The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
CORAL CONES AGAIN.


SONAL ~VnGo AuASNs
The Ornsmsnts in rashion with Our
Grand mothers Restored 10 Favor.
Coral 10 all the fashion again. Strings
Of ,osal heads, such 40 were In high favor
with our great nunts and grandmother.
are shown at the jewelers. the Identical
valfousIy ioopcd strands and msdallious
THAI arc seen about the uschs and wsisss
Of old-tims daguerryotyps portraits. and
belong to the ase OF tippets and under
sleeves.
II bought sleeve lcops n OF coral like
that for you when you were baby" an
old gentleman remarked to his white
haired daughter the other afternoon, ~
the two auAts the rounds OF fashionAble
store. ''it's all TIE vsgs now again, you
~" 90 the clerk lifted out . trayful Of
coral ornAmsnts. "Wcil. admire the
taste that mas brought IL back In fashion.
No stade Of red harmonizcs % we'll
with smooth, fair skin az coral. In my
day every Young woman had rings and
neoKlaoe and belt clssr Of coral but
haven't seen any Of IL worn for years.
A necklace OF coral beads. graduated
In size but all Of uniform color, and
quality. is sold today for $50. The pale
ink coral, even In small-sixsd heads OF
superior quality. is held at high prico
because OF its scarcity. 4 necklace Of 1t,
the beads being OF moderate size. costs
$50. Chains formed OF two or three
delicate strands. linked together at In
tervals BY single large bead, are much
In favor and can be had for 40 and $50.
Strings of Leads varying Ia shade arc Of
much less value and are sold ~ low as el2
ana $l5. The coral IN these Is compare
lively lustreless and looks ordinary. Long
links OF tiny coral beads no bisgsr than .
pins head are used for attaching fans
lorgnettss. eyeglasses, purses and the like
to tho safety hook on tho front Of the
corsage or to the belt. These arc not OK
pensive.
9he present season sees corneliAp, tor
toise, and coral in the front rank Of
popular favor. The pale PINK coral is
especially liked a. beading for the low,
oval shaped combs that are now dispiao-
ing the high-baok comb In favor. A
unique comb. wider than it II hign, Of
amber turquoise shell, has q heading an
inch wide, formed Of diamond shspet
medallions Of pale pink coral beads.
Another shows the coral intsrwovsn with
delicate laoe work Of the amber shell
In another ornaments shaded coral Is
used rs mosaic work. set down into the
shell facing.
A novelty In waist sarniturs for trim
ming an evening waist OF silk or velvet
has a zig. tagging of vivid red and pale
colored coral, set In . framing of some
plant composition. Belts are shown
made OF tortoise she'll In ths dark variety.
and an inch or more In width. having the
clasp and fastsning made entirely of
coral. The tortoise she'll panels thus
manipulated are laid on some elastic sub
stance, and the quality of coral used In
the buckle is rare enough to be worthy
Of the unique combination. The iighter
tints OF coral combine best with the
amber she'll For medallion ana photo.
graph frames coral IL much In favor,
also for ornsmsnsing jewel boxes, fan
sticks aud bonhonnierss. IL IL introduced
sometimes In the inexpensive silver gilt
appointments. aud again In the hand
some dead gold and Burmese nn ish orns.
ments. Of costly make. There 10 no com-
modify used by jewellers that differs moro
In price and grade than coral. 1t can be
had very cheap not only In cost but
appearance: and, ther again, only q
small trimming Of it causes the price of
the article 60 mount up high into the
hundreds. Moss.sintsd sgats boxes are
overlaid st the corners with an open iscs
work OF gold, studded with coral. The
vivid red coral Is usually plaosd in con-
junction with ebony onyx and other
dark. richly tinted surfaces that display
it to advantage; While the pale pink 10
ussd with delicate snamelinR and with
Backgrounds light In color. - The Sun.