Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-29
In the Paris Jewelry Shops.

Paris Letter to Manufacturing Jeweler
Since jdrdtniereS and statuettes, and rare
specimens of Dresden and other china have re-
placed the time-piece on the drawing-room
mantel shelf, it has become necessary to have
clock in some other part of the room. Almost
all elegan: apartments boast of one of the square
portable clocks in a gilded, enameled or porce-
lain case. But some women, DESTROYS of keep
ing their guests in complete ignorance of the
feetng hours, have a miniature time-piece
concealed in paper weight or an album. In
either case ii is not larger than a watch, and q
convex cover of frosted gold will conceal it il
set In tine center of the binding of an album or
on the back OF a pOrtmOnnaie. AS for the paper
weights, they often assume the shape of a bird,
and the watch Is hidden beneath the hinged tail
one Of the wings. The most beautiful of these
useful, time-tellinS birds are made i'm gold
enriched with enamel or precious stones.
saw a very handsome mandarne duck with an
onyx bill and cnameled plumage, underneath
which the watch was concealed. Sometimes a
bottle, but when this is the case it often proves
q snare and a deluSiOn SO far as tins keeping is
concerned, and is as useless as the watch brace
let. One exquisite trinket OF this sort is, how
ever, worth description, and the watch il con-
tanned was of sufficient size to render some SER
vice. 1t is formed in the shape Of a bell-like
flower with q caliX OF wrought gold, by which it
may be worn pendant to the neck ribbon or
chatelaine; the under side is a crystal bottle or
rows of stones alternately, rubies and dia-
notwithstanding az it were, the edges of the
folded petals, and set upon convex gold case
which opens in the center on a spring being
touched, and discloses a watch face to view.
Flower and animal forms are in greater favor
than ever: Not content with the heads of ami
mails, such Us a cat or q dog in clustered dia-
mOnds, a horse or mule in diamonds with gold
bride, the entire animal is made into brooch,
For instance, q mule in small diamonds fur
nished with a pack saddle seemingly filled with
pearls of different cOlOrs; an elephant in silver
set with diamonds, except on the head and feet
which are chased; gold horse treated in the
same way. and n monkey with faca hands ond
tail of oxidized silver, the body only covered
with diamonds. A piece of mother-of-pearl, or
half a rough, irregular pearl, makes q good body
for duck or stOrk, the wings and head being
set with the same precious stones, and The feet
made of gold.
beautiful spray for the hair or low bodice
consists OF piece of acacia flower, in pink
translucent enamel, with a leaf in diamonds
set In silver In the same shop saw a brooch
In the simple form OF daisy plant all a'grow-
ing and q blowing in diamonds, likewise set in
silver. All sorts of wild flowers are chosen for
small brooches, sprays of nly-Ofthe-valley,
single blossoms of pimpernel, chick-weed,
speedwell, and heather, in gold or silver set
with diamonds or pearls; A row Of daisy
heart, and clustered diamonds on silver-make
pretty brooches and bracelets. Flowers are
also combined with insects. Here is q bulruSh
In diamonds with a small enameled dragon-fly
upon 1T; there spider, with a piece of pebble
or Labrador stone for his bodyeis clingine with
The newest thing I'm single flowers is the bee
orchid and the narcissus. The former may
have its purse-like cup covered with sapphires
and the petals in diamonds, or rice versa. the
latter Is in plain gold with a brilliant in its
center, or in diamonds and topazes.