Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
JEWELS CONFORM
TO VARIED MODES
First Empire Effects Are Now the
Craze in the Effort for
Adornment

Jewelry always keeps pace with the
mode, though the casual observer of
dress does not always realize that the
trinkets which are brought out by the
jewelers. are historically as correct as
the frocks, hats and wraps turned out
by the modistes and milliners.
When old-fashioned effects are the
mode the jewelry counters are deluged
with quaint brooches, canoes and the
like. At the time dangling earrings
were fashionable, bracelets of flexible
Jet links-a feature of the seventies
along with drop earrings, We're dis
played There are wildcat jeWelry
fads which flash across the well plan
ned route of fashions movement, but
in the main the period represented by
dress is perfectly represented also by
the trinkets which are worn for adorn-
ment.
Just now first empire effects are the
craze. Raiment, furnishings and even
architecture are patterned after those
brilliant days when Napoleon, having
succeeded in his ambition of establish
inc. himself as emperor of the French,
demanded all that was conventional,
elegant, luxurious of his court. Co.'S
tunes, while avoiding the fioWery er-
feet of the Louis time. were quite as
extravagant. Several pieces of jewelry
patterned after ornaments OF TINS
period have been photographed for to-
days page, and all of these ornaments
show the graceful lines, simplicity and
elegance that marked the dress Of the
first empire time.
HAIR ORNAMENTS
The hair ornament of latticed pearl
ic n CnPRlSt1On
the women of the period wore those
broad ornaments over the hair back or
the brow, with soft little curls escap-
ing on the forehead, the back of the
hair being piled rather high in clus-
ter of sdrls.
Above the pearl hair ornament are
two dainty lockets in the plaque style
"a fiat disk, set on both sides with
small sunken pearls and rhinestones.
One of these plaques hangs from a
neck chain, in which are inserted three
smaller plaques matching the large
one: the other plaque is more on the
locket type and is very dainty with
an enamel trimming in flower effect,
and is hung on a long chain set with
amethyStS.
The folding lorgnette is another trim
ket which may be worn on the long
chain. The. clever woman who wants
to cover up signs of age begins to use
a lorgnette with clear glasses set IN
the lens openings long before the eye
sight fails, and having made her
friends familiar with her lorgnette
habit, nobody notices any difference
when bona fide sight lenses replace the
clear glass and the busy, little lorgnette
is Whisked out each time something
lust be closely regarded. A lorghette
swinging from a chain is vastly pref
tier also than pince-nez dangling
from a clasp on the bodice, and the
symbol of coquetry--eVen If it be an
affected coquetry-is more desirable to
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over white. The outside corsage was
embroidered in heavy silks in colors to
match the most prominent shades OF
the chiffon-and was as effective as 1t
was odd.
Trimmings of beaded nets are galore
beaded insertions, edgings, motifs
large and small, corsage garnitures,
collar and sleeve decorations-are all
to be had for the asking and "the
price" Certain shades of blue COM
bined with black have been, and are
still to be, much worn, and this COM
bination is shown in many of the new
trimmings, and, although somewhat
sombre, is charming and effective. An
over orSage-bolero in effect-of fine
strong black brussels net was most
elaborately embroidered in both opaque
and transparent beads of blue in a
variety of different shades. Chic and
effective is the combination of pearl
beads and cut jet-or cut jet and
sparkling crystal. One of the most
stunning tunics-to be worn over an
underdress of soft white messaline-
was of black tulle plentifully sprinkled
with tiny crystal dew drops. Gold
beaded trimming heavily encrusted with
small cabouchons of jet is another
favorite. Silk rat tail-both plain and
twisted-flgures largely in the new
trimmings and has evidently usurped
the place of soutache.