The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-02-25
#FORTUNE IN GEMS.

me desire Tor jeWelry ana the e1..
trayagantly splendid displays now
manifestations Of wealth are two Of
the main characteristics of the power
dress exercises over women in this
luxurious age.
A million sovereigns sounds like an
incredibly huge sum of money to sink
in precious stones. but the gem cas-
kets Of our great ladies represent that
touched in q few notable instances.
Quite moderately wealthy young
married women do not consider the If
catalogue Of jewels complete without
two or three tiaras, string of pearls
capable of being measured by the yard,
stomacher brilliantly ablaze with
gems. a dog collar and numerous
match various gems, to say nothing of
a1grettes of diamonds, bracelets,
brooches. and little ornaments by the
hundred.
One single necklet Of pearls-only
string that closely clasps the throat
mas mas been known to cost 10000 pounds
and even more when it contains practi-
cally priceless stones: ones brooch
may easily represent 500 pounds, while
a stomacher can scarcely cost less
Hence to be bedizened in gems that
represent 100000 pounds is not diff
cult task for the woman who likes a
barbaric display and can afford to in
dulge her whim.
The extravaganza this craving for
gems leads to is excused by some peo-
pie on the score that precious stones
are sound investment, while the deal
ers In imitation gems truthfully aver
that it fosters their trade. A very
quaint fashion from old times Is the
agrafe Of brilliants resembling q bow
and bands of diamonds, duplicated
many times so as to trim a. dress from
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 ef-
feet. 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
| as real diamonds and can scarcely be
detected from them by the eyes Of
even experts.
| Ornaments of this caliber are found
| upon quaint old world dresses. made
with the corsage a pointe, and the full,
simple skirt of bygone times. One or
dered the other day for a woman
whose vogue is the picturesque is made
trimmed, saved for the agrafes and a
berthe and elbow flounce 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. dia-
monds. and all around the edge fes-
TONED with glittering fringe of the
same precious stones.
Very lovely aigrettes, composed Of 8
pair of diamond leaves the edges OF
which meet in the center. are being
made purposely to be worn with the
Marie Stuart couture, which dips ir
the center of the brow and causes 6
kind to look very charming. The jew
elers have been very busy lately In
venting new ornaments or fresh way:
of wearing old ones. How to make ust
of very long ropes of pearls, since j
became less fashionable than it was
g. few years ago to wind them round
and round the throat, has been a prob
lem to the wealthy possessors Of sucl
baubles that has at last been an
twice around the throat and the1
looped in front on the low corsage
with fastening here and there com
posed Of jeweled brooches, is. compare
lively speaking, an old tale. The lat
/. est adaptation of the idea 10 to festoo1
the jewels at the back Of the corsag,
as well az in the front, and, II tn,
of jeweled brooches. it is of the utmos
magnifcence. In some cases a com
plete berthe of splendid gems is pro
vided by means Of one long necklace o.
gems, or two or three worn at thu
!. same time.