Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-01

Jewels IN fact, are the savings banks
Of the people, When a girl gets little
ahead she buys q new ring. ana later
on she may turn dozen rings into a
diamond
am told that the women understand
the value Of diamonds They can tell
whether a stone Is Of the first or sec
ond grade and can estimate w y
closely as to It's price. Some Of the
largest stores In Manila az jewelry
stores and there are small booths at
which gold. silver and diamonds are
sold You will see women IN black
sitting upon the streets With cases 81
earrings and combs before them. Combs
are their favorite decorations The
women wear many gold combs, some
set with diamonds, pearls rubies and
emeralds.
II is whispered that there are many
Filipino jewels in The hands Of Amer
ican soldiers During the first days of
the war the people left their houses I'm
Manila and the soldiers going through
them now and then picked up a dia.
mOnd comb. bracelet or an earring
have heard it said that one piece OF
jewelry was sent to the United States
which was worth $4,000. II was
gold comb set with diamonds.
MORE ABOUT DRESS.
The Filipino costume IL very pretty
one IL Is by no means inexpensive.
Many Of the crowns worn az the theater
or at balls by the better classes would
be looked upon as costly anywhere,
They are made Of Pima CLOTH a material
woven from the lber Of the pineapple,
II Is softer than silk and the strands
are as fine as the hair Of your baby
Some OF the best pima coss S2j IN gold
a yard, and / am told it takes a woman
three months OF constant work 90 make
one yard Of this quality. There Is, Of
course, a great deal that is much cheap
en- some costing not more than a dollar
yard. There are other cloths made
of pima and SILK some made Of hemp
ana some OF other fibers, which have
the same gauzy appearance but moth
Ing can equal the pima.
] have asked some Of my lady friends
10 tell me just what the FilipIno's cos
tune consists Of. The women of the
upper classes wear, On the first place.
long chemIse cut rather low In the neck
ana reaching almost 90 the feet. This
chemise ls edged with embroidery at
the neck, and il also has a wide strip
OF embroidery at the bottom. IL Is
rather full but Il Is clasped tightly
about the body at the waist by a band
Of stiG cloth, which takes the place NJ
the corset. Very few Of the ladies wear
cOrscts. and OF the poorer women none.
over the chcmse comes The jacket.
which have already described. This rs
very short, extending about half way
down 20 the waist About the waist and
falling 10 the feet there is a skirt OF
SILK or some other rich material with a
long train which Is shaped much Ike
beavers tail This train Is worn en-
the house and out Il Is worn upon the
streets the woman usually carrying II
over her arm, raising 10 high enough so
that the beautiful hem Of her chenlsA
can Doe seen. Tn addition 90 this ekIrt
many o. the women wear q wide cloth
about the waist extending little below
the knees, a pair OF haelless slippers
usually completes the costume.
only the ladies' wear stockings and
that only ON full-dress occasions such
things as drawers and union suits of
undertaking are altogether unknown.
AS 20 stockings there are about 1000.
600 females iu the Philippine Islands.
and 7 venture there rs mot ono Girl IN
a thousand who has ever had 10 a
stocking or a corset Many of the peas.
ant women DO not even wear thg che
mise. they have ON only the sauze jack I
et and a skirt, ana the jacket U.s. Usually
so short that STRIP OF bare brown skin /
shows out at The waist between The |
Jacket and the skirt
And stll the women ave very modest |
In their way They think nothing ~ /
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brown leg as nigh as the knee. Dun they /
resent the slightest attempt at familiar /
.ty, and are as a rule vrtuous and good, |
THE BUSINESS WOMEN
The women do the business of le
They are. IN Tact he
ana the moneymakins part o. !