The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
DAINTY NEW N K
FRESH COLOR AND BRIJLIANCY
IN TIE yEWELRY sH0PS.

e@o - AeAANA " NSASh $3.50 ~
noticeable In every line Of decoration, has In
vaded the jewellers particular sphere and has
swept into vogue q host Of semi.preclous and
gem stones that ordinarily might not DO Of
much account. Novel and striking ways OF set
ting ana combining these stones have been de-
vised, and tho Rirdles, chatelaines. muff and
purse chains, belt buckles. and bonbonnieres
now made arc q revelation in originality and
fine workmanship. People who. because Of the
old standards, have always thought Of the topaz
as yellow, OF the garnet as red, OF tho sapphire
as blue. have their ideas abruptly dissipated.
THAT q topazi' exclaimed an elderly woman,
as she looked into the cleaning pink stone that
formed the top OF q vinaigrette stopper. why,
I thought topazes were always yellow. What
10 moro. / had an idea that they did not cost
much. There is q necklace somewhore about
the house at home that was made for n mnsque.
rado ball when I was q girl. The stones were SGT
in paste. Nobody took much account OF them."
"we set them in diamonds now. returned tho
salesman. "The pink stones are valuable. This
vlnaigrotte is $3.50"
"You don't sayi'' ~rejoined the customer.
"Now. II you had asked mo 1 should have said
about S35. And that salt bottle next there. the
one with the emeralds and that open work: Is
that anywhere within reasoni was always
fond OF emeralds."
Those stones are not emeralds." said the
clerk, smiling. "Those are garnets. The price
is $3.50. owing to the Burmese finish. and"
"Green garnets!" exclaimed the customer.
patting her side curls agitatedly. "woll. what
color are cmeralds. Young man, rcd7 Show me
n salt bottle at about S4Oif you have one. Let
me see; IL m'Rht nave turquoiso or TWO IN u.
mo. You can have them either robins egg
blue or sky blue" answered tho clerk. "Now
here's a small bottle with a pretty lemon color
sapphire, the only one we have left, for s45."
and he set the little slttering trinket on the
"A lsmen:oolored sapphire" repeated the old
iaoy. NO won naveit yet me Just q piain
bottle without stone" And she ended by select
ing ono win a aaln.,iy .o carved and ena%eled
U,opp t sor WA WAS M,soa 200 sh. ads a%' , 70 so,o1 .sa
r,nn 81 h.ooa, - .,eSn =, apon' .ana =
should like it to have amethysts somewhere.
Amethysts are blue, I believe, or used 10 be-"
THE color OF dark blue violcts, and all the
rage this season." answered the clerk. I've
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tnan ror al tne other stones put toRether.
swell. I'm glad to know that amethysts in
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Stone mas inc most sisnincant meaning OF any
agreed as to its influence and considered :. the
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Arabic. s' jew. . Creek re s.'G Roma m0Hi R%u 8. sno ye%r.
ever mucn the old writer's might fight over the
meaning Of the other stones, they all agreed as
.So" aid the salesman meskiw 1T d,d not
know Il; but 1 know that we are making rings
thapt ft nv am ss ! Is sIis sraeel ST nsed mi n tbemsn ana
"of course; OF course" the old lady interrupt
9non her ~ : pe sase 81 n Nina msef fse a noWny ~ ;vi ! EGn,ef
| passion. care and strife ali her life. She was
born in Eebruary and the amethyst is her natal
be- sincerity. some deem love: ali agree. as I said.
that the wearing of an AMETHYST insures tenn.
Uerance in ali things. not only in eating and
| Now. I dd:cp't w AMI a ~ pa tao .dEDm stone q With lap.
as eepadib n aSd b Bloom u; out abo Sne Il that and hf fSa tone sro ana
pSettier all the while YOU look at II. 'uA' Nf'"'
The III III sss ths gem Fss5I expert H. to t talk to TIC you n;., ssid
grades better than I do. and ali about where
hoy come from" and he sent . messenger int
waited with a smile Of pleased expectancy iinser.
The newest stTie oirdles chate,aines and
bonbonpieres are made Of Burmese finished
ton tor; o Of Oriental p figures and models S Of ornament ims1at,
S has P sboat the so sa%e efrees on u gold n thae oxid hn =
| has on silver, leaving II duiler ana darker VET
with q CLINT Of red or russet in the Iustreless
each of the linked openwori octagons and the
ciaep that fastens ~ act with a humber of
! small amethysts the gold work beina
richly filigreed and corrugated SO as to
show varyino tints accordin1 IN tbe li1bt
bronoht 10 hear on r. fnotber airaise
in this dark gold work is set with earnets and
aannhires the red and bIme combination Sayin1
an odd Eastern effect. Even The rirdie clasns
OF the ordinary siiver.eilt appurtenances have
cbrrsoSerrIs ixbedSed in tbap nrnamemtei ,xor Io
the sIone sbjninU olive areen nv dav md n rosn..
berry red by artificial lieht. Girdies and cbate.
LANES wroreht of gold 40 finely snnn as IN Iook
like embroidery have in the heart OF each
Hover n oIeaminp nenrl n gem mink or green
taken from The fresh. water brooks Of Texas o..
Tennessee. or else from the West Indies. -
In reeard To cbateiaines the halt Attachment
and the dangling appurtenances as we'll are
cav vitb "oioreS enaneI a cbateIeina yvi1bnnp
sny nttaeHments. made Of the new Burmese
finished gold and having a fancy CLASP with
stoned fnrmino the design aalIs Hor STs' Tba
bonbonnieres brought out TO 20 with the cost.
iIest chatelaincs are miracles n ane workman.
amin, One hut a little larger Than n silver dnIIar
In circumference and onIy sliehtiy thicker Ia
: NJ Rurmese gold studded with an,ethysta and
Ia worth more than SiOO, Another Mas bnr.
nished red enamel for The aronnSworL and
"p 49, oha