New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21

the corsage was in the Louis XIV. style and
trimmed with gold lace; the whole toilet
was trimmed with Alpine heath made of
gold and silver; blue and white with roses
also adorned the dress.
Nine Gustave de Rothschild was dressed
in pink faille and gray broche, trimmed
with roses and lace.
THE FAsH1oe IN JEwELRY.
A writer in the Brooklyn Eagle pretends
to know what are the styles in ornaments
He says:
The three styles of garnet jewelry in
vogue at present are the ruby shade, which
is better known as the red garnet; the blue
or topaz garnet, which comes to us from
Geneva and the amber garnet. The latter
is darker than amber, but much like it in
appearance. Out of this stone is made
ladies' fancy articles, such as bracelets,
brooches, necklaces and charms. 1t is
rather more expensive than jet, and by
some considered handso.ner. Leather jew
elry and ornaments, which were introduced
before the holidays, were failure, save in
the one article of fans. The latter in finest
Russia, in bronze and red, are chosen be-
cause of their durability. But the filagree
feather was not becoming, and hence it was
condemned. Jet has about concluded it's
career of popularity, but it will remain in
style until the spring fashions overthrow it.
In Passementerie trimming it will still be
found, for it greatly lightens the effect of
the heavy silk crochet.
Cheap jewelry was never SO universally
popular. No more apologies are made now
for imitation earrings, pins or bracelets, and
as to chains, of any and all patterns, they
are invariably washed over" gold. Since
it is fashionable, perhaps 1t is right, but why
ladies make distinction in certain Orna
ments is not clear. They will wear a set of
imitation jewelry with proud satisfaction,
and will add necklace and chatelaine as we'll,
but spurious gold ring they scorn. Colora-
do diamonds are the rule, nine times in ten
where diamonds" are worn, and a pair of
earrings or cross is the one aim of wOman's
life. But rarely will she put on a ring with
this kind of setting, and hardly ever Of any
kind but the best gold and real stones. The
reason Is, perhaps, that rings do not change
their styles or fashions as DO earrings and
pins, and perhaps custom is against the Civ.
ing up all that is genuine in jewelry.
An effort was made to introduce bogus
rings, and this season they were offered in
great abundance. bull it was useless; women
have sentiment regarding rings, and the
circlet worn on any finger must be real,
they say.
Bracelets they buy and wear proudly,
knowing at the same time they are brass
and are hollow. The objection formed to
them by tidy women is that they rub off
and stain the arm and the dress cuff.
Earrings are another article of ornament
certainly unworthy the popularity they
enjoy. Time was when the same ornament
was worn in the nose and hung to the lips
Of the ancient Americans-the Indians
and time will be when they will be discard
ed from the ears as they have been from
the noses Of women. And nothing is help
ing to bring about this event so much as the
ridiculous proportion to which they have
attained. To such an extent have they
been increased in size that the ears Of
women have been torn apart by their
weight, and repeatedly have they torn the
ear cruelty by catching on some object. The
tiny fringes that depend from nearly all
the long pendants are constantly catching
in walls furs, or any article of cloth
ing, and quick motion is fatal to
the proportions Of the eyelet. There
are any number of thoughtful women who
deplore the barbaric fashion of decorating
the flesh merely for the sake of hanging
trinkets in them, and now that these
trinkets are nearly all brass, it is to be
hoped that fashion makers will invent
something to take the place of ear orna-
ments. The ear, really, needs no ornament,
and generally it is not ornamented by the
addition of ear rings; on the other hand, the
long pendants utterly destroy the proper
tions of the organ, and render it many
times painful object.
The adoption OF bows and ties have done
away in great measure with brooches,
and lockets are worn instead. These latter
are, like earrings, made of
French gold, but some of them are richly
carved and finished. They are more SNOWY
than pins, less expensive than the old style
necklace, and likely to remain the preferred
article Of ornament, and one that will be
largely worn when the time for furs and
neck wraps is past.