Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-23
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harm came to their white lambs. Alas, the
lambs are WhiteWashed- purely white
from innocence No such sad affairs happen
IN ngland, where girls are kept under suryeil-
lance and better judgment rules; at least, not
in good society, This country is being over
run with hood fu..s, bad, vicious voung men,
who do an incalculable injury to all the inno-
cent young beings they meet of both sexes
Mothers. keen an eve on your sons aud daugh-.
tiers: do not fancy every tale they toll Is true,
scalding tears SO often when bareft Of all
you hold dear Fathers do not have the care
OF children, at least Of daughters; the respon-
sibihty rests with the mothers Of girls. Fash
ION is turning the earth tOpsy tnryy, upside
down, and women at least are rapidly going
daft on the subject of clothes-toggeries s not
decent wearing apparel necessary to their wei
fare and comfort, bat fulnmery, without
which they could do very we'll. :
- Jewe,ry. ~ =
There are some exceedingly attractive styles
in bracelets, and those most simple in charac-
/ ter are the preferred ones. A pleasing pattern
consists of crude gold pieces in form of small
coins, set with precious stones. Another at
tractive design consists Of irregular links,
with here and there coiored stone, or Lug
or fly Represented by small gems. Lace pins
commune in style, and como this autunn mostly
in fancy patterns, odd designs being greatly
sought after. Fancy brooch pins are
gaining in favor. ana another season the
brooch WILL doubtless be generally worn.
Limoges enamel, so popular low III jewelry, is
employed with attractive effect on the lace pins
Ladies are affecting gentlemen's scarf pins,
more or less, wearing these in these in the place
OF the lace pins A French fashion introduced
Is that Of two scarf pins connected with chain
OF small diamonds O" pearls. The style is very
efective: aud capable OF many forms ofeoroa-
mentation.
fhn min --St1, cn1s
taiyes represent fashionable style, and the
stones OF contrasting color often occur id the
same pair OF rings.
Necklaces and pendants sre fashionable only
when set with fine gems. Tho necklace is
worn over velvet quite tight about the throat,
somewhat after the style OF q standing collar.
tinger-rings are made for the most part with
q wire shank, though any style that ia sim pie
or odd is permissible. For all rings the En-
gllsh setting is 2he preferred style Broad
seal rings. Rings for the little finger arc set
with fancy stones and are without pendants.
The wedding ring is what dealers term g.
haf-round ring; it is plain, and comes in
eighteen or tw enty-two caret gold. soiltaire
diamond, sapphire or ruby figures as the gem
for an engasement ring.
For gen1lemen's rings are provided lntaglos,
sapphires. enleralds and stones Of a transparent
nature Their watches are plain or finished
with O. crude surface Fob chains are out of
fashion. and in their places are much worn the
short. heavy English CHAINS or light double
chain:
Some gems are affected by acids. Tho opal
is Injured by po,osh, hence should always be
taken off when the hands are washed.
Ladies' watches for ordinary occasions are
quite plain and SMALL; eyeu: monograms are no
longer accepted with general favor. The usual
be Of gold only, or OF gold aud platiua. These
chains are just long enough to fasteu in the
buttonhole and reach to little breast pocket
that+is made for the purpose in many OF the
ailo dresses.
Chatalaine watches and chains are no longer
So n on the street, but are reserved for dress
occasions only, and then, to be quito correct,
they must be fancy in style and match in their
decorations. Limoges enamel aud. gems are
employed for the ornamentation.
Ball Ears.
Ball dresses trimmed with fur are certainly
innovations aud novelties, whatever may
say and whatsoever bowls hoarsely about the
absence Of anything strictly new and unheard
Of before in our wardrobes. Years ago young
girls thought themselves very elaborate in
their white taffeta gowns and capes elged with
narrow swans down and opera squares for tho
head, trimmed in this airy way; but swans
down never made astylish trimming and had
cheap look, no matter how lavlshly used
The furs coming in for Our ball dresses this
winter bring strange colors and apparent
costliness with them, which adds ever so much
to their value as trimmings This fancy, like
many another has been stolen from The stage
princess who frets her brief hour On the
boards and then goes to a club supper with a
bald-headed admirer, who spends a whole
affair, garnshed with wator- out Of sea-
son, wine a tribe dear and pousse cafe or mar
aschino with coffee Sly bitter to suggest tho
wormwood which comes after all lifes
stolen pleasures. Yes, It is no longer
the pleasant and proud Office OF the poor EN-
giddy young stage heroines, who generally
have divorce hanging ever their blonde heads:
if not, the interest is, considerably lessened.
Shrewd managere have. little use for actresses
litigation, and often other women's Husbands.
We can all remember the times when fashion,
plates from the home of that poor woman,
whose cup of sorrow has run over of late,
weHe greediiy seized, aud dressmakers ordered
to- initiate na1 her last gowns or s~ns
a republican nobody leads the quad
rifles in Paris, we depend on our sou-
brettes, leading ladies' and ballet sirens for
new clothes, or else dream on the matter our
selves, doing fully as, we'll as if we had the
pretty empress back to guide US. In: fact, 10
imperial set Of dresses was ever richer than
those being made for our free-born; American
queens who will omen our balls this winter.
Nor are the elegant robes to be monoPDzed by
cur stately matrons; our young, girls and deb
utantes are to take a hand IN this pie, as they.
CO in anything worth talking about
The Language of Gems
The Juror that exists for gems possessing
historic or other associations has had the eff
feet of bringing to notice many stones that
were highly esteemed, for one cause or an
other, by the ano!en1s. and which, but FOR the
present fancy. would have remained unknown
to modern toilets The fashion at present in
or Or Wedding preseut. supposed to b.:
sacred to the month in which tho
present is given, is & revival Of an ancient
superstition from which originated an
amulet set with twelve zodiac stones, CORE
spending to the months Of The year.. This su-
perstitlon was- evidently connected with the
twelve stones in the breastplate of the high
priest The order is as follows: January,
jac,nth; February, amethyst; March, blood
'etono; April. sapphire; May, agate; June, en-
September. ehryso!ite; Octnber; opal Or aqua
marine: November, topaz; December, ruby.
There also exists, at the present time, the
fancy, when making present to gentleman,
of selecting gem corresponding with bis
christian name The stones employed are
those formerly supposed to. symboliza the
twelve apostles. For Instance, Peter is repre-
sonted by Jasper; Andrew, sapphire; James,
chalcedony; John, emerald; Philip, sardonyA;
Bartholomew, carnelian; Matthew, chrysollte;
Thomas beryl; Thaddeus, chrysophrase,
James the lesser, or, as it is phrased in those
days. James jnnior, topaz; Simeon, jacintd;
Matthias, amethyst.
The language of gems is also considered
nowadays, though, OF course, not to the same
extent as of old The diamond is supposed to.
mako the wearer courageous and magnani-
nous; the ruby is preventive against plague
aud poison; the jac.nth produces sleep ana
brings riches and honor; the amethyst dispe1s
drunkenness; the emerald discovers false
friends; the sapphire procares' favor in high