The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1889-12-13
Esueraids and Other Stones That VIII hH
FuHhionnbIe Thts season.

Emeralds will be more fashionable
thur they have beon before In years and
while diamonds will, OF COURSE, hold
their customary place at the head of all
precious stones, the gems from Brazil
will DO worn BY the ultra-fashionabls
throughout the soason.
The demand for emeralds oven now
surpasses that OF any previous season,
and the price Ii gradually increasing
II will not surprise the dealers II u gets
to be on par with diamonds. II ~ but
slightly below that now and unless the
craze wears OF or the supply Is Increased
thore Ia nothing TO prevent its reaching
high-water mark before the holidays
Emeralds have been gaining populari-
ty for the past season or two, nut not
much notice was taken OF them until
Inst spring, when they became quite
prominent ut tho atares dc soe'ste- Inc
principal dealers In precious stones In
the city Immediately put up the price,
and all summer the largest jewelers.
have been setting them in new designs
anticipating big demand. As n result
emoralds will bo found within two weeks
in all sorts OF settings both alone and in
combination with rubies, diamonds and
turquols. IN
Brazil furnishes almost all the first
cla~ etore Though few aru 'ound
In Europe and the United States which
donotcome up to thestandard. Emeralds,
with very few exceptions, have flaws in
them. Perfectly pure stones are 30 rare
that the general run are frequently NJ
luded to as flaw stones.
Thousands OF new designs in neck
laces. brooches, bracelets, rings, pins
and watches are being placed before tho
public, made to include one Or more
emeralds The general style for neck
lace or bracelet il to have the emeralds
fairly large. with dozens Of small dia.
monds about them in irregular clusters.
| A string Of hearts about the size OF
dime, OF diamonds with quartor-caret
emerald in the center Of each, Is one OF
the latest caprices for a necklace or
bracelet. The latter Is made Of fourteen
hearts, and costs $500. Stars are used IN
| the same manner, also various kinds OF
small flowers.
For rings pearls are used to set OF tho
emerald, usually setcrosswise or in some
pretty design. Many OF the emeralds
have been cut In the shape of crescent
! or a star. while Others are finished III
the same way diamonds are, cut instead
Of the old fashioned oblong shape.
These are used mostly in bracelets, or
necklaces designed TO represent rib
bon tied in a bow knot.
Black pearls are also in great demand
| this fall. but their scarcity and price
will prevent them ever becoming rage
4 such as the present craze for emeralds.
There are comparatively very fow black
pearls in the United States, and IL IL
/ always hard TO buy good one, even II
the price paid does seem enormous.
They are found mostly in the lower part
of the Gulf Of California, and arc sent
direct from there 10 Europe, to be pre-.
pared for the retail dealers and then
shipped back to this country.
The tnruuois will be used some in
combination with either black or white
pearls. aside from Its usual popularity
in connection with diamonds. There
are not many new designs, however, for
il which do not include pearl or an
emerald,
"Rubies, as diamonds, are always
fashionable, " said a gentlemen uptown
who is considered an authority on such
subjects, ''and the price is considerably
higher than ii was year, yes, three
months ago. They are bought by people
who do not change their jewels as they
do the style of their bonnets, and will
always bring good market price. Mex
TO dian nds and black pearls, they arr
considered the best investment that
could be made in precious stones. IN
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