The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13

" ORAL is one of the revivals of
 the season. The craze for W \ strong color in minor details %AS~ of dress is responsible for this revival, and the brilliant coral shade Is a particular favorite of fashion just now. Coral colored silk is in de- mand for Things of tailored coats and wonderful coral colored evening wraps are shown in the windows of exclusive shops. There is no more beautiful color than coral-when it is not over done. A little of it here and there is maryelously effective but too much coral is always displeasing; and the trouble Is that when coral once be- comes the fashion, so much of 1t is forced upon the eye that it very soon becomes tiresome. Just at present, however, the coral craze has not ex- tended beyond the realm of the fash ionables and wherever coral orna- ments are worn, they add delightful note of color to the costume. Coral beads with a gray frock are inimita- ble. With very pale blue and with flesh pink they are stunning when the effect is carefully considered. On cer- tain types of women coral ornaments worn with black, are ravishing; and a certain actress whose costumes are much talked of dares to wear coral with green.
 The use of coral is confined almost entirely to necklaces and brooches; though sometimes one finds coral set most effectively in a dinner or bridge ring; but coral earrings are too try ing to be dared by most women, and coral is little heavy and over-power- ing in a bracelet. Coral is rarely com bined with other stones and is set with as little metal as possible, so that the deep and brilliant color may be dis played to best advantage.
 The. cameo is also very fashionable this winter--a revival to be expected with fashions of the second empire. Very dainty are little brooches of pink cameo set in f1lagree gold; and there are larger brooches and plaques with pink cameos encircled with pearls. Diamonds are not used in conjunction with cameos. but the delicate luster of pearls-if the pearls, are not too large--is admirable with the dainty tints of the cameo. Black and white cameos are not as much in demand
 
 very handsome ornaments have been seen showing black and white cameos set in rims of jet and tiny pearls.
 Perhaps the jewel of the season Is the pearl. One cannot make any mis- take in selecting pearls as a gift for they are enormously fashionable and their vogue seems likely to continue. In spite of the time honored super stition that pearls mean tears'' most women are willing to risk the tears for the sake of possessing anything so lovely and so becoming as pearls. Now that the scientific manufacture of pearls has reached such a degree of perfection imitation pearls have an unassailable rank and jewellers do not hesitate to combine them with gems of the first water, in handsome rings, brooches and other ornaments. Would you pay s5,000 for a pearl necklace" runs the advertisement of well known and reputable jeweler, when for $500 you can obtain pearls equally beautiful and almost impos- sible to discern from the genuine?" As @ matter of fact, not many people can afford to pay even five hundred dollars for a pearl necklace; and the individual who is able to, might very likely be able to stretch point and