baldwin for the articles to place
| on exhibition in some window, but
| thus far he has not exhibited theIl.
! They may be seen, soon, however. IN
i one of the fancy COOS store windows.
A good joke is told Of two Augusta
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