Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
U M B R ELLA HANDLES
SO FINE THEY ARE FIT FOR
JEWEL BOXES.
Exquisite Statuettes in Dull Gold,
With Rib Knobs to
Match.

Witten for The Evening Star
The umbrella handle has entered the
ranks of the jewel box contingent and in
beauty and coStliness it is by no means
member to be despised Studded with
gems, brilliant with many-colored enam-
els, rich in tortoise she'll or ivory cary
ings, adorned with golden figures or mas
sive in chiseled silver, the newest impor-
tations in umbrella handles, together with
spike and tips, as they lie in their SATIN
lined cases. are each in turn a creation of
art and thing of beauty. Cut steel and
crystal are likewise in high favor for the
head of the umbrella stick, while for canes
plain fiat silver, wound in curling bands
and sinuous designs about the handles, is
the vogue; though London, home of walk
ing sticks and umbrellas, sends us this
year as her smartest importation in canes
one of sage-green wood. decorated only by
a small silver snake, coiled a short way
below the bend, and capped by silver
knob.
Umbrellas with colored silk coverings
have handles to match and are carried
with gowns of the same shade. One of
crimson silk has a long straight handle
thckly studded with garnets, large and
small and intercepted by sprinknngs OF
gold dust blue silk umbrella has
round stick of blue and red enamel, topped
by a large fiat button knob showing the
profile of a Grecian face done In SOFT
shades of enamel.
Tortoise-shell handles are usually a
straight, fiat piece of highly polished shell
about eighteen inches long, with a SIX
inch spike for the bottom of the stick and
eight knob-tipS for the ENDS or the lids.
The shell is 4; ometimes richly carved,
though the plain handles are very elegant
and are full of beautiful veins and color
ings. Burnt ivory, decorate with PLAIN am
silver bands, makes stunning handle for
a mans umbrella, and another or carved
ivory shows a long pointed greyhounds
head ~
In this same massive effect are handles OF
deeply embossed silver, showing clusters OF
roses or orchids, and forming a verltaple
stick of growing flowers. One artistic nan
die is built of reeds of gold, in the center OF
which stands silver crane, its neck grace
fully curved SO that the bill rests under
wing. Eagles heads are also a favorlte de-
sign for the end of curved handle
fine bit of workmanship is displayed in two
horses heads just at the finish of race
They seem to strain every nerve in their
neck-and-neck position. Another shows
litter of five little puppies frollcklns To-
gether Very realistic is frog just ready
to lean off a heavy stick of plain silver.
One crook handle in dull gold shows the
bust of a beautiful girl at It's bend. more
elaborate still is an entire woman nsure
in clinging draperies, with upstretched
arms. holding a waving scarf of gold. rms
is accompanied by eight rib-tips of duh
gold.
Watches with blue or red enamel faces
are set in two mistletoe leaves of gun metal
and form the head of gun-metal handle
Hand-painted miniatures are also set In
the knob of a handle. and very beau
tiful and costly when surrounded by CIR
Gle of gems. Brilliant hunting scenes. set
under a crystal globe make an attractive
knob for handle. Long sticks are en-
tirely built of fine steel, set off at Intervals
by marquis of polished steel