The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-22
CORALS, JADE AND GGRNETS
LESS EXPENSIVE STONES SHOWN
IN ELABORATE MOUNTINGS.
The Seasons Novelties In JewelrY Include
some Beautifully Carved CameOs-The
New Bracelets Very NubstantiaI-GAd
Fashioned Canoes Becoming Popular.

Fashioned Canoes Becoming Popular.
For the time being said tho jswsIry
man, coral and jade top tho = novelties
most eagerly bought by New York women.
including oven those whose jewel cases
are filed with the c~ostiest stones."
In proof OF this he showed a collection
OF OoralS and fades mounted in all sorts
OF articles OF adornmsnt. and larger and
moro beautiful. he thought. h any over
before seen in this city In any ono store.
For the time being shoppers want Oorlls
instead Of DIAMONDS. Turquoise g iasscl
by in favor OF Jade.
The pins. cOrsage ornaments. reck-
laces. collars and pendants made OF coral
and OF JADE. representing tho finest az well
a. the cheapest stones. are exquisite. Tn
those of coral nay be seen the finest Of
carving and mountings Of the most delicate
and elaborate workmanship.
And there are imitation pieces Of different
mountings which are almost az pretty and
which appeal to a a holiday shopper
who must make a little money go a long
way. A a rule the finest corals shown
are carved in relief in the form OF female
heade, heads Of plumed knights. cherubiC
and heraldio designs. floral and leaf effects.
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deep tint. mounted in gold or silver or
oxidized silver. wrought in a fligree OF
open work design in some cases.
There are La Valliere necklaces com-
posed " two. three. four or more oval
coral heads If varying sizes connected
with fligree work and depending from
a slender chain. There ara single heads
mounted in the same fashion. One such
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coral against a back ground Of gold fligree
and suspended by a fine gold chain, costs
SITS.
why. I can buy q real diamond orns-
ment for that price, a shopper exclaimed.
and the dealer agreed with her. The price
Of jade, IN oval Of similar size mounted
in dull silver. was $3.50. But Of course
these examples represent the pick Of the
manufacturers stock.
A very beautiful head nj about the sire
mentioned. mounted IA a breastpin. may
be had for $40. These coral cameo style
breastpins are very popular and they are
considered very stylish in both the smaller
and larger sizes.
Some Of the collections show unmounted
heads. so that a purchaser may select a
mounting to suit her own taste. The other
day two Of these heads. exactly alike. were
bought ami Instructions given To have
them mounted with a border Of small dia-
monds. Commonly, however. a gold
border is chosen in a perfectly plain or a
beaded effect.
In corsage ornaments il il different. the
head or heads being nearly always sur
rounded with filigree work. II is in fiat
collars anywhere from one inch to two
and a half inches that the new corals and
jades are perhaps seen to the greatest
advantage. Invariably these collars are Of
gold or silver c~uriously wrought in Oriental
looking patterns, with three. four. five OF
more coral or jade ovsls inserted at
intervals.
Other collars are made of strands Of fine
coral beads with a crossbar at the front,
back and sides of openwork gold or silver.
and these in pattern are n duplicate of the
pearl strand collars now SO much worn.
The coral collars. il il said. are very be-
coming to a clear. fair complexion. but
women with a high color or a muddy skin
would better let them alone.
The fiat collars are matched with fiat brace
let's about one inch wide. which ht closely
ground the wrist. The newest design
separate bracelets are. however, not OF
uniform width. nor are they very narrow,
On the contrary. some OF the mes s.ylisi
Eroaden out on top to q width of nearly
two inches. These are Of gold Or Of silver,
with and without a coral. a jade or other
stone in the centre.
It is many years, in fact, since bracelets
have been so sui stantial.
The assortment of coraIs includes many
small single drop pendants i'm design much
like the small pearl and diamond drop
pendants attached to a threaclike chain
long enough only 70 go around the neck.
In some OK these the drops are carved, in
others they are plain. Belt buckles are
mounted with the reai coral 0nd with Jade
and there are imported she'll combs Orna-
mented with trGceries Of fine gold connect-
ing very tiny coral beads
Fortunately for shoppers limited to
smaller prices than the real jade brings
there are limitations at very low prices
which only experts know from the real
thing. For instance, gold bracelets mounted
with a jade hall on either Of the overlapped
twisted ends. a third hall dangling be-
tween. cost only &S, and others with less
Jade sell for s. n under. Breastpins end
stickpins OF imitation jade at low prices
are plentiful. Novelties in coral and jade
include also shirt aud shirt waist sets, the
first consisting OF three very small studs.
link cuff buttons and a stickDin. the latter
half a dozen larger sized studs and a stick
pin.
Finger rings OF coral and OF jade. mounted
with and without diamonds. are among the
best selling rings just now. and strings OF
small corals fitting closely around the collar
are mentioned In the same class.
The woman lucky enough to own some
old fashioned canoes may give thanks
and get them all out. for canoes Of every
size and description are seen in h collec-
lions of novelties, oun not only as
breastpins but in fat collars, bracelets
and pendants.
Garnets are popular again. Women who
formerly turned mp their noses at a garnet
have changed their minds. In some OF
the new settings garnets have almost an
Oriental look. In some settings small
garnets are grouped In clusters very close
together, in others larger size garnets are
spaced at equal distances to show a con-
tinuous background Of gold. There are
collars, breastpins. stickpins. corsage or
naments of the everyday. comparatively
inexpensive grade Of garnets, which. how
ever, because Of their setting are far re-
moved from the commonplace.
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