Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
REVERSAL OF FASHION
IN THE STYLE OF JEWELRY WO-
MEN ARE WEARING.

Written for The Star.
There is complete reversal of fashion
just now in the style of jewelry which
women are wearing. Last spring and
summer every trinl1et was as large and
snowy and striking as the designers could
make it. This spring the more delicate
and minute in motif are jeweled ornaments
the more do they please the fastidious taste
Of the smartly dressed woman.
"Where last year we sold massive neck
and lorgnette chains heavy band brace
lets and strikingly ornate brooches" ex-
planned a salesman in a fashionable jewell
er's, ''ths year the demand has been en-
tirely for the daintiest conceits Of the
miniature artists in these three favorite
pieces of jewelry."
The display in the showcase carried out
the statement of the clerk behind the
counter. Necklace after naekace lying
respondent on velvet ovals showed the
tiniest of gold link chains inset at intervals
with wee pearls, or chips of colored stones.
Hanging pendant from these chains were
other baby chains in short loops, each of
which formed sort of frame around as
many pearlike drops cut from amethyst,
imitation sapphire or beautifully colored
Jade.
OF them all. perhaps none was more
exquisite than network of finest links
In dull gold, intercepted here and there
by topaz ball half the size of the small
finger nah, and glittering with unusual
light because of it's ten or twelve-sided
cutting. Another lovely effect was in
French gray silver, the main chain holding
icicle-like drops of amethyst and the entire
mesh of smaller chains studded In places
with baby water pearls of ptnkish cast.
Still others, showing threadlike chains of
tiniest diamonds, tempted one to visions of
sheerest hand embroidered lingerie blouses,
about the neck Of which these delicately
wrought necklaces would rest like pris-
| matte sunbeams on the foam of the white
capped wave. s.a.
Charming, but inexpensive.
| But It is not alone in costly showcases
that these pretty feminine adornments
are seen. Their counterparts in less
| precious gems are as lovely to the un-
| trained eye as the expensive ones which
| they initiate, and they a welcome re-
| lief from the solid ball chains Of blue,
| white, green, ETC., which became such a
| tfresome fad before last summer was over.
| Charming little necklaces in imitation
| jewelry OF most picturesque design can
be bought as low as s125.
you notice the most refined looking
women have discarded even heavy lorg-
nette chains" commented a friend as a
| perfectly attired woman passed from a
| shop to her carriage at the same time we
| were making our exit THAT shopper
| took her glasses from the vanity case which
| she held in her hand, while the very finest
kind of chain was thrown twice around
| her throat with dangling zither-like
| ornament suspended from the longest curve
| of the chain
| Not an hour later the bevy of braceleted
players at an afternoon bridge party
! further proved the statement of the jewell
| ry salesman. All the fair white arms were
| decorated with delicate chains of imper-
ceptibly linked jewels. Bangles and chased
| gold and silver band bracelets We're con-
| spicuousIy uncommon, and the most be-
| witching forearms, left bare by abbreviat-
| ed sleeves, were those which showed tight
| circlets of opals small, oddly shaped
| crystals half way between wrist and elbow.
Delicacy and exquisite minuteness of design
| distinguish every piece of jewelry which
| decks the Fashionable woman this spring,
and striking fashy effects are distinctly
| out of date.