The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-07

Now r. the Time to Look ut Mare snd
Dainty Jewels and Orpnments.

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| Dainty Jewels and Ornaments.
Mid-autumn is not an active season with jew
ellers and it is line time to visit their shops
IL the fair world did but know IL. IL is early, to
be stire, for so-called novelties to be exhibited,
but suggestions for future Christmas presents
are not lacking, and with idle but courteous
| statesmen about II is possible to see things at
| closer view than would be possible later To the
many strangers in town at this time Of the year.
| too, view OF the pretty objects Is equal to a
visit TO a wondrous show. In fact the regular,
every day public is not aware how much beauty
and how much wealth is accumulated behind
the jewellers windows not Jewels alone, but
other rare objects of art. II requires a fortune
10 buy them. hut not fortune to see them, and
the eyes will be the possessors of riches even II
sclfsaCrice Is tue only other result Of the visit.
or the baubes. such as precious stones there
were shown at one of the most interesting OF
these shops ruby, an emerald. and diamond,
with only bit of tissue paper for setting They
reminded one of a dazzling flame of fire, a tiny
wavelet and glistcning dewdrop side by side.
Diamonds rs pendants and combs and decorative
pieces for the corsagc. although masterpieces Ia
the matter Of workmanship, as they represented
small ostrich plumes or leaves OF the trees
budding roses, seemed almost tawdry by the side
of the three unset stones. to which a fourth. n
yellow diamond. was added for the sake OF show
ing marvel of coloring, and for which a
counterpart could hardly be found anywhere.
To ease the eye. tired of such brilliancy, an ex-
quisite string of pearls, held together with n
small diamond fastening, was brought into view.
This was rivalled in beauty. though not in
price, By necklace Of opals and diamonds. The
latter were strung like beads, tinv diamond
wheels alternating with the shimmering Upals.
Only the white throat OF young girl was
needed to produce the impression of perfection.
When these and other OF the rarest jewels
were locked away glimpse was had Of odd
pieces OF porcelain which had been secured in
dividually at private sales abroad. and were cx-
painters of the latter part of the last century
and the early part OF this. These were chiefly
plates and vases, and each had history OF its
own. Not far away were the dainty toilet arti-
Giles which 50 bewitch the feminine mind. and
which have so etiectualy solved the Christ
mas present problem during the last few years.
There is nothing in use Tor the toilet that las
not been produced in silver, and these articles
mans dressing room. Since silver, or sO-called
silver ornaments are to be found in every two
penny store, however, the refined taste selects
only the simplest patterns, or something very
massive or individual in character. that cannot
snowy or elaborate designs. and articles in this
style sell quickes IN ordinary shops, so IL Is these
simple. or else original. IS what customer sre
willing TO pay for a. the Jewellers: ,,.
FOR for taSs srs i + f9 ,
carried out. designs being made by artists and
master workmen. IL is evidently not an easy
matter TO produce suitable designs for silver
ware. A man interested In this line OF trade not
long ago offered a prize for a certain design In
silver. A vast number of drawings were sub
mitted by students and others, but not one
proved available because OF lack OF practical
knowledge of workmanship.
In silver there Is return to the models OF tea
sets and dishes used by our grandmothers. Any
thing that is old or has sembance of being old
has great value at present. One wonders what
Is to he done with the variety OF spoons, and the
decision Is that they can be used AS table orna-
ments, II nothing else.
Clocks should hardly como under the head of
brio "A -brac and yet many. the French especial
ly, are 50 fanciful in design and so decorative
that they answer similar purpose. Our grand
fathers clock would seem TO be necessity to
this generation. and II 1t is not the grandfathers
In actually. IL is a standing timepiece OF his
time that is indispensable to any room that Is
designated as the hall" These clocks increase
in size rs they grow more modern. and their
wonderful carving and marquetere work makes
them very costly. Bronzes have recognized
place In houses OF elegant luxury, and IL is in
teresting to know that some of our own sculp-
tors are furnishing models for them.