New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
JEWELRY.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS


The act of cutting and mounting gems has been
carried TO point little short of perfection by workers
I'm precious stones There Is little demand among
fined people for snowy conventional styles OF iewery
but rare precious stones find eager purchasers and
! there has never been much regard paid TO the
| sentiment and artistic merit Of the jewellers work.
Work in fine enames has been carried to high point
OF excellence by American goldsmithS. as shown in
the marvellous studies OF flowers exhibited at Paris
| The orchids edclweiss. well the fine cluster.
of sweet ayssum heotrope and mgnOnette in enamels
| and precious stones. Individual studies from the
| flowers. revive the days before enamel work a
lost art. There are a.so shown from the French tx
position beautiful pendants formed OF an appsblOs
som, or frnged geniian inside which miniature
watch concealed, and little bonbonieres represent
ing an apple peach or plum, done
in enamels The weird, strange shapes
of the baroque pearls are found TO adapt
themselves to the form Of birds and animals needing
| only a ieweled head 10 complete the likeness. A
duck or little kitten of these pearls, with
q head of fine diamonds. forms tiny brooch Nina
tnre brooches, painted ivory with the head of some
Lygone queen court ladies Of the old regime
reproduced from portraits Of the Sixteenth seventeenth
eighteenth century aud set in gold and Jewels after
the fashion OF the gold work Of the time. such
bIooc hes begin In price at S24 set in a slender rim
Of gold and range up to 800 and $500. simple
round brooches, which have completely superseded
the long PIN shown in flower shape in open
work disks of gold enamoled in white or black and
set with diamonds, mOOnstOnes Or turquOses. There
many heuI-do lis hearts. double OWlmots double
hearts and other designs set s0lidy with DIAMONDS
or pearls. in cases with a single large brilliant
stone Introduced Ia The centre a crown surmountns
two hearts, the swedish love token, which takes the
place OF engagement-rlng IS shown In brooch and
pendant form, and as mounting for rings. This
design Is traced IN diamond or set sOidly Win
diamonds pearls, with brilliant sapphire. ruUy
emerald in the centre. There a number Of very
beautiful star sapphirss aud rbics cut en-
cabochon, as all star are. and mounted IN brace
let, and rings of Burmese gold peculiar Tinted
gold soft and dullod IN color like the petals OF the
yellow rose. ladies' rings more frequently chosen
in some design than formerly marqulse rings are
especially sought for 4 brilliant blue sapphire.
emerald ruby or Persian turquoise f. often set in the
centre Of these rings. embedded In diamonds Triple
rings sci across the digger one with sapphlcs
,ubes aIo worn The little finger There are
many beautiful designs ioi The" liitle rings cV
bcars one traced IN diamonds ard The Other In rues
or one in turquoise ard the other I'm pearls Two
slender twisted ropes Of gold holding wreath OF
twelve tuquoises, forms beautiful ring for the H"
finger. , 49,, ., uo,
rings los Icnyenuo Celni. and Of roset'nied goui
arr cneraven fl curious Aiabir characters, May |p p
preserve the wesrer' sinsIs-siar sapphiiei t ~
tone which according 10 cabslisiic lore. waids un
all earthly dangers, /, sometime sunk In the gom
such rlng is often presented by the bride on her
wedding day 10 her intended husband. AleAandIi,e
tliat strange stone, Of curious Ovine shade IN ne
suu that changes 10 glowing red under artificial llS,
I, also q (ayOTitc stone for gentlcncns rings. lahre
bracelet, IN flexible gold arr shown IN yellow. Dilsl,
red gold and in miStcs Of gold ana platinum, " Of
begin n price AT $40. Chain bracelets in patterns W
succession Of Moorish cre.cents and other designs
begin In price ~ r2n. Charm Ing bracelets OF i,o
cold wire are set with rows OF mOonsioncs or uH-
quolse or with a haf-wrcath of forget nos OF
so1e fine flower pattern. Shakespeare bangles OF goa,
engravcn with different familiar quotations are
az so ladies' tiny bonnet-pins OF diamonds or any
precious stones or Of curiOllsly wrpnght gold arr
81 ~ TO $40 Designs OF leur-de.lis. hearts and OTHER
French patterns sought for this purpose JeNelrn
hslrpns may from as TO 5000, and arc SET WIN
pearis diamonds and turquoise. Exquisite lille SIDE
combs wIeathed and surmounted with pearls. Ae
$50,