New-York tribune., 1907-11-11
GEMS TO MATCH GOWNS
Semi-Preci0ns Stones HIN Feminine
Admirers DaiIu

In the old days one could count unon o,o,- d.
the Vall,HeS % peciouS stones that women wore
Few otbers-these were all Fyor ~, Gnu
women had comparatively few ornaments. ~ e',.s'
tion Of having different necklaces and c1ae,l ~, nv.
bracelets and tiaras match diffo-o,,. 'i''
had never entered anybody's head ~ 80 i'leS :
that is changing Women. through +rs,,aI 80, 81 a.
study Of artistic objects. and all the adva,,+a.n
that wealth gives are growing more artistic T. s
NOT enough now to have splendid or,ar,o,. -, -
want the ornament TO suit the gown my
Semi-precious stones consequently are beinp ,,s.d
more and more. Without them II vrouId ba t..-
sibe 10 match all the new shades now 60 -;
vonlens costumes, and to please his crs+o,,ars ,,
tasiloNaple Je"e!!er must do thar. In Paris and
Vienna and Berlin. the three great fo,Ir,ot, 80
beauty in dress. the matter Of r1atcbtno fah-,os
with sernl-prectous stones Is being made an art
The innovation is an excellent thing for America
any number of the serni-precious stones TIE ,s
The California stone the tourTnalne which is found
in various shades OF pinks and vellovs and prao,s
from light 20 dark. and from blush green 10 boftIe
groen and even In reds and browns rerfect ,,,arce
for some Of the new shades in broadcloth and vol
vet An American stone that Is successfully used
WIN greer, costumes = the chlorastrolite which
has peculiar sage green nottled effect For nin,
gowns there is the Thompsonite, a pink rnortled
stone found on the shores Of Lake Superior and isr
beginning 10 be known
Montana sapphres. which are considered ra
gnarkeble for their purity and uniformity Of color
Hnd have the admirable quality of not costing TOO
much. are popular with women who dress much
n hiue- Nothing Is more perfect match for
3ng costumes aquauHrines. of which many are
found in North Carolina are used q great deal
They suit the ualest tints. delicate blues and
greens, and especially do they ha-montze with
TIE blues IN which there IS a faint green tinRe
For gowns of rcd or black there is the copperite
which goes well with either Of those colors or with
green Sodalire harmonizes with the Delft blue
Elades that are worn much now. Rutilated
quartz. & family coored tan stone is exceed
ingiy pretty with evening gowns Of light cham
payne. For the old rose shade there is the
sunstone, Of sort Of broWnish pink Corals are
rather out Of favor present. but they have rare
shades for matching velvet and broadcloth. There
IS even 2 stone 10 be with the checks and
plaids so much in vogue It is the chiastolite
E variety OF andaluste, and IL has q curious
checked appearanCe-bands of a tannish shade
tnE II look exactly II nature had manufactured
Il 70 go with the popular Scotch plads.
Naturally few women afford to have jevelrv
to match every costume, even the semi precious
stones But they have jevelry to harmonic
with their favorite colors. in which Of their
gowns are likely TO be. Not long ago went
70 n jevelTy shop buy a La Vallere for his
select. and the jeweller asked what were his
~ife's favorIte coors. The said that they
were brown and light blue; whereupon the jew
eller selected q La Valliere set with an aqua
marine, which he placed pad OF palest blue.
End another with q topaz. which he laid a pad
of soft brown, that brought out the wonderful
friIance Of that stone The was delight
ed that he bought both sets, 'one for the blue
gowns" he said, 'and for the browns" And
the woman in question nearly always wears
blue brown. the former OF which matches her
eyes and the latter her hair. her jewels will al
ways be N harmony with her costumes and her
self