Omaha daily bee., 1895-08-18

lish, is decorated with ehumeied miniature.
Another woman who is rich In watches is
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who possesses
many curious specimens, notably watch
representing a pelican feeding three young.
Another delightful little specimen Is in the
shape of guitar with enameled blue and
yellow stripes; another is tulip-shaped with
enamel ietTes; still another is in shape an
urn of gold enamel with gold filigree flowers.
Very charming is another watch In Mrs.
Vanderbilts colection-an Egyptian harp in
form; still another is surmounted by crown
made of rose diamonds.
An etui of moss agate covered with pierced
gold and set with a watch for the cover is q
dainty little ornament in Mr.. Edward Ber-
wint's collection of time pieces. He has sew
eral Louis XVI. watches, also one with the
chatelaine set with rubies and diamonds; an
other is an English repeater with striking
bells.
Miss Sallie Cooper Hewitt has large col
lection of curios, snuff boxes, etuis, rings,
patch boxes and watches. The latter are
mostly examples Of French and English art.
watch which once belonged to Marie
Antoinette, of blue enamel, with wreath OF
pearls, and another, once the property OF
Madam de Montespan are the choice bits OF
Mrs. Peter Barlow's collection.
rather ponderous timepiece, which for
merly belonged to Sir Joshua Reynolds, and
which was always carried by him, is one OF
| the treasures of Mrs. Johnson's cabinet; II
| came to her by direct inheritance.
Mrs. Brayton Ives has been interested in
| snuff and patch boxes, Of which she has a
goodly number. For many years she has
| turned her attention to watches, and with
such perseverance that she has already vast
number, valuable in themselves or on ac-
| count Of their historical connection.
| Mrs. and Miss Brander Matthews also have
the watch collecting fever as well as Mrs
Peter Gilsey, who likewise collects shoe buck
| les and rings.
Mrs. Herman Oerichs, who is extremely
| fond Of jewels, has rare collection OF breach
| and chatelaine watches, as we'll as number
| so large that they are hung up like clocks
These watch clocks are extremely convenient
and pretty. Quite too sweet foT any use,
| to use a school girls experience. is the wild
rose chatelaine watch belonging to Miss Elsie
Clews The watch itself, a tiny affair. is
| inclosed in the petals of a rose made of enam'
| eled gold the leaves, stem and one bud
| glitter with pearls and rubies.
| The watch set in a bracelet is nothing new
| nor is 1t considered In the best Of taste Sew
! eral women wear them, however, as they
think them quite convenient. Among Mrs
Astors Jewels are several bracelets set with
watches. She never wears them, however.
diamond swallow with a watch pendant
also encrusted with diamonds, is one OF the
costly bits Of jewelry in Mrs. Burdens (nee
Adele SloaD) jewel casket. She received
enough watches among her wedding gifts to
form the nucleus of a collection. So thickly
strewed with diamonds are some of the
watches owned by ladies residing In Mayfair
that II must be extremely difficult to find the
time.
Diamond frogs, emerald lizards and moon
stone monkeys with watches pendant, belong
to the collections of women who have a PEN
chant for precious stones, and take them In
any form. In the lizard watch any number
of stones are used, all forming a very SNOWY
and glittering ornament.
Fruits, as well as flowers and animals are
initiated in the present watch craze. One old
piece is a gold enameled apricot which upon
examination, proves to be a watch, the face
with the numerals Of the dial in gold, ap-
pearing upon one side OF the apricot A
diamond coronet, with watch pendant, once
the property OF royalty, is one Of the gems OF
Mrs. Bradley Martins collection, which is a
large and varied one.