The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-09-03
sIRIIN'Ic|NG PEARLS
A., the Choicest Silk Is Used
For the Best Jewels.
lying KNOTS AS A FINE ART.

=. perfect Hang OF the Neek'aos De-
"a. ,Jpon How These Tiny Twists
q. Formed. and II May Take
~, TO Master the knaek.
mo oearl stringers themselves call
=. Grade" They are not the kind Of
..onle to talk about art If they see
.,ything Of their work beyond the
..s.a,c fact that ''stringing" Is good
.u,lovmept It is only an indirect
- somewh hat vague appreciation Of
M delicate attraction OF the pearls
hey handle.
Although not protesting to be expert
..aeea ! have never met pearl
xdnger yet whose eye and taste
80 not trained to lne perception
!, the form and color Of the beamy.
r,descent luster Of the jewel Of the
.hellosh. It would be AZ impossible
Ior them to mistake an artificial pearl
ar I real one AZ 1t would be for a
hpIdary to begin to polish a piece Of
slase under the impression II was q
diamond
II IL often said that the little known
industry Of pearl stringing Ii dying
mt but this 10 not the fact No ma.
ehinery is yet invented to supersede
The ten clever ingers of the practiced
tringer. The industry u exclusive.
100. and q business has often been
passed on from mother to daughter.
even from grandmother to grandchild
Drilling and mounting Of pearls IL
quite a different branch of the indus
~.
Good light IL one of the essential
needs of the pearl stringer. especially
when she Is employed In making or re-
pairing seed pearl ornaments. All the
beads have t0 be arranged according
b their size and then separately and
most carefully sewed into place on
their dainty framework For instance.
Il the design is that Of a flower or leaf
the skill lies IN graduating from the
biggest pearl to the one that touches
the extreme point Some of these or
naments, by the way. are very old. for
Il they are carefully handled there u
no reason why they should not be
Joy. II not forever, at all events for as
long as the handsome. antique pen
dants and pearl studded medals Of the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
that one still admlres In the British
museum
Only the finest silk IL used for string
ing the finest pearls Great beads.
round and shiny, unmista kably artif
cial and with no more real luster than
white marbles with the exception OF
what are called Roman pearls. manu-
featured many years ago-may be al.
lowed to hang together on catgut. but
orients must be threaded. pearl kiss
ing pearl, on silkeD strands worthy Of
their shape and skin"
Now the art of the stringer lies in
the apparently simple manner of tying
the knot that attaches the snap. Some
times also she has to make knot
between bead and bead. method that
adds to the length of the necklace, bnt
detracts from the beauty of the line of
pearls. The knack. of making this tiny
knot will perhaps take girl a year to
master: the perfect hang of the beads.
neither too loose nor too tight depends
on how It Is made.
There is no needle fine enough for
threading small seed pearls. so the
strfnger makes her own out Of a piece
Of wire as thin as hair. She arranges
her pearls. II they are Of different
sizes, ON grooved board covered with
billiard table cloth. any other material.
such as green baize. being much too
coarse. When she IL making a tassel
or loops. II IL pretty to watch her hold
ner work at arms length every few
minutes. measuring its size and effect
with her well trained eye.
1t Is hardly necessary to speak Of the
strict integrity and unfailing care re
CURED In pearl stringer. She IL In
trusted with great possessions. for the
value Of pearls Is continually on the In
crease There are some ladies who
never trust their treasures out of their
own houses. but arrange. through o
Jeweler. for pearl stringer to call 80
many times year to repair ornaments
or restring necklaceA
The work OF the pearl stringer d 90
little known. 60 quiet and dainty. that
ID doubtful u one In q thousand
women who stop to admire and covet
- they pass show windows ever gives
: thought to the patient fingers that
nave threaded the beautiful beads and
ued the almost Invisible. cunning knots
'nat link them to their diamond clasps
Inc little band Of stringers are very
simpie. but businesslike people In their
tumble workrooms-devotees. of beau
" although they are unconscious of
Tue ract. and true artists In the per.
,ecuon OF their work. London Chron.
cle.
Both Played the Game.
1ne mead OF the arm approached his