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Show Page 38-T- HERALD, Provo, Utah. Sunday, August 25. HE 1974 - - ' Victorian jewelry spanned 64 years of a prosperous, progressive century. There were rapid style changes, from fine handcrafting to poor quality mass-produc- ed pieces. R& Today's Treasures Victorians Wore jj Jewelry as Status jj By JEAN BARNES It was a function of the Victorian female to exhibit the family's prosperity. The But until the latter part of the century jewelry was an essential part of the upper-an- d middle-clas- s woman's costumes. What she wore, how she wore it and when it mark of her husband's business ability. They were his was worn were strictly dicstatus symbols which she tated by experts on beauty, etiquette and fashion. delighted in displaying. The era was one of Among the dictates -prosperity and progress. young women were told Queen Victoria loved jewelry never to wear rings on their and by example encouraged unless they wanted to fingers her use. its reign, During older. Jewels were from 1837 to 1901, jewelry appear out of place in promenade or fashions underwent rapid carriage dress. Hair jewelry style changes. was out in 1838 but highly Earrings are an example. prized in 1853. Diamonds Between 1837 and 1840 long were the prerogative of the earrings were worn with evemarried woman and young ning dress. Then for a decade women were advised against almost none were worn since stones. precious wearing hair styles completely The finest, intended for covered the ears. About 1850 earrings began to regain the royalty and the very wealthy, public s fancy but remained is known as primary jewelry. small until about 1865 when It is of excellent workmanthey again began to grow in ship and employs the finest length. By 1870 they had materials. reached such proportions Secondary jewelry inthat bonnets had to be made cludes the less expensive imwithout strings to avoid tanitation of primary jewelry gling with the earrings. and the later machine-stampe- d Small earrings again became pieces which are of the vogue in 1876. inferior quality. Also considStyles can be categorized ered secondary jewelry is the as the Romantic period, type (equivalent of tothe Grand period, noveltycostume jewelry)- and day's and the Aesthetic the folk jewelry. period, The scarcity of quality VicIn the 1880s with the beginning of university education torian jewelry has brought about a demand for the less and women's suffrage, Victorian ladies began to quesimportant types of secondary tion their roles as ornamental jewelry. 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