Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-01-31

ing, would make an angel fall from grace,
so what can you expect Of q mere ordinary
woman?
THE LATEST IN woMLS's WATCHES.
Every g1rI at Christmas seems to have
gotten q new and the odder it is the
better satisfied She is to swing it on her
chateiaine, to Wear it outside her bodice
on her bracelet, or, best of all, set in ring
The latter, by-the-by, is usually set about
with band of diamonds or pearls, and is
worn on the little finger. The funniest of
all the watches are those that are on
rose-colored carriers and which have the
hands of. This is considered by the aver
age girl to be a very marvellous Joke, and
for it she is willing to pay the beautiful
sum of $50, S25 being required for each
little watch. However, when she has
gotten tired of showing these to her girl
friends, she can have the watches fresh
ened up, hands put on them, and they can
be kept for Christmas gifts next year for
the small people in the nursery. The girl
who wears chatelaine watch likes to have
it encased in silver upon which are nymphs
and satyrs in very high relief, and beside
it is swung a large silver key OF antique
design, which is supposed to wind it: bvt,
alas appearances are decietful, and the
key has no connection with the
watch whatever; for, although the case
may be old, or, what is much more
likely, an Ol an Olu Oue, SIlll
the watch itself is of modern make, and is
wound by the stem. When we see the
wonderful enameled and carved watches of
to-day, we think we are great people; but
when it comes to marvellous watches the
people of long ago were far ahead of US.
When Diane de Poictiers became widow,
the gentlemen of her court thought it the
proper thing to give her presents to alay
her grief. and most of them took the form
of watches encased in skulls, collins, golden
shrouds and hearts, designs that seemed to
them particularly appropriate to her
widowed condition, and calculated to allay
her grief
A MOST WONDERFUL WATCH,
which is still in existence and is said to
keep good time, was given by Mar lie Stuart
to her maid of honor, Marie Beatou. And,
by-the-by, can you ever hear those names
without thinking of that most delightful
book, 1.-THE Four Maries" or remembering
the jingle supposed to be said by Marie
Stuart when one of the Maries proved un-
faithful to herr
Last night there were four Maries,
To-day there are but three;
There was Marie Beaten and Marie Seto
And Marie Carmichael and me"
But the watch; to return to the watch.
1t is set in a silver case representing a hu-
man skull, the Jaws open very wide and the
plate, which is of silver, is the face of the
watch, and has upon it the hours in golden
Roman letters. The works are where the
brains would be, and there is also inclosed
therein a tiny bell, which, struck by ham
mer, announces the hourA The engraving
is most elaborate. In front is Death, as
grim as possible, standing between a howell
and palace. AT the back is time, devour-
ing everything. On one side are Adam GuC
Eve being tempted by the serpent and on
the other is the crucifXiou. Inside of the
plate is a representation of the holy family
in the stable at Bethlehem, with angels
adoring the holy child. Curious, muslin t,
It be- And cheerful thing to carry aboK
with one when one was young and hapB,
ard life seemed full of Joy! And Yet,
Marie Beaton wore it with glee and was
proud Of it.