Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-27
LATEST UMBRELLA HANDLES
Unique ReceptacIes for Many Articles
Appreciated by Men and
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From Paris come all the styles, those
that are fetching and those that are ultra
and outre. Clothes, hats and lingerie fash
ions. all come from the gay capital; skirts
that fit as tight as umbrella cases, and
hats that are feet in circumference
For the woman of fashion to do without
her handbag. containing so many OF her
little individual comforts, for any length
of time would seem to be impossible, yet
their growing size has made them a posi-
tive nuisance and a heavy weight to carry.
But what was to take their place? These
little articles so dear TO every woman's
comfort, have to be carried, and they can
not be carried loose in the hand. Who
would find a place to put these things?
The French inventor, OF course, and right
cleverly and CALAMITY he has done his
work.
First OF all there is a neat little knob
on her ladyship's umbrella handle, made
of gold, and smaller than a p~ingpong ball.
This is so small and pretty that II would
seem to have only one possible use-for
the owners hand to lean on. But upon its
smooth surface there is a tiny lump; press
this and the knob opens. Within is dis
closed some sort of a gambling game. II
may be roulette it may be the 'petits
chevaux," so dear to every Frenchwoman's
heart, or 1t may be a miniature Monte Carlo
roulette wheel. But whatever It is, Il
serves to amuse the woman while at her 8
o'clock tea.
Another Innocent little umbrella handle
has within a complete pack of ivory cards
with which she can while away a tedious
hour in her motor car or on the train.
For those women who want to devote a
few moments to their %tolettes. to beautify
themselves. in the silver knobs OF their
parasols are little sets. A gentle pressure
OF the fingers tip on the lid opens 1t and
discloses her own face in the tiny mirror
In the upper half. Below it. I'm the perpen-
dicular stick, there is a powder puff. a
stick OF rouge for her lips, some cosmetic
for her complexion. and the smallest vial
OF perfume. Other parasol handles contain
the smallest bottles of whisky, eau-de-vie
and cordials.
The French saying that THE hours do
not strike for happy ones" and the old
Anglo-Saxon one that Thine is money"
are the legitimate excuses for the device
of the little watch. no bigger than a but
ton being ensconced In the flat-topped para
sol handle Besides. II gives her an oppor-
tunity to convince herself at all hours Just
how late II is.
But man must not laugh at woman's
vanity. for a glimpse at some Of the other
cracks and crooks of walking cane han
dies show that the sterner sex are just as
conceited about their looks as are their
sisters. Instead OF the big, ugly. knock-a-
man-down handles of a year ago. those Of
today are small, simple and delicate. One
contains a moustache brush. a comb, a
mirror; another a pair of manicure scissors
and a nail polisher. To prove, however,
that man thinks of business at all times
one Of these cane receptacles has rolled
up in II a memorandum pad. a pencil.
fountain pen and a penknife.
There are philosophers. too. among these
artificers, and the one who argues that all
ends in smoke has put out a golf stick
handle which has snugiy and compactly
tucked away In its small space cigarettes,
matches and some small change where
plckpockets cannot reach Il.
The main eeonomy about these new
canes. umbrellas and psrasol andes is
that they are practical as well as pretty
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