, 1884-12-21
FLASHES OF FASHION.
Some of The Latest Styles In Fine
IeweIry.
The Neatest Designs in Rings,
Bracelets, Pins and Chains.


indestructibility and instrinsic value
are always ~favorite tokens ofremembrance.
the purpose of ascertaining the latest
and favorite designs in ladies' and
gentlemen's jewellery a reporter OF The
LEADER yesterday made a tour among
the leading jewelry establishments of the
city
Many oil the most recent creations OF
the artist and artisans in gold and
silver and precious stones are worthy of
minute and elaborate description but space
Will only permit a description OF those ar
ticles which will be OF interest by reason
81 Their novelty.
In ACE pins n bracelets the handsom-
est designs are In old gold and Egyptian
patterns Some OF these are golden
crabs with a single diamond eye. A single
large leaf mounted on a spray OF vines,
and other limitations OF a similar nature
are shown heptles and bugs are quite
the rage and many OF these are very
unique and handsome withal. Golden
scorpions with a diamond eye, crabs l n
Egyptian gold, spiders, and flies, and
crocodiles and dragons are displayed i n
various shades and styles OF gold with
diamond or ruby eyes. One of the most
valuable pms displayed Is at HI establish
ment OF David Miller, on Seventeenth
street 1t consists oil a star and crescent
ana a spray oil diamonds There are
sixteen diamonds in the jewel while the
star Is a magnificent ruby OF the clearest
hue.
Among bracelets the bangles are still
IN vogue but bracelets OF square sections
united IN pliable waves and often enhyened
with diamonds rubies n emeralds' set
even with the surface, and woven brace
let's oil a dark and rich yellow and IN imi-
tation OF braids are quite the thing. Red
Is a tint that has gone out OF style IN pure
gold articles and Its presence IS no longer
detected IN bracelets.
One oil the handsomest novelties OF the
season Is a golden ball attached to a short
ana rather delicate cham. The balls have
generally ten small diamonds deeply set
In orange-eolored gold. nave
rupies and emeralds. The balls are about
tne size OF ordinary marbles and open at
an invisible place. 1hey are Tor
a lady 8 watch cham n are now very
stylish
In earrings the prevailing pattern Is a
large sapphire emerald or canary-colored
diamond surrounded with deeply set
small diamonds. Solitaire earrings are
always standard and always in style.
1hese range II size and price from $3.50
70 $ooo' The immense single stones, as
arge as n 3 thumb naii' are no longer
c~onsiuereo III GOOD TASTE
In iamond nl8s Two patterns are
ABOUT equally prominent One OF these
II 'he latest Ehgisn style o. setting and
'ne o'her is the american both oil THESE
CONSIST Oh from three 10 SIX diamonds IN
a row anu deeply buried IN the rlng. In
.he Ehghsh style tne goio ana the setting
is ngn'er tnan IN the American the gold
VI 'he ia''er oeing a uark mouiten color.
ihere IL a certain m~oescriDaDie nne
ABOUT these rngs winch distinguishes
'neni irom ,he u ana nasny rings oil
many STONES set mgn aDoVe tne nnger
oanu, anu theV must become general
ia'ori'es, 1hey certainly 10 not disngur
the mana "nen a glove Is drawn over
'nem ana are IN armony with the quiet
ricnness now tne s.yle IN Jeweiry.
uentlemen styiesln Contributions, studs
anu scari pms are IN accord with those
now worn ~ iadles. Inc designs IN scarf
pms are similar 10 those IN lace pms
buttons narmonize Win bracelets In pat
tern ana rings are oil the same general
design.
In CLOCKS the rreneh bronze, iianked
with vases urns and statues OF French
bronze are the correct thing, while those
who cannot AFFORD the expensive imported
pronzes Will md very beautiful ones OF
American manufacture. Oak cases are
quite fashionable and appropriate for
dining room clocks and are sold at mod
crate price. One OF the latest novelties is
a Japanese clock. displayed by Mr.. David
Miller. The dial revolNs and through an
aperture a figure shows the hour These
.'00AS ~e "Aue in imitation oi man''e