Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
UNIQUE SETTINGS.
Old Canoes in Odd Framing.

OlQ Cam6OS IN OQQ 6TaIIl1nG.
Canoes and picture brooches stand fore
most among the unusual offerings OF
jewelry for miladrs use this summer.
They represent the tip of elegance and OF
fantastic conceit, and to the woman In
search of novelties their designs and set
tings display all that Is most unique and
out of the ordinary in jeweled Ornamental
ton. The cameo particularly is being ex-
plotted in many odd and fascinating ways
in every kind Of trinket
There is a certain dignity about this
old-fashioned carved shell. gained, per-
haps, from its close association with past
generations. No one bit of finery so con-
meets itself with the retiring refinement
of our grandrnothers and It's delicate
transparencies seem almost to typify the
gentle, one might say fragile, natures of
these simple, unassuning women, who
priced canoes among their choicest posses
sionS.
In the new settings in which canoes
large and small appear this relationship
has plainly been thought of and carried
out Chaste antique hligrees chains and
ornamental backgrounds help to bring out
the modest beauties of the carved shells
and give the entire bracelet, necklace or
brooch which they effect a look Of having
been found In some ancient trunk far back
In the recesses of an old-time attic.
A favorite bit of jewelry with the cameo
set In is a bracelet of finest chain LINKS
in dull gold, showing single pink shell
embossed with a classic head carved in
white These canoes are not over an inch
in length and are usually oval. like those
formerly seen in old-fashioned pendant ear
rings In fact the woman who Is fortunate
enough to possess one of the latter heir
looms can find no better use to which to
put her precious holding
Another bracelet is composed of a NUM-
Der of small canoes linked delicately to-
gether and fastened by a firm ornamental
clasp. Necklaces also are made up of the
carved shells five or six of them being
Joined BIZ the finest chains. each of which
hangs in short loop between the several
canoes. High-backed combs so much seen
with the SEASONS fashionable couture dis
play In their gold or silver headings canoes
OF various sizes, and nothing prettier could
be imagined than a single fair head of
white in miniature against amber back
ground resting in place Of a barette among
soft, fluffy tresses.
While of more recent revival the picture
brooch is again In high favor this summer.
Women of wealth who can afford expen-
sive hand-painted miniatures have never
ceased to admire and wear these eccentric
ornaments. Framed In a tiny circlet OF
pearls or diamonds. an exquisitely tinted
porcelain mother or husband or child has
been pinned either at the throat or on the
front of the bodice revealing the closest
affection of the person whom IL adorned.
Now, however, tiny porceiains showing
very perfect little copies of famous paint
ings ara to be had very reasonably. Like
the Canoes, the picture porcelains are EN-
ployed In various settings for all sorts
of ornaments. though In the form of a
brooch they appear to best advantage Re-
narkably lovely ones are to be had In
serni-preeions and imitation jewelry whgs--
makes them a possibility to even the mode
rateiy filed purse