The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-01-16


| terJay and forever. 1t Is t0uav lust as
| strong and far-reachiDg in ITS influence
as II was when 1t prompted the ancient
Assyrlans and Egyptians to bedeck
themselves with gauds TO crafty their
vanity and to taZzIe the multitude. All
he world loves a gem, from the Orien-
tai gloatIug over the ruby aud the Jade
! to the modern American. fond Of the
| flashing diamond. Much as Is spent for
clOthIng-m0re goes for Jewels and
ornaments All these ornaments and
garments must be constructed along
lines of original design and beauty. \
Worth must fashion the goWn-a La
lique shape the setting for the gem.
Now that diamonds are in the posses
sion of housemaids, and that rubies and
other gems are being manufactured, the
| demand grows apace for originality and
| eycIusiveness of design. The desire for
| something different is creating an ever
| increasing demand for excellence in the
| shaping and the making Of the article,
whether it be dress or a necklace,
and this same desire for something diff
tcrent is stopping the scramble for eX-
ltlavagantly high-priced gems, 1t is de-
veloping a demand for work made for
| ne liilIN I'4jdt. IdHIilbut'l LOT his OF Iti
personality, and having in il. too, some
| what of the character Of the one whose
brain and heart is responsible for TIE
creating of it.
| Because of this great and growing de
sire many really great artistic minds,
| both in this country and abroad, are
turning from the beaten paths of paint
| ing and sculpture to devote themselves
to the designing and making Of iewelry,
pottery, furniture and many other
branches of the applied arts.
Ornament, especially jewelry, has
Iassed through many phases of abuse
and excellence since solomon first set
eyes upon the Queen of Sheha or since
Cleopatra first enhanced her Wanted
charms. 1t is too early to say at present
that our modern revolution from the old
order of conventional rules is a good or
permanent one in its effect. We are
already revolving from the eccentricities
and frequent absurdities of L'Art
NOuveau; but we do not fall back into
the same classical ruts.
We have gained something, at least,
from the wholesale sweeping away of
conventional forms. We have develop
ed a new spontaneitv OF line which
seems permanent in its effect upon de
Is On. 50, although the new order is still
very much in its infancy, it has cleared
away many cobwebs. Jewelrv making
is an art, the workbench being the
palette, the gems the colors and metals
the canvas.
No richer stOrehOuse for this art can
be found than in the buried treasures
Cf California. The latest statistics from
the state mining bureau, tell US that all
the gems known to the geolOgist can be
found here in more or less perfection
The state is rich in so many other prod
ucts that il was more than prodigal Of
Mother Nature 20 add these luster light,
to her crown. Pearls from Lower Cali
, toTna, tourmalIne, sapphire, chrvso
praise, Jade, lapis laZuh, garnet, sardo
! nTN-the whole gamut of semi-prcciou>
stones mp to the emerald an / ruby arr
= found here. Even the diamond is no
5 wanting, though specimens in the rough
: are rare. These hidden treasures of this
Pacific slope are like the outer cJoaI
that Nature wears in this favored cOun
try, full of warm color and rich fashe.
50 that the more aScetjc perfection OF
? the diamond finds rather unwtIcom,
F. pasturage.
? The diamond by itself is not fulfill
ing pleasure, it is but the spark, tn,
t torch TO attract the gaze. The fame it
self IS not enough-it lights the wa,
I but must have something to reveal. Thu
: ruby, on the contrary, is perfection il
itself, elemental in color like the bloc.
e of our VEINS, an uucompromising tin
i. blending III with any surroundings TIL
p | emerald chemists claim loa4ts ANA AMI