The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-25
FORTUNES IN PRECIOUS GEMS.
Newest Jewels; what They Cost and How
They Are Worn.
From the London Daily Mai.


From the London Daily Maj.
Thu desire for Jewels and the extrava aantly
splendId displays now made by women who
delight In such manifestations OF wealth
are two OF the main characteristics of tho
mower dress exercises over women In tbs
luxurious age.
bly huge sum OF money to sink IN precious
stones. but the gem caskets OF some OF orr
oreat ladies represent that value very closely,
and IL is actually touched in few notable
instances.
quite moderately wealthy young married
uomen do not consider their catalogue Of
Jewels complete without two or three tiaras.
n string Of pearls capable of being measured
by the yard, stomacher brilliantly ablh1c
with gems. dog collar. and numerous neck
lets. rings OF various oolors TO match various
gems. TO say nothing Of aigrettes OF diamonds.
bracelets. brooches, and little ornaments
by the hundred.
that closely clasps the throat-has been
known to cost 100000; tiara swallows up
any sum up to f25. 600. and even more when
IL contains practically priceless stones; one
brooch may easily represent E5oo. while a
stomacher can scarcely cost less. Henc" TO
be bedizened in gems that represent fin,ooo
Ia not diflcult task for the woman who likas
n barbarlc display and can AFFORD to indulge
her within.
The extravagance this craving for gems
leads TO is excused by some people on lii"
score that precious stones are Il sound IN
yestment. while the deal ers in imitation
gems truthfully aver that 1t fosters tier
trade
A very quaint fashion from old times is the
agrafe OF brilliants. an ornament resembling
bow and bands OF diamond duplicated
many times so as to trim dress from th'
decolletage to the hem Of the skirt. The
ornaments graduate in size, so that at the foot
Of the dress they are much larger than they
are at the waist, thereby producing very
elegant effect. These necessarily are rarely
to be seen in real stones. but sets OF them are
being sought in old French paste. which pro-
duces as brilliant an effect as real diamonds
and can scarcely be detected from them by
the eyes Of even experts.
Ornaments of this calibre are found upon
quaint Old World dresses, made with the
corsage pointe, and the full, simple skirt OF
bygone times. One ordered the other day
for woman whose vogue Is the picturesque
was made Of cloud gray satin and was quite
untrimmed save for the agrafes and berthe
and elbow founces Of rich old lace.
Juliet nets OF diamonds and pearls are
so much more beautiful than those Of colored
stones that they are likely to last longer than
the rest OF their kind in the favor OF the
wealthy woman A new net is made of gold
lattice work fastened where the lattice crosses
with rosettes of diamonds and all around the
edge festooned with elittering fringe OF
the same precious stones
Very lovely aigrettes. composed OF pair
Of diamond leaves, the edges of which meet
In the centre. are being made purpcsely to
be worn with the Marie Stuart couture
which dips in the centre Of the brow and
causes a semi-conventional ornament OF
this kind to look unusually charming. The
jewellers have been very busy lately in
venting new ornaments or fresh ways of
wearing old ones How to make use Of very
long ropes of pearls. since it became less
fashiona BILE than it was few years ago to
wind them round and around the throat hss
been problem to the wealthy possessor OF
such bau bles that has at last been answered.
A string Of pearls twisted twice around the
throat and then loopcd in front on the low
corsage, with fastenings here and there
composed of jewelled brooches is, compare
lively speaking. an old tale The latest adap-
tation Of this idea is to festoon the jewels
at the back of the corsage as well as in the
front, and II the strings are very long indeed
the effect produced is OF the utmost magnih-
ceuce. In some cases a complete berthe OF
splendid gems Is provided by means OF one
long necklace of gems. or two OF three worn
at the same time.