Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-07-18
WOMAN'S @
@ REALM
JEWELRY PERFECTION.
Ideas Havo Changed Regarding Desir.
ability of Solitaires.

ability of Solitaires.
Modern jewelry. and perhaps more
especially summer jewelry, emphasizes
the fact that the artistic side of Amer
ca is growing. Time was. and not so
long ago, fashionable jeweler informs
rs, when the semi-precious stones sim
ply could not be sold here. Even rubies
and emeralds were sacrificed, when
disposed Of at all, at half or third
what Il diamond of the same weight
and quality would bring. Even in dia-
:lOnds artistic mountings were not i'll
any great demand. The idea was to
acquire diamonds, as many as possible,
and of a size that suggested one might
realize on them promptly-a gambler
ssQue sort of property that was fOndly
supposed to be ornamental as well as
useful in times of need, when ones
lncle would exchange it for spot cash.
Not even the man who still sticks to
this solitaire willingly pays consider
able amount to have it reset in one of
tie beautiful hand-carved mountings.
While summer is the time Of times
to display bracelets, owing to the ell
bow sleeves so general for house and
evening wear, yet, we are Informed.
the tremendous vogue of the armlet
will not be entirely felt before autumn.
There are, indeed, more designs under
way than can be finished before fall,
So far the snake is the winner. Jew
cled snakes. their graceful scales built
upon spring. are first choice. The
gold is manipulated in oriental effects,
and is richness itself A great favorite.
too, is the new chain bracelet. These
are set across the outside with five
precious or semi-precious stones.
Smartest among the belt pins are
the new ones in perfect safety-pin
effect, the front being paved, with
row of diamonds preferably. 1t seems
reckless to have these pins at the back
of the belt. but, since we seldom hear
of mishaps, no doubt they're safe
enough.
The diamond barrettes are in the
very same finish, little showing save
the stones.
Platinum is still the smarteSt mount
ing for diamonds. Its whiteness may
not add to theirs, but it certainly takes
nothing away.
But it is in the colored stones that
the newer art shows to most advan-
tage. a ruby in an antique, rose-gold,
hand-carved mounting Is as gorgeous
rs Il dream. Exquisite is delicate
pinky. barOque pearl in very pale
TOse-gOld environment, with q few tiny
starry brillants by way of emphasis.
Emeralds are better in the dark, green
ish gold. But any and all stones are
only mounted after due consideration.
The marquise ring is revived with a
vengeance, especially for wear on the
little finger. There's no more graceful
shape than this long oval, and if we'll
designed it is beautiful. A splendid
example shows long opal of wonder
full quality. 1t is surrounded with dia-
UuOuuS.
BOw-knOts are "it"' They have
crowded out the whole family of bugs,
insects and crawling things. They ap-
pear in brooches and pendants. One in
diamonds shows each little streamer
tipped with diamond and an Alex
andrite. The whole family of neck
laces is more or less on graceful La
Talliere lines.
WOmankind is taking to fobs, the
sportier the better. A very clever one
is of black leather with the cleverest
charm, consisting of a gold horseshoe
with diamond nailheads, and a plati-
mum stirrup inside the horseshoe. 1t is
q gem.-Philadelph Record