Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
A BRACELET REVIVAL
ELBOW SLEEVES HAS BROUGHT IT
ABOUT.
Fantastic Designs Shown in New
Wrist Clasps-Jet and Coral Make
Favorite Circlets.
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Genuinely beautiful arms are natures
gift to few women. Nevertheless, the up
to-date girl is determined to wear short
sleeved bodices, and she has resurrected
the bracelet as a happy medium between
brief arm coverings and lanky or unsym-
metrical arms. This bracelet she wears on
one arm only, either the right or left, as
her choice may be- Grandmother'S heavy
gold and cameo bracelets are being brought
from their satin cases, where they have
lain unused SO many years. Jewels, imita-
ton or real, are linked almost invisibly to
form a brilliant circlet, and silver and gold
bands are a favorite clasp to break the
long stretch of bare arm between wrist and
sleeve.
Fantastic as many of the new bracelets
are in their design, fiat, tight-ftting bands
are in highest favor. When of rose gold
these bands are delicately carved in scroll
pattern and often have the owners mono
gram or crest inscribed on them. They are
especially charming when inlaid with tiny
variegated stones. One pearl or an emer-
aid is sometimes set into these broad bands.
and they are worn half way to the elbow,
securely clasped to prevent their Slipping,
and giving the effect of the old-fashioned
bangle Silver bands have a birth stone
mounted in them, which is effective when
surrounded by diamonds.
A bracelet to match the dog collar will
be fad of wealthy women during the COM
ing season, and topaz will be a stone great
ly in evidence for both pieces of jeWelry.
A necklace of large topaz has bracelet of
these lustrous yellow stones set IN gold
and linked with tiny gold rings. Six or
eight strands of coral beads, held together
by bars of rhinestones or diamonds and
ciasped by a bar of the brillants, will ac-
company dog collar of coral. Jet beads
are also joined by rhinestone bars to form
bracelet and dog collar. And the very cost
" diamond necklaces and dog collars have
filigrees of diamonds or diamonds and
emeralds to wear on the left arm.
Old Forms, Too.
Bands of jet have jet icicles dangling
from them, and are worn with very short
sleeves in the middle of the upper arm. A
gold snake is wound in many coils about
the upper arm, and has the head erect as
though ready to spring, while some brilliant
stone is set in the mouth. These sinuous
bracelets are also made of small bands of
gunmetal and are studded with rhine
stones. A society woman of eccentric
tastes wears always on her right arm,
when in evening dress, succession OF
platinum bands, with naughty peacock
of diamonds and emeralds joining the bands
on the outside OF the arm.
There is no prettier nor safer method FOR
carrying a watch than when it is securely
set into a bracelet, which is usually made
of bars of gold silver. interlaced
diagonally as are the iron bars of street
car gate These bars can be opened wide
or closed tightly so as to fit snugly about
any wrist. Another way for carrying
watch is to have it set in leather bracelet
which buckles around the wrist.
Oriental effects show wonderfully artistic
workmanship. A bracelet in oxidzed silver
has a bunch of leaves and grapes on either
side of big ruby. Each grape is repre-
scented by wee pearl. Large amethysts are
linked into a circlet, and succession Of
gold loops each contain peacock eye.