The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
WOMEN AS A RULE ..= -..... =
CARELESS OF WATCHES

watches. At least that is tho opinion Of Of the
Gas rule, explained one 'tthe watch is tho most
abused article In the world. Women in particular are
almost criminay careless In their treatment Of time
piece. Generally speaking, his watch all
the time. woman, thebther hand, her watch
day and keeps it in top bureau drawer for the
next two or three days. where it has every chance to
get filed with dust In the meantime she forgets to
wind 1t up. Ask most women and they will confess
that they never think to wind their watch until It is
run down. .,,@ 49,
Gas for taking watch once year to b cleaned
and oiled, probably not one man even IN q hundred
dreams Of doing such thing and never q The
usual mode Of procedure is to wait until the watch be-
gins to stop unexpectedly or to lose time.
90 good watch needs only one drop Of Oh . year
to keep it in rstrate condition. but that ono drop
must have and seldom or never gets. ~ - =
"The small wheel Of watch in ono year covers az
lance from New York to London, and all It asks and
doesn't often get in return Is drop Of oil and dust
ing out once in twelve months.
"Take it all in all, women care good deal more
about the outside looks Of their watch than about
whether it gains or loses minutes or hours a day
Zone of our customers, for instance was looking
at necklaces the other day when her friend said hur
riedly, Il believe must co.
chatelaine watch. tits only L. -
"'Why, it says half past a. the other remarked.
"'Yes, know it does but it 3 half an hour fast ,
"When 1t comes to question Of the case, tho,
women customers much more fastidious than most
and for this the elaboration Of the watch
case becomes more marked every year. Hosts Of New
York chatelaine watches costing
anywhere from 5000 to $4,000. In most Of these the
pin may be separated from the watch and worn as q
breastpin, but this Is not often done.
''To get down to the palmer styles, however, tho
enameled chatelane watch Is practically out Of STYLE
its place taken by the gold chatelaine watch engraved
with monogram showing gold dial open face.
s'The very fashionable woman when selecting
ordinary watch for rather than chooses
gold open face watch jewel size, which little
more than inch in diameter, and this she wears
tucked in her belt. Attached to the watch Is ribbon
intervals Of four, five OF six inches with teweled
clasp These clasps Of imitation jewels as well as
of real Stones and the chains far stylish than
the beaded affairs so long in vogue AS between the
palmer chateaine watches and the belt watches Of
gold silver, the latter by far the smarter just
now. sau ...5- ~4-~ r.
'When it comes to elaborate chatelaine watches
that is another story These fashionable if
possible than ever and they represent Of de-
signs showing precious stones in all sorts Of groupings
Three designs lead all the rest and here they are'
The dealer took from drawer three watches and
spread them out piece Of velvet. The first was
covered entirely with diamonds-sman diamonds set
close together that not gimmer Of metal showed
between. The pin Of the watch, in flower and leaf
design, was also soidly Of diamonds. Watch and
pin $4,000 which, the dealer explained was really
cheap for the thing.
The second design was paved with pearls, meaning
that small pearls split and applied to the gold not
being carried out on the chatelaine PIN which repre-
scented winged bird The price was $4,000, some de-
signs Of still smaller pearls costing only half much
Larger whole pearls set on in circular the
edge of the watch or studding it, always favor
tie decoration for chateaine Watches it explained
but their cost puts them beyond the reach Of any but
the wealthy.
The third design was single large opal nearly one
inch in diameter surrounded with a border Of seed
pearls The shading Of the opal was magnificent The
hin Of this watch was Of fine pearls only, =