ALL GOLD NOT YELLOW

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29901, 15 August 1962, Page 2

ALL GOLD NOT YELLOW

Varieties In Green, White, Red

[Bv ZAUA THOMAS) UONDON

Anyone who thinks that gold is a precious metal coloured yellow will no doubt be surprised to learn that there is red, white, and even green gold. The various colours and textures of gold can be used effectively in such things as bracelets and watch straps, the yellow gold being “brushed” and Intertwined with red and white gold. White gold, too, is very popular for wedding and eternity rings, as well as brooches, because it throws up the colours of diamonds so well. Red gold is one of the oldest of the coloured golds and is relatively simple to produce, since it only requires the copper content to be high enough. Paler shades of pink or rose gold can be achieved as well., White gold has always been considered a substitute for the more costly platinum. It is obtained by using nickel, which has a strong whitening effect on gold. Green gold is reached, curiously enough, when silver, being increasingly added to gold, has passed the stage of pale gold and has not yet been added sufficiently to make an almost white gold. Blue gold was known in former years but is seen more often on the Continent than anywhere else these days.

Homemakers’ Group. “The Vocation of the Homemaker" was the subject of an address by the Rev. J. Cuneen at the annual meeting of the Catholic Women's League Homemakers’ Group. The league’s drama group presented a play entitled “The Committee." Officers elected were: convener, Mrs D. Doherty; committee, Mesdames M. Smith, L. Fitzgerald, E. Brown, M. McCoy. B. O’Connor, A. Attwood, E. Debenham, C. Broshahan, J. Airey, E. Dunstan, B. Kelleher, V. Rothefam, I. Steentyes. and E. Knight.