The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-17
HOOP RINGS.
They Are the Prettfest and Newest
of Finger Ornaments.

OF ringer Ornaments.
Finger rings are worn by both sexes,
and the number is unrestricted SO far as
women are concerned. The most popular
ring, at the moment, is doubtless the
hoop, with from three to seven stones. The
very latest thing in hoop rings that
are set with colored gems is the placing
Of tiny diamonds in the small intervening
spaces between the large stones.
Gross over rings are also favorites,, and
the novelty in This line shows shanks
covered with small stones that lead lid
to the large single gems in the ends.
There is a fad now for rings composed
of tiny hoops set with small gems; the
fancy also continues for little finger
rings. Marquise and cluster rings are
counted with staple styles.
A solatire diamond represents the con-
Ventional engagement ring, and the plain
gold hoop the wedding one. Rings de-
sired especially for full dress occasions,
are very elaborate and expensive trink,
cts. These take on the forms of scrolls,
plumes, and coronets, wrought with dia-
monds, emeralds: rubies and pearls,
Finger rings for men are remarkable
this season for their fine hand carved
mountings, made in Roman and antique
finished gold. Gem rings are worn, the
cabochon style of setting being fashion,
able. A decidedly u~p-to-date ring is the
all gold seal ring. Massive gold rings
with el~aborately carved shanks are set
with sard, bloodstone. and other seals. A
highly coveted ring is set with a genu-
inc antique seal-Exchange.
Poster Menu Cards.
Menu cards in Paris are receiving the
same elaborate attention in that pecu-
liar line of art on which posters are
made. .9These cards. wrote a girl from
Paris, "are seen at all the swell dinners
o;xro,, hara pou, ar1 fhn lhnefacc Cpp111S
to go to the greatest pains to select
novel and fantastic designs.
Some of the most celebrated artists
nave painted the originals, which, of
course, are only used by very rich people,
simply Autographed in colors-these are in
on popular favor"
The cards are made of cardboard, and
in size are four inches by six. The fig
ors, and have that queer, impressionable
dash about them that made the afffches
SO fascinating. Grasset, Cheret and Wiz
to give their time and talent to designing
these menu cards, which, in many cases,
are genuine works of art. One that IS
In a black gown flying through the air
revealing the edges of many frllled ana
Frenchy p~etticoats), and bearing a Mia
rims looking scroll, with an inscription
in doggerel Latin. Another shows a pan
taloon fishing in the bottomless PIT; ne
has lust succeeded in e~ntangllng satan,
who had been having a convlvial time
with wine and cardS.-Exchange.
ssNota Lady,,
The last time the significance of that
very versatile and comprehensive word
gentlemen came up for discussion in
the present writer's hearing one OF the
takers was reminded of the amus1ng
experiences of an American woman IN
Scotland. says Harper's weekly. She
has been studying to be a trained nurse
and went abroad in the summer. In
Edinburgh She undertook to buy a mack
intosh. She found one that suited her,
but the price was too high. She said TO
the shop girl: Il have to work foT my
living and can't afford to pay 50 mucn.
You must sell it to me cheaper war
a minute" said the girl, and went TO the
rear of the shop, to the proprietor, ana
said: THAT person would like this CLOAK.
but she says she's not a lady, and wants
a reduction. Whether h got the CLOAK
or not did not appear, but unquestionably
She got a very surprising illustration OF
the difference between the meaning OF
the word lady in Scotland and its
meaning in the United States.-Phiiadel-
phia Record.