Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-11-24
Some Quaint Ornaments.

some Qualnc ornaments.
"Just home from Paris. See what l
brought my wife, was the salutation
''Post-Dispatcb' reporter received from an
acquaintance engaged in the wholesale
jeweler trade.
IAN alligator You could have got
that in st. Louis -
"Well examine it before you proceed to
criticise."
The monster was of Roman gold. with
ruby eyes and fat link in it's nose. Four
small diamonds we're Embedded perpen-
dicularly down the back of the neck, the
last one almost meeting like row of jew
els, which ran out into the tail graduating
in width. Other rows were set on either
side, making the entire back mass OF
diamonds. While examining this fine
piece of work the reporters finger came
in contact with small spring in the alll-
gators tail when the gem, encrusted back
raised itself by hinge at the neck dis
closing the face of watch about as large
as a gold dollar. The merchant then
pressed another spring beneath, which
laid open the interior, a perfect system OF
minute works, with stem Winder attach
ed.
An odd-looking breastpin was then
shown, as being the forerunner of the
change coming in pins after so long a sea-
son of the straight lace pir. 1t represent
,. ed in Roman gold the front of an old
| fashioned woven-straw basket, out Of
which pceped the heads of two long haired
| poe les either side Of the handle, to the
| toy of which ribbon of blue enamel was
attached. These dogs heads were of sill
yer, set solid with the small rose diamonds,
of which it takes five hundred to weigh q
carat. Tongues of pink enamel, ruby eyes
| for one and emeralds for the other, COM
Mo or nt in,
representing the full moon, an original de-
| sign of this house. was OF dead gold with
| satin finish. diamonds, a sapphire, and a
| ruby, representing respectively, eyes, pose
and mouth. A C, escent of polished gold,
| holding Mexican fire opal between its
hcrns, has a movable pin and pendant
| link, so that 1t can be worn either way.
II know a man, an old bachelor, who
has great passion for diamonds" said
another dealer in gems. "He wears four
carat diamond in his collar-button, a bril-
liant pair of pure white stone studs and .
large solitaire set in a ring of polisht d
gold. These, With curious locket made
him, cost $4,000. The locket is a plain
oval of gold, enameled on the front in
solid black. A four-carat diamond is SET
deep in the centre. and opposite it, in the
back, fine ruby, which. when the light
| touches it, always gives blOOd-red cen-
tre-polnt to the diamond and of course
attracts attention. 1 have just finished p
necklace of seventeen large cushion-shapad
| diamonds underset IN silver. 1t is an i'm
itation of the one which the late Adelaide
Nelson purchased for $40 600 in London,
and which she wore in preference to the
rosette necklace It presented in SO many
of her pictures. She once detected Il flaw
in a stone showed her by merely flowing
her breath upon it.-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
| SHALL A CLERGYMAN's WIFE BANG
HER HAIR PA clerical scandal is just
now agitatlng a parish OF south London.
1t would appear that the wife of the Gu
rate of church frequented by congrega-
tiOn which suburban society delights to
call fashionable" had given great offence
to her neighbors by reason of the varying
hues of her hair. her peDcilled eyebrows,
her artificial complexion, and her general
dressy style. A deputation Of ladies placed
the matter before the vicar. who there
upon, wrote to the curate, calling on him
| to resign. The culate happens to be a
| thoroughly practical man. who had gained
considerable worldly wisdom by service in
| The army before he took orders. Instead
| of rendering obedience. he forwarded the
wears letter to the bishop, and appealed to
his lordshlp for protection. The bishop
has replied by reproving the vicar for heed
ing envions gossip, and informing him that
| he is not Justified ia dismissing his curate
| for the trivial reasons stated. The con-
| gregation is now divided into two camps,
and great curiosity is expressed concern
| ing the result of the squabble.