The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-21

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fDHERE is still in America a class
4 which overdoes things in the jewel
line, but it is growing smaller. That
the verdict of all the fashionable
dealers in costly gems. Still, that class
exists yet in some degree, and the
jewellers, hastily swallowing their ar
tistic pride, cater to the garish taste
by certain settings A member of a
well-known establishment acknowledge
ed this with twinkle in his eye. He
began, though, with loyal defense of
his countrywomen.
There's nobody like the American
woman for good taste that is. the
American woman who has always been
accustomed to wealth. AS for the 9TH
ed glass, they're as bright as these dia-
bonds here, and it takes them no time
to catch the trick. When l go abroad
the jewellers there tell me that the
most artistic jewelry is sold to Ameri-
cans They care lot for the setting,
and they care, too, for jewels to go
with certain costumes. But, as long as
you are convinced that think the Am
erican woman will always come out
right as to her dress, ner jewels, her
manner, everything, in fact, no matter
where she starts out-as long as you
are convinced of that, I'll admit that
we have two kinds of stock-the we'll
bred stock and the 'nouveau richie.
Here, for instance" said he, lis a
nouveau richie bauble." Two enormous
diamonds sparkled as he opened the
case. They were hung on tiny plati-
mum chain and lay like monster dew
drops, without any visible setting, a,
the end Of the little thread. They were
wonderfully, dazzlingly beautiful.
4You can notice them quite a little
way off, can't you" he chuckled. You
see, there is nothing to compete with
them. No setting, only a chain that's
ali but invisible. They let you realize
all their size; that's what a nouveau
wants. But these two stones are real
Iy too lovely for fate like this. 1t
hurts my pride that l should have
played them such a mean trick. I'm
going to take them out and give them
a proper environment | will at the
same time tone them down and set
them off so that they won't blind you
at first sight, but that when they do at
tract your eye you'll just give gasp
and say, How lovely!'
That's what rich people of good
taste want; something more valuable
than it looks at first What rich peo-
pie of poor taste want is to impress
you with the value Of all they have.
They go for diamonds of course, The
first thing and for big ones. rhey
care nothing for small stones beautiful
ly worked into a graceful design, like
snowy piece for no more than this.
This gold buckle set with diamonds
and sapphires is for the flashy trade.
A woman with refined taste would
have a belt buckle of thin lines of
finest diamonds, but nothing more
I his ruby set with diamonds Is also
flashy; had we meant it for our best
customers we would have toned down
its glitter with tiny rows of tiny
stones, instead of these big ones.
yes, we do have to consider the
fiashy taste bit, but not much. Sim
plicity and elegance are what most
wealthy Americans want, and get. In
proof of this, these tiny diamonds that
are used so much in artistic work and
that are of no use in fashy things,
have gone up in value from $50 to $3.50
karat. And let me tell you that
American women don't wear half the
jewelry that Englishwomen do. 1 don't
mean that in England one sees dia-
mOnd necklaces in the morning, or
that sort of thing, but they certainly
do cover themselves with all that Gus
tom allows"
THE most modish of the seasons
l. trimmings are in fiat effects, and
band decorations of all descriptions
are immensely popular, both for skirt
as well as bodice ornament
alton. Hand-embroidered laces Of all !
sorts are in the height of favor, but
their price makes them a coveted lux
ury for very many women who love
pretty things, but have not an ade-
quate dress allowance to make extrav-
agance possible. For this reason busy
fingers are often found this season en-
broidering bits of lace for guimpe and |
sleeves, sometimes merely accentuat-
Ing the pattern with effective stitcher-
les or, again, filling in a floral design !
In solid laid work. The weaving of a
ilet pattern in either floss or the fex- !
lble silk braid just referred to is not 4
impossible of achievement by any girl
clever with her needle, and when done
With q coarse blunt needle and heavy |