EGYPTIAN JEWELLERY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 11

EGYPTIAN JEWELLERY.

CENTURIES OLD. As yet there arc no signs of any waning in the influence of the East as regards dress and its accessories, and the furore for Eastern ornaments and jewels is likely to increase rather than diminish during this coming season, says an English writer. Nowadays the modern woman lcolcs forward to her season in Epypt as eagerly as n' Up l ' o(^ to Paris, for it is in the East where she will gain, fresh ideas jewellery. Naturally the love of the antique, which counts so much at the present time, can be gratified in no greater measure than when acquiring the beautiful Egyptian jewellery the designs of which arc thousands of years old and are marked bv a dignity thdt anneals irresistibly to the woman ot artistic tastes. Ihe pendant and necklace figure largely in the antique jewellery that is now copied in every detail in the modern reproductions, and is worn without any sonso of incongruity by'the woman of to-day with her latest frock from Pans. i a , fiance in Cairo a beautiful pendant was seen representing the exquisite head of Cleopatra set in gold and enamel, with drops formed of nearls and rubies, an ornamant that from "its beauty r.nd uncommonness was the admiration of everyone. A Fascinating Necklace. Generally speaking, the necklaces, pendants, and ornaments of the Egyptian jewellery portray either the ac-mii:. iho cartouche, the wings of tho vulture, the lotus ilower, or the winged sernent. A fliost fascinating design seen in the Blanchard collection and an absolute reproduction of an antique nccklacc tliousando of years old, is a chain 01 Egyptian b*uu mummy beads, composed of four strands alternately linked with gold and finished J 1 /\ " aw k' s head at cither side in gold and blue.

The blue of those muramy beads is of that rich eighteenth dynasty bright blue, that is equally becoming to blondes and brunettes, and it was this tvne of necklace that was buried with the mummy, as its possession enabled the spirit of the deceased to travel in the Elysian I'eilds of the -other world.

Very beautiful ;,lso is the pendant suspended lrom a gold -chain p.ml formed of a scarab of the "twenty-sixth dynasty," blue framed in the outstretched wings and mounted with the "seal of ttcrnily." This seal was carried in tho claw of tho vulture, and signified everlasting protection, and many women- who -are wearing, .theso pendants value them doubly on account of the meaning.

Anions the quaintest and most uncommon designs in the-Egyptian necklaco is the chain composed of the d?.rk green pottery, from which is suspended five pendants, each bearing a different significance. First comes the sacred eye of liorus, nest Ba, the Sun god, then the triad of Isis, Ncphitis, and H.orus, the mourning sisters whoso duty it was to lament the deceased, followed by the design of tho cedar tree, tho emblem of stability, and finally closed by tho sacred eye of llorus again, and sealed with the seal of immortality. Copied from a necklace 4100 years old is • one of the most, fascinating designs, composed of a gold chain studded with cornelians and. bearing as pendants the "key of life," the cartouche,. tho vase of purity, and the sacred cobra. It must bo remembered that the eartonclie which figures so largely in the designs of Egyptian jewellery repressnt's cither the name of a royal personage or the long oval and bar left blank for magical reasons by the ancient Egyptians, and both are seen in the modern reproductions. A brooch, for . example, which is tho facsimile of the. cartouch of Sennserit bears tbo emblem of the rising and setting sun carried out in two pearls, and thus signifying life from birth to death, protected by the scarab. Broodies, indeed, play a large part ill Egyptian jewellery, and (hose who are fortunato,, pnougli to possess a genuine scarab' know' that these 'are, not petrified beetles, as is very often imagined, but are really small statuettes of Klieper, the beetle god, the emblem of immortality, and are seen in cornelians, amethysts, and an endless variety of stones.

Chain of Lotus Flowers. The nccklace formed of a gold serpent, sometimes with the head of diamonds but quite as often of gold unadorned, is one of the best-known forms of GraecoEgyptian jewellery and is always popular with the woman whn likes the fascination of the eerie. Jlore in accord with the taste of the woman who classes the serpent as uncanny, even though its signification bo. that of royalty, is a chain composed of the lotus ilower in different coloured enamels, and from which is suspended a pendant of the scarab framed in the outstretched wings of the vulture, the mounting carried out in brownish purple tones, which contrast with the green of the Amazonile scarab.

For those in search of a quaint present for their mankind is a perfectly charming fob-chain made in dull gold in the form of three Egyptian pylons or gateways, each holding a scarab respectively of cornelian, green steatite and amethyst'. This fob-chain has a certain massiveness about it that appeals even to the taste of the man to whom it is notoriously difficult to give presents, and is another instance of modern Egyptian jewellery which is a delight to behold.

Nor must the beautiful little statuette of the Goddess, Pasht be forgotten as; one of. the most' delightful and quaintest pendants that can bo worn suspended from its platinum chain. This goddess—in the lovely Egyptian blue glazed faience typifies the "gentle and life-giving rays of the sun," and is one of those uncommon ornaments that' are so dearly cherished by every woman. —Florence Smith.

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A ooft. auxiliary ketch is being built for the Melanesian Mission at Jlr. C. Bailey's. yards, and the framework of tlio vessel lias just been completed. The ketch is to be utilised for work in tlio Solomon slands, and she will be ready for. launching about tlio middle of next month. The mission is 'also having built two 25ft. wbaleboats.

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