Evening star., 1903-09-19
WOMEN AND EARRINGS.
Latest English Developments Of the
"Barbaric" Fashion.

From the London Mail.
women have for some time past bestowed
FAVOR upon the long earring, and inquiries
among fashionable jewelers. on the expert
ence OF the season shows that wealthy per-
sons are now seeking for large pear-shaped
pearls, diamonds, rubies and emeralds. for
the more splendid the gems that form the
earrings the more valuable they are for
the purpose required. A large diamond for
the stud part, followed by long pearl, en-
erald or pigeons blood ruby, and COM
pleted by round, trembling diamond-like
dewdrop crystallized, makes the newest
composition.
A subtle reason underlies the suddenly
bestowed favor women are according to
the long earring. 1t is decreed by fashion
that somehow, by hook or by crook. the
shoulder line Of smart femininfty Shall
droop; IN point of fact, the bottle neck fig
ude ure Is again being cultivated Pendant
earrings undoubtedly accentuate the appar-
ent length of the throat and draw atten-
lon to the silhouette of the shoulders
Ihey also cause the round face to look
artsucaily oval, and that again aids the
obedient girl in her endeavors to fall In
with fashions mandates.
But the ears must be pierced in order
that the new ornament may be worn wit h
comfort. The stud gem can be fixed on by
means of a spring, which often hurts the
tender flesh and causes swelling, but. on
the principle that pride must abide, is en-
dured by It's martyred possessor with noble
resignation For the long earring the jew
elers are not prepared to recommend
springs, because to insure the safety of
the gems they would have to be fixed very
tenaclously TO the ears, and even then the
chances of loss would be great
The newest pattern in earrings is an elon-
gated edition of the stud shape so long su-
preme favorfte. The stud remains, but now
mas ADDED to 1t pendant not the long
suf, steeple-shaped drop made of flexible
goto go. that was tf the vogue sixty years ago,
put Wenderfully lightly set shower of
gems that show like trembling points of
prllIancy and translucent color against the
satln-l1ke texture of the throat.
Faru-cplored pairs are sold to customers
VINO desire uncommon effects, and in this
way groups OF historic stones are some
times utilized. One ear Is embellished with
long pink pearl for a center piece, while
BLACK one shows up well dangling from
lhe other ear against the marble throat.
Precisely the pattern to choose today is
the one :of the EliZabethan and Stuart pc
riods, though the mokern adaptation need
not be quite SO long. In the famous and
Peter Lely, in the Dresden gallery, the origi-
nal of which by Van Dyck was burnt at
Whitehall. that monarch is seelA wearing
an exquisite specimen.
It is expected that some dartngly artistic
woman will set the fashion for single ear
rings such as men wore when dress was
made fine art among them and capricious
enects were not deemed merely effeminate.
1t is Idle to rake up the question as to
whether earrings are barbaric or not It
is absurd to tell the twentieth century
woman that she places herself on par
with the savage black by piercing the lobea
OF gold and Jewels. For the only answer
the sex vouchsafee II that earrings are In
fashion and are becoming. The Inference
ID clear.