Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29
ABOUT BROOCHES.

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ABOUT BROOCHES.
Partisan Information Regarding Their
| styles and Manufacture.
1t is of smaller trinkets-more espe-
cially brooches-that shall treat now.
To begin with. there are those stock
forms. which. in spite OF the great in
fiux of novelties. hold their own in a
most pert;nacious fashion. Foremost
among these is the everlasting
horseshoe. Some brooches of this
shape are set with very large
brilliants (which take up the
whole width; the little intervals in the
corners On the outer line being filled
W tn small diamonds. which form tiny
points set a little without the edge.
Pearls and colored stones are treated
in the same way. Others are composed
of two rows of stones. One. the outer
one. consists of rubies. sapphires and
turquoises-pOlished. not cut-into the
shape Of grains of wheat. tiny dia-
mond point between each; the inner of
the row of small d Almonds. the whole
set in solid gold horseshoe with a
pin attached. Horse-shoes made of
single rows of stones are used in trios
for brooches, bound together with a
Ink set with diamonds. They
are also-e.pecially the lat
ter kind-strung on a nail.
the pin be ng placed at the back of the
latter which may be in plain gold with
square. gold head, or in gold with a
head of blush steel. When tn S is the
case the horseshoe is at most an inch
long. a mere compl Gated design con-
s.sts of diamond horse hoe with the
points turned upward, behind which.
set up vertically. is gold nail, and on
each sid of the horseshoe three gold
stakes with crossbars stand for the hur-
die of the French steeplechase.
Less expensive brooches are made in
this form entirely of gold. the stakes
and nail being in polished metal. and
the horseshoe in hammered gold.
Single horseshoe brooches are also
made of hammered gold. and enlivened
by the addition of a small d amond set
carelessly on one side
Another simple form has taken lately,
brooches are composed in the same way
as the horseshoe, that is to say, of sim
gle rows of brill ants or pearls divided
by small diamonds. of br. lliants alter
mating with sapphires. or OF double
rows of stones -diamonds and ru-
bies. or diamonds and sapphires.
They are set in solid gold, and the
small diamonds outside NAV or may not
make little poiats on the outer circle.
The round brooch for the rest is no
novelty: hoops, or rings of gems. be ny |
merely modern re,ivals of forms in |
great favor during the last century.
The plain ard frosted gold roses ale
almost circular; and coins. discs. plates,
and other circular forms. have been
worn for a long time. Various dev. ccs
are inclosed in circular hoops of metal.
Thus. the salamander; it is generally
made in yellow or greenish gold. and
the tail of the creature lies within the
ring and the s-dy across. The rose of
England. also inclosed in a gold r ne.
serves as brooch. and others are made
with spray of roses entwined within.
An eccentric city in circular brooches
consists of hoop of gold. within which
are set three little ra5b Is in clustered
running after each other on
the inner side.
Crescents are as much in favor as
ever. and they often have the outerl ne
,ut up by little diamond points. which
have very good effect and give them
. more rad ant appearance. The ma
ority are composed of diamonds
only. but others have a row of sap
'hires, cat's-eyes or pearls on the innel
tide. When used for brooches the
crescent is set obliguely and turned up
ward with the two points to the right;
n case of pin for the hair it is put as
noon appears in the sky just after SUM-
ct
Flights of birds are in great favor as
brooches. Here are flights of pigeons
md swallows made of clustered dia-
nonds. arranged in peispective-the
oremost being the smallest. and then
growing larger; the head of one bird
ust to Icbes the tai feathers of the one
preceding it. In thi; case, and in that
# flight of five wild geese (aIso made
# clustered d almonds set in silver),
me design does for all the birds. But
or others-fights of storks and wild
,eese-each bird is seen in a different ,
'ttitude, and the effect of perspective is
My obtained by size. ::Some of
hese brooches in pale gold are very
rtistic. the plain metal being more
asy to manipulate. Owls do not fly
q flocks. but trio of owls make a
God design for broOch.-Paris Cor.
nutacturiag Jeaceler.
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