Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1894 — Parisian Swells and Their Watches. [ARTICLE]

Parisian Swells and Their Watches.

Clothier and Furnisher. The latest fad of the Parisian swells is the aluminum timepiece. They are very light in weight. The cases are in a dull black color —very effective. Some areopen-faced, some are open in a small three-quarter-inch disk in the center, with small gilt hands on the black face of the watch, but they are In all sorts of inlaid decoration'7ll”colorings, and' the best of it is they are very reasonable in price. It is the custom at the gay capital for the gentry to carry this timepiece in the righthand trousers pocket along with the keys, coins, matchbox, and other paraphernalia of the masculine pocket. It is, moreover, the wont of the owners to rush the hand down into the-pocket with great show of devil-may-care and bring forth the watch, of which the material is unscratchable, from among the other articles,, glance at the time, and carelessly replace it with an air of certainty in its infallibility.