The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08

ndpIy pOSSeSSOE OF gEdnOnolutT
jewel box It has been pretty wei
rifled during the past year
Quaint old braided gold bracelets;
high, gold-encrusted tortoise shell
combs; diamond clasps Of bygone days.
used now TO fasten velvet neck RIBBONS,
have all been in high favor.
Indeed. the older and quainter the
jewelry the better. II has CI te a charm
Of its own. And then the wearing OF
it gives you such an excellent oppor-
tunity to say, My great-great-grand-
mothers, you know"
Now is the time 10 discover some Of
those long dangling earrings which were
the pride and JOY Of your grandmother s
young days. And TO wear them.
For word comes that on the other
side Of the Atlantic the smart women
are wearing earrings Of the most eX-
aggerated size and length. And they
all dangle. dangle, daagle.
I've just had a letter from a friend
staying at one of the fashionable Lon
don hotels.
She was there en- route from one
country house party to another and
dashed of a few lines to tell me Of all
the mutual friends she has been meet
ing in England. And to give me a word
Of the latest fashions there.
Purple, purple-purple everywhere.
she saws. And immense -Coinures, all
purfs and Curls. And earrings.
Not the button earrings Of fresh
water pearl or coral. without which We
hardly feel dressed here. but long. dang
ling, old-fashioned things that sway
and dance with each movement Of the
wearer.
Some OF them are very evidently geru-
inc antiques, but the jewelers. are run
ming these a close second in the beauty
Of their modern designs.
Diamonds. pearls, pink and the rare
white coral, turQUoises, cut let, even
unclouded amber, are all being used in
this latest fad of milady's adjournment
And, of course. If emeralds and sap
phlres happen to be your pet jewel, then
YOU have them set into your earrings,
too.
with her usual originality, Mrs. Her
bert D. Robbins, as long ago as the
horse show, wore long pendant earrings,
made chiefly in gold, in charming de-
sign. They created quite a sensation
Mrs. Robbins is, you know, a sister
aunt Of lovely Muriel Robbins, whose
wedding at Tuxedo was one OF the
events Of the spring season.
Before her marriage Mrs Robbins was
Helen Carroll, a member Of the famous
Maryland family of that name, and as q
proteg of Mrs. Astor's enjoyed Il
sorts of social privileges.
Natalie Schenck Collins is also the pos
SCISSOR Of pair OF topaz and diamond
pendant earrings, which 1 admire i'm
mensely. They suit her style Of good
looks very well, which is more than one
will be able to say of all the women who
viii essay these long ear drops.
For some time Mrs r Fulton Cutting
appeared during the morning hours
wearing most uncommon earrings.
They were tolerably large balls Of
highly-poHshed gun metal, topped by
small diamond. They were not screwed
closely into the ear. but hung down.
being apparently suspended by the dia-
monds. / can't say they appealed to
me very much. They looked heavy. and
cumbersome and their beauty was not
sufficient TO excuse their apparent
weight.
Mrs. Mick Longworth also boasts
sumo rather remarkable earrings. They
are often mistaken for Oriental jeweIry.
but as a matter Of fact are family
heirlOoms, being given her by her
grandmother, Mrs. Lee, of Boston.
The fresh water pearls that Mrs. Hol-
lis Hennewen wears are quite the largest
on record. They are irregularly shaped
and about the size Of small onions
But they are the ones that screw tight
" against the ear-the kind that we