The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-04
THE JEWELER IS
PLEASED TO SEE
The Young Mans fancy Turn to
Thoughts OF Love.
JUNE is A GOOD MONTH
FOR MAN WHO FURNISHES GOLD
EN- BANDS AND SOLlTAiRES
FOR THE FAIR
BRIDES.


wears bland smile as hc exhibits his
trays of golden bands for the fab
| June brides To the matrimonially in
clined young men.
Women as rule are the best crit
| les Of jewelry." said one Of the deal
ers. and are the most apprecative
admirers OF the pretty new designs.
They call at the store frequently ana
are shown over the entire stock OF
late goods Sometimes they stay an
hour ami then leave without buying
anything. We always are glad to
have them come. though for not in
frequently and probably weeks after
the LADY has called someone will come
in and ask to be ehown piece of
jowelry or fine. chinaware that Mrs,
So-anl-So, who Nvas IN the other day
has told her about.
SOLITAIRE diamonds continue to
hold their own as the prevailing style
of the engagement ring, Once in a
great while some. young fellow has
The diamond set with 4 reby. or sap
phire or>~whatever, gem. ia accredited
to be the fair maiAen'a birthstone
The latest tiffany settings mount the
diamond, higher UP. Then there Isl
the platinum. top, the really biggest
change that"has been made IN mount
ings in years, The platinum is near
ly the color Of the'diamand and shows
it off to much !. better advantage
than the OLD style gold setting. The
rays reflected from the white metal
completely harmonize with the fash |
ing CLINT OF the stone. Cairo |
people are liberal buyers ana the av-
arago price paid for the engagement |
ring. is. about s75. |
The narrow; heavy tiffany Wed |
ling ring is much liked here and is al
most. exclusively used in fashionable |
wedding. ceremonies the country !
1ver. It's style is quite a departure |
rom the shape of tho plain band ring
With which our granifathers and /
pllghted their vows.
People living outside of the. city
nd who come here to buy ring are
lverse 10 the new tiffany styles and
ling to the plain ring. They gen
rally make the engagement ring do
OF the wedding ring also. They rare
y pay over $40 Tor the ring.
"Cnt glass and hand-paintod china
ware have figured heavily In the mum.
er of wedding presents given this
ear. Perhaps the most novel design
( cut glass is the imported comports
nd liquor sets trimmed in gold. Aus.
rlan china vases with q metal finish
RE ;onovelly
Wabash and White river pearls
re now known the world over The
eople living in this section Of the ,
ountry hear less of The true value /,
t the finds than do the Eastern mer :
hants. In great many cases the +,
earls found on the rivers are sold 70 :
earl buyers for nominal sum and
loir real worth IS never known here
n to let the secret Gus would ruin
he business
i4tiHN WON. Iit4 = wac "a Btat4 sum
, travelling buyer who makes. the
yer towns especially to. buy the
ems. for 5000 Five times the money
ould not nov purchasc'thc pearl
"In.regard to 'the.'slngs and irrcgu-
II shaped pearls secured from the
russell shells there has been great =
% of attention paid to working
lem mp into nice jcweiry. The jew =
Ter then took from his case an ex. )
lisite brooch fashioned in the shape :
a sunflower. and with the excep.
on of the mounting and gold center,
ade entirely Of long pear-shapod
ugs taken from the Wabash river
he effect was beautiful The price \
as $40 s