South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-23
Proper Way to
Wear Jewelry
Precious Stones No Longer
Worn With Barbaric
Profusion.

was jeweiry first worn simply as
adOrnment? Or did some savage
maiden. feeling the need for a spike
to hold her locks in place. chance
upon a lovely sea- polished silver or
shell. or coral-topped bit Of painted
stone?
At any rate. whatever the origin OF
iewelry. it is not worn today as it was
worn 80 or 40 or 30 years ago. We
still read of t.aras OF diamonds among
the wedding gifts of young heiresses.
and we still see stOmachers OF rubies
in the show cases of great jewellers.
But most smart women wear jewels
rather because of their fttingness than
because of their intrinsic value.
Jewels Kept Locked Up.
There is many an owner of priceless
pearls and diamonds who keeps them
i'm a strong box most of the time She
takes them out once in while but
usually she wears some cheaper jewel
that she has chosen because il just fits
i'm with a costume she possesses. be-
cause IL emphasizes the color of her
eyes, or points line or curve that is
beautiful.
And there are other women who
make a fetch Of one jewel that they
have found vastly becoming and this
jewel, often only semi-precious. set in
different interesting ways, they wear
constantly.
If YOU have not vet Joined this
modern jewel army. join it now. And
hereafter wear your jewels because
they are becoming and suitable rather
than because they are intrinsically val
liable. They may be both, Of course.
Pearls are one Of the most universally
becoming jewels in existence, and per-
haps diamonds are, too.
Setting Makes the Stone
f- Ion in H.r
stone is made or marred. You can
prove this for yourself by having some
jewelry you consider unbecoming. re-
set. If you choose the setting care
, fully. or let some one who knows
something about jewelry do il for you.
YOU may exchange a positively unbe-
coming piece of jewelry that has never
attracted any attention for a lovely
one that will be the envy of every one
YOU know.
Many young women have taken up
! JeWelry making and il is an art that
! is worth serious attention. To be sure.
tt is an expensive pastime, for gold
and silver. and even semi-precious
stones. cost money. But, taking the
money for granted, jewelry making
/ viii bring big returns in pleasure If
YOU work out your designs carefully.
or copy them from others of real
beauty. and do the work conscientious
~. really beautiful results can be OBJ
! tanned.
At present it is the jewelry Of the
east that seems most interesting. es-
| pecially in modern hand-wrought Jew
elry. The jewelry made i'm Japan, in
| China, in India-all through the Orient
! holds suggestions of wonderful things
I for us all. And SO the worker in hand
wrought jewelry often turns TO il for
I inspiration.
Hand Made Attractive
There is a certain definiteness about
/ some of the handmade jewelry that
/ is attractive. The fine detail the
/ minute working out in gold wire of in
| tricacies is lost i'm this jewelry. In its
/ place there is a bigger spot Of bril-
\ liant color. more definite line. that
| is interesting
Take the Jade jewelry for example
! In this oftentimes big pieces of Jade
irregular i'm outline. will be fastened
! together to form necklace: some
\ times with a silken cord With amber
/ IL is the same. And with many of the
| settings of pearls and sapphires rubies
and emeraldS il is the same The set
I ting is perhaps bigger. perhaps cruder,
| but the effect is more definite
In the wonderful oriental settings
| there is nothing crude however.
! Beauty is the enc thing aimed for. and
! beauty is achieved
! In many % the girls camps. as well
| as in some schools. jewelry making is
! one of the crafts taught With il is
i given, too, it is TO be hoped, a better
! idea about the real modern place of
jewelry