Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1911 — It’s Old Gilt Now. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

It’s Old Gilt Now.

The quest of the collector isdlrected nowadays toward objects of old gilt, which thirty or forty years ago were often to be seen decorating milady’s toilet table. One of the illustrations shows a handsome specimen of old gilt, a pineapple shaped conserve jar. The base and top leaves are beautifully mod-

eled In gilt, but the pineapple itself is of pressed glass. The whole piece Is most attractive and unusual. The other article pictured is a trinket stand, a tripod supporting three dull glass eggs of a lovely robin’s egg blue, each surrounded by a nest made of gilt wires. Every separate wire Is wrapped round and round with another wire. All these are quite independent of each other and are heavily coated with 18 carat gold. Such an ornament now adorns the dressing table of a young girl whose mother received the stand as a Christmas present before her marriage. The most popular furs for next winter bid fair to be seal, pony, caracal and. for those who can afford it. sable. Fox and opossum are favored for neckpieces. Moleskin, almost as prohibitively in price as sable, is gaining popularity in Europe. Ermine and chinchilla are always in demand for dressy garments, and. with the craze for black, Persian lamb is advancing" even more in fashion. Linings, however. will come in delicate shades of violet, yellow, coral and cream.

CONSERVE JAR AND TRINKET STAND.