The morning times., 1895-09-01
YACHTING JEwELRY.
Some Fascinating Novelties in Honor
of the Defender.

Some Fascinating Novelties in Honor
of the Defender.
When the signal gun is fired and the
Defender and her rival get away across the
line this week, many feminine hearts will
await the conclusion of the races with keen
anxiety.
OF course every dansel crow ding the Oh
sevration boats hopes, for the honor Of her
country, and the earnest gentlemen of the
syndicate, that the Defender win sail
triumphantly ahead of the fine English
boat, but also for selfish reasons do these
pretty women trust the new slonp viii in
truth defend the cup, since every one OF
them has loyalty risked something, in the
shape of a wager, on our stately single
stcker.
In other years gloves, candy, etc, have
been the stakes agreed upon, but this
season greater is the interest in the races
because more desirable than ever before
are the objects to be won, and the woman
who has arranged her odds aud placed her
bets exacts that all her winnings shall
come in the form Of selected bits OF yacht
ing jewelry. These are no longer pretty
trifles, such as the manufacturers have
brought out every challenge year, but
costly and novel works OF art, as witness,
for example, the yachting belt buckles,
Their high price is guaranteed by their
exceeding beauty.
In place of the usual materials and de-
signs the clever jewelers. have substituted
| big oval convex discs Of porcelain, charm
! ingIy enameled, glazed and set in a frame
work OF silver, heavily oyerlaid with gold.
| The enameIed designs represent glimpses
! of blue sky and sea, with the white canvas
| OF a tail sIoop flashing against this azure
backg round.
The gold framework is a miniature
| imitation OF the cords and blocks that
! form a part OF the yachts intricate rigging
and the whole OF this lovely ornament,
that any woman would yearn to possess,
nleasu res sthreeinches inlength by nearlytwo
| in breadth Sometimes these enameled pic
lures show rosy sunsets and flights Of
| guus, or a whole fleet OF tiny boats
| scudding over tall white caps, while less
| inexpensive are yachting brooches, meant
J ones sailor hat in front. These brooches
| are round, about the size OF silver half
dollar, framed in gilded cords or the points
! ola pilot wheel and painted in pretty views
| on their flat ivory centers.
The days Of the races it VIII be modish
! freak for every loyal damsel Ia pin back the
rever OF her yachting REFER with long
| enameled burgee OF the New York Yacht
! Club on the left side and an equally long
! enameIed pin on the rigAt revere, to repre-
| sent the penant flying from the Defender s
main truck Perhaps her white chiffon
veil, with its black dots, VIII be caught
| 10 her hats crown by a silver pilot wheel
at which two tiny gold sea horses are
| Juggling and in her hands She VIII carry q
| white duck card case, her initials done IN
| gold cords on one side and very small
| nautical watch set in the other.
For the truly enthusiastic women who
| knows a spinnaker from q bobstay and in
/ tends 10 be on hand every one OF the three
! race days, there are prepared most useful
| OF racing logs These small books are
| bound in white duck with slots for hold
ing silver set pencils at the back and
within V0n cream laid pages, decorated
with every device suitable to the great
event, are left blanks for recording The
wagers laid, the weather, dimensions OF
the boats, the time they make ana at the
eud lines on which viii be collected thf
autograph signatures of Lord Duuraven
Mr.. Iseliu, the captains OF the boats, theh
builders aud the cup committee.