The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-20
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Portraituro has become q gentle rage in the
millionaire feminine bosom. Full length paint
ings in oils by the most eminent Partisan art
lists and miniatures on ivory are among the meth
DDS of picture making that the rich women are
beginning to tire Of, and as necessity is the
mother Of invention a whole now series of
schemes for thinning attractive. faces has been
obcdiently brought forth.by he.prevailine con-
iition. II was Mrs. Fred Gebhard, the owner
OF one Of the most perfect proHles in America,
who first took the pains TO hunt ont q little old
genius hidden away in q back street Of Rich
mond, Va, aud request him to cut a big and
beautiful cameo other face. He made a very
effective likeness, in white on a background OF
sapphire blue stone. and when Mrs. Gebhard
had this set about with large diamonds and
wore It as one would.a miniature brooch, every
woman who saw IL and could afford the eS-
pense went and did likewise.
The little old cameo cutter has. since that
stroke OF lucky patronage, been overwhelmed
with orders, and the women who have their pro-
6les carved do not all wear the square or oval
canoes MS brooches. One OF the popular fan
cics is to set the cameo as q belt buckle, as a
shoulder brooch, as a clasp'for a sable or ermino
cape, or mount IL in a broad gold band and
wear IL on the arm.
Not all women. however. can AFFORD to have
their features Clipped outsin agate stone, and
n great many of them are going to the photog-
raphers to have cameo photographs taken. This
is a process brought over from Paris, whore they
are Just now making, as well. very EXQUISITE
grey thrown on q polished white surface. Tho
cameo process is nothing more nor less than q
face In clear profile. photographed in strong white
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sion in the centre. InIo this the picture is thrown
and shows like a carving OF pearl against ebony.
b skeo ~ f isee, a and Ftffi Hover stFs sSSS IT h aSe s GSs q mah Is
could not find q moro perfect medium for a faith.
full likeness Of her fine features.
patronage Of Mrs. John Jacob Astor. has bios:
the most. prominent and beautiful Of NewYork's
fashionable matrons, has had her own sweet
f Hsrs lSoIse s W,1s m ipIates sS fSas sps art ONLY ON us sad
for her smallest and most select luncheon par.
ties. The plates show Mrs; Astor in evening
furs. in a delicate summer muslin. and In her
bridal gown: 1t is no secret that the plates
Mrs. Potter Palmer has given to an Amer
lean girl the valuable order OF decorating half
SGzss & ElstG sio %Ssh y IN Now thS gerk Of !, T bn1in Ester ssr
likeness transferred to six plates for, use at
small breakfasts. These %platters are all Of fine
in. skating. bicycling. golfng, driving, riding,
HSnluR, anu NhCnIlnR uTeSS.
1t has remained, however. for Mrs. Oliver Bel
mont to lead all the rest In portraiture of an orig
inal. beautiful, and the most expensive sort known
on this side of the water. Only the beautiful
but extravagant Queen Of. Italy has anything to
show like the hugo window of stained glass
that fits into.the space at the head OF the stairs
in Mrs. Belmont's New York house. This win
dow. fourteen feet high by eight broad. looks
toward the west, and every one who enters the
hall of the house cannot fail to look mp. Mt this
window through the many colors OF which all
the light for the hall comes. In a framework
Of marvellous glass roses the mistress of the
mansion stands. arrayed in the most gorgeous
yellow brocaded satin. wearing her famous tnr.
quoise tiara. necklace, and brooches. The
window was designed and the glass work done
by American artists, and the crystal pieces OF
glowing color and many degrees of thickness
are put together in u framework of silver in
stead Of lead. II required nearly two years 20
complete tho work and no one. save tho pres
cnt ownersand.the maker Of the window, knows
the price that was paid for 1t. At some points
in the decoration genuine jewels are set in
with the g'aes. and at night a heavy iron door
closes ut the back of the window. which. by
cunningly arranged electric lights. is softly
illuminated.
The Queen OF Italy has had her picture done
In painted glass. and OF late one or two Ameri-
cans. having seen Mrs. Bclmont's remarkable
portrait. have had small medallion portraits
made Of themselves in the stained crystal. and
II is said that to r. London artist, no less a per.
son than Alma Taaenia. the young Duchess OF
Marlborough is giving sittirgs for 4 glass por-
trait like her mothers.