Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-24
NEW STYLES IN
PARIS JEWELRY
NEGLECTED HEART APPEARS
IN RINGS AND PENDANTS
Jeweled Beetles, Life Size, Attached to
Rings by Gold Wlres--Diamond
Necklaces to Cover the
Whole Bosom
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PARIS, June 2S.--The purses of the
Parislan ladies are growing more and
more luxurious. Little bags are shown,
whose meshes of gold are skilfully
woven into a damask design; others
are gathered into the clasp in folds
like a golden shuttlecock. Plain gold
bags are ornamented with a flamingo,
whose outstretched wings. feathered
with rosy opals. conceal the fastening.
Some of these bags have a little secret
compartment, which may hold the red
pencil for the lips. powder for the
cheeks and charcoal for the eyebrows,
besides a little mirror with feminine
head etched in one corner representing
Truth. A quite new style of porte
monnaie is made of gold plates held
together with little chains, an imitation
in form of the old-fashioned leather
portemonnaie. The front side is orna-
mented with peacocks i'm repousse
work, whose wide spread tails show
eyes of rubies and diamonds, or with
owls, opening sleepy emerald eyes, or
with serpents, Winding their coils
around the purse as if to prevent its
being opened.
But everything is initiated in our
day. and the clsSap purse, costing so
GENTS. HldN We u llS III - II SeiihS7s'
with the one wkrs.l cost SIS. SO there
Is a search for ~ and rare designs
and we see little gold books. half as
large as the hand set with rubies; or
cigarette holders OF chased gold, ar
ranged to hold mirror. a powder puff
and portmonnaie, the wade mecum of
the lady of fashion. A strong chain,
which may be passed over the wrist,
completes these novel designs.
Smart JeweIry for Men
The popular platinum rings are re-
served for the masculine sex, who have
appropriated so many articles of jewel
ry that nearly every other window in
the Rue de la Paix is devoted exclu-
sively to them. There sparkle the hosts
of buttons, called out i'm increasing
number by the mode of high waist
coats; and cravat pins made of pear
shaped pearls, gray or pink, for which
the unfortunate who cannot compass
their price may substitute pear SNAPPED
opals. Cigarette holders are engraved
all over with settings of enamel or
gems. Sometimes a few cigarettes are
left out to make room for the little
match box; for since the second waist
coat pocket must be reserved for the
coin purse, the matchsafe, however
costly, is in danger of being left with
out a home. The coin purse, with lit
tie doWny beds for ten and twenty
franc gold pieces, is clad in red lus-
trous gold and ornamented with ham,
mered work. Cigar cutter, pencil foun-
tain pen, toothpick case, nail file, keys
and pincers must now, with the elegant
Parisian, be real articles of jewelry
Add to these watch chains. cuff but
TONS cane and umbrella handle and
the buckles of hose supporters and 1t
is evident the lords of creation repre-
sent, at least outwardly, considerable
value In the face of this they can
hardly criticise the other sex for their
pleasure in glitterlng ornament their
fondness for Louis XIV lorgnons of
chased gold, or their eagerness to pos
sess the newest bracelets.
Golden Circlet for the Hair
One of the newest ornaments for the
hair is a gold circlet, like a bracelet,
only larger, which opens and snaps to-
gether like a bracelet, and has at each
side a shell hairpn for securing it to
the hair. 1t is made of a very slender
gold band, or rounded piece, set with
Jewels. The hair is worn full around
the face and piled in a high knot on
top. The jeweled circlet fits closely |
down over the knot. 1t can be opened
so as not to crush the hair clasped
again, and the two pins stuck in at
the sides. The hair makes an aureole
all around the face with the bracelet
cutting it off from the knot. Most Of
these ornaments are of dull Roman
gold with pearls or diamonds. No
combs are worn with them, but the
barette for the back of the hair is per-
missable, matching the circlet of
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