Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-13

so. A f.awless emerald Is rarely found.
and Is very costly The rich, deep color.
so beautiful in Itself however, Is rot az
becoming as that Of stones OF lessee value,
the chrysoprase. for instance. when is
lovely apple-green. or the perid9t, called
sometimes the evening emerald. This last
Is a transparent leaf-green. The latest
idea is TO set this stone In green enamel.
and surround the whole with pearls or
diamonds. The Divine and chrypolite are
varieties OF the peridot. The aquamarine
a pale sea-green semi-precious stone, Is
also comiag into favor. These are rlount-
ed in gold alone, or with pearls. A lovely
opal brooch saw the other day was sur
rounded by diamonds and olivines, the
yellowish green OF the latter enhancing
the exquisite tints Of the opal.
Then there are odd charms for the
watch chains OF olivines combined With
diamonds in the forms Of tortoises. fro gs.
and scorpions. In the new jewelry, stick
pins are prominent favorite designs being
a small wreath of leaves. q large single
leaf. coach horn. mercury wings, flag. a
leafy branch various animals. different
flowers. and sem.-precious stones. set
with pearls or diamonds. as a turquoise
or moonstone.
At present a woman OF fashion heralds
her approach with the jingle OF charms
that hang from her watch or the long
neck-chain that is fast becoming an In
dispensable adjunct 10 the toilet For the
watch charm there are, besides the ones
mentioned above. many other designs, as
a pig, a four-leaf clover in crystal
locket fox terrier. banjo. fiddle.
salmon, or a lucky bean, with a small
diamond in the top. New designs In
brooches show-first, a triple. coil; second,
I'll q :
a heart Of moonstone falling from bow
OF gold. There are many ribbon bows in
gold set with pearls or diamonds; these
were I'm vogue several years ago, and
have returned to favor. Marguerites of
diamonds with a pearl In the centre
make lovely brooches. Sapphires re very
fashionable. next in favor to emeralds.
Six rows of pearls, either real or t!nita-
ton, form the dog collar now In favor.
and pearl chains are sometimes 20 long
as to descend nearly to the knees.
The trade In imitation jewelry has
grown to immense proportions. as even
the wealthy no longer refuse to wear
anything but the real articles. Conspi-
cuous among this imitation jewelry are
mounted stones, such as amethysts. enc
raids, turquoises, and opals. which are
used as buttons on elegant blouses.
Lovely leather belts are of the crocodile
skin. with jeweled buckles. pearls, and
turquoises coming first. There are also
artistic buckles of steel and maluchite,
these are the very latest.
OF WONDERFUL TIGHTNEss.
II is a pleasure to write about all these
pretty things, but the urgency Of the
question Of discomfort in the present
fashions has quite, at the present mo-
ment. dmmed the pleasure. The COM
Portable bloused bodice and the easy skirt
we wore a few months ago have disap-
peared, and we are squeezed into gar
ments of wonderful tightness. l know,
because my new gown for the Horse Show
has come home. 1t is true that our
bodices may appear loose, but 1t is only
a hollow show, they are not really SO.
They are mounted on a tight-ftting, we'll
boned lining, and the eelskin sheath OF
twenu Gears ago--that Is here, as l nave
told you already. 1t fits the hips without
a wrinkle; it is, in many cases, plain al
the back and closes in front a little 10
the left in the seam of the narrow fron'
breadth. If there is seam down the
centre of the back ii is closed by & 70"
of buttons. From below the knee, where
it widens out into clinging folds, 1t
causes its wearer undeniable misery,
for 1t is difficult to manage.
The latest skirt Is certainly mistake
AS for the newest sleeves, they are tight
also, with neither puff nor epaulette
though many still continue to wear one
or the other. SO tight are some OF these
very latest sleeves that they are buttonec
on the outside arm as far as the elbo"
to allow the hand to pass through. AS
for evening sleeves, they are conspicuous
by their absence. unless for demi'
toilettes when 1t is a plain elbow sleeve
finished off with deep frill Of lace, other