The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-10
athesling gr9lster.
TOILETTREASURES.
Maryels in Jewelry that Tempt the
Purse Of women.
Erolu the Philadelphia Times.

We wonder IL the cunning sCfipLurdi
ar,i ans IN the old unpublished gold ever
| imagined that their conceptions would not
Only be- transmitted To US by biblical lore,
but by the actual reproduction OF jewels
worn by the women who figured in Solo
mons festive days, or the ornaments
stolen by the Hebrew fair ones from their
blinded Egyptian friends, or like unto
those worn by Esther when she deCked
| herself to find favor in the eyes OF
Ahasuerus, the king and again we md
fac similes OF many of the gold articles or
iewelry in the Di Cesnola collection OF
| Cypri0te treasures,in necklaces, pendants,
earrings, bracelets, and o;her articles, the
authentic copies Of classic objects, and
elegant and appropriate personal orna'
| menLs. No pen-plcture can convey ~
| idea of the marvellous gems and their ar
tistic combinations that dazzle Us here.
| There are large and small lace pins,
! representing q pes.towls feather, msde
! of Thousand til Y diamonds, surrour ding
a large Bruins wick diamond slightly
| colored; the entire feather, with every
movement OF the wesror, brilliant with
woI drous prismatic hucs. Another,
| golden bar, from which are suspended
seven large pure diamonds ON tiny golden
| chains, tue setting and ChaIas being 50
dne that they can scarcely Dc seen, ald
| the diamonds are like unto dewdrops
falling from the flowers heat 1T the first
warm kiss OF the morning suu. Il dla-
| mond bee Is impaled on u golden pm,
winch has Tor it, head u rare and costly
pearl. Diamond earrings are set u
nearly rs possible free from the gold, be-
ing held in place BY II mere thread band,
so That tue brilliant glistens spparantly
unsustsined from the PHI k-tmgcd ear.
An exquisite coLCeit Is diamond
| Venus in nj opal shell, supported by SEA-
| nymphs, all flooded with rosy ight, and
| In ever changing hue. Another CHARM
Ing SOL, earrings ana lace PIN, consists oi
pure pink diamond rose bud, with CslyA
and leaves OF tiny briilIsnts. A cameo
,ul, with head OF Marie Therese, so pei
iccily aud deliCa!eiy defined that we can
| only see the figures OF the lace ruiz about
! her neck and the pearls interviewer with
| the luxurlant. tres es, the designs In the
| INV comb which secures them, bu, W.
/
the curling and waving hair escaping
from the comb on the small earrings, a.
well as the larger pin. These camcos
| are we'll worthy OF the clear, large dit-
mOnds by winch they are surrounded. n
| egyptian set IN antique pattern l. of o,i
gold, set with royal gems, large and
small, Csrbuncles, diamonds, pears,
ruoies, ssphires AID emerslds. And
| bracelets 100, are III odd concerts a..
oriental desigrs; cooled serp, nts. i'll
crusted with gems and glitter.ng jrwrle'
heads, charm u rs The living dread u
the tropics ehchanLs the bird. CrOwn
bracelets, with the diadem in E.ruscau
gold, resting on flat hand a co.t.I
ornament is III three distinct kUitc-bia!--,
Joined ut the sides by golden nsils, slc
urmCunted by three large pearls, o.,
| black another PINK and the tnlrd white
zach pearl being between Two pure clear
iiamol Cs, and arranged across the three
knIfebsdes OF the bracelets diagonaliy
A bracelet in polished gold IN shap'
OF horseshoe nail Is twlued about th'
arm; while flexible round armlet Is
-urmounted by two eXqu'sltely finished
rams heads. The greatest novelty, how
ever, is the shopping bracelet; 1t Is Ia
| golden cham with movable loop, winch
JssteLs on the arm, and the loose hanging
| end, IRON which a pencil Is suspended, Is
long enough TO enable the wearer 10
write with the jeweled ornament, winch
forms pretty clasp when the chain l.
again would around the arm, and the
pencil is secured. The necklaces and
chains are after antique models, IN mss
sivc burs, oval and round links, IN me-
dalhoLs or OF the finest tligree in mot
exquisite patterns and floral designs, IN
Ierwovon with variously colUred gems
a jeweled cross suspended from one OF
thee chains in leaves and vines, has OF
It's surface an emerald stem, leaves OF
ssphires and diamond lilies Of the valley.
A locket in old gold, shield shape, Il
decorated with wreath OF pale and green
i.n tinged frosted gold, with clusters OF
berries IN star diamonds.
The combs made OF this beautiful sheI
are in the richest antique designs, or IN
delicate floral and fhgree patterns In
the shaded varieties and rare specimens.
The most expensive and unique designs
we find in complete sets, consisting OF
chain and locket, earrings and lace or
halrpin, bracelets with appropriate orns-
mentatlon, and the exquisite comb. y
handsome set, suggestive OF tragedy, ha-
n rich comb IN Egyptian scroll pattern,
ornamented with Cleopatrs's mead III
am ber-colored shell, so exqulsitelyshaded
that the brown tints of the shell form
the coloring OF the magniiicently curIed
and waved couture over the perfectly cut
face and defined features In the trans
parent cresm-tiuged amber. The heavy
chain, linked, flexible serPrn! with
overlapping head and tail, supports Il
rich medallion in Egyptian shlcld-shspe
with serpent border and Cleopatra head
upoa its surface, which IN smaller sizes
decorstes the earrings, clasp OF the
bracelets and curved hsirpin. In per
feet imitation OF nature is the oak set
with interviewer leaves and DOughs o:
the Forest King, with now and tncn
perfcct acorn; these branches, leaves and
scorns in smaller sizes forming the ear
rings and locket. while the chain and
bracelets are in links, SO carved to rcsem-
Die the rough gnsrled boughs OF the tree.
In charming Greek face the features
sre most exquisite, and the elaborate
coifl.re Is decorated with luscious grapes
in wine.colored and amber clusters,
their accompanying tendrils and leaves;
interviewer with the shaded and lustrous
90 deu-wayed hsir, and escaping curls
all confined ON the back top of the hesd
with comb in the ministure. after the
same II. odel. Two ye,y rich combs, ore
IN clear amber she'll and the other rich
and dark, are cut out of the solid piece,
and the tops are smooth and plain IN
surface, dyed with small Egyptian bale
and cone conceits in tiny scsIloPs.
Comb are also finished with hsNo.e-
l1nL en chain headings with monogram