Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-03
Umbrella Handles.

The very newest thing n an umbrella
handle is acid-eaten wood lie handle
is first fashioned from ordinary wood i'll
the usual way and is then treated with
very strong acid, which eats into the
wood This results in delicate traccries
Of paleSt green. so that the handle re-
sembles a branch of n tree upon which
the gIaygreen moss has formed. 1t Is
extremely dainty and, CT course, novel.
An ultra-fashionable umbrella is in the
directoire style, the long acid-eaten han
die measuring eighteen inches from the
ends of the ribs to the crook at the top.
This opera crook, or, as it is sometimes
called. the Prince of Wales, is going to
be immensely popular this season.
STRONGLY enough, the up-to-date umbrella
will be mounted upon handle either a
very decided round crook or else q stick
ending in a mushroom top. The ordinary
bent handle Is decidedly paSSe, but there
are very many variations of the mush-
room finish, if this cannot be said of the
crook.
Carved wood handles are also new.
saw an umbrella with a very beautiful
handle, carved and then tinted. and the
covering of black silk. This was bar
gain, for the handle was exceedingly I'M
common looking. If one ca Ell to pay
higher there were exquisitels ~ we'd han
dies to choose from.
In the cheaper grades the mission han
dies are prefe. red. These, however, are
improved upon this season by being
mounted or decorated with gun metal ef-
fects. Square handles are topped with
round and oblong metal caps delicate.y
etched.
Sterling silver is also used upon UNI
brella handles this year. but as rule
alone. Mother of pearl and silver. in
combination. are entirely absent from
the display of fashionable umbrellas.
while only a very few years ago this
was preferred to almost any other.
The silver mountings are, on the whole,
the bright In fact. very little bright
metal is seen; gold not at all. \ pretty
handle was a very dark wood topped by
an oval of smooth bright silver set into
a chased rim of the metal. dull finished.
The oval tops are more convenient for
carrying than the large round mush-
room shape; but when the latter is bent
it is quite easy to carry. Some of the
larger mushroom heads look like small
sunfiowers, and. when picked out in lines
with metal, the impression is intensified.
Women of exclusive taste will like the
handles mounted in tortoiseshell. Um-
brellaS so fitted come a little more ex-
pensive, but the handle will last forever.
so that the frame can be recovered time
and again.
An odd-looking handle in mission wood
is three-sided and is mounted with
three-cornered cap in gun metal and
wood. This is inexpensive.
While black is always in demand. col
ors are usually sought for spring APP
proacheS. Browns, green's and navy blues
are always in good style. and hitherto
the changeable effects have come under
the same heading. This season only the
solid colors are to be worn consequently
umbrellas of changeable silk are to be
bought very cheaply. If one wishes IL
color to match the costume worn they
must be prepared to pay higher prices.
rl,4 ,Iarnl sod tv.Sr CT
display handles of jet. though the latest
novelty is an ebony handle topped with
the carved heads of a trio of French
poodles grouped together.
Gun metal mounted handles are used
with mourning toilets, but the metal must
be plain, no tracings introduction of
a brighter metal OF of white stones being
admissible ELIZABETH LEE.