Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-29
BROOCH MUST MATCH EYES
One Of the Latest Wrinkles In Summer
Jewelry Requires This Strange
Condition
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s -" YES,
there is decided fad for brooches" T"
said the iewelry salesman with the
esthetic type Of face and the dignifled
air "In fact, II is the most pronounced
fad of the moment. Every woman
nowadays wears a brooch and no cos
tune Is considered quite complete
without one Sometimes two or three
brooches are worn at the same time"
mo, madam, / am not too busy to
show you some samples" he went on,
opening a show case and drawing from
Il n trayful of brooches. This Is not
our busy season, and. anyway we are
always glad to display our goods
whether you intend to purchase or not.
"These flower brooches are the latest
Paris novelty, and are considered very
chic. You will observe that, while they
bear a general resemblance to natures
colorings, they have an iridescent effect
which is very striking.
THAT Is a result partly of the vivid
colors which are being worn In the sea-
sons costumes and partly of the pres
ent tendency to wear a number of jew
eled ornaments at the same time.
Brooches of this character harmonize
with every color, as well as with the
numerous varieties of necklaces, neck
let's and lorgnette chains Many of
these brooches are set with diamonds
or fresh-water pearls in the form or
dew-drop or flower centers and the
cleaning white of these gems affords
an artistic contract to the iridescent
enamel.
Birds and insects come next in favor
to flower designs, and among the for
mer parrots and other tropical birds
are the most popular. That is due to
the fact that the plumage of these
birds displays the same brilliant colors
that are now in vogue, and the woman
who wears a brooch of this design can
be sure of its being at once true to ma
ture and strictly a la mode.
1.-The fresh water pearl appears in
these brooches also. Here, you see, is
a humming bird with a pearl in its
slender beak, and there is parrot with
topaz eyes. Yes, these are expensive
novelties, because the gems are real,
but in another department we have
imitation duplicates which come as low
as rs cents.
"Of course you are aware that the
correct thing just now is to select jew
elry that will match the spots In your
eyes. You did not know there were
spots in your eyes? Few people do
know it until their attention is called
to the fact, yet these spots really sup
ply the keynote for a becoming cos
tune. Your eyes, I observe. have little
amber spots in them which only need
deepening to give you beauty. You
should wear oriental jewels like these
warm golden brown topazes in set
tings of dull gold. This necklet and
brooch have the effect of transforming
those little amber spots into sparks of
lambert flame.
Now, if you are careful never to
wear narrow brimmed hat, nor to al
low a glare of white light to strike full
upon the pupils, people will begin to
notice a velvety softness about your
eyes which they have never observed
before.
"These dragon-fy brooches" con-
cluded the salesman, "are as popular
as they are beautiful. The iridescent,
semi transparent wings are a notice.
able feature. Those large dragon flies
are used for fastening the lace trim
mings of an evening waist, though they
are sometimes used as hair ornaments.
These butterfly brooches sparkling with
diamonds are employed in similar