Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-06-11
JEwELRY is NOT POPULAR.
Scarcely Worn with Day Toilettes-Col-
ored Stones for Evening Wear.


Scarcely Worn with Day Touettes-coi-
ored Stones for Evening Wear.
Jewels seem 10 be worn less and less
every year. With day toilettes they are
scarcely seen Mt all. and the fact was au-
thoritatively illustrated the other day at
the marriage of the daughter of Count
Haussonville, which brought together
all that is related TO royalty In France
Scarcely jewel was TO be seen in this
elegant assemblage. The bride wore not
a single gem.
The festive earring is SO nearly Qua
OF date that il is hardly found, except
on the elderly. Not one woman in ten
under 80 to-day has her ears pierced.
AS for the breast-pin, which in other
days was q necessary finish to the dress,
fashion at present has crowded il out
of use. The collar band being fastened
behind. its effect is only marred by
placing jewel in front. Also brooch
that fastens nothing, being superfuous,
IL out of taste.
In England, where white linen cuffs
are worn with day gowns, sleeve but
tons are n part of dress, but French
fashion does not tolerate linen cuffs and
so sleeve buttons are as rule nui seen.
Bracelets cannot be worn with long
sleeves, and thus there is very little
left but finger rings and the watch.
Fashionable watches are very sInall;
the ordinary size is about an inch in di
ameter. They are carved with decora.
tions, either crusted with diamonds OF
covered with colored enamels. IL there
is a fob or pin. IL is decorated TO match
There are also plain gold cases. perfect
ly smooth. The old Geneva pattern
engraved concentric lines seems to have
disappeared
There Is an awkwardness in placings
watch on feminine dress. IL it "a
pinned on one side of the bodice il looks
foolishly like a society decoration, aHf
ii il is worn on a long chain dangliN
from the neck, the chain is too conspiex.
Gus, because it is out of harmony wie
the dress. Both these fashions are sees-s
the last one the preferable. The chetn
in vogue is of fine links, interspersc1
with pearls. Better than either ~
these is the fob chain or chatelaine
clasp. and il is the only method that
taste can justify for a watch worn out
In sight .. e.sv
The side combs worn in the daytime
arc of simple tortoise shell, or with a re.
ception dress they may be backed with
gold The hair dresser il asked Will
contradict this and say that paste dia-
mond combs are oil the rage. The good
sense of the reader will decide wheth-
er women of taste are likely 70 decorate
A. de fon cfy nat
But evening dress lends itself as much
us ever TO jewel decorations. The low
necks Gull for necklace and the short
sleeves for bracelets; with evening dress
one may still wear a brooch, and with
the blouse bodice in fashion buckles,
particularly diamond ones, have at =
tained some Importance.
The vogue continues for colored
stones. They are set with diamonds or
pearls, which, being colorless, form
neutral background, and a means CT
leeping them apart. Thus necklaces
and bracelets are made of rubies in al
ternation with pearls. each stone set
separately and the settings linked to-
gether. Pearl dog collars, which are
still the favoritc necklace, have slides
set with colored stones bedded in dia
monds.
This passion for color has led 20 the
combining of transparent light on the
pearl. 1t should DO set with diamond,
also IL may he set with an opal, fof
the crimson Of one seems to find 40
echo In the red flames of the other, with
q result that is exquisite The emerald
and the amethyst combine perfectly
with pearls.
opals continue very fashionable, as do
torquoise and other translucent and
opaque stones. There can be COM
bined for color without the disadvan-
tage that pertains TO the brilliants, and
some OF the most beautiful Jewels OF
this year are formed Of such stones In
contrast. Thus n necklace of cut coral
and, black pearls In alienation, sep
arated by a space of three or four small
or diamonds. This is delicious. An
other similar arrangement LIN Of tor.
ocoises and moonstones.
The same rule of combination hoids
good for rings.
There is a great deal of colored enam-
cling, and as the French are past mas
ters In this art, some wonderful work
IL to be seen II N particularly applied
TO watches and to the pin qf the fob
that holds the watch, as mentioned
above
Jewelry designs in general have im-
proved In taste.-N. Y. Evening Tele-
gram.