The Washington times., 1906-02-18


kinds Of contest parties isn't an
easy thing, by any means. as
the uniucky mortal who finds herself
saddled with such a responsibility finds
70 her cost In ninety-nine out OF a
hundred cases the prizes must be mex
pensive, and at first glance all the party
ideas in inexpensive things seem done
TO death.
But they aren't by any means New
things keep cropping out 10 meet the de-
mand, ana some one Is constantly max
ing that most satisfactory of all discov-
eries-sOuething with an everyday use.
which somehow has escaped the eyes Of
the other vigilant seekers after new
ideas for prizes.
For men there's q stunning little ash
tray, Just out, Of crystal, with a band
Of silver running around the edge, the
hearts or diamonds; OF. perhaps. the
signs Of all four suits are represented.
a different one in each corner. The most
unique of them all though, is rather
deep. with the silver describing the
merest line around the edge. and by
way of decoration a spade, formed by a
narrow silver bar lying on top, spaced
so that Il seems part OF the edge.
The same sort of treatment OF silver
aud crystal results in the prettieSt of
little honey pOts-not the pear shaped
nor the cut ones we've been used to all
along, but copies of the quaint little
glass ones in use upon nine out Of ten
tables in Germany-except that these are
trimmed with silver and have the silver
spoon included.
A new Jelly pot is a reversal of jam
pot styles-just q small, squatty bowl,
not quite so big as the average finger
bowl. but with more bulging sides and
edged with silver It has its short
handled Jelly spoon. too.
In the same general class come those
interesting little bottles for the toilet
water almost everybody uses. Made of
crystal with an open design or silver
trailing all over IT. come some small
enough to tuck into handbags-even one
of those overnight bags which are so
slim and altogether stunning. The squat
shapes are newest and prettieSt-those
in which, by the way, the stopper, sill
yer trimmed, like the rest is hattened
out in a funny. pOmpous little way,
In the same combination of silver and
crystal is a candlestick. with a silver
holder for a small box of matches on
one side and desk f1Xings some of them
with the merest touch of silver about
them, and many elaborately trimmed
with it.
In that curious Iridescent only semi
transparent glass, come some exquisite
new vases. with fiat silver trimmings
forming irregular designs in a way that
suggests japanese influence. Somehow,
that wandering line of metal brings out
a Il ousand lights and tinungs that the
glas5 by itself-beautiful as IT is even
then--lacks.
Hltpin holders OF silver are among
the most popular things with prize
hunters this winter.
Among little pins-the tritest OF all
prizes, but eagerly welcomed, for all
that's a new idea, of silver or of silver
gold washed. which takes the form OF a
Bit of ribbon. either knotted or allowed
to ripple Just a little. as bit of soft
ribbon will In it are set stones-seTni-
precious or limitations. like those new
belt buckles and pins which have just
rOuaa ont Occa SiOnaliV a Oin will take
the form OF q tiny branch. the knots In
the wood accentuated by stones, sunk
into the silver.
Little clocks are a welcome sort of
prize and those inexpensive ones, with
a dial about the size of a dollar land