Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
D ESK EQUIPM E N rs
ENAMELED SETS ARE GREATLY
IN DEMAND.
A Brunette May Have Hers in Crime
son Mosaics and
Enamels.
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Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
So fascinating and artistic are the desk
fittings Of 1905 that they would distract the
attention OF the most Spartan scribe from
her work. The wealth Of the jewelers. art
is lavished on these small trappings, some
desk sets costing well up in the thousands.
Hammered brass has long been a prime
favorite for escritoire equipment, but the
beauty Of Its new designs defy description.
brass foundations being often elaborated
with bronze and copper trimmings, In the
most grotesque and stunning patterns,
while the ingenuity Of the leather worker
has produced wonderfully novel conven-
fences of charming decoration to meet the
needs OF the busy woman.
None of these, however, appeal to the
fancy Of Miladi Dainty as do the enameled
mosaic effects, SO exquisitely delicate In
tiny flower designs. One fetching set for
boudor desk has the prevailing color, q
pleasing scarlet enamel, which forms wee
blossoms like forget-me- nots, against dull
gold ground. The four corners for the
blotting tables are triangles Of floral clus-
ters.s The little lamp Is a globe OF dull gold
with garlands of the red blossoms, and the
long inkstand shows two ink pots on either
side OF stamp box, the covers of all three
pieces and the pen troughs being decorated
with the same garlands. Another set has
sapphire blue for the dominant color. and
the effect Of the enamel Is identical with
that OF the genuine Persian stone mosaics,
and is inexpressibly dainty.
A Millionaire's Wife.
A famous designer has recently executed
a desk set of wondrous beauty for the wife
of a multt-millionaire of international rep
utation because of the elegance of h. pal
atial home. The candlesticks inkstand
and letter case were a combination Of pink
ish ivory and dull gold hligree. Two-inch
squares Of delicately- tinted ivory were held
In place by heavy gold filgree, showing ex-
tremely graceful forms Of men and women
alternating with vine fligree. This was
studded with wee diamonds and rubies and
an occasional emerald and sapphire The
red Of the rubies seemed to bring out a
pinkfsh tinge In the dull gold and the
gems were interspersed with rare judg-
ment.
One of the most popular designs for
hammered brass shows the heads and
forms OF languishing maidens with long
moving hair. A pen tray, headed by a re-
Ginning girls figure. resolves itself grad
draperies of the loose robe fading away
near the feet. An odd paper clip has a
small brass tennis racquet for its top clasp
The difficulty of finding much-used tele-
phone numbers quickly Is entirely over
come by a leather book which stands On
the desk like calendar. Nine rows of
leather flaps compose the outside cover
Every flap has three ascending squares Of
leather, each holding a letter of the all
phabet. This indexes the names and a
NUMBER can be found readIy with only one
hand. Sealing-waX sets contain five or six
Sticks of wax in different colors with a
long silver holder having a place for the
seal on one end. A number of small cam
dies accompany this set together with some
excellent rules for heating and applying
the wax.