Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-29

chamois head In gold with miniature
in the back, OF young man long since
dead, the memeDto OF hunting trip In
the high Alps; brooches. pendants and
old lace, which is jewel In its way.
There is the accumulation OF century
and n half. big boxiul OF IL, "kicklDg
about" as the young owner phrases IT,.
Buy jewels and your descendants will
bless you.
There's no better investment in the
way OF luxurious adornment or pleas
ure. They yield a steady six per cent
return in enjoyment 10 some one, and
are always worth nearly their price II
well chosen. A dress begins It's short
road to the rag bag the first day OF us
life, a costly dinner Is eaten and forgot
ten, and the richest wines please tho
sense but moment. But diamond
lasts.
There is one possession OF ny slender
young friend with the jewel box which
compels special costume 10 be built
TO fit il. 1t Is a rich double girdle OF
Italian workmanship IN fine gold I'LL
gree and with jewel ornaments. With
L
as doctor OF gowns and prescribed 1t
a long empire gown OF creamy satin
with 0 tiny touch OF red SILK 10 two
bands passing over the shoulder. The
bust Is cut low ard the fuIlness Is gath
cred at tho bust by big miniature
brooch, such as they wore In France
under the directory. About the waist
is worn the rich gold girdle. My pa
tient Is tall bruno with flashing dark
eyes and splendid issome figure. and
with her hair low over her brows and
high behind she looks Tx q beauty In
some old court painting.
Ihave q little friend, by the way, Tho
paiuts these miniature brooches quite In
the old manner. and 1t is wonderful
what fidelity and expression she can
convey 10 tiny oval, perhaps two Zach
es high. She tells me that. IL miniature
painting be lost art. IL is likely to De
found again, for the Napoleon revival Is
bringing miniatures into fryor again,
and everybody wants them all at once.
Headdresses 10 the old manner are
occasionally seen, lace bonnets Tor
Young women as well as old ones, tllets
OF pearls and gilt about the brow. or
bandeaus OF ribbon SCI with jewels. A
queer combination OF brooch and baD-
deau is my hiend's jewel boz. She
may yet cable to bring IL out for
wear. 1t consists OF big fretwork
SQUARES OF gold, alternating with oval
medallions containing miniatures OF
dead and gone great-grspdfathers and
erandaunts. This Is to be worn just
above the forehead as fllet. Farther
back and confnIng the coil OF hair Is .
narrower band composed entirely OF
medallions, and these are, In each case,
edged with rows OF gems So one could
walk round the blazing beauty wear
ing such beaddress and look upon the
lineaments Of her dead-and-Rone rela-
tives as IL In . picture gallery. A
headdress like this would 60 with q
directoire gown with pearl necklaces
and q big, big medallion brooch ~ the
bosom.
But that wouldn't do yet except 10
tabIeaux. Perhaps we are coming TO H.
was not 60 single-eyed 10 the sue
cess OF my gold girdIsd prescription IN
cream satin as to neglect 10 take note OF
ball dresses OF more usual form, but l
will describe but two. for autumn
draws not Jet nigh, and except a. the
seashors dancing fs not summer
amusement Bot two gowns 10 orocade
were too pretty TO pass unchfosi-
| cled. One was . pale blue satin bro
| eade, battered with pink roses In Lou