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Show Ik w ail v B i . 'VKt '-g?rlA "r .... 1 - " MF ' " ,r m '' ' ' -1-1- "" ' - y. ' TT " BPi ofJllOf Interest "to Maid andMatxoTi. I fl wmVvZi 3 ( II fll i i 'li . i ji - as.?"3 z" J I MSa il UWA EDITED BY sfjf jggBj IS yiRGINlA .SLO&RE1 JWfffJ? j Significance of the New Birth-Stone List m ' tfl6 ?nf! iCoprrljrht. 1P12. hj- the Xtw York IIcmIJ Co. AH u I debts reserved.) ' 'J S r. you kn0TV TvTlcli of nil geras If I HI J"our special gem which is your J Si I birth month stone? Of course you 7 1 r know that you nrc represented in I the world of jewels hy a gem or I l ( ' two, but can you toll which they I J U ire? I to8l V c icwc''ers at their convention held I pil ' recently in Kansas City agreed on an qui-Dg qui-Dg rial list of natal stones. This is no arbj-I arbj-I I trary choice. The list has baen sanctioned I jl bj" the wise in such lore through the ages, I II 'I snd the modern jewellers have inciely put - ' 3 J WtlieJr stamp ou the oldest known record. g WHenceforth it is to he thp gtaudnrd list pf J jBCtims for the months. '3 m January's gem is the deep hucd garnet, "a xlndjcotive of constnpey and fidelity. j -J M "Let January's maiden be I All garnet gemmed with constancy," I ' lathe couplet runs, and the garncL is surely I ! ' worthy of representing trust and fajth, I Of $ for there is no more reliable and unchanse- I E f ablc gem. Besides, it has the recompien- I o J'dation of being perpetually fashionable. I B ' STruc, it has. like any other gems, its sea- I $ jTSODS f greater or less popularity, but I - ' nas a'u'ai's bceu a steady favorite. Per- J baps this is on account of its adaptability "" "3 1 " 8nd SDera usefulness, for It is not one , 2 of those narrow and limited gems that I ? J look well only in ceitnln articles of adorn-nTT adorn-nTT ment; every piece of jewelry can be made -tl J handsome and elegant when set with the P dark blood red garnet. ', Who doe.1? not admire those i?Qts of E 479'. sarqet studded jowels IhtU adorned our V grandmothers in their young days? Their j charm and fascination linger, and many n it fe the proud Inheritors of such jewels, " t .-who exhibit on rounded arms gold EN V bracelets closely set with myriads of liny if? rUfl't 5arnetB- ant lockets, mounted with the K LAc it dense colored stone, are hung on the, Repraa loveliest garnet set chains. Earrings and specUfii brooches and rings, combs and pins are enoial, C I all set with the gem of the first mouth raase J of tlle yonr o?aS?J T "In tful Fchrnar-V ft's a Tcritr t the Rfi f! Thc amctliyst denotes Mcerityr" tintalolD I An,d so for February wo have the ; ;f imethy6t, known in vVmerica as the most bJj tfae PM popular of al) the lebaer gems. Its bonuti- ocinfl 4 Cul TioIct va7s CaPlure thc Leart oC aI1 of Ulerafoif and lIle r1"50" born in Februar.v wc trade."' consider very lucky, lent inail "What, oh, what shall a March maid do? of thee I Wear a bloodstone and be firm and true." a.ppMk, I, She will have also courage aud presence utee f of mind, for these as ivell fhc bloodstone - '. ") I will gjve her. But the dark green stone xthy Are Wlln the b"Sbt vermillion spots is a ffelenPfef 8trn, unrclentless gem that is not suit-)r suit-)r Gak-e v ible for any but thc more formal jewelry. II entf ill For daytime -wear in pins and buckles or at H.J& signet rings, and for jewelry for the Jghter'Bjfc sterner sex it is all very well, but in IU 4 jewels for dress occasions and at night in 4l a nrtificia.1 light it is utterly impossible; so mZ the thougbtful jeweller, who knows the 8 f limitations and appreciates the pecullarj- m i) ties of all gemt, has deemed it advitable Y o name an nUernate gem for Jlarch. and Jm tJic delicate sky blue aquamarine has been I chosen for the place. This stone is cited ' in many an old li&t, of Russian origin, as - representative for March. So those bom m i ' during the month of winds have a choice H between thc bloodstone and the aqua- H , marine. I "The Apn'l girl has a brave defence, H The djamond guarda her innocence." H ETC-rybody admires the diamond, and, H since it is the most used of all gems, it 9ju cannot be held representative only of thc H month of April, sti)l wc vrtU all envy the jflj g'rl born In Uiat month, for no one can M cheapeji her "birthday gift; It must cou- M tajn a diamond to iymbolize her month. M "Sweet djild of May, you'll taste thc IS caress H Of the emerald'j promised happipesa.' ' H The brilliant green of early spring m seems rtflcclcd in iay'd gem, and, -with H ( tie combination It possesses of wondrous ? beauty and trwnepdous price, the "swept BE cldld" Tvhp owns an emerald might well H ' he happy. H ' "Peurls for the girls of June-irecious B ' Tvcalth, H j And o crown il all they bring her health." I Here is one of the oldest traditions, and I Uic Jnno penrl is known throughout all I , j die world, but there is another gem that B ' vies -with it for first l'lace for June the moonstone, which bas ben put on the I' t new ofllcial list as a substitute for the v i ptarl 11,' It -was a good idea to add it, for It - Is uot evcrj'ono who can wear the lus- j'1 l trous pearl, and although they may try u. time nnd again there are those vbp hevo j?. no fluccfgs'in keeping the pearl unspoiled; IJL the eheen Trill go and the dclicato tints K change to cloudy tqvcji. For those un- fortuuate pcoplu there is the illusive fflSp moonstone. It can hardly be compared W&B vlth the lovely pearl, however, aud few tBa who aTe bom in June will prefer a moon- Sfci ulone to a. neail. KJ "Thc ruby stole i spark from Heaven iflB&i aboc, UBlj To bring t"hc July maiden fervent love." jMKj The ruby and thc deep red rose, cm- hB'1 blems of love, ore the. irucst symbols of IflK vivid July. 9MK "Thc August maiden with sweet simplicity Rj "W'eure sardonyx, gem of felicity." HK But she doesn't fllwayH havo to, now- Hp adajs. She can wear the saucy peridot BVJf and still have a gem symbolic of August, Ejj tor those kind jcvrcllers have decided that BVffi au alternate for the sturdy sardonyx was HH imperative, nnd what could be more in H contmat to it than thc bright Bparklin I peridot? MMr Th tUUhj nrdonys U not . practical gem for all purposes, and so, for the fcatne rcqson that was given for naming a pub-ftitutc pub-ftitutc for tjie March bloodstone, the peridot peri-dot is put on the official list for August, and for the dull, flesh toned sard may bo exchanged the. dark, pljve green of the pcridpt, "Out of the depths shall sapphires come, Bringing September's child wisdom." Sapphires arc the gems of thc moment: their defp blue Iiue3 have captured the Inurel of fashion, and thc Lady of Vogue Is wise enough to appreciate the extreme beauty of this Glorious gem "October's child in darkness oft may grope, Thc iridescent opal bids it hope." Because- there are stjll thpse folk who believe the opal might bring ill luck the jewellers havo thoughtfully named another gem with the opal for Optober, Those sceptical about the opal need not forego the. beauty of color found in that gem, for the tourmaline is its alternate, nnd the choice of color is m.o?t varied. There are greon, brown, pink, red and violet tourmalines; others of blue, from light sea blue to bluish black ; and there arc tourmalines . f while and black. Sometimes Some-times two colors are seen In one gem; they may be, green externally, but looking through this shimmering layer can be fieen the deep red heait of the ?tonc. Ap inch long1 tourmaline may be flic, purest blue at one end and bhndo into vivid green lit thc other end. There arc so many combinations ami anangeraents In the color of tourmalines that it comes the nearest of any stone to the colorful opal itself. "Born Jn November, happy is sho Whom the topaz -teaches fidelity," There is plenty of prondso and encouragement en-couragement for the November maid: besides be-sides the i.delily she shall know, another authority foresees trustworthy friends and lovers for her. "Who first comes to tlis world below With drear November's fog and snow Should pj-izo the topaz's ninber hue, Emblem of friends and lovors true," is the way this Terse runs, and it is easy to hellcvo in all things good from the sou-reflecting topaz. "December's child shall live to bless Thp turquoise Hint insuied success." Ono of the most popular of nil thc gems and tbe brightest bued of all the opnfiuo stones, it hag been the favorite pf princes, artistfc and gem admirers throughout through-out the ages. Thc turquoise is tho beauty loving Sarah Bom'hnrdt's fnvorito gem. But there are those -who cannot weqr the turquoise -without having it turn color; they can only look on sadly while the brillinnt and most beautiful blue gem changes by degrees (o a muddy gteen, and for these disappointed persons there is a, solaco in the lovely lapis-lazuli, "If cold December gave you birth, The month of snow and ice and mirth, Place on yourjiaod a turquoise blue, Success will bless you If you do," AH of theso gems have such beauty nnd charm that no one is -warranted in envying envy-ing his neighbor. All may well say, "My blrtlihtonc Is a beautiful gem," and be thankful to the practical jewellers for deciding de-ciding on them for us. |