The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-07-24
BANGLES.
How Fashionable Souog Indies
Initiate the Rude c>avage-The la
test on-uonobangs.
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Aud Bangle was IT, name,
u was "a pretty silver thing.
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Personal ornaments occasion more
distress in the mind Of the average
young lady perhaps, than any other
one problem in tho study OF life they
are called upon 10 solve. There seems
TO be desire on the part OF some to
have their jewelry rich and massive,
and in order to crafty that taste they
invariably overdO the matter and place
themselves in position where they
can rightly be called vulgar. On the
other hand there are those who go to
the other extreme and wear no person
al adornments that are not stiff, unbe-
coming and totally devoid OF the
slightest degree OF beauty. Then a
great many young ladies who cannot
afford 20 wear massive iewelry vulgar
ly, display their idea of the beautiful.
by decking themselves with numerous
little trihes, light and fantastic IN
shape and rather pleasing 10 the ewes,
which are not expensive, yet appear to
NHOIu uN llNltn ShAANiAAAAhh W AiA' NfAA s
er as do the solid substantial bands
and ropes of gold 10 those who deck
themselves with that class OF orna-
ments. Happy indeed is the person
who can wear iewelry becomingly; who
knows how much and what description
Of baubles TO wear, in order TO please
an aesthetic taste. Such young ladies
are rare indeed in these days.
At the present time the ladies rave
over what are known az Bangles.
bangle, before introduced into fashion
able society, was a ring or band of iron,
or gold or silver, wide and heavy, worn
around the arm and ankles Of the ma
tives OF Africa and India. But the
bangles of the present day do not come
ia under that class. oh, no. The
pretty, graceful little articles We see
nowadays are not worn on the fair
damsels' ankles. That -, not that any
fashion writer has as yet discovered.
No, indeed. They are worn on the
wrist and arm of the fashionable
young lady, and it requires "A great
deal OF skill 10 wear them successfully.
They are composed OF little silver
hoops aud bands, made OF tiny strips
Of silver, chased or plain, according 90
the fancy of the wearer. The number
10 be worn on each arm is left 90 the
taste of the young lady too, some OF
them wearing as many as twelve or nj
teen on each arm. OF course every
movement Of the hand causes "A merry
iinghng OF the bangles, which allows
the wearer 10 have music wherever she
goes. even though she doesn't have
bells on her toes.
BIT Toledo girls are not content with
simply wearing bangles. That alone is
very fashionable, but they go just a
notch higher. The latest aifectation II
20 have attached 90 the bangle nearest
the hand q number Of silver quarters
aud ten-cent pieces. One side ot each
Of these is ground smooth, and ON this
polished surface is engraved the mono
gram OF one Of their gentleman
friends. each coin bearing n different
monogram.
OF course the young fellow feels
highly complimented, aud the Young
lady rises ten per cent. ia his estima-
ton. II he had 10 furnish the silver
quarter, however, and pay the cost Of
having the monogram engraved, ~ ~ To
be feared that there would not be 80
bangle attachments. But az IL u the
plan seems 10 be favorte and is very
generally indulged in. But where--if
one may ask-where will this mania
end. After a while il is safe 10 pre-
sumo some Of the ladies will be W ar
ing a necklace composed of the dol
lar of our daddies, on which will be
engraved the profile of their particular
friends. IL would be queer depar-
ture, but 1t may come 30 pass. There
is no telling what Dame Fashion will
not DO.