Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
FORTUNES IN PRECIOUS GEMS.
Newest eJwe!s; What They Cost and
How They Are Worn.

The desire for jewels and the extraVa-
gantly splendid displays now made by
women who delight IN such manifesto
tons of wealth are two OF the naIn
characteristics of the power dress eNer-
cises over women in this luxurious age.
A million Soveletgns sounds like an In
credibly huge sum of money to sink In
precious stones, but the gem caskets OF
some OF our sre;.. ladies Iepresei,t tha.
vaiuc very closely, and ii is actually
touched in Il few notable instances.
quite moderately wealthy young mar
ried women do not consider their cata-
loSuc of jewels complete without two or
three tiaras. a string of pearls capable of
being melsuied h.! .ne yard. a stoi.iarli, /
brilliantly ablaze with gems, dog collar
and numerous neckiets. rings of various
cOlors to match various gems. to say
| nothing of aigrettes of diamonds. brace
lets. brooches and Ettle ornaments by the
hundred.
string that closely clasps the throat-has
been known III cost AyVv.v, a ,I..-u :,
lows up any SIM TO G2a Wn and even
more when 1t contains practically price,
| less stones: one trcoth may easily repre-
sent f5OO. while stomacher can scarcely
cost less. Hence to be hediZened in gems
that represent 91M,m0 is not difficult
task for the woman who likes a harbaric
display and can afford to indulge her
whilE. -
The extravaganza this craving for gems
leads to is excused by some people on the
score that precious stones are a sound in
Vastment. while the dealers in imitation
gems truthfulIy aver that it fosters their
trade. A very quaint fashion from old
times is the agrafe of brilliants. an orna-
Irent resembling a bow and bands of din-
mOnds. duplicated many times so as to
trim a dress from the decolletage to the
hem of the skirt. The ornaments gradu-
ate in size so that at the foot of the dress
they are much larger than they are at
the waist. thereby producing very ele-
giant effect. These necessarily are rarely
to be seen in real stones. but sets of them
are being sought in old French paste.
which produces as brilliant an effect rs
real diamonds and can scarcely he de-
Ornaments Of this caIibre are found up
on quaint old-word dresses. made with
the corsage poiute. and the full. simple
skirt of bygone times One ordered the
other day for n woman whose vogue rs
the picturesque was mad" of CLOUD gray
satin and was quite untrimmed' save Tor
the agrafes ard berthe and tibo%
fiounces of rich old lace Juliet nets OF
diamonds and pearls are 50 much more
beautiful than those OF to,%rrd ; E,oncr
than the rest Of their kind in the favor Of
the wealthy. woman. a ne" net IL made
of gold lattice work. fastened where the
lattice crosses with rosettes Of diamonds
and all around the edge festooned with
glittering fringe of the same precious
stores.
If diamond leaves. the edges "f which
meet III he center, are being made puf-
posely 10 b. worn with the Marie stuart
couture which dips in the center Of tn"
brow and causes 4 semi-conven. ional or
namcut nf this kind to look unusually
harming. The jewelers. have been very
busy lately inventing new ornaments Or
fresh ways Of wearing old ones How -
make use of very long ropes of pearls.
since IL became less faShionahI" than II
was n few years ago to wind them round
and around the throat has been y problem
To- the wealthy po~sessor Of such Doubles
that has at least been answered. A strirg
Of pearls twisted twice around the throat
and then looped in front on the low cor
sage with fas enirgs here and there com
posed Of ieweled brooches Is comparative
iy speaking an old tale. The latest adnIl-
In ton Of this idea is to festoon the jewels
AZ the back of the corsage as wei! as ~
the front and II the strings are mere ana
there composed Of ieweied brooches. Is NJ
the utmost Ynagnifccnce. In some cases
complete berthe OF splendid gems is pro.
vidcd by means of the long ne"klar" nf
gems, or two or three worn at the same
time.