The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Some Jottings At
Random.

Cut Glass is finding many new AMI
novel uses, and to ggeat extent Is be.
ginning to replace the sterling silver and
the plated ware that has found such favor
with housekeepers.
There Is nothing so effective for light.
ing up table as are cut-gass candle.
sticks. and hotel in New York that
prides Itself upon its exclusiyeness has
replaced all Of It's plated candlestIcks with
really beautiful ones OF cut glass This
house uses but the one style candle. in
variably creamy yellow tint with a
traccry OF gold wandering all over its
nuted length, the steward claiming that
this type will go with any style or color
Of table decorations.
Charming electroliers, too in cut glass
are to be seen, while us for the table mp.
pointmcnts that arc turned ont In this
many fncctted ware there is simply no
end to them. Fruit knives and forks. Ash
sets. caryers, game sets and such are
made now with cut-glass handles and
steel cutting parts The most fastidious
housekeepers are rejecting the silver
plated knife blade altogether in favor of
the steel one thing for which one ought
TO be devoutly thankful. since the process
of siiver-plating the blade invariably
takes the temper ont of the steel
Rnther novel employment for
woman is that filed in one OF the best
hotels In New York by former mem
Der of the smartest society in the Ameri-
can colony in Paris Owing to Der many
and amusing accomplishments she has
always been In great demand whenever
entertainments OF any kind were given
by her friends-nnd OF those she had
legion. Now, when her first youth Is
pissed and her fortune gone with 1t,
she occupies private Office In the adj
minstration department of said hotel.
and while the management refers to
her as '.consultant'' she Is really more
OF n style critic for the house. She su.
perintends the hanging of pictures. the
draping of curtains. the selection of
laccs-for this house has Quantities of
household laces of all sorts-but, above
and beyond all. her chief task Is deco
rations.
The many women's societies. patriotic
and otherwise, make 1t fad to hold
their luncheons ana other entertainments
at this house, and to the elderly spinster
belongs the task Of decorating the rooms
for such occasions. Such odd and origi-
nal conceits as she displays make her
invaluable, and there is n strong de-
mnnd for her services In the set among
which she used to move In the days OF
however, she claims that her services
belong only to the hotel, and no amount
of coaxing, no largesse of fee. will tempt
her to devote her talents to other than
her present employers. mo private en-
gagements accepted" reads the card hung
on her office wall.
Cut Glass Buttons are shown at the
jewelers. nowadays, with shanks of ster-
ling silver whereby they are attached to
the garment. Really beautiful specimens
OF the cutters nrt are sold for So apiece;
while for twice that sum one can have
n cut glass button with the deep cutting
filled with silver tracery. 1t is said
that women are being accepted as ap-
prentices in the glass cutting shops
abroad. the privilege being limited to tho
daughters or sisters of workers In good
at the factory.
POtted Plants in bloom arc being 4
sent out from the florists on many occa.
sions where formerly nothing but cut
lowers were supposed to meet require
ments. There Is something In flower.
Ing plant that makes It peculiarly &C.
ceptahle as gift; and the fact that it
will keep indefinitely, renew It's bios.
sons frequently. makes 1t lasting nos.
session, If but good care be taken of it.
Plantagenista with it's brilliant array
II yellow blooms--lt really is a form OF
The Scotch and Irish broom--camelliaa.
with their waxen blossoms, meteor and
amber roses fhlry7lookng cyclamen,
he brilliant ponsettia, and low round
DOTS OF lllies-of.the-valley are what the
pest florists In New York are sending out.
Russian Lnccs and embroideres are
considerable appreciation
md comment whore household linens and
aces are the topic, The square-meshed
net laces are wonderfully durable, but
heir beauties show up far bettcr In the
arse' rather than In the small pieces.
They are pillow laces, all OF them. and
ne workers weave the bobbins in ana
ut OF the pins with Il rapdity that be-
vlders tho looker-on. The centers are
ways OF hand-woven linen, the lnser-
Ion and borders Of the national type OF
ace, with its figures of men, birds and
nlmnls appearing In the relief upaJs she,
peil- meshed background.