New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD.
THE WEARING OF FALSE GEMsdIs NOW
FREELY TOLERATED..

How much is real and how mNch ~ shdm jul inc
Respondent display Of presumably precious stones
AZ the opera or other smart functions Is Impossible
to tell nowadays. for my lady mikes the two To-
e~tber with a calm audacity tha1 Is development
of late wears the old theory that "A lady must wear
nothing that is not real being apparently quite OUT
OF date The modern adaptation OF this sociai RUE IS
that 81 a woman has certain amount OF hne
tewels she may as many false ones In aoo'-
zion as she can without making the fact conspicu-
GUS 1t is only in those who have no-real ones that
the display Of false gems is vulgar
fashionable woman In town. whose posiuoh -
unouestionable several strings OF pearls ohe
of which Is real and the rest shams. and hardiy
knows herself which is the genuine. Another
woman who owns a couple of diamond stars. has
nresen,ed herself with several othersrhe best
Palas ROYAL brilliants. whose glittering radiance
IL quite undimmed by their juxtaposition with 'he
real stones. At birthday dinner recently the
heroine of the occasion wore ruby surrounded d!
pearls as a brooch This WAS greatly ADMIRED.
Taking It from the lace which II fastened she
n,sscd II to one OF her friends. The jewel was
handed from one to another until it had MADE the
circuit of the table All the guests were people OF
culture familiar with gems, and some OF them
were connosseurs. After the stone had been unan-
imousy praised the owner fastered it in It's place
again, saying quietly: II think 1t is pretty.
bought II yesterday at BIS for 81
II has long been conceded that a string OF Roman
pearls may be worn by young girl without laying
her taste open to question. IL Is new thlhs' Ho"
ever for rich women TO bring real gems ana bogus
ones together in such a way as TO deceive the yer!
elect and II a pity that the old STANDARDS OF
noblesse oblige. affecting the wearing OF le"eiS
and lace should be lowered. 1t Is claimed by those
who wear false Jewels that no deception Is IN
tended. the owner being quite willing to acRho"I-
edge her use of the limitations; but al all events
the general public is deceived. and it may be ques-
toned whether my lady goes out OF ner wa! "
acknowledge what she is wearing.
81 do not see the of wearing real pearls
said a well-known society woman not long ago. 1
have half mind TO sell mine and wear limitations
No one would ever know Then she fully con-
cluded to take this course. and did take H. Hence
she rejoices in the income from $4,000 In bonds
wears pearls still. and even her intimate lriehus
do not suspect the exchange.
TRAVELLERS TALES IN SOCIETY.
Worse than sham jewels. however is sham
traveller and II is limited that one or TWO society
lions have never been in all the out-of-the-wa
places they are credited with having explored IL
IL easy nowadays with the help of numerous DOCKS
and all kinds of collected information and illustra-
tons TO project ones astral body. as II were
through space and obtain excellent idea OF for
eicn lands without the trouble and expense or |
voyage; and weeks lodging In London near the
British Museum may take the place of visit 10 a !
terra incognita so far thorough understanding
Of the country Is concerned.
How many books Of travel written in libraries
from imaginary experiences 1t is hard to say Tor
such frauds upon the public are rarely dctected
and after ALL the books give the Information that
IA desired But man a woman who Is feted J
and dined on the strength OF such VIGOROUSLY !
obtained reputation must have the quams or con- !
science that come at times to all sorts OF
swinders
WERE DE WERE MANNERS OUT OF DATE |
The hgh-bred manner that marked the caste OF |
We're de We're is certainly not characteristic OF |
aristocratic society in France. England or America
now. The cynical Frenchman who said he could |
always tell the difference between an actress and |
a countess by the superior refinement and good |
breeding OF the actress was not so far wrong |
Not long ago an English dame of the old school |
who had brought up her daughters In the tradi- |
tional, admirable. insuar and essentially British
manner got into a first-class carriage on the Dover
Mail with two of those daughters and they ar |
ranged their various impedmenta in the neat. or
thodox British fashion Hardly were the three |
seated when a party rushed down to the plat |
form talking and laughing. calling each other |
BILLY" and Nell and Tommy and Polly and !
saying goodby in noisy fashion to one of the lot. |
who was evidently not TO accompany the rest.
MY dears." said the British matron, bristlng |
with disapproval, chose dreadful creatures are |
coming in here They are evidently Americans. |
Do not on any account permit them to scrape
acquaintance. am told that they most OBJ
jectionabe In that way" As the strangers |
scrambled In. and the guard slammed the door,
maerfamilias and her girls slaTed hsugh,y at
fear we are erowdng YOU but there was no other
sponse Another well-meant remark about moving
some papers was also received with chilling hau-
inmates Of the Compartment, the new arrivals lit
orally ate. drank and made merry. to the intense
changed glances expressive Of their annoyance.
furnishing Obvious amusement to s, the presumed
greatly diverted by the situation. and rather tried
S a ovsd ss Of IF de voyage
Al Dover the two parties stopped at the same same
But what transformation scene the steamer
The British matron met the noisy young folks with
ciious stare was the only response. The prim
Wha and SsseT the Gss % gh S
sudden turning of the tables? Merely that the
Of her class had examined the hotel register and
TO her dismay. had read LORD and Lady Fitz-
Maud Hrhfiyer The smsrtest Of the smartest set
In London, The intimate friends OF II. r. H.! The
people OF all others that they were most dying 10
know
CHARITY AND SOCIETY.
For new people charity IL one Of the best ways
OF getting into society,"" said Mrs. Knickerbocker.
besides being much more respectable than most
methods. A couple Of hundreds sent 10 the board
Of directors OF a fashionable nursery or hospital
of tickets for phianthropic entertainment is also
appreciated j should saw on the whole. that
beginning OF an ambitious woman's social career
No one would refuse donation and IL must be
thankfully acknowledged. ! have the most
exclusive women. who would not have degned 10
call society aspirant visit liberal sub
scriber TO their pet charity, and become intimate
with women whom. under other conditions. they
would not have looked at have watched many !
failures and successes in my hfe.' concluded the
good lady, land recommend philanthropy as the
best OF all entering wedges"
TALK OF THE COMING GREAT BALL
The gossip about the coming great ball is anus
ing Nothing else IL talked of AT dinners and
luncheons. Every one to talk at once and