The Meeker herald., 1896-07-25
JEwELRY is NOT POPULAR.
Scarcely Worn with Day Tollettes-Col
ored Stones for EvsninE Wear.

Scarcely Worn with Day Toiiettes-Col-
ored stones for Evening Wear.
Jewels seem to be worn less and less
every year. With day toilettes they are
scarcely seen at all, and the fact was au
thoritatively Illustrated the other day Ut
the marriage of the daughter OF Count
| u d'Haussonville, which brought togetAei
I all that is related to royalty in Franc.
Scarcely jewel was 20 be seen in this
elegant asaelnblage. The bride wore not
a single gem.
| The festive earring is so nearly out
OF date that 1t is hardly found, except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 othci
days was a necessary finish to the drsss,
fashion at present has crowded it out
of use. The collar band being fastened
behind, its effect is only marred By
placing Jewel in front. Also n brooch
that fastens nothing, being superiluous,
is out OF taste.
In England, where white linen cuffs
are wocn with day gowns, sleeve but
tons are part OF dress, but French
fashion docs not tolerate linen cuffs, and
so sleeve buttons are as u rule not 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 small:
the ordinary size is about an inch in di'
aIneter. They are carved with dccora-
tions, either crusted with diamonds or
covered with colored enamels. II there
is fob on :. pin, it is decorated 10 iiatch.
There are also plain gold cases. perfect
lily smooth. The old Geneva pattern OF
tIIf, -c-tJr,vrrrrfy- IzrIr nc fic
disappeared.
There Is an awllwardncss in piaeips,
watch on feminine dress. II II Is
pinned On one side of the bodice il locks
| soolishly like society decoration and
/ II it IS worn on long chain dnugeAE
| from the neck, the chain is too eonsQ Qic,t-
Gus, because it is out of harmony with
the dress. Both these fashions are seer,
the lust one the preferable. The chain
in vogue is of fine links, intorspersed
with peafls. Better than either OF
these is the fob chain or cliatelnine
clasp, and it is the only method that
taste can justify for 4 watch Worn out
in sight.
The side combs worn in the daytime
arc OF simple tortoise shell, or with . re-
ccption dress they may be backed y itb
gold. The hair dresser if asked viii
contradict this and say that paste dia-
nond combs are all the rage. The good
sense OF the reader will decide wLeth-
CT women of taste are likely to decorate
The head with diamonds for the street.
But evening dress lends itself as n uch
us ever to jewel decorations. The low
uecl;s call for necklace and tie short
sleeves for bracelets; with evening dress
one may still wear a brooch ard 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, fo4m a
neutral background, and q means OF
l-eepiug them apart. Thus necklaces
and bracelets are made of rubies in al
teruation with pearls, each stone set
separately and the settings linked to-
gether. Pearl dog collars, which are
still the favorite necklace, have slides
set with colored stones betlded in dia.
lnonds.
This passion for color has led 10 the
combining OF transparent light on the
pearl. 1t should be set with d az oud:
also it may be set with an OPAL. for
the crimson of one seems to ind an
echo in the red flames of tht othor, with
result that is exquisite. The emerald
and the amethyst combine rerfectly
with pearls.
Opals continue very fashionable, as do
torluoisc and other translucent md
opaque stones. There can he COM
hined for color without the disadyan.
tage that pertains to the brilliaats, and
some OF the most beautiful jewels of
this year are formed of such tones in
contrast. Thus necklace of cut coral
and black pearls in alienation, sep-
arated by space of three or four small
cr diamonds. This is delicious. An
other similar arrangement is of tor
quoises and moonstones.
The same rule OF combination holds
good for rings.
I There is q great deal OF colored enam-
cling. and as the French are past mas
ters in this art, some wonderful work
is to be seen. 1t is particularly applied
to watches and to the pin OF the fob
that holds the watch, as mentioned
above.
Jewelry designs in general have i'm
proved in taste.-S. Y. Evening Tele.
gram.