Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-06-08
AMERICAN JEwELRY.
Aggrasstions and Annoyanccs 20 which
Jewellers Are subject.

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Jewellers Are subject.
| There Is great deal OF imported
jewelry In the Market" said leading
dealer yesterday. that is imported
only in the sense OF having been
brought Into the city. That is one OF
the ways in which the credulous pur-
chasers arc dup into paying fancy
prices. That which is foreign seems TO
have "a charm for the average lady. I
have even known pieces OF iewelry that
was out OF style 10 have ready sale
when the alluring bait that they were
imported novelties was held out OF
course this trick would not work with
society Indies. who. as "A rule, keep
track OF innovations as carefully as
their husbands do OF stocks and bonds.
but the number OF those who are will
Ing to be gulled in this way Is legion.
Still, little fault can be found with this
weakness on the part OF ladies'. since
gentlemen sickle for their imported
cigars.
''As matter OF fact except in GER
tain types of work. we make better
jewelry than our foreign teachers Peo-
pie are misled into believing imported
goods to be OF superior make By the
fact that we commonly see more cheap
stuff OF American make than good arti-
cles. while Of foreign jewelry we see
only the best IL would pay TO import
no other quality. since we can make
third and fourth rate jewelry and put
IL on the market at lower prices than
though we availed ourselves Of CHEAP
foreign labor and imported the articles.
There are some kinds Of work which.
as yet. we are away behind In. We
have few good lapidaries. for instance.
Our precious stones are almost invart-
ably cut beyond the sea and shipped
here to be set by American workmen.
That accounts for much OF the so-called
foreign jewelry. A few choice pieces
are bought abroad for the sake OF Sc
curing the styles. and the imported
stones are then set In homemade
frames designed after the foreign pat
torns
One OF the most popular OF the for
eign novelties and II Is one in which
the old-world artists have no equals
the painted ivory artisticalIy set in a
gold frame The delicate finish and
artistic beauty OF the ideal painted J
faces give this class OF jewelry lien
on public favor which it vel merits
The frames are often thickly studded
with gems and are OF exquisite work.
manship With these miniatures the
same practice Is followed as with dia-
monds paintings are imported
and the frames are made here. Most
OF these pieces are made 80 as 10 be
worn either as a pendant or as pin.
These worries are essentially articles OF
virtu and as such are probably the |
nearest approach 10 the antique we
now have In the line OF jeweIry. / !
think that they afford a wider field for
pure art in personal adornment than
any other type OF articles worn.
Upon the whole. our business is one /
OF the most aggravating now pursued |
You would bo surprised at the amount /
OF annoyance we experience from peo-
pies indecision. When ladies come In /
they. as a rule have little idea of what
they want They are captivated by
the style or finish Of n particular piece,
but the price is beyond what they feel
warranted In paying. They know they
can't buy the article. but they revert to
i time and again. wish they could ar
lord it. wonder II the price can't be cut
= little, put II on and want 10 know how
I looks, and ask thousand and one
questions about what they don't mean
o buy. There Is an almost constant
conflict between longing and finances.
There is frequently an uncertainty as
o what is best to do and the jeweler /.
isked his opinion. which he gives only
% find 1t isn't wanted We are also
argely subjected To that nuisance OF
having people come In TO handle. price
md admire goods without the slightest
mention OF buying. 1t Is somewhat
'isky TO be short or show that you have
livined the intruder's purpose. for IL Is
'ften difficult 10 guage persons in
entions and means and customer
ost In this way means more than the
oss Of so much profit So. practically
ii We can do Is to grin and bear our
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