The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
Goffing Souvenirs
and
TIE 20 Golf Giri.

1ol stiii ID SioflouSly ascenudnt az
summer recreation. IL it could be
said to have been popular last season.
II is doubly the fashion now. No young
woman with any pretensions to being
smart is willing to admit that she does
not play the game, and even ii she has
never been on golf course she talks
strange jargon of puts" and tees
and "brassies' ~and "caddies'' that
greatly impresses the uninitiated ( itk
her knowledge of the game.
Golf cranks are wearing all sorts Of
golf souvenirs. The young man who
plays golf with the summer Diana,
in order to show his appreciation OF
a beating at golf or to tighten her
modification over defeat at his hands
souvenirs now seen in the jewelers.
showcases.
The largest and most striking OF the
souvenirs are of course the loving cups.
some OF which are at least eight inches
high. while others are of a sufficiently
serviceable size TO permit the divinitics
who may win them to sip their daily
nectar and ambrosia from the silver en-
bossed rims Only the upper part OF the
mug and the base are OF silver, the mid
die portion of the cup being of china, on
which liz painted golfing scene.
Scarfpins promise to be most in de-
mand of any OF the souvenirs because
they are the least expensive and will
be serviceable after the summer golhng
season has closed. A favorite design
for the pins Is two golf sticks, one OF
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"a large pearl golf ball. Another pin
gold golf sticks.
Golf tie holders In enamel. repre-
senting Scotch plaids are very strik-
ing. Scotland. il will be remembered.
was the birthplace of the game Of golf.
Tie holders are also mounted with golf
sticks in silver and gold.
No really up to date golf girl will feel
at home on the links unless she wears
I'm her shirt waist a set of the new gold
or silver golf blouse sets. Cuff buttons.
studs and all are mounted with en-
bossed golf sticks. crossed. or with
bag containing several golf sticks.
Score books are bound in fine moroc-
co and ornamented with a silver high
lander carrying a bag OF golf sticks.
A chatelaine with the stick and bag
ornaments is another bauble that any
ardent golfer may present TO the ladies
of the links. The chatelaines are In sill
yer and are not expensive. Even UNI
brella handles or the silver pieces that
may now be bought from the jeweler to
ornament parasol or umbrella handles
the all absorbing idea-the
golf stick.
There is one novelty. however. that ik
would be as well for the summer young
man to refrain from presenting to the
girl. That is the tiny silver
powder box containing silver mounted
powder puff. On the lid OF the silver
box are the crossed sticks, suggesting
that the golf maiden's complexion II not
all that II should be. The golf maiden
knows that the game inspires q com-
plexion like milkmaid's, but she isn't
going TO thank the summer young man
who suggests this fact to her even with
a silver golf powder box. This box 10
made to hang upon the golf girls
chatelalne. along with the tiny silver
comb case, scissors and golf score
cards.
The new golf maiden Is resplendent n
all this Jewelry and OF course I'm the
scarlet Jacket that every fashionable
golfer wears TO the links. but gets rid
'f before the game has progressed be-
yond the posing stage. She wears .
iainty white lawn OF mule sunbonnet
made not fiat. like the old fashioned
,asteboard and curtained sunbonnets
nut fiaring very much over the face ana
} marvel OF lace insertion or en-
The golf sunbonnet 10 one q
he innovations OF the season and u -
ensible and convenient that there n
air chance that II may be taken up by
ther summer girls who do not play
of. for nothing protects the compiex>