The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-02

many women like them set straight
is made from pearl solitaires which We're
set in diamonds, or did you buy the dia-
"Oh, no." she answered. ct didn't buy
any stone, and l left the setting Of this
ring to the man who took my order"
AND, ana ne has made you one of the most
fashionable designs" interrupted the elder
woman. See, the pearls are set diagon-
ally in the center, and fancy split shanks
covered with the small diamonds lead up
TO them. Those crOss-over rings are so
that line"
Many women" continued the authority,
who have handsome pair of diamond
earrings, have them set diagonally on a
narrow wire. with a colored stone in the
center ana three shanks, studded with
small diamonds, lead up on each side to
the three stones. Again, many women
are far-sighted enough to have their mar
quise finger rings changed into some 9TH
er style. The marquise setting has had
It's day and is rapidly going out for two
reasons. 1t is initiated to such an extent
IN cheap stones, and IL is an awkward
style, being too pointed 1t is impossible
10 wear another ring on the finger with a
marqulse. The duchesse setting which is
large oval gem, with fiat top set in
small stones, is popular, and so are nearly
All cluster rings. Undoubtedly, one of
the handsomest ways to make up ear
rings, where the stones are fine, is to
set from three to seven stones on a. mar
row hoop"
But that leaves an old stone, and what
IS one TO do with it?" asked the elder wo-
AS rule. customers have stick pin
made of the left-overs. Women are Just
as fond of stick pins men. A custo-
mer had large pink pearl left over the
other day and she had it set in diamonds
Inc stones were separated from the CEN
yer by gold wires. and, of course, there
was considerable space between them, so
the expense was very little and the effect
beautiful. Butterflies and bugs have been
the rage in stick pins for women for sew
eral months, and a great many who have
small diamonds and colored stones left
over from resetting their earrings have
them made up in this way. Those of the
req, white, and blue stones are exceed
ingly popular. Lorgnettes hold their own
about as we'll as anything that has come
out in years, and this season finds them
more elebaroate than ever before.
The handles are rather short, which
gives an opportunity of making them
glasses is studded with precious stones,
and favorite style is to have a dia-
mond at the top and bottom and a col
ored stone on each side. This gives a
woman a chance to use two pairs of hand
some earrings, and many women take
advantage of it. We made a woman a
beautiful lorgnette out of pair of old
fashioned earrings recently. They had
hair in the center, set in exquisite whole
pearls. They had come down for genera
lions in her family, but she had more
style than sentiment in her makeup, and
ordered a lorgnette of Burmese gold and
on one side she had a maniature of Jose
prime set in these pearls. Small stones
can also be used to good advantage in
lorgnetteS in many other ways, and that
Is something woman can always carry.
1t Is an entirely mistaken idea on the
part OF women to give up all their ear
rings, however. OF course the most fash
tonable earrings now screw in the ears
the most desirable being from the point
of value, a pair of diamond solitaires
The proper size is not more than a carat
hn1F 1r,6 80
are worn. Colored stones set in small
stones, such as rubies, are very much
worn, and suit young ladies better than
the solitaries. To young women with rich
dark skins and dark eyes and hair belong
opals and rubies set in small diamonds:
they should beware of. emeralds. sap
phires, and turquoise, leaving them to
the blondes. Women with gray hair
should affect pearls
What about engagement and wedding
rings? asked the young woman
"A solitaire diamond represents the
conventional engagement ring, though
many men buy clusters. 1t may cost
from $15 up to $4,000. 1t is not an un-
usual thing for us to sell engagement
rings varying in price from 50 to 5000
And the latest thing in a wedding ring is
almost perfectly round and very thick
and narrow. If a man asks for a broad
band the clerks generally set him. down
as coming from jersey"
How is it that men have taken sucb a
sudden fondness for rings?" asked the
elder woman.
L DelleVe IL IS because Americans are
growing more aesthetic in their taste The
rings for men this season are remarka
BILE for their fine hand-carved mounting
made in Roman and antique gold. the
most fashionable designs being that Of
two sphinx heads, bears claws or satvr
heads, holding either one or three gems
The center one is most often a ruby er1
erald or sapphire in carbochon style set
deep between two diamonds Three fine
stones set in Burmese gold in this stvIe
have an ancient look that most men ill.,
Some do not, however, and prefer a plain
or carved Roman setting whiIa o+horr
have a fine gem set in twenty-carat gold.
of course ii Is soft and does not wear well
but il has that beautiful rich yellow color
that is so desirable The cats-eye is one
OF the hnest stones for a mans ring and
is not nearly as popular as it should he
This is because few men appreciate ifS
beauty and value. The way to test Whetb.
err cat s-eye Is valuable or not is to
hold it under a single light: if the raw 5s
clearly and distinctly defined it is All riSbt
but If dozens of other rays shoot out from
the center OF the stone, beware! These
look weh between diamonds The four
claw setting-tooth, some people call II
takes well and is good style for men
1t contains single gem, which. unlike
deep-set stones, that catch the light nr1N
from the top, catches the light on all four
sides. 80
The latest seal ring is the all gold. 1t
upon this man has his crest engraved
Some like the band carved. while ofhers
prefer 1t plain. Massive rings with elabo-
rately carved shanks are set in the same
manner, with sard, blood stone, topaz aud
other seals" 'A
I0E Per On all Mems, Boys
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