Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-21
FALL FASHIONS.

days OF barbarism and Sayagry. but
jewelry has been used in some form
In all the ages: and though poets may
talk about beauty unadorned' women
find, like Marguerite in Faust their
greatest temptation in beautiful Jew
els. The proof of II is 10 be seen
when passing by such places as Tiff
fany's. see now many women stop and
look in with vistful gaze. The modern
jeweller is tempter of wondrous
cunning. He lures not only by the
gems but by the setting he gives the
gems. At his beck and call are men
versed in the art of design. and men
who can carry out these designs, first
OF all in stones upon background of
wax, and then set them in fine gold
or silver according to will, with the
jewels fixed in their places.
There is every reason to believe that
this season will be one in which color
ed stones will be very popular with
rubies emeralds and sapphires lead
ing One of the new ideas in collars
Is one of pearl with plaque as a
centerpiece, il is really revival of
the classic modes worn in the First
Empire at the court of the great Ma
poleon. Some OF these plaques are
og dark blue and enamel overaid
with u device of diamonds or bril-
liants Another style of collar is a
string of pearls wound round and
round the neck and knotted some dis
tance below the chin, Balls of gold
studded with pearls is another style
like for neck pieces.
Emeralds are immensely popular in
Paris and at the present moment are
the most expensive colored stone in
the market. The shape is now square
and nothing is considered handsomer
than the square emerald.
Bracelets are becoming more and
more the fad as the vogue for short
sleeves continues. The best of these
are of a simple design, round or
iquare on the surface. The jewelled
kind are not seen except with evening
froclSs. The serpent variety encirclins
the arm many times and ending with "A
head and tail is in evidence both day
and evening and considered the cor
rect thing. Many bracelets on the
one arm-even two-is said to be in
the worst OF taste.
All styles OF jewelry are seen. and
animals are so reproduced in gems
| that one would think an entire ZOO.
logical garden had been turned loose
into the iewelry stores. Not only are
| they worn as charms. and old cos
pins, cuff links. breaches, pins, and
various other articles. The question
| of earrings has again come up. and
| they are supposed to be again in fash
| ion, but tho earring has not been yet
| universally adopted by any means;
and while many women may wear
| the fiat pearls in the ears, or the
screw diamond. those that drop. an.
other revival of the First Empire, are
| looked askance at by most women.
Silver jewelry is again fighting for
a new lease of life, and silver rings
OF Gipsy style. that is, rings with a
| Vandyke edge filled with rubes are
called for; and the Gypsy earring is
sometimes seen with round hoop and
| dangling gem. In rings the stones
and setting the better. The slim mar
quise has spread to a design that is
rounding, though the effect is good
The French have peculiar way OF
sceting all diamonds on platinum, for
they argue that setting it on gold
causes the stone to throw out yellow
color which is not its natural color
or course, young girls may veal
| jewelry, If correct in dress knowledge
precious stones, except pearls are not
for them. She must content herself
! with those that come in the class
termed semi-precious and with quaint
effects in gold and silver. As the
young girl wears decollette that is
by no means low, the dog collar is a
favorite with her quite short and close
fitting. If they are enhanced with
pendants they may be somewhat loos
er. but short neck laces are indeed
short. Gems that sparkle are the ones
for girls to avoid. Bangles seem tc
belong almost exclusively to girls
They only seem to, however. for arms
that not pretty and young looking
and moulded in all the grace and
beauty of youth adorn themselves with
bangles and woeful Is the effect One
OF the favorites for yonng girl is q
hoop of gold, either CHASED or plain
There should be no stone set in the
gold, but the gold may be elaborately
carved. A circlet of tiny pearls set
on gold wire makes charming ban
gle for the young girl. Bracelets must
be narrow, however. If they are to fig
ure on a very youthful arm. A ring is
the first bit of jewelry that a girl de,
signs to own. and so even children