Garnet
JANUARY		Amethyst
FEBRUARY
Aquamarine
MARCH		Diamond
APRIL
Emerald
MAY		Pearl
Alexandrite
JUNE
Ruby
JULY		Peridot
AUGUST
Sapphire
SEPTEMBER		Opal
Tourmaline
OCTOBER
Topaz
NOVEMBER		Turquoise
Zircon
DECEMBER

Contents

Foreword[17]
[PART 1: Jewels: History, Character, Magic]
Chapter 1: The Story of Jewels[23]
THE EARLIEST USES [23] EGYPT AND THE NEAR EAST [26] WESTWARD TO THE GREEKS [29] ETRUSCAN ACHIEVEMENTS [30] THE ROMAN CONQUEST [31] THE VOGUE OF THE PEARL [41] ROMAN LUXURY [42] THE TIDE TURNS EAST [42] EASTWARD TO INDIA [43] OVER THE CHINESE WALL [44] DARK AGE OF THE DIAMOND [45] TRIBES TO THE NORTH [45] THE CELTS AND THE EMERALD ISLE [46] THE ANGLO-SAXONS [47] JEWELS IN ENGLISH HISTORY [47] EDWARD THE CONFESSOR’S JEWELS [48] GROWTH OF THE GOLDSMITHS’ GUILD [48] THE ITALIANS IN THE RENAISSANCE [49] THE RENAISSANCE ACROSS EUROPE [50] THE REFORMATION [51] THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY [52] ON THE ROMANTICS [53] INTO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY [54] THE TWENTIETH CENTURY [55]
Chapter 2: What the Stones Are[57]
WHAT THE STONES ARE [57] THE GEMS [58] DIAMOND [58] RUBY [60] SAPPHIRE [62] EMERALD [63] PEARL [64] OTHER STONES [67] ALEXANDRITE [68] AMETHYST [68] AQUAMARINE [69] BERYL [69] CARNELIAN [70] CAT’S-EYE [70] CHALCEDONY [71] CHRYSOBERYL [71] CHRYSOLITE [71] CHRYSOPRASE [72] CITRINE [72] CORAL [72] GARNET [73] HYACINTH [74] JACINTH [74] JADE [74] JASPER [75] JET [75] KUNZITE [76] LAPIS LAZULI [76] MALACHITE [77] MOONSTONE [77] ONYX [77] OPAL [78] PERIDOT [79] QUARTZ [79] SARD [80] SARDONYX [80] SPINEL [80] TOPAZ [81] TOURMALINE [81] TURQUOISE [82] ZIRCON [82]
Chapter 3: Birthstones and the Magic of Gems[83]
THE SEASONS [83] THE DAYS OF THE WEEK [84] SUNDAY [84] MONDAY [84] TUESDAY [85] WEDNESDAY [85] THURSDAY [85] FRIDAY [86] SATURDAY [86] THE MONTHS [87] TABLE OF BIRTHSTONES [87] JANUARY—GARNET [88] FEBRUARY—AMETHYST [89] MARCH—AQUAMARINE [90] APRIL—DIAMOND [91] MAY—EMERALD [92] JUNE—PEARL [94] JULY—RUBY [96] AUGUST—SARDONYX OR PERIDOT [97] SEPTEMBER—SAPPHIRE [99] OCTOBER—OPAL [100] NOVEMBER—TOPAZ [102] DECEMBER—TURQUOISE [104] SIGNS OF THE STARS [113] THE ZODIAC [113] ARIES, THE RAM [114] TAURUS, THE BULL [114] GEMINI, THE TWINS [115] CANCER, THE CRAB [115] LEO, THE LION [115] VIRGO, THE VIRGIN [115] LIBRA, THE SCALES [116] SCORPIO, THE SCORPION [116] SAGITTARIUS, THE ARCHER [116] CAPRICORN, THE GOAT [116] AQUARIUS, THE WATER CARRIER [117] PISCES, THE FISHES [117]
[PART 2: The Art of Feminine Adornment]
Chapter 4: The Art of Feminine Adornment[121]
ROYAL CROWNS OF BRITAIN [122] EVERYWOMAN’S QUEEN [123] A STONE’S BEST SETTING [123] TYPES OF WOMEN [124] THE MAJOR METALS [125] THE BASIC DESIGNS [125]
Chapter 5: The Earclip[127]
THE SUPREME IMPORTANCE OF THE EARCLIP [127] EARRINGS THROUGH THE AGES [127] THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EARS [129] THE EARCLIP AND THE FACIAL CONTOUR [130] THE SHAPE OF YOUR FACE [131] DETAILS OF THE FACE [132] VERSATILE EARCLIPS [133] THE HAIR AND THE EARCLIP [133] THE BRUNETTE [134] THE DARK-HAIRED [134] THE REDHEAD [135] THE BLONDE [135] AS THE HAIR TURNS GREY [136] IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN SELECTING EARCLIPS [136]
Chapter 6: The Necklace[139]
