The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-31

TO certain women. In chains and neck
laces they produce effects that are not 10
be got from any other kind OF jewelry. IL
is not I'm the power or every woman who
knows that her looks would be improved
by string OF pearls TO pay the prohibit
tive price asked for them. SO, with pearls
began the wearing of false jewelry, which
years ago would have been thought I'M
conceivably vulgar and in hopelessly bad
taste. .,..-.,.. .,.-,.
IL is not wholly economy that has made
these false stones popular. Women who
might own the genuine prefer 10 have
the -newest~and most becoming settings.
For less than the average jeweler would
charge TO reset stones, II IS possible to
buy the limitations, which i'm many cases,
notably pearls, are scarcely 10 be distin-
guished from the genuine.
A new view OF artificial jewelry is also
characteristic of the women who wear IL
today. They do not as a rule intend that
the jewels shall be mistaken for genuine
stones.
Often the Jewels are worn by women
who could not begin TO afford to pay
for such stones If genuine. and their in
tention is not to deceive their friends into
believing that they have become pos
sessed OF anything so valuable.
The princess In London was supposed
to have remarkably valuable Jewels, and
for that reason her exposure had it's
comic side. III she had frankly admitted
TO her friends that the pearls we're imi-
tations, she might not have been laughed
at.
IL is more the custom abroad than in
this country for women to have valuable
family Jewels initiated, rather than run
the risk OF losing the originals. But
even I'm Europe this Is done only by per-
sons with whom jewelry has a certain
Significance. Royalties. for instance, who
wear jewels TO. call attention to their
rank on certain occasions. may wear ex-
act Implications i'm artificial stones of
their real possessions.
But imitation iewelry under other cir
cumstances Is likely to mean that the
owner could not or did not care to pay
for the genuine.
And fashion does not nowadays look
upon that state OF affairs as in the least
out of the way, unless there has been
an unnecessary attempt to make them
seem the real thing.
As to Jewels worn In their more ortho-
dox and legitimate manner there is prac-
tically no end. All the women seem to
have taken the revived fashion OF wear
ing earrings very much to heart and
the number OF immense diamond pendu-
lums which one sees swinging in their
ears gives very good idea of what the
South African output must have been in
recent seasons. High dog collars of
pearls elasped with diamond slides. ropes
of real pearls and immense corsage or
naments. besides bracelets. brooches ard
other costly ornaments without end, are
all and each displayed with a lavish i'm
souciance which marks easily gotten
gains.
1t Is very noticeable how ubiquitous. not
to say universal, is the present feeling for
things archaic, or more properly speak
ing. Egyptian. in jewelry. speak now.
be IL understood. of fashions abroad for
at home things ARRIVE" and take pos
session more slowly. even when hall
marked 'modish." IL is quite a depart
ure certainly, this new form OF gorgeous
and massive personal adornment, In
strong contrast also to the slim. slender
and abbreviated conditions under which
our jewery has been evidenced for at
least n generation. The first storm which
the new decoration takes Is in pendants.
which are. or seem 10 be. combination
OF scarbaeus, intaglio and the legendary
charm" OF Hebrew, and. In fact eastern
habitude together. Exceedingly beauti-
full too. are most OF the models wrought
by your expert French lapidary. several
shades I'm gold produced by skillful al
loys being worked in with harmoniousiy
tinted Jewels 10 duaintest and most ex-
travagant. yet delicately artistic device.
These pendants are Invariably larger than
n dollar and OF all possible contrivance
I'm outline and design. Compared with the
monotonous gold heart of a season or two
since and the vet more uninteresting
| s'lockets" OF Is or 20 years ago, they are
| n distinct advance In decorative art as
being intrinsically beautiful and there
fore worthy the adoption Of a cultivated
taste.