Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-07
LATE FASHIONS
IN JEWELRY.

There Is at present quite a craze for
charms wrought in gold, precious stones
and enamels, and every wise jewele- IS
busy doing his best TO bring out some
thing completely new. A recent achieve
ment is perfectly delightful Jack in
the box" exquisitely modelled in gold and
mace 10 shut up and open exactly like the
toys that children favor. half fearful OF
their witchery, half nthralled. At
touch Of the spring in the little gold box
the lid jumps up, and from the inside
springs a tiny Jack, ablaze with colored
gems.
Dutch dolls have provided many jew
elers with the means OF exhibiting their
vorkmen's skill. About as long as q
thumb nail, these rather hideous little
gofiwogs are Jointed and enamelled in
precise miniature of the wooden proto-
types of the nursery. One famous firm is
making a speciality of cuff links which
may we'll be called the farm yard series.
On one side Is seen tiny duck on the
other a bunch of vegetables. such as let
tuce, asparagus or tomatoes, colored TO
the life. Trinkets like these may we'll
bring a smile to the faces Of staid old in
dividuals who regard all jewelry from the
point of view of half a century ago,
when every ornament was a really heavy
and elaborate piece of workmanship and
baubles of this kind were simply made Of
base metal instead of exquisite gold ana
enamel used now. Then fallals of the sort
hailsd from Paris and no seh-respecting
woman though. of wearing them-false
gewgaws, as they were contemptuously
and generically termed.
People are prone to Talk OF the good
old days when jeweiry was really adj
mira0le, placing all stones below the
ruby and turquoise as minor gems. in
deed admitting the turquoise il:e the
charmed circle of their approval mer1y
because 10 or 50 years ago that stone en-
joyed a vogue almost as pronounced rs
the one it has gained during the raa. 1--WE.
Garrels, moonstones, opals (because they
were considered unlucky) and the topaz
they contemplated with Indifference. It
was thought, indeed. that only $cond
rate people, who did not possess dia-
morls, oapphires emeralls and rubies,
would condescend to wear the lesser
gems.
Happily we OF the present hour are
more catholic in our tastes. Moreover,
we are aware that the trinkos of to-day
are in their way splendid evidences Of
the gol1smith's craft There must be an
artist to design those lifeike ducks and
goliwogs, a modeler who understands
the anatomy Of birds and beasts and
dolls TO put them into shape and a crafts
man OF consummate skill TO touch In with
the necessary deiicacy all the parts that
require enamel Think Of a drake, for
instance, and the multtudinous tlnts that
must go 10 embellish its head and neck'
There never was a day when jewelry
was made to play a more occult part,
now A fiance gives his beloved a per-
fcctly modelled little Cupid. worked in
gold to ldangle as mascot from the
porte borheur she wears upon her left
wrist Pigs are hugely favored, and
black cats with topaz eyes are held to
convey mysterious good fortune. What
with birthday gems, lucky month jewels
and such possessions as mystic Jumps Of
uncut Jade, coral and amber, women pre-
sent very barbaric appearance, or would
II the exquisite taste Of the modern jew
eler did not secure 70 these baubles an
infnity Of grace and elegance
Every a ge has IT'S particular Tine" and
that lire Is catered to by the jewelers.
At present we are distinctly supersti-
tons and more than a little caidisn.
which accounts for the luck bauDles"
and what may well be called the n1euag-
cries Above all. we do love pretty
things" and these things that the jew
elers show are distinctly pretty.