Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-10-19
MARGARET
GOES IL
brazil.
This is Sparkling Story and Clubs
Seems to be Trumps
BY MARGARET MASON.
(Written for the United Press)
They say all blue diamonds
Come from Brazil,
But believe me you'll find that
A lot stay there still.

A lot stay there still.
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 20-(By MaiD
On every hand in Rio de Janeiro you
find clubs. The Jockey Club, the Der
by Club, the Engineers Club, the Ang-
lo-American Club, the Naval Club, etc.
On every hand in Rio de Janeiro you
also find diamonds and in every fem
mime ear as we'll. Great blazing
stones that take your breath away and
your cash too if you attempt to ac-
quire any.
kind hearts are more than coro-
nets" would never be a popular motto
here where earrings are more to be
desired than shoes. Positively it's a
poor ear indeed whose lobe doesn't
sag with the weight of huge ruby,
emerald or sapphire surrounded by
diamonds. Even the poorest relatives
and negresses, shambling along bare
footed or dumping along in the IN
calmly native shoes whose heavy
wooden soles leave the heel exposed
and have a thick piece of leather
across the front for toe hold, have
their ears all duded up in gold hoops.
When it comes to rings no finger
is spurned, sighted or overlooked. If
some poor little feminine finger does
happen to be shy it's circling band of
jewels it looks almost indecently nude.
The men also affect several rings and
an deliberately jewelled one on the first
finger of the right hand is the finger
mark of a lawyer, doctor or scholar
Even affections are tested here by a
jewelled gauge and the depth of a
mans passion for his better half is
shown by the number of jewels that
she wears. This appealed to me strong
" at first. Think how attractive to
have your husband in lieu of pouring
honeyed words in your ear using ear
rings instead and pressing tiara ra-
Their than a kiss on your brow. To give
you a precious jewel rather than to
call you one certainly has it's fine
points but unfortunately there is an
other setting to this jeweled adora-
ton.
People of moderate means actually
put themselves in a poverty stricken
condition in order that the wife may
make an adequately jeweled impress
sion. They pinch and scrimp and
save and give their hearts blood for
a pigeon blood ruby. Just imagine 60
ing without ali the comforts of home
just to show the neighbors how
crazy your husband is about you.
I guess after all it's better to have
a loving arm around your neck than
diamond necklace.
Aside from boasting the most bril-
liant blue white diamonds in the
world, gorgeous sapphires, rubies and
emeralds, Brazil makes a scintillating
rainbow showing Of semi-precious
stones. Tourmalines, green and pink,
low and rose, Turquoise, opals and
aquamarines, amethysts, topazes, yell
agates. In fact there are several at
tractive little shops devoted exclus-
lively to the sale of these native Bra
lillian semi-precious stones. AS for
the general jewelry stores they are
even more plentiful than saloons in
New York and vie in numbers here
with the tobacco shops and lottery
places.
Even the birds of the air and the
bugs of the earth are pressed into
service as jewelry. Out of the many |
green and bronze and irridescent, |
lard-shelled Brazilian beetles, unique |
scarf pins, hat pins, brooches, neck
aces and bracelets are made. Tiny |
2palescent beetles too fragile to use
n this manner are mounted in groups
IF two and three between disks of
crystal bound in gold or silver and
lsed as pendants. Some of the gor-
seous butterfly wings are also used
n this manner. Perhaps the most
unique and attractive or all these con-