Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-10

The Paris letter of the Manufacturing Jeueler
says: "The fashion for trinkets which may be
sewn, not pinned on, increases every Gay
Many Of the jewellers here make great point
of them, and they are exhibited on bands OF
velvet, white scarlet, blue, pale yellow. etc.
laid fiat on the window board. Single leaves
flowers or insects. made rs fiat as possible and
composed of small diamonds set in silver are
the favorites, but little gold roses and yiolets
and leaves of different .nds are to be had also
When the latter are used they are not generally
mixed, but are OF one pattern. whereas the dia.
leaves alternating with insects, or insects With f
flowers.
"Gold brooches in all sorts of rather simple
uncOmpilcated forms are in high favor. They
seem cut out of the solid metal and hardly
chased at all. The simplest of all is the crayhf
bow, made In the shape and size of a gentle
man 8 white tie. Far prettfer are the leaves
maple, plane, ivy and vine leaves and trefoils
Then come the dog roses, single poppies, pan.
pies may be made with black stamens tiuned
with diamonds. A gold thistle enclosing II 6al
OF white thistle-down sparkling with diamond,
brooches have tiny jeweled flower growing
from the stalk and resting upon the leaf itself:
Others, such as the trefoil have an heraidic rose
In the center Of each leafiet-not lying upon if.
but sunk In the gold itself Il small diamond
fly, with q ruby head is also used to brig hten
up plain gold leaf or flower
1.-THE Maltese cross is another fashionable
shape. 1t Is to be seen plain or chased, or set
with heraidic roses, or else dotted here and
there with tiny iies, and with or without a
pearl or diamond in the center OF the cross
Gaming back to brooches more simple in con.
struction, here are plain gold discs with single
stone or pearl In the center, and another with
out any such addition, the marks OF the ham.
mer still on the surface. Square plates of
metal. with one irregular side. are ornamented
with flowers and seeds OF the Japanese type in
very bright enamel, with, perhaps, small dia-
monds, turquoises or rubies to form the petals
"The sien-board brooch ia a new nash,o,.,,.
model. Whatever the rest may be, the founda-
ton Is always short upright bar with a second
longer one set at right angles to it. the enclosed
times with q medieval SCROLL or else a white
horse, u swan or other bird or beast of the kind
sign Of their hosiery. The bar may also 'b be
used as q hook whereon to hang the letters of a
Christian name, the words 'Noef,' .Paques' etc.
"Oxidized silver is in more request Just now
than 1t has been for some time: Brooches In
the shape OF nursery pins, or single bars, are
different colors fixed to the upper side, the lat
ter tipped at either end with garnets or rubies:
heavy rocco brooches also. representing spray
Of bramble, the leaves and stems OF which are
in silver and the fruit I'm enamel. Such brooch
es are useful for morning wear with very simple
dresses, or for shawl pins.
1.-THE great novelty In the way OF oxidixed
silver trinkets Is the Egyptian bangle, consist
ing OF a fine wire circiet, from which depends
an Oblong amulet, partly flied up with what
appears like an hier0glyphic, and one close in.
spection turns out to be an eye with tear In It.
This bracelet Is supposed to be q charm against
any species ofevil. 1t Is made In gold as well
as silver, and is really very pretty and artistic.
Rows OF curiOusiy marked pebbles are worn
as necklaces, and good shows are made Ofthem
doubtless knows by experience, the French law
ooiiges jewelers. who deal in spurious gold and
gems 70 post up the fact on their shop fronts, SO
tnat paste shall not be purcE ased by the un-
wary In lieu of diamonds, or plated gold pass
muster for solid metal"