Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-10-05
wearing JeweEry.


HINTS to Fops male or female. III,
above topic, the Home Journal discour,,
with much good sense, as foil ows:
things, from one to four on each fin.
ger-earrings large and showy-neckla
ces, two or three in number. with
hearts and crosses dependent from tn,
ssme-bracelets, many and huge, casing
the arm half way to the elbow
minute watch, affixed to the waist. ane
moored to the neck with a golden cable
four times as long and thick as it neec
to be-a world of little knick- knacks
called "charms," heavy, inelegant anc
stupid boquet handle; worn at the
side like hutsman's horn-pins, br ooch.
es, and miniatures and all worae o,
once ! Does the unsophistlcated read.
er donb! it ? Let him bic 10 any sec.
ond-rate watering place, and he will per-
ceise many jewellers shop strollino
about, of which the above is inperfee I
inventory.
How everybody laughs when some one.
fresh fromCalifornia, describes those In
dams who wear every garment thew DOS
sess at the same time. If a wardrobe
consist OF a collar and pair Of slippers
ne wears his cravat and pair Of slip, ers,
and goes about satisfied and happy. Give
one OF them seven pairs of pantaloons
three vests, two coats, and half dozen
shirts, ne dons them all, regardless of
the thermometer which now is : 1000 in
the shade and of that which is to come
(zero,) 10 let the public know the
extent OF possession, he rolls up his sew
en- pair OF combinations, one little A.
boye the other, land he looks like a man
supported by two inverted coils of rome.
lie wears his smallest vest that the 9TH
ers may be visible. And so he waddles
about the settlement, stunning the dan
dies OF his tribe with the magnificence
OF his getting up, captivating maidens,
and performing all the other duties of
his position, as the Brummel of the day.
Ills friend in the cravat and slippers.
with envy. Well; we laugh at all this,
We call these Indians, benighted sava.
ges, and put money in the plate for the
Yet the woman at Sara
toga who covers herself with 1ewerly,
just because she happens to have it, and
accumulates ornament on ornament. with
out regard to time. place, propriety, is,
IN hef heart, as uncivilized person as
our friend of the combinations, and is
quite as ridiculous an object.
But should jewels never be worn p
Certainly they should. 1t is the duty of
every one, and it is the desire of all
healthy minded individuals, to array
tts7ng ornamental IS bar barous. Every
pillar must support something; every
pin, pin something; every ring mean
something every penant have a use, or
be an emblem or remainder.
Beautifulis the wedding ring glisten-
ing among the folds::of the infants dress;
and beautiful the ring on the maiden's
finger, when it is worn in remember
ance of the absent lover. Pleasing to
see, also, whether upon chemisette or
of shirt, are the golden studs which
serve for buttons, and the diamond pin
when it seems to perform similar Of
fee. Even bracelet may be tolerated
# it contains or records something
but when it does not, properly belongs ct
the arm Of an African princess. Happy,
toe, are some of those contrivances
which at once bind the hair and adorn
the head and blessed be those necklaces
from which something hangs which
keeps the heart warm.