Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-03-14
Some New Attractions -
=: - Seen in the Shops
EDEN Pacha.

- - Seen in the Shops
4 small photograph of black suede has
n peculiar design in French gilt around
the lower edge. and ont of this grows q
conventional plant with tiny gold leaves
and two lotus flowers composed of small
amcthysts set in the brightly polished
gilt.
White bone combs for the hair have
extremely fanciful designs of gold set
with clcyerly initiated precious stones
Three of these combs. forming set, are
Sl5 each and have simply an empire
Wyrath pattern outlined with small
rhlntStonCS.
\ powdered sugar bowl and several
smaller pieces TO bC used for various ia
BILE relishes are made Of Bohemian glass
covered with "A silver lattice work Two
oVal-shapcd sal collars also match these
pieces or tiny individual salts, fashioned
after the same pattern.
An exquisite little imported tier
nomrter Is supported bv brass colnnus
ON the top of short light OF grrenish
hIonzc STEPS. Standing on the lowrst
is the figure of II cool looking cupid pN-
aminmg the glass and holiinS iago
straw hat with both hands behind his
back.
GirdIos Of sterling silver, gun metal
and jet have frimged ornaments as il
finish n both ends. mt otherwise are
without decorations of any kind. There
are fanciful varieties in gilt with stones
set in them, but they have not nearly the
Smar5 appearance of the palmer ones,
which have beautifully executed work ON
them.
Blue in all shades. from delicate light
tones to all the medium and darker
shades of the color, will be prominent in
spring millinery. Wistaria, hyacinths
and dahlias made of velvet in faint blue
tints and mixed skillfully with green
| foliage are the fnvorite floral trimmings
| for hats made Of blue straw, tulle or O
combination of both of these materials.
One of the most cleyerly compact pieces
of furniture, and one no doubt expressly
designed for hotel or apartment use. is a
cloth-covered mahogany card table which
opens up into a desk. Everything neceS-
sary to ones comfort in this direction is
inside of it, and the other half OF the
table opens in the same way, and this is
stored with paper envelopes and packs Of
cards counters and poker chips
Velour has been discovered TO be one
Of the most effective backgrounds for
table covers, ornamentcd with burnt
leather designs On green cover,
which shades slightly toward an olive
tint, is n border of conventional tulips
and leaves Of leather, which are naturally
cuiorcd and appiqued on the velour An
other ruund-shaped table cover has "A
decoration of leather hyacinths put on in
an exceedingly novel and pretty fashion.
The flowers and leaves are merely
caught in places to the velour. giving
them highly raised effect indesCrbably
pleasing and artistic.
Colonial manteis, with the fireplace
and hearth fitted with Dutch tiles. are
the most suitable for room in which
there Is tendency toward thiS popular
style Of furnishing. Ia enc Of the large
stores many clever suggestions are seen
fo. just such decorative mantels. aud in
the same place there are quaint doorway
concci~ \ particularly odd one is a
divided door Of dark WcathcTed oak. thc
upper part Of which is filled In with DAN
yellow Opaque glass in queer designs and
connected by beaded ornamental pat
terms. Above this door is an ovcrhauging
shelf for suitable bits Of old china or
some specimens Of strange stems
The smartcst flower ornaments for tho
couture are now made OF gaHZe ribbons
/ frosted in gold or silver. or fecked with
minute SpeCks Of rhnestoucS. 4 smav
Of hiark g3uze leaves has three fran rgsr4
at one side. These are fairly powdered
with tiny brilliant stones. and both flow
crs and leaves are inYis.hly wired. and
therefore do not crush easily or present
"a Snddened appearance when hat a re-
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