The times., 1899-11-05
EARRINGS IN PARIS.
Clever Contrivunccs for Holding the
Jewels in Place

( NEW YORK, Nov. Am the cop and
change of fashion we are al exhoItei to
begin again wearing earrings, and in Paris,
! London. and New York TO smart woman
! considers her toilet for the afternoon or
/ evening complete without solitaire pearls
/ or pair Of big. quick winking diamonds
/ pressed close against the tender .oBes OF
/ her ears. American women are always
/ open to Partisan suggestions, and the en-
( terpTising jewelers. have got a stock of
/ earrings in that would beguile any woman
even to the suffering of piercing her ears.
But that painful sacrifice is no longer de-
manded by fashion. because with great in
genuity the jewellers have contrived a loop
OF gold and rear screw button that fast
ems the ear ornament by slight pressure
cICse against the lobe, and the mode
DEGREES that only matrons with ears al
ready pierced can wear rings that hook
through the tender flesh.
An and every ring bear in mind, hooks
up close against the lobe for long dang
ling ornament is not fashionable. The
ear gem must appear as if grown in the
centre of the lobe or hanging as a drop
of water would, trembling on the lower
tip. Small pink solitaire pearls are what
the debutants wear, else round turquoise
in gypsy settings are admirable, while
the big pearls and diamonds, or colored
stones. surrounded by circ OF brilliants,
are for the use of matTons alone.
Just at present there are five different
and all good ways OF fastening an ear
jewel in its place, and the older women
invariably prefer the deeply colored dia-
monds and gray pearls to any ether gems.
A pair of blue diamonds, perfectly
matched and sunk rather low in god set
tings. is about the acme IN earring fash
ion just now, because the azure tinted
stones are very rare and very costly. a
pair of blue diamonds, bought in the
Paris branch of famous American jewel
firm, cost 7,0O0 and their delighted own
is showing her friends on this side how
the Partisan woman gives her ear jewels
the proper coquettish setting.
Invariably before the rings are hooked
or screwed into place the lobes Of either
ear are, on both sides, touched with rouge
powder that lends them a most enchant-
ing roseate blush, and if pearls are worn
the color is very, very pale pink, for such
q background gives TO the skin Of pearls
a peculiarly beautiful lustre. When dia-
monds are used at night the ear tips are
richly Touged and brushed with a pink
powder that the sparkling gems may show
10 all the better effect, while for solitaire
TUbies a white wash is put on the lobes in
order to better display the deep tone OF
the jewels.
a rising French actress. however, has
carried the earring fashion to point of
perversion that no American woman would
care 10 adopt. This pretty Partisan is es-
pecially noted for her small, perfectly
formed and exquisitely tinted ears. In
stead of coIoring the lobes of them or
wearing her jewels in the commonplace
way, she has wisely left the tinting of
these features to natures skill. but in the
hollow of the left ear a hole has been
bored and through this is so artfully fas-
tened perfect, rosy pearl that it lies
against the tender flesh quite as a gem
might appear in the porcelain-Lke curves
of a seashell.