The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-05-02
ORIENTAL JEWELRY.
Personal ORNAMENTS Mixed WITH
ODD sUPER5TlTloNs

/ and Heads Ibrt Arc Potent tbnrn-
Tnr Trlicity--icgcud of tie INna5a
st"nc-Thc sacred siznct Ring.
Tnc or,cntals love Of luxury. splcn-
dDr of attire and personal adorumcnt
acts as a strong incentive o. the eastern
! i"vc.cr ln tie production Of those cx.
IiU,t'ly carved aud mu,,colorcd crca-
t'ol, over which the moinrl world
Iravcs ana marycl, Nor are such deco
/ rJti1us mere ornaments without other
use or meaning
The oriental jewclcr, seated upon the
lDJr of his little shop. iuhuiiug the fra.
grant olors Of his pipe aul coffee. con
cci,cs hs design ana icalDusly cnycl.
ops 1t with mysticism. adding t. II the
quaint charm OF symbol ana supcrst.
zion The bracelet. the earrings, the
necklace the clasp. the buckle and the
button grow step by step into "A special
ornament according tD the rank,
means. tastes and wants Of The wcurcr
au evidence Of class AMI dignity.
bracelets are by oricut1ls worn in
pairs Each hand Is provided with one.
ls otherwise jealousy viii spring UP
between the manual uom'rs ana evil
leeds win follow Elruu., ARE p'pu
ar among both sexes 90 certain parts
OF TIE orient The cIr, are pierced at
birth The UDr,urIii1H- are made un
necessarily large SO as not 10 permit u
residue eft gossip. Then o.ulMeuta are
offered the ears gs C.ls5l ii1n. Ncrk
Gccs are worn most C'usp.nu.u.ly g.
avert the evil oyv ANA O. denote dig
m'y and distinction. fcg'1l neck
,.ncs seem t. have bopl .u vogue from
uwc immcmoral ald un, ncr'.uontly
Go they udoru the whole Ghost OF the
wclrcr In luln the .cu often bor
row their wives necklace To- decorate
themselves with Masculine vanity of
certain scots of the pcvsiau5 far cx
cccls that OF womcl. AMI. aside from
wearing earrings AMI No, Elaccs they
almost mouopDlZc the tiny seed pearls
Icy striugug them in their boards, each
hair being literally covered with a lus
trDus pearl.
Beads are among the earliest forms
of ornaments and are considered po
tent charms for felicity. rs t!csc are
often cut aud sold by priests or sheiNs
who maintain thcmSclNc, solely by this
means. The pear shaped drop 50 much
In vogue in Europe and America is of
decidedly oriental origin ana ans at
tachcd TO ii a quaint myth. Tho klG-
hl stone in Mecca has this peculiar
shape, and, according to the theory of
the MOhImmclauS, this stone was the
actual guardian angel who was sent 10
watch over Adam in Eden and was
present at his fall. As a punishment
FOR not having more yigilautly exc
cutcd his trust the angel was changed
into a stone aud harled from paradise
Most MohlmucdIns wear pearl shape
pendants made of wool or sJMr pre-
ciOus stone as reminder Of Allahs
wrath. nnd these are held among them
Ia the same esteem IA is the cross
among the Christians.
Armlcts are regarded aS caste itarEs
lnd are worn only 10y wnmcl. AuIlct1
have healing power aad -, are worn
not rs ornaments unly. I,,lc tu.lns
bells are often attached 10 these. which
! lend pleasing SQUAD tp an approach
ing step and serve t. Gcppic th" SUI
| pcrioriiy and rank OF the wclrrr ana
| thus in passing render Dire homage.
IN Arabian poet describe, tty," as
! the awahcUcr, of durHlut senses
Rings are wOrn In Arcat pruiu>!pn
| aud are made of all sorts of metals.
However, they invariably have ey-
! Iulsdcly carycl or Opcnwprk shauhS.
| t.vcu the stones have their symbols
ant are worn accordingly. In the
pr'cat NJ prejudice exists against
| ppnls
S.gncl rings were of great Importance
| mp.s the earlier oricntnls. and even
% tie present day letters are rarely
| otherwise signed Iy those who send
,hrm Thus the authenticity of all
l,1lctS and communications, even
merchants bills, depends wholly upoa
| m Impression of a signc, ring. The
| occupation of the seal cutter is regard
| "A as one of great trust and danger.
such person g., obliged t. keep u reg
,,tcr of every ring seal he makes, and
+ one he lost or stolen from the party
| 'or whom 1t was cut his life would
answer for making another just Ike II.
ihc loss of a siguot ring ia rc-agdcd as
| disastrous calamity, ana the alarm
which an oriental exhibits at the loss
u the s,sprt can only I've understood
! ~ reference O. these circumstances.
l- the seal cutter is always Obliged tO
alter the real date at which the seal
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