The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-23

novelty, but these can make no claim to antiquity. There are oxidized but tons, with patina effects, and others in- laid with stones or with openwork bor- ders, enormously expensive. Jewellers are utilizing old fashioned brooches for buttons, but these are popular only when round or oval, the fancy shapes not being favored. The firms who deal in Imitation diamonds have made splendid designs with them for buttons, but ladies of taste, singularly enough, seem to scorn these, and prefer the plainest silver ones.
 Hooks and clasps for cloaks and boas are made exclusively of silver, as well as the most elegant hat-plns, belt buckles, Sc. Silver Is so much in favor that silver hairpins and combs are chic in the highest degree. It is noticeable | that many buttons have little chains attached, with pendant, in the form Of a key, hammer, a tortoise, or oth- CT emblem, in gilt or patina.
 The jewellers do not fail to take ac- count of the fondness for silver, and every day brings new creations, some beautiful and striking, others fantas- tic and ugly. Little silver balls for but tons have appeared, and were first used Tor gentlemen's waistcoats. The im- mense silver buttons of our grandfath- CTS will doubtless follow. | Very pretty coin purses, or bags, are made of black steel netting, with clasp of polished steel, inla1d with gold. They have several compartments for money, cardcase, handkerchief, &c., and are very artistically designed and more elegant than those made of silver. Bags made of gold netting, set with gems, are very expensive less easy to carry and not suitable for morning cos tune. Gold bags, however, have been for some time favorite adjunct of the fashionable woman's costume. They are adorned with diamonds, rubies and sapphires and have gold ring att taehed, which passes over the Wearer's finger, plain or set with stones like those in the oaasps. A diamond bag ring, sparkling on the finger outside a. white kid glove, has quite a fteching eff feet, but on account of the many street robbeies it seems rather dangerous to carry them
 | Necklaces for evening wear are made of two briolettes suspended from del-. icate chain of platinum, with dia-' mond slide. The briolette is that jewell 50 fashionable in te eighteenth century, a diamond of the first water, cut in the shape of round drop. Nothing could be more lovely for very young woman | fh0o O af I~t,
 The design was used for wedding present in the following way: Brio- lettes were pendants for tiny purse of fine white silk thead, intended forr use on the wedding day. The chain was concealed within the purse and the slide played its part in holding few coins. The style of cutting Just spoken of is unusual, and the briolette, like other stones of olden times, is of in- comparable brilliancy and clearness.
 The little dog more than ever is the household friend, and much care is talk en with his adorpment. His collars are made rather wide, of gray buckskin, studded with uncut turquoises, or of red chamois, ornamented with gold. For the spaniel, whose silky fleece might be injured by collar, there are gold bracelets for the paw, or a knot of rib bon for the neck, with a fantastic jew el, little bell or an enamelled cherry or strawberry, Sometimes an open work medallion in Renaissance style, bears an address in enamel. The dog tailor is clever individual, who knows how to adapt his art to the fastidious habits of an elegant clientele The lit- tie dog coats are this year in Empire style, as we'll as the little top boots. Hat-pins at present have assumed the importance and value of real orna- ments and are harmonious adjunct to the trimming of the hat. We have large balls of shell, and also of amber; the latter, by the way, is additionally supposed to protect the wearer from various ills. Amber pins are very light and harmonize well with many colors.