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE NECKLACE [139] THE GENERAL EFFECT [140] THE DIAMOND NECKLACE [141] THE RIVIÈRE [141] THE BAGUETTE NECKLACE [142] THE PEARL NECKLACE [142] THE COLORS OF THE PEARL [143] FOR THE BRUNETTE [143] FOR THE BLONDE AND THE REDHEAD [144] FOR A LONG NECK [144] FOR A WIDE NECK [145] SIZE OF PEARLS [145] THE PROPER STRINGING OF PEARLS [145] THE NECKLACE CLASP [146] DESIGNS FOR CLASPS [146] FOR FORMAL WEAR [147] THE SENTIMENTAL CLASP [148] FITTING THE PEARL NECKLACE [148] THE BEAD NECKLACE [149] FASHIONS FROM INDIA [149] OTHER NECKLACE JEWELS [150] THE NECKLACE OF GOLD [151] APPENDAGES: THE TASSEL [152] APPENDAGES: THE SINGLE DROP [152] TRANSFORMATIONS [153] MY OWN CONVERSIONS [153] WHAT A WOMAN WEARS, OTHERS SEE [154]
Chapter 7: The Ring[157]
THE GIVING OF A RING [157] CONSIDER THE HAND [158] PROPORTIONS OF THE HAND [158] THE DIAMOND RING: THE ENGAGEMENT RING [159] THE WEDDING RING [160] THE WEARING OF THE BAND [161] THE PEARL RING [162] THE BLACK PEARL [162] DECORATIVE RINGS [163] MATCHED WITH EARCLIPS [164] INTERCHANGEABLE CENTERS [164] RING SIZES [165] RINGS AND NAIL POLISH [166] ABOUT WEARING A RING [166]
Chapter 8: The Bracelet[169]
EARLY USES [169] THE EMPERORS OF INDIA [169] VARIOUS MATERIALS [170] TYPES OF BRACELETS [170] FAVORITE SHAPES [171] THE SPECIAL CLASP [171] BRACELET WIDTH [172] FOR THE SLIM ARM [172] FOR THE HEAVIER WRIST [172] FITTING A BRACELET [173] GENERAL THOUGHTS [173] THE ANKLET [174]
Chapter 9: Pins, Brooches and Clips[175]
ELABORATE PINS [175] THE SIMPLER CLIP [176] ITS VERSATILITY [176] ITS PERSONALITY [185] THE CHANGE IN THE BROOCH [185] THE OLD DOUBLE CLIP [186] THE NEW DOUBLE CLIP [187] THE ABSTRACT DESIGN [187] THE FLOWER DESIGN [188] EARLIER FLOWERS [189] CURRENT VARIETIES [190] THE ROSE [190] THE SKINPIN [191] THE SCATTERPIN [191] THE JEWELLED HAIRPIN [192] THE MOBILE CLIP [192] THE SENTIMENTAL BROOCH [193] REPLICAS OF PETS [194] PINS HOLD MEMORIES [194] PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES [195]
Chapter 10: Watches[197]
QUEEN ELIZABETH I [197] PRINCESS SOPHIA [197] EARLY FORMS [198] WHERE TO WEAR THE WATCH [199] JEWELLED HOURS [200] IN FRONT OF YOUR MIRROR [202]
[PART 3: The Etiquette of Wearing Jewels]
Chapter 11: The Etiquette of Wearing Jewels[207]
EN ROUTE [208] WEEKEND [208] GARDEN PARTY [209] THE BEACH [209] ON THE GOLF COURSE [210] AT THE RACES [210] BUSINESS LUNCHEONS [211] THE CHARITY LUNCHEON [212] OPENING NIGHT [212] MATCHING THE GOWN [213] MATCHING THE MAN [213] SOME BASIC RULES [214] THE DINNER PARTY [215] THE WATCH [216] THE CIGARETTE CASE [216] THE HOSTESS [216] AT THE WHITE HOUSE [217] THE PRESIDENT’S DINNER [218] THE CAPTAIN’S DINNER [218] EMBASSY PARTIES [220] MEETING ROYALTY [221] CORONATION [221] A QUEEN’S CROWN [222] WHEN EVERY WOMAN IS QUEEN [223] THE BRIDESMAIDS [224] THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE [225] THE WEDDING GUESTS [225] THE NEWBORN [226] THE ANNIVERSARY [227] TABLE OF ANNIVERSARY GIFTS [227] THE MORE SOLEMN TIME [228] AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE [229] IN MOURNING [229] OTHER OBSERVATIONS [230] COLOR COMBINATIONS [230] RESTRAINT [230] EYEGLASSES [231] THE LORGNETTE [231] THE CORSAGE [232] EMBROIDERY [232] MORE ABOUT BRACELETS [232] MORE ABOUT RINGS [234] GOLD JEWELS [234] IN THE SPOTLIGHT [234]
Chapter 12: Jewels as Gifts[237]
GIVE YOURSELF [237] GIFTS OF LASTING VALUE [238] GIFTS TO THE BABY [238] TO THE MOTHER TOO [239] AS THE CHILD GROWS [239] ST. VALENTINE’S DAY [239] COLLEGE DAYS [240] THE WEDDING DAY [240] FOR THE BRIDESMAIDS [241] FOR THE USHERS [241] OTHER GIFTS TO THE BRIDE [242] PARENTS’ DAYS [242] FOR LATER BIRTHDAYS [243] GIFTS FOR THE MAN [244] THE WIFE’S ROLE [244] THE RIGHT ACCESSORIES [245] THE PERSONAL TOUCH [245] SPECIAL GIFTS [246] HISTORIC GIFTS [246] THE PRESENTATION OF A GIFT [247]
[PART 4: The Techniques and Care of Jewels]
Chapter 13: The Techniques of Gems[259]
DEFINITIONS [259] LIGHT ON THE STONES [