Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-29
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London. Oct. lO.-When II was first
reported that the jewelry stolen from
the young Marquis OF Anglesey by one
Of his three Wallets was worth 100000
many people thought that this was an
cxaggeration. When, however. the
Marquis testified in the Police Court 1t
was proved that It was, II anything, an
underestimate. He declared that the
value of the jewelry was between ESQ.,
900 and 100000, while a number OF
scattered trifes under the bed we're
worth few thousand pounds more.
Like many others. Magistrate Plow-
den wondered why n young man ira.
yelling alone should carry such an
enormous amount OF costly jewelry
and he asked the natural question as to
whether II was all for masculine wear.
The Marquis gave an Affirmative ans
wer.
This drew attention to the question
as to the extent Of the vogue among
Englishmen. II has been supposed
that anything conspicuous in wearing
apparel or jewelry was. above every
thing. to be avoided by a well dressed
gentleman. but change seems to have
come about In at least one Of the cir.
cles OF male society In England.
II has long been known that King
Edward occasionally wears a bangle
on his wrist. The late Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha wore a heavy gold
curb bracelet for years before his
death. and even that hard-headed
criminal lawyer. Henry Hawkins. now
Lord Brampton, used to wear brace
lets while sitting on the bench. The
occasional bracelet wearer. however,
has been regarded as n harmless en-
ception to healthy rule. Now, how
ever, IL the West End jewelers. are to
be believed. the custom Of wearing
iewelry Of all kinds is rapidly gaining
ground in England, especially among
what is generally termed as the upper
classes.
The Daily News sent reporter "a
inquire Of n number of the best known
this matter with the following results.
''He found the allegation perfectly
well founded. and In the course OF his
Investigations he discovered that not
only are men more prone to wear jew
elry nowadays, such as. pins, tie-clips,
fasteners, shirt studs and solitaires.
not to mention for the moment more
specifically finger rings. but In many
cases they are addicted to the habit OF
wearing curious and costly articles OF
jewelry, such as snakes and so forth
around their arms, waists and legs be.
meath their ordinary clothing. The
manager OF the largest and best known
jewelry concern In London in discuss,
Ing this subject described men who
wear this class Qf jewelry as male
exotics. He said his firm never manu-
featured these articles. They knew all
about them, however, as they had been
offered them for sale. They were made
usually In Paris, Vienna, st. Peters
burg and Moscow. The Russian OUTPUT
was extremely beautiful and showed
superb workmanship"
One jeweler is quoted as saying:
Quite large number now wear a
curb bracelet as n token of betrothal."
Another one says: Men nowadays
pay far more for scarfpins, etc, for
ordinary wear than was ever known
before. Many wear two pairs of links
FOR their shirt cuffs Another jeweler
says: II have recently analyzed my
business accounts and find that for
every half dozen finger rings | sold
two years ago | have now sold ten or
eleven. But what Is spent by the male
vino adorns himself with jcwelry,
which is not seen by any one else, I
regard as the most extraordinary exhi-
billion Of the vogue. So-called smart
men are wearing costly jeweled but
tons on their evening waistcoats, and
enormous sums are constantly paid for
them"