RUBY AGAIN POPULAR

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 124, 11 May 1935, Page 12

RUBY AGAIN POPULAR

Queen Sets the Fashion

The ruby, which for a long period has been' comparatively unpopular among fashionable women, is coming into its own again. West End jewellers have noticed recently that the demand for this gem is steadily increasing, and there is in this fact a happy significance, since precious stones will be much in evidence during the Jubilee celebrations, I and the Queen has always displayed a ' liking for rubies. j Her Majesty possesses many flue I specimens, and her affection for this i particular gem is probably influenced by 1110 tact that the first ring she ever i possessed was a simple one of rubies j and diamonds. I It was a present from her father, the ! late Duke of Took, when sho was a ■ girl, and it remains ouo of her cherishI od possessions. To-day ear-rings of rubies are popular, particularly with fair women, and , brooches and necklaces, such as arc worn by Princess Alexis Mdivani are in demand for wear with the white and 1 light pastel-coloured velvet dresses fashionable this winter. The popularity of rubies may bo explained by the fact that stones whim combine both size and rare nuulity ere difficult to obtain. in addition it has been found that the method of cutting them square—hitherto mainly associated with the emerald — greatly enhances their beauty. It is also believed that the return to popularity of plaques ami the cabochon. I type of setting is also to some extent I responsible for the recent demand for 1 the ruby as a breast ornament.