RETURN OF BIG BROOCHES:
«U» ; —; - M I " .. ~ . • , , Bio. brooches 1 are in ' very great favour at 1 present. They are really . big" ones, .. such ! ? as were worn two generations.ago. Therer is -nothing . demure about them; they are ] very striking and effective, usually oval, in! shape. They are sometimes 3in long. y '■ ;■: Most of the large ones are ornamented 'by a single semi-precious stone. The j, ! stone makes the brooch, for the setting is j' | simply a narrow rim. ■■■'.■•.. , ] Amethyst and topaz seem to outnumber [ j other transparent stones 'used."for these big •:brooches, "and"are more fashionable than such as garnet, peridot, and aqua- J marine. Turquoise matrix, cameo, agate,' jade, coral,-and so forth are popular as the j. filling of pins set with opaque stones. Pernaps, the most popular is the turquoise, matrix. ; The pale bluish green stone ji i which has been 'such a favourite :of late H years - undoubtedly owes ■> its popularity to , '. the. fact of its being becoming to women; 'in general, be they brunetee or blonde,; ' and of due effect when, worn with almost! 1 any colour. ■" • ■ 5 ......: ______ . _____—— ...■. .j
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 6 (Supplement)
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182RETURN OF BIG BROOCHES: New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 6 (Supplement)
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