The Washington herald., 1912-08-30
BEAD NECKLACE WHICH
BECOMES GOOD WISH ROSARY

Dame Fashion has no hesitancy in
adapting or adopting any feature that
chances to meet her fancy. Perhaps she
feels the need Of some sort of uniform
| ity in her creed after having taken the
veil She now declares that a we'll
dressed woman must wear a necklace
| or beads that to the initiated seems the
exact counterpart of the rosary worn
by church devotees.
This unusual mingling OF secular and
religious styles creates many a fantas-
tic garb. But for the most part the re-
suit is fairly satisfactory from a. sar-
torial standpoint.
Madam herself, always on the lookout
for something new. has discovered that
she may give her necklace an added
charm by making Of it veritable rosary
Of good wishes.
In order that nothing may be lacking
in manner or matters, she sends out in
vitattons for rosary party, requesting
each guest to bring a bead and a wish
for good luck, so that when her circlet Is
complete each bead will remind her of a
friend who wishes her well.
No Restriction on Size.
As no restriction is placed upon the
color. size. shape or decoration Of the
beads, the result is a queer medley that
lacks the uniformity of the rosary of the
church, but has the usual charm of va
riety.
Copies of the old Greek and Roman
beads, artistic and decorative. are mixed
with great iridescent globules and the
gaudy green, red and ttrquois blue beads
of the Orient. Naturally each guest con-
trives to make her contribution different
from the Ofhera Nd 10 rnscfhla
or more grotesque according to its na-
ture.
The first long necklaces that were worn
were strings of turquoise blue beads such
as the donkey boys in cairo use for dec
Grating their donkeys. 1t is possible that
the woman who set the fashion wore one
of these which she had brought with her
from a trip up the Nile.
Then came the necklaces OF Venetian
beads, large and small, and some of them
beautifully decorated by hand. All of |
which made a note Of brilliant color for |
a handsome costume.
Then the inventive woman began to |
show her work and we saw long black |
chains over a spool with four pins stuck |
In II. finished with heavy tassels.
Flat chains were made, and are still |
worn, by stringing Jet beads on heavy |
silk and crocheting back and forth, a |
nat chain OF six or eight stitches ac-
cording to the width desired. One girl |
had beautiful one of this sort, which |
she had made from the beads OF old |
passementerie.
Another girl wears a variation OF the 1
rosary that is curious and interesting IL |
not artistic. She bought long link chain.
using quaint old fashioned medallion
rs a pendant. From intimate friends
she requested from time to time some
'mall object as a memento and decora-
Ion; some of the gifts are beautiful in
he extreme and others bizarre. A deli
,ately carved coral hangs from one link
lext to a tiny white elephant: then
,omes a lions claw and an alligator's
Doth, interspersed with foreign coins Of
mall size and value
Oriental amulets, Italian charms to
;eep of the evil eye. hang in close jux-
aposition to fine Japanese and Chinese
arved things of beauty. In fact, there is
uch a variety of decorations on this
hahn that 1t forms an interesting topic
Z conversation whenever and wherever
he girl happens to appear.
Small chains with fewer decorations
nay be quite as precious and not SO
btrusive. Some Of the arts and crafts
Vorkers sell these silver chains at a
mall cost. As they are sold by the
neasure one may get any length de:
ired.
Few OF us are so poor but we have the |
endant Of an old-fashioned earring or ;
reastpin worn by. mother or grand
lother in the early Victorian period
hen all jewelry was adorned with pen
ants of one kind or another. With one
these as a starter one may soon have
n interesting collection or one may att Q
lch IL to very light weight chain and q
Q quite as much In fashion, =