Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
JEWELS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Many Kinds of Novelties in Precious
Metals and Gems.
Wreaths and Crowns the Fad in
Stone-Pearls From Wisconsin,.

Written for The Evening Star.
There are ever many beautiful novel;
ties in jewelry this year. Emerald is the
fashionable stone for rings. A single gem
Of this kind set with two diamonds of the
same size has an exquisite effect. Ruby
and diamonds arranged in the same manner
would be popular, but for the great cost of
the ruddy gem. Rubies are more expensive
today than ever before. perfect one of
a single carat is worth $1,000, while the
value rises so rapidly with the weight that
stone of a carat and a half may fetch
5000.
The finest rubies. the jewellers say, come
from Ceylon, well as the best opals, sap
phires and cat's-eyes. For a man there is
nothing quite so swell just now as a ring
with a cat'S-eye and diamond. Fortunately,
diamonds are not as costly as rubies. A
fine white stone of one carat can be bought
for 500. The new tariff bill raises the duty
on diamonds from 10 per cent to Is per
cent. The change will encourage snug
Cling. Hitherto the duty has been kept low.
because. If it were higher. Uncle Sam would
get nothing.
Brooches in the shape of wreaths and
| crowns a fEmpire are the very latest in
| that line. Some of the crowns are beauti-
fully jeweled. Sword pins are even more
in style than they were last year and are
made in more beautiful patterns. One kind
Is in rather fancifuI imitation of George
Washington's sword Some are in the
shape of scimitars. These swords are for
hat-pins and lace-pins; also for hair-pins.
| with tortoise-shell blades and gold hits.
New Things in Brooches.
Bow-knots have gone out to a great ex-
tent. A wreath of gold is the proper thing
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watch. One new style of brooch is in the
form Of golden snake with a diamond in
| its head. Another has the shape of a lizard
which is a popular design in jewelry this
year. The lizard has three rows of gems
along its back, the middle one of diamonds
and the other two of emeralds and oliyines
| This gives very pretty effect.
Turquoise and diamonds are a popular
combination. There is a passing fancy for
American pearls from Wisconsin, which are
set for scarf-pins and otherwise. They are
| from fresh-water mussels, and most of them
are of odd and irregular shapes. The only
proper bracelet is a chain and paddock, the
former quite massive. The paddock NAV be
tewele0. Long chains for carrying muffs
watches and lorgnettes. to be worn around
the neck, are decidedly a fad Some of them
have at intervals pearls. turquoises. or even
diamonds. The pearls may be of different
| colors. This idea in jewelry has been taken
from the chains of honor conferred upon
knights and noblemen. Though fine and
$780,
Speaking of pearls-the proper scarf-pin
for a man is still the single pearl 1t may
| be white. pink, bronze, or black. The fancy
colors are more expensive, but a handsome
white one can be got for $500. Pearls also
| are most correct for evening dress studs,
running in price from Sl5 for set of three
to 81 500. For s.. 100 one can purchase a set
one pink, one black. and one white-each
one big as a large marrow-fat pea. For
such a purpose 1t is requisite that the pearls
shall match perfectly in respect to luster
shape and size.
One of the prettiest novelties is a cut
glass vinaigrette with gold and jeweled top
Around the top are set six gems which
spell a word-ruby, emerald, garnet anne
thyst, ruby again, and diamond. Spell out
the initials and you have Regard" A SINH
lar bottle has a Cape ruby, which is a fine
kind Of garnet, in the center of the top set
about which are the following stones-dia-
mond, emerald, amethyst, ruby, emerald.
sapphire and tourmaline. Spell these out
and you have Dearest" The price is only
$125.
Suitable Gifts for Men.
Link for mems cuffs still hold
their place as the only style possible
Watches have diamond backs and run I'D
in price as high as $1,000. Diamonds Of all
colors are in style, especially the brilliant
canary hue. These are most effective in
clusters. Even the useful thmble is beauti-
fed with gems set round the lower part
Sometimes the stones spell words. Occa-
sicnally pearls are used in the settings
Pearls of all sorts of colors are more popu-
lar this year than ever before Platinum
has gone out of use by jewelers. to a great
extent for the time being, whereas not
long ago 1t was made up with gold in ever
so many designs.
For men silver and gold-mounted suspend
ers are suitable gifts. They run up in price
from IS a pair to 500. Some of them have
JeWeled buckles or monogram In precious
| stones may be inscribed on the buckle For
the ladies lorgnettes of silver and gold NAV
be purchased. Some of them are jeweed
One pattern with glasses about twice the
usual size is intended for the theater A
spectacle case in solid silver or gold is an
appropriate gift for an aged aunt or grand
French make for fastening the backs of
babies dresses-some of gold and others of
enamel.
More things are made nowadays of gold
and silver than ever before in the history of
the world. The demand for those precious
metals in toilet articles and appliances Of
every sort for personal use is steadily grow
ing. The unpretentious travelling flask of
old times is now reproduced in cut glass
with cup of solid 1S-carat gold, screw ton of
the same metal and upper part covered with
lizard skin-price only 1910. If child does
not happen to be born with gold spoon in
Its mouth indulgent relatives can obtain
knife fork and spoon in that metal for use
in the nursery.
A handsome gift for man is gold and
jeweled penknife. Perhaps, however he
would prefer a gold Itch box a gold cigar
cite case. or a gold key ring with gold
chain to fasten it. Carriers have gold clasps
umbrella strap may have gold clasp. The