The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
IflOW TO HAVE HANDSOME WHITE HANDSSEASON "
Amethyst the Precious Stono
LlnkedinFate With February.
HEART SHAPEDVALENTINR
This Is Popular Shape and Amethyst
Because Of It's Association Makes II
Doubly Appropriate--Pendant of
all Sorts are Now the Craze.

SoeaoSo W us ASSOCIATION Wakes u
DoublY Appropriated ndants of
all Sorts are Now the Craze.
Tho February-born will find 5iG
Sincerity and peace OF mind
Freedom from passion and all care
II they tho amethyst will wear.
After all Of which, where Is tho Teb>
ruary-born maiden who would rec,sl essly
Disregard tho suggestion Of Dame Super.
stition, when so many good things may
be had just by the wearing OF an ams-
thyst7 s5s
From days of old, the stone Of purple "a
hue has been a favorito with the articles III
In CONS and. up to-date jewellers utillsA n
1t With essentially artistic effect In the
creation Of all manner Of lovely orna. "a
nents for fair feminine adjournment. II IA
many Of them. thu amethyst takes on
still greater beauty through association
with the scintillatlng diamond and the
llmpld pearl. Frequently, too the pur-
pie gems are mounted in dull, ANTIQUE ss
gold, delicately and gracefully wrought.
which brings into full play their deem "a
rich, veIvety color. 100
Just at present. tho scmi-precious stones NJ
are being used moro than for a long
time past and In all sorts OF ways that
would make the old-time Jewellers open
wide their eyes In astonishnnt Chains,
pendants. bracelets rings, brooches
lorgnettes. purses. vinalgrettes, blousi
sets and liat-psns arc among the array 81
amethyst-set ornaments which Will erli
able the February born maid or natrol
to display b tallsmanic gem somewhere
about her on
Ey5fs OF AMETHYST.
One The most popular designs x q
3Jews aaSJ the heart-shape and In aue.
thy Is doubly appropriate to the
y ss OF St Valentine Then, too. thu
sshyst, in the language Of gems
Ans true love" SO you couldn't fini
,5sny prettier love token for a Februar}
pbirthday girl than a gold and gemme4
trinket in the form Of an amethyst heart
1t might be a heart of amethyst to hand
from the fashionable slender neck chat
Of gold
A heart-shaped amethyst trimmed with
row OF pearls Is a lovely little brooch.
A chain for lorgnette purse or TAM tlal 4
tiny purple hearts dangling from It'll
links all down its golden length
A belt pin has a single large arnethyst
heart set in the centre Of a flender gold
wire. rs S3 lsl
Twin amethyst hearst cuddling up to
each other and surrounded by a crown
of pearls-a brooch-is prettily sugges.
tive OF two hearts that beat ns one."
The crown carries out the symbolism SEN .
further.
II your birthday comes some time this ID
month and your STEADY ''-tllat's not in d
the dictionary, but It's good old American 81
slang-shoud happen to present you with
such a brooch. you are to understand
that 1t means that you are proudly en-,
throned in his heart as Queen. Tho
heart surmounted by crown was M
favorite device for love tokens full many
year ago when DANES in trailing bro,
cades and velvets, wore powdered "a
wigs and patches and men? why, those
old-tllne cavaliers in comparison with
the modern gallant in full dress sui n.
would look like a bird of Paradise beside 81
q crow.
AAIErHYsT-sET PENDANTS, iiss
THIS season there is a fad in rashiona
generally for things that dangle-dropt
and tassels and pendants OF all sorts>.-
Even jewelry has caught the craze.
rope, very long. formed of twisted strand @
Of innumerable seed pearls has at ont
end tassel Of pearls, and at the othei
a pear-shaped amethyst cut with many
facets. which hangs like deep purple
b,A from calyx OF gold wrought ID
lace-work effect studded with pearls.
Pendants to hang on the thread-llke
chain of gold or platinum are dainty
things indeed, and the amethyst lends it~
self with artistic grace to the embelllshs
ment OF some OF tho lovellest.
Never has there been a season when 50 Il
much originality was INFUSED into the
designs of jewelry. No longer o rings,
bracelets. brooches. all look alike. ID
the display Of gold and jewelled beauty
on c,1c1, 1nt rf,,ur cAl
A lace pin In the form Of a spray. tha s
main stem delicately suggested In gold
from this extend small branches-just al
they do in nature-formed OF mere linaA
OF tiny pearls. There and there a diamond
hangs to tho branches like berry. Tha
spray breaks into bloom at one end. thu
flower having five petals Of amethyst
that open wide from a heart gemned
with single pearl. Between tho petall
tiny diamonds shine like deWdrops,
What used to be called the sdoH Ell
collar is In vogue again, but very much "a
glorlfied The broad bands formed Of
many rows OF pearls are. OF course, the M
most superb things Of this sort that Q
woman can wear, but much use is bs-
Ing made OF tho semi-precious stones Ia sg
the creation of these gold and gemmsd
gnrnitures for the neck OF feminlnity. The
gems are set in gold which is delicatelY,
intrlcatey and sktlfully wrought In do. ia
signs OF great originality and beauty Of
effect. One OF these collars is OF ans
t!que gold In a lattlce-like Design en-.
twlned with small leaves with here and
there a tiny pearl peeptng from anonu
them. In tho open spaces through tho
centre OF the collar swings q row Of pears
shaped amethysta. tSs$
A bracelet OF fashionable design Ii
formed of two rows OF pearls set at IN.
tervals with amethysts Of circular shaN
ornamentaly In rose gold.
There are, too. long chains having their
gold links interspersed with alnethysts,
which may be large or small round OF
cut with facets or encaboehon
Some of the newest chains arc ornament
ed with pearls combined with amethysta
Cut crystal. vinaigrettes have single
large amethyst lnbedded hi the gold topI
small diamonds twinkle around II Ike
stars around a moon, Gold lorgnettea
richly tewellcd With anethysts ep,.sssssss Ia.