The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-27
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the stick at the left is double which
means that no unfinished edge is left, as
has usually been the case hitherto. The
amber is both carved and painted. The
fan proper, the parchment, is painted
The head of a very modern maiden is In
the centre; she is smelling a white lily.
She is also garlanded ard surrounded
! with lilies. Straight ahead of her Is a
| torch-the torch of knowledge without a
| doubt. This picturesque fan costs s25.
Another along the same lines is painted
or silk. The small fgureis suggestive OF
Bernhardt as Cleopatra. Outside of that
! the feur de 1ys and a conventionalized
setting for the figure forms the
tation, tiny, delicate sequins in green and
gold being applied with admirable effect.
Exquisite changing tints follow every
light upon The mother-of pearl sticks,
| which are carved, painted and inlaid. This
one is marked $35. These fans, while no
end of exclusive now, will no doubt serve
as the models for the thousands of cheap
fans that will loco the ountr next sum
mer. A few yards distant, too, these
5o-cent or 81 affairs will look as attrae-
tive to many people as do these rare
affairs to the few now. The sticks of
these fans are 91s inches long.
But for all these new and interesting
fans, the fan of fans for Ordinary evening
use is the lace fam or sequlned gauze
fam While lace fans are seQu1ned fans
in black or white may each be mad TOT 81
this sort is too common to describe. 80
we VIII llnger a Dit over an exquisite
thing marked s65. It is of black net, with
white Brussels point appliques, and dotted
with little silver sequins-the erect as
delicate as moonlight The appliques are
in a floral design, the FINEST roses Deing
along the edge Ihe rich tortoise sheii
notable feature of the sticks IS seen up
Under the lace, where they are nneiy
carved to give a delicate, lace-like look
in accordance with the cobwebby fabric.
The sticks Of this fan are i012 inches long.
"A welcome feature OF these new fans is
the strength OF the ring. Indeed, a small
additional ring is added to accommodate
the lorgnette chain, which is now more
used thar the ribbon.
So
Those who have not penetrated deep
into the subject would scarcely guess how
many new varieties of box are now made
for distributing wedges OF bride cake
They are expensive affairs, and cost more
han seems entirely necessary for the pur-
pose. OF course, one can have a plain
box in watered or plain paper or paste
board. But there are some matrons who
love to give consequence to the marriage
of a daughter by enveloping each detail
of the function" with expense and cere-
mony.
There are half a dozen shapes now used
A 1nng shallow h0X like a gladstone bag.
tied sideways with white satin ribbon and
bearing on its elongated sides the double
ornament Of monograms, equidistant, that
of the bride and that of the bridegroom.
Another shape of the same length COW
cred with expensive white MORE antique
has the edges slightly n is Halter
and shallower. This bears the double
cypher OF both the welded couple exactly
in the middle
A third box of white satin, is a square.
This bears the gilded cypher of the brides
initials on the cover. A fourth box Of
ivory plush is book-shape. and It also has
golden letters on one side. No ribbon is
used to tie around the oox, because that
would hide the golden lettering.
The most beautiful of these receptacles
for a wedding cake is shaped like a heart,
with swelling sides. 1t is covered with
heavy white watered SILK over a padded
top. A tiny monogram In gold adorns. let
bon is tied from beneath between the
lobes of the heart.
The fancy paper cases are extremely
dainty, but the satin or sillxen boxes are
speedily rifed of their contents and pre-
served as mementoes, or used on my
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