The Meeker herald., 1897-01-16
JeweLRY IS NOT POPULAR.
scarcely Worn with Day Tolicttes-Col-
ored Stones for Evening Wear.

scarcely Worn with Day Tolicttes-Col-
ored stones for Evening Wear.
Jewels seem to be worn less and less
every year. With day toiiettes they are
scarcely seen at all. and the fact was au-
thoritativcly illustrated the other day ut
the marriage of the daughter of Count
L1Iaussonville. which brought together
all that is related TO royalty in France.
Scarcely jewel WIS to be seen in this
elegant arsemblage. The bride wore not
II single ecnr.
The festive earring is SO nearly out
of date that it is hardly found, except
on the elderly. Not one woman in ten
under 30 today has her ours piereed.
As for the breast-pin, which in other
days was a necessary finish to the dress,
fashion Mt present has crowded it out
of use The collar band being fastened
behind, its effect is only narred by
placing jewel in front. Also brooch
that fastens nothing, being superfluous,
is out OF taste.
In England, where white linen cuffs
are worn with day gowns, sleeve but
IONS are part of dress, but French
fashion does not tolerate linen cuffs, and
80 sleeve buttons are as a rule not seen.
Bracelets cannot be worn with long
rleeves, 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-
a,neter. They are carved with decora-
tions, either crusted with diamonds or
covered with colored enamels. If there
is fob or pin, it is decorated TO match.
| There ere also plain gold cases, perfect
~ smooth. The old Geneva pattern OF
engraved eoncentric lines seems to have
disappeared.
There is an awkwardness in placing a
watch on a feminine dress. If it is
pinned on one side of the bodice il looks
foolishly like society decoration, and
\ II it is worn on long chain dongling
( from The neck, the chain is too conspicn'
Gus, because it is out of harmony with
the dress. Both these fashions are seen,
the last one the preferable. The chain
in vogue is of fine links, interspersed
with pearls. Better than either of
these is the fob chain or chatelaiBe
clasp. aud it is the only method that
taste can justify for q watch worn out
in sight.
The side combs worn in the daytime
,,re of simple tortoise shell, or with a re-
ception dress they may be backed with
gold. The hair dresser if asked will
contradict this and say that paste dia-
mond COMBS are an tiIe Fugc. The good
sense of the reader will decide wheth-
or women Of taste are likely to decorate
the head with diamonds for the street.
But evening dress lends itself US much
as ever to jewel decorations. The low
necks call for a necklace and the short
sleeves for bracelets; with evening dress:
one may still wear q brooch, and with
the blouse bodice in fashion buckles,
particularly diamond ones, have at
tanned some Importance.
The vogue continues for eolore,i
stones. They are set with diamonds or
pearls, which, being colorless, form n
neutral background, and n means OF
l-eeping them apart. Thus necklaces
and bracelets are made of rubics in al
formation with pearls, each stone set
gether. Pearl dog collars, which are
still the favorite necklace. have slides
set with colored stones beddcd in dia
lnonds.
This passion for color has led to the
combining of transparent light on the
pearl. 1t should be set with diamond; !;
also it may be set with an opal, for
the crimson of one seems to find an
echo in the red flames of The other. with
n result that is exquisite. The emerald
and the amethyst combine perfectly
with pearls
Oi,als continue very fashionable. as Go
torquoise and other translucent and
opaque stones There can he com
bined for color without the disaivan-
tnge tlie; pertains to the briiliants, and
some OF the most beautiful jewels of
this year are formed of such stones in
contrast. Thus u necklace OF cut coral
and black pearls in alteration, sep
lnrated by a space of three or four small
cr diamonds. This is delicious. An
other similar arrangement is of tor
quoises -as,d moonstones.
The same rule Of combination holds
good for rings.
There is great deal of colored enam-
cling, and as the French are past mas
ters in this art, some wonderful worl;
is 10 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 inn
proved in taste.-N. Y. Evening Tele-
gram.
G. o. Taylor Whistles. no, cxeeIied In Purity