Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-15
FASHIONS FANCIES.
4 DISPLAY OF JEWELRT
NOT THE THING.
The Watch n Permanent Access
sorry to the Swagger GIFTS
TOilctte---Fads in Pins.


Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
New YORK, January Any lady OF
society has almost come TO the conclu-
sion that overmuch display in the mat
ter Of iewelry-oi gold and precious
stones-is barbarous, or at least STACEY
and rather to be relegated to the ladies
of the footlights and of the half world.
There is a pretty, il slightly coquet-
fish and perhaps not quite sincere, AZ
fectation OF usefulness about the orna-
ments she permits herself Earrings
and like vaniiies and gewgaws are es-
chewed but since it is assumed, on the
best grounds, that ones timepiece 10 An
important and strictly necessary APP
pendage, the watch becomes one OF the
most prominent accessories to the tol-
lette OF the swagger girl, and the mind
of the jeweller Is given up to creating
new and charming devices for setting
off the tiny dials
EXPENSIVE TRINKETs.
Let no one doubt that the ieweller is
well paid for his ingenuity. Some OF
the new ladies' watches, with their at
tachments, are expensive enough to send
father, husband, or fdncee 10 the very
verge OF insolvency. The prevailing fad
being to wear the watch upon the front
OF the dress. ornamental devices are pro-
duced for supporting it in the pendant
position required, while the watch itself IS
enriched with gems and fine workman
ship. The simplest watch-brooches con-
Stat Of plain, heavy gold bars, or bars
set with small brllliants the watch is
suspended by double gold chain at
tached to it on either side. In these
inexpensive designs they run from all
gold at $40 or $50 to gold and brilliants
at 5000 and $3.50 the watch is open
faced, often with an enamelled dial, the
back monogrammed at the higher value
named there is occasionally row OF
very small diamonds around the dial.
But when the brooch. as in n recent
stylish design, consists of n large ribbon
bow knot Of heavy gold, almost entirely
NOuhthlIAA ~ ikH HUI uNitiIbi VI Alh-
monds, and the beautiful little hunting
cased watch is also studded with gems
one pays from $500 to $3.50 for the
hiiOu. A very pretty watch-brooch,
also in diamonds, represents bird fly
ing and with wings outstretched, which
supports the watch in its down-bent
bcak.
OTHER FANCIEs.
There are numerous other fancies in
these brooches. Theu, too, the watch
bracelet he's a decided vogue. The most
fancied Of these costly trides is a heavy
gold band set with a small diamond me-
dallion, the figures of the dial peeplng
forth almost Unexpectedly from the
midst OF the glittering brllliants. This
bracelet is sometimes set with stones Of
large size, and one displayed Mt a lead
ing uptown jewellers was discovered
to 10 valued at $3.50. Plain gold
circlets, ungemmed, sell at from
$50 to 500. They are, at such q
price, rather desirable ornaments; the
watch movements are by the best makers
and keep accurate time, end ones wrist
SHOCKING at the matter from a severely
practical standpoint-about the safest
place TO carry watch. The brooch
watches offer not only great temptations
to thieves. but great facility as well.
swORD-HILT DESIGNS.
Among other ruling fashions in
iewelry it is to be noted that the sword
hilt design in stick-pins, scarf-pins, hair
pins. and hat-pins IS positively the vogue
Of the hour. The hilt IS either OF the
cross or basket design-preferabl the
latter. 1t is wrought in gold and dia-
monds, gold and pearls, enamel and
diamonds, or in plain gold. For the
hair these sword-pins are so large as to
appear formidable. Other stick-pins in
ciude O design of interlaced serpents in
COLL. diamond headed leaves OF
mistlctoe and holly in enamel, with
enamel berries {; intersected hearts in
brilliants, bees, flies, Prasshoppers,
camels, elephants-in short, the entire
Noah's Ark full Of animals-in gold OF
enamel, set with small diamonds.
While the old-fashioned breast pin
has not returned TO us IN name, the from
OF the evening corsage is now usually
ornamented with prominent brooch, sci
Just at the point of the opening where II
appears to lie doing duty in holding the
bodice together. These corsage brooches
are large and of medallion, flying swal
low, bow-knot, leaf, crescent, star, and
heraldic-scroll designs. They are com
monty Of diamonds. The heraldic scrolls
are, however, of plain gold, with per
haps on occasional small brilliant. These
consist Of rather intricate Intervening.
Of golden strands in heraldic fashion, II
the centre OF which appears a griffin
unicorn, or some other fabulous beas
familiar in bla2oury.
DIAMOSD BUCKLES.