Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1886-09-30
AROUND THE THROAT.
All Alb mt Stylish Necklaces and Other
Fashionable Throat Ornam ents.

All Alb mt Stylish Necklaces and Other
Fashionable Throat Ornaments.
The popularity of the necklace just
now is doubtful, but there are as GER
tainly necklaces and necklaces as there
are throats and throats. Naturally
any admirer of fine work in gold and
perfection in gems will look with pleas
ure upon glittering serpent formed
of fifteen hundred diamonds. with
rubies for his eyes and an emerald set in
his head, but the reptile b so realistic
that no one can blame a woman for
shuddering as it is coiled about her
throat.
A necessary feature of the necklace
is uniqueness. and this is why the silver
one. exactly initiating that worn by the
coolie woman, has its admirers. 1t is
of dull silver, with quaint characters
carved upon it, and has the effect of
hand-cuff or. rather of a slave collar,
inasmuch as it springs about the throat
and does not meet as one would SUD-
pose an ornament should. In adapt
ing these ornaments civilized women
have in some instances worn two of
them, putting on one from the front
and the other from the back, in this way
covering the entire throat. With suits
made up simply these coolie ornaments
are not inharmenious, but with any
thing like an elaborate costume they
are decidedly out of place.
The garnet necklaces are artiStically
designed, being made to represent the
.feus de lis and the pansy, tiny links
holding them together. Garnets are
especially satisfactory on the skin, as
they tend to make it look winter; and
then one may be sure of their reality
without possessing the purse OF Midas.
Close-ttting bands of Etruscan gold
carved in Greek design are suited to
women with long, slender but grace
fully-shaped threats; while strings of
gold beads, with a jeweled clasp. are
chosen by those whose slender throats
demand a generous amount of orna-
ment and that it should extend low
down and aid in hiding some defect of
form.
Velvet bands. with clasps set with
diamonds, emeralds, sapphires or, in
deed, any precious stone that may be
chosen because of some so-called super
stitiOn, are worn by women who, not
finding decol'ete bodices becoming, still
wish decided throat ornament.
For wear during the day the jetted
dog-collar usually answers, but for
evening the velvet ribbon that forms
such fine background for the CLEAN
of jewels is given preference. Some |
body asked (and it may be that some
other bodies may wish to know
whether a jetted dog-collar can be
worn when travelling. No, most em-
phatically. Though quite permissible
for daytime wear. such collars are
very much out of place when travelling
any thing in the form of dec
Grafton had better be reserved for
gowns worn at other times
The very large round yellow Roman
pearls are in vogue for young girls;
the throat they encircle needs to be
long and slender, for they would make
a plump-throuted woman look abso-
lutely throatless. Unlike pearl beads
they must not come far down on the
neck, but must fit very closely. Usual
ly they are tied very firmly or else q
clasp holds them in place. Persons
possessed of richly gemmed sleeve-but-
tons are having them set as clasps,
small links being so much more in
vogue. A necklace is essentially Il
ornament, and as it suits her
well. the wise woman values it at its
worth and gains from it all beauty pos
'ible. -Buttericks DelineatOr.