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Show 1" ig I ih y ILRRojiiLe RIGHT ; ' : 1 I . Jcf 1 CHI Jt JSW ratlier .& ' - "5CmM1 1 1 H (ir-uiaKvlvJw s" "alijSn tt bbv p i - 9k - ijiH-jL JmliTOffll ,iH ' V I (ffipPw'' IJWXlJ (MtmeS&tfw .. 1 . f J" f H e AIhj'tsm.""- "srY 1 1"i "-iji I BaiB"HaaKaBeBB-arta3f fjfV S I c1 'C- r H f5 the proper jewel dressing. , - - v ' - U, .. m A Hand Must Be Exquisitely. White, Shaped, and Manicured to Condone a V4V , . ;4v H i- Reckless Lack of Restraint in Ring Wearing. 'Vv- ' ' ' v'' .' 1v v "t '- H ,- 4i J I rl ' " TO have " ringa on her fingers," like the ladj liyf of the white horae, is decidcdlj the wioh o 1 eery feminine noman and especially the 9ft woman with bc.iutiftil hands. Bracelets, l Hj wrirt watches, brooclics, and strings of heads coiup : BE into fashion and die out nguiu, but the cult of th. k K Y ring ia like the proverbial sucam that goes ou for- J. B A Kings arc delightful, orntimcuts, sufforinp, ho- ', B ) ever, a cruel abuse becaubc they arc orn with such B a lamentable lack of tatc. This fault is so general one can only assume women forget that the art of ; wearing jewehy correctly requires the same discre- " lion und care that they so willingly bestow on the other items of their attire. i Nothing will do so much to destroy a carefulli considered toilet as going to our jewel case in that " now 1 have quite finished dresdinu' attitude " which Is common to women, Idly selecting therefrom there-from a half dozen or more, rings at random, and In the same thoughtless manner distributing them oer i ,' b the fingers of your hands. i x A ' '. A reckless lack of restraint is the most besetting ; M bm in this hand jewelry question. "To be u fine bud," she sajs, " 1 must have more than fine feathers" feath-ers" And on go all the cont-uts of the jewel case ' Only an exquisite baud can come out of such an ' L urdeal with flying colors. It must needs bo exquisite H ly white, exquisitely shaped, and exquisitely mam- cured long, delicate fingers tapenug as a whole and individual :the hand of the sculptor's dream, m lact. About twice in a lifetime uf searching n sees biich a hand. I'.uL for the normal everdiv ', hand, wh'le and well kept as it may be, some h--s ; casual ciioice lb nccessarj. One of the piettiest arrangements of rings if insist ou wearing three or four on one bend is t J wear one little linger ring and two ou the third : linger. A third ling on the third finger, if chosen jl ith taste and theie U color harmony in the stoics ', may be pardonable, but two is better tasv V Where three riu?3 are worn ou one finger be careiui . In see that the biggest is nearest the palm and the ; most delicate ou the top graauate them, in fatt otherwise the effect will be clumsy m the cxIkmh : The little fineer ling should be a comparatively lig t ! one and a ring that fits perfectly & .: Whether to wear or. not to wear n ring ou th ' hist huger is a e.ed question. Personally, 1 think it IP looks exceedingly awkward and clumsy and then ar ; IP o few han(1s of ncessar artistic lines t j r-, carry it off with an degree of ease. A short, fat sE 'hand looks ludicrous with a ring on the first huger mY People with short lingers and puimp hands uiut 9 J eercNc special care as regards their rings and ' Z s'lould be worn cen if the hands are white. " Br An engagement rinc should naturally be worn 9Q quite alone, and as a rule it is more becoininc t every way to wear no other ling on that hand i Much the same applies to diamond wedding ring-! jj r that are in oguc at present, .especially if the liamN ': arc of good shape The exquisite effect of this sum I "itf, diamond ban(Tis nearly always spoiled if in com- Jj petition with stone rings of cheaper and con ran style. - R, Consider both hands together in the wearing of K rings and remember that the prettiest effect is pro p duccd by keeping one hand considerably more bari' -s 'felt than the other. This method is also, useful if you i hae one particulaily fine ring, which can be worn alone on one band and the othcr'saved for those of i' L lesser beauty. J Now we come to the important point of what , stones should be used together and the question of jf, & color, A white hand can do pfetty much what it " j likes, but it should be reinembeied that even in this J t case certain color schemes may be decidedly unpleas- j 51 ant. Rubies, for instance, should never be placed J hfcjn near turcuoisos, as, both being so stiojg in color, j the effect of each is destroyed. Pearls aud diamonch with opcls and diamonds aie a loely combination. fr ltubies and diamonds and pent Is ni.ikp a lovely color r g?5", scheme; turquoise and peails nie in perfect bar- wpii?' mony ; emeralds, diamonds, and pearls are a stun- fvuCt ning color combination. Emeralds find rubies are f MP, ugly worn together if the stones aie of any size , sa- i j ph'rc" and rubies suffer from being, worn in com- tf ' bination. Sapphifcs nre best if next to diamonds ct and pearls, and occasionally make a striking con- Kjtt trast with opals. ' y Choose your rings, in fact, wil'i as much care a? I f ycii give to your frocks. 13rr on the right side, if in j 'doubt, by wearing too few rather than too manj. j S jl : i t k |
