The sun., 1904-06-19

They must go in person, as the safe de-
post companies will rarely give such valu-
able articles even to maids that they know.
and the work Of taking them out is so great
that many women would rather forego
the pleasure Of wearing them than 60
through it. 1t Is much easier to have imita-
ton duplicates that cost only few hun
dred dollars and can be kept in safes at
home.
One secs now in the street cars every day
women and girls wearing strings OF pearls
which would obviously be beyond their
means were they genuine. They wear
them only for adornment and because II Is
the style to wear pearls now.
Thus it happens that pearls more then
any other gems are copied at present.
Not all Of these limitations are cheap. The
set OF false pearls which the Duke OF Man.
chester bought for his wife and which
figured 80 much In her photographs before
they got into the courts cost 5000, so ex-
cellent was the imitation and so carefully
were they mounted and set in gold. The
majority Of imitation jewels are set in gold
IL they are worth taking any trouble with
at all.
Women wear imitation pearls who would
not think OF wearing other false stones.
The strings and collars which are 80 much
the style are demanded by the present
fashions of dress and most women want to
wear q neckla e. even II it be one Of the
smallest and least pretentious kind. II
they cannot afford to pay, at the very least,
several thousand dollars for such string.
they are quite satisfied to get along with
one that costs s4t0.
Two stories show tho different points OF
view that exist on the subject Of imitation
Jewels. Ten years ago, when the iInita-
tions werc first made In their present per-
fectioK In Europe, an American brought
back from Paris to his sister pearl collar
which sho refused to wear as her husband
had lust failed for several million dollars
in rather spectacular fashion.
III I do wear IT," she slid, people
will say that 1t is rather curious taste for
me TO be buying such piece Of jswelry
80 soon after the failure Of my husband.
Otherwise, they will say it is false.
Il do not caro- to have them say one thing
or the other. So shall have to forego
the pleasure Of wearing 1t.
At the present day she would not care
whether people said the collar was false or
by an incident that occurred at supper
one night last winter.
wealthy widow " who has long had an
exalted place in society and Is noted for
her ecoentricities sat at the table with a num-
Der of friends.
Il have been admring your pearls all
evening"" one Of them said, leaning over
the table Il don't remember having seen
them before. They are so beautiful"
.You nevcr did see them before an
swered the lady, putting up her hand to the
collar at her throat, for I bought them
only this morning. I'm glad you think
then, beautiful. l don't know. though,
II they will last. Sec here
With that she pressed ono Of the false
stones tightly between hor fingers and 1t
Welded to the foroc and popped. Then she
lauehingly treated another pearl to the same
pressure.
I'm afraid they would all 60 like that
~ I tried then," she said. 1T always
amuscs me to read In the newspapers that
I wore my pearls at this place or that.
Now, it happens that never had any
large pieces OF jewelry in pearls until they
lately becan the style. All have bought
Of late have been Anitations, and l pever
cxpcct to wear any bther kind As long a.
they look 30 much like the genuine
Yet that woman, who n allied to the
Vanderbilt family could afford to pay any
sum she wanted to for her jewels.
Apart from tho Inconvenience Of having
such valuable things about. there are other
reasons that iead women to take TO the i'm
itation jewels.