American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-07-23
Summer Jewelry.

Very simple jewelry is worn with
summer dresses, and the absence of all
jewelry is far more Observation-Disclosures
ing than the use of too much. The
necessary articles--pins, sleeve-buttons
and chatelaine for the watch-are in
very light designs, and the merely or
namental bracelets are only slender
rims, while necklaces are not worn at
all except for full dress. The fashion
able breastpin takes the shape of a bona
fde pin, and may be like the long scarf
pins worn by gentlemen, with merely a
ball head, or else there is a separate pin
at the back like that on an ordinary
brooch; the latter has the advantage of
showing all the pin, which can not be
done when the scarf pin is used. though
it is the caprice of the moment to thrust
the scarf pin SO slightly in the lace or
muslin at the throat that the greater
portion of it is seen. Some of the pref
test brooches are gold pin about three
inches long with a pearl head, while
resting on the center of the slender pin
are two diamonds, or else sapphire
with a ruby, or perhaps two Opals or
two colored pearls. Sometimes jew
eled bee, butterfly, or a great spider
is poised on the long pin, and some
times there is a flower of coiored
stones or of enamel. Less expensive
brooches are of red gold, made to rep
resent long letter, the initial of the
wearer's name-a script capital of
ball heads like those used by gentlemen
are chosen by ladies to pin fichus and
kerchiefs. Some of these have a ball
of cream white enamel dotted with col
ors. others have tiny torquoises set in
OF else cats eye, or perhaps ruby.
sapphire and diamond are set in
star shape. Fans. spiders, butterflies
and daisies are also favorite heads for
such pins. A number of pins of medi-
UNI size are also used for fastening back
the loops of null OF lace neck-ties, or
to fasten the ends of neckerchief as
well us to contine it at the throat. The
most popular pins of this kind arc OF
sterling silver, with round or with pear
shaped heads. and there are also larger
scarf pins of silver with hanging chain
and pendent pieces. Dull. yellow gold,
either smooth or hammered, is pretty
for pins that are to be used in black lace
fichus, while silver is preferred for
white null or lace. There arc also
pearl heads to gold pins of va
800, according to the size and value of
the pearl. Silver brooches in floral de-
signs are also very popular. especially
in the whitened silver, when n pretty
little spray of white flowers is repre-
sented. A silver daisy brooch is espe-
ciallv popular with young ladies. With
simple morning and travelling dresses a
brooch is worn with linen collar with
out u neck-tie or lace, but for more
dressy occasions fichus are fastened low
in surplice fashion with from two to
four pins, or else a lace scarf passed
around the neck is tied in large loops,
and pinned in several places; black net
with tinsel dashes is prettily worn
around the neck with hammered gold
pin holding each loop of the large bow
tied at the throat. A long, straight
scarf of tamboured null is worn around
the neck. passed down the front of the
corsage, and fastened in II bow ut the
waist line, with silver pins to hold it at
the throat and the waist. Harper
Bazar.