The San Francisco call., 1908-08-02

menC OF corresponding design oeAoW
which was q short piece q green rfb-
bon. after the manner OF an order. o1
verify. Elinor had the femininss %
San Francisco's smart set By the ears
But 1t also appears that her extr&va-
gances OF ornamentation could make 10
claim on their admiration.
The Misses Constance and KAthisen
de Young wear pendent earrings. and
also. for street use with tailored gowns
the large pearl stud or button The
latter wears long turquoise drops. Miss
Constance wears fresh water pearls en-
circling a hoop OF gold. there being
about sixteen pearls In each earring.
Miss de Youngs Theory
She has come to some rather tntsr-
estfng conclusions relative TO ths Amer
lean woman and the earring. she puts
It somewhat this way: The American
woman wears always q high collar
on the street; II not always extremely
high, at least never low. after the
fazhion Of French and English women.
Not only that. but she wears her head
swathed IN wells. To wear the drop
earring properly one should hs$s the
line from ear TO shoulder uninterrupt-
ed. Whether q poor line or a good
one. angular or softly curving. ie
should be without break. In such
way the pendant nnds place. comes
into It's own. See the absurdity OF
wearing a drop with a collar boned up
to within a quarter Of an inch OF the
earl Think Of allowing a pendent gem
TO dangle against the lace OF a collar
instead OF the bare neckl II, also. a
closer veil--or. more likely. two-is
drawn closely to the head. so that the
observer may whistle for all the knowl-
edge he will obtain Of what Is behind.
what sort Of a show then does the
drop have? 1t might better be back
IN the shop.
So Miss de Young concludes that her
fellow countrywomen will. II the style
prevails. conhne their drop earring
wearing to times and occasions when
decollete gowns are worm She agrees
that 1t is distinctly un-American and
suggestive Of the barbaric. but she
likes the custom and Is an ardent ad-
mirer Of the modern rings
Mrs Edward N. Sturges has shown
her fondness for this revivified variety
Of head garniture by being won over
from ths first. A pair OF earrings
which she wore considerably IN the
days when people knew her as Edna
Montgomery were pearl drops with
diamond stud pressed against the ear.
These were always her favorites.
pair OF old fashioned group garnet
earrings belonging to Mrs. Gus Boyer
are considered even more attractive
than her dainty modern French drops.
She makes very striking picture when
she wears them, her dark skin and
beautiful coloring setting them or
most advantageously. And with them
on she is still American, extremely
American. an effect seldom possible TO
produce IN the case Of a brunette.
Six years ago, while IN italy. Mrs.
Boyer acquired the earring craze. and.
the French clamp not being common
at that time as It is now. she went at
It courageously. having her ears
pierced. She admits that IT hurt dread
fully.
Mrs. Glenn Tobin Is another one OF
those blondes for whom earrings seem
to have been especially intended. Hers
have a bow knot OF diamonds set in
platinum at the ear. and pendent from
that Is a large round diamond sus-
pended by smaller diamonds linked to-
gether. ignoring their virtue as beau
tiners. as something to look at apart.
they are exquisite. Women who love
beautiful things should have earrings.
whether they wear them or not. pro-
vided they are beautiful earrings.
Rumor has It that Mrs. Clarence
Martin Mann was first or in san Fran
cisco IN the earring matter. but she
herself only says that when she began
to wear hers she does not remember
seeing any others worn.
The Hopkins girls. or. in other words,
Hrs. Fred McNear. Mrs. Gus Taylor and
Miss Frances Hopkins. all wear them.
It seems to be a fairly well established
family habit. Those worn by Mrs.
Fred McNear are hoops of diamonds.
such as Tetrazzini wore when she was
here. The hoop still holds high favor
with many. and indeed. worn in the
modern way, 1t Is extremely charming.
Miss Hopkins wears coral drops.
Mrs. Lou Pierce had her drops made
to order after her own design On the
ear lobe is a large round coral stud.
below that q baroque pearl and below
that q pear shaped coral.
Mrs. Emile Brusoiere's are linked
pearl drops with small pearl at the
extreme end.
Mrs John Byrne wears pear shaped
pink corals with a diamond on the
lobe Of the ear
Don't imagine that beautiful women
are wearing the baubles because they
are amulets or good for the eyesight.
OF for any other of those far on rea-
sons. It isn't true. What's more. it
would take vast foresight to discover
that pinching the ear could benefit an