Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-26
DESIGNS IN JEWELRY.
The CORRECT THING TO BUY
FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS.

Bead Bracelets the Lending Ornament.
Neck Chains Coming auto Fashion.
Bangle Bracelets Continue-New Ideas
In brooches.
The holidays are coming and new ideas
in business are heralding their approach.
The EVENING JOURNAL is able to con
slider great many OF the coming styles
in the line of jewelry, through the cour.
tesy of prominent Market street Jew
eler.
The newest thing in jewelry will be
the bead bracelet and neck chain. For
several years these ornaments have been
on the retired list, but this fall will re.
turn them in new and striking designs
in gold, silver and beads The latter
will be made Of Roman gold otherwise
known as Etruscan gold. The
beads 'will be ornamented with
small precious stones. and have gold
bangles Narrow woven Roman gold
bracelets will replace the wide woven
which were fashionable during the past
season.
There are many new patterns in the
thin wire bangle bracelets and they will
continue to be popular. This wire brace
let has a new idea in splicing the wire 40
that 1t will spread AMI allow the bra cslet
to be pulled over the hand. These brace.
let's are ornamented with rolls OF gold
and precious stones The woven brace
let's are sold by weight and bring from
$l5 to %25 per pair The wire bracelets
are single and sell at $12 and upwards.
There Is no distinctively new features
in ladies watch chains, although there
are some novelties ON the usual patterns
The Queen chain is still the fayorite and
with gold balls ornamented, Is prettier
and more costly than ever. In mems
chains gold and oxidized silver are used
in alternate links; platinum and gold are
used in the same manner.
There will be little change in rings
during the coming season More stones
than, usual, are being used in the settings
and they are being set differently. Rings
are always standard articles and especially
In the holiday season do they sell.
The twist brooch, ornamented with
precious stones, will be much in use this
year, Brooches Of orange blossoms and
other flowers, with small stones In the
petals, make beautiful combinations. On
this same principle is tennis racquet,
with diamond, ruby and sapphires set in
as many forgst-me nots on the net of the
racquet. In shawl pins an old idea has
been renewed. There are two pins of
gold. connected By a fine gold chain.
The heads Of the pins are Of plain gold
or are set in precious stones Great va
riety in design marks the scarf Or bonnet
pins The eutest Of the variety Is a wisih.
bone on flowers, with gold centres
Another Is a crab. with its back orna-
mented with pearls and diamond in its
claws. A novel feature of this novelty
is q snake, entwined on the branch Of a
tree, with pearl in its mouth These
pins have half d dozen different names,
such as scarf pins, bonnet pins, shawl
pins, lace pins and stick pins.
A peculiar method of cutting the metal
has resulted in silver earrings that seem
to sparkle like diamonds The same prin
ciple Is being used on the front Of silver
bracelets with good effect. There are a
great many varieties in the line Of hair
pins, but they are always coming out,
and no special design is now announced.
Time pieces show little change from the
general order. A fancy dial for watches
Is now being introduced The hour marks
are in figures and the dial is finished in
colors In ladies watches the chased
work is receiving great attention. The
cases are finished in different standings,
and the back is ornamented with a dia.
mond.
The line of silverware for table and OF
namental purposes will be greatly in
creased through the efforts Of designers
to furnish something more novel as the
season draws nearer New ideas in um
brella and cane heads are reported, but
they are not yet in hand.
The outlook for the holiday season was
never better and the use of iewelry for
gifts Is constantly growing. Local deal
ers are all placing order for the good
things from manufacturers hands and
will make as fine display in the coming
season as the fat pocket books and gener-
GUS hearts Of the people Of Wilmington
can desire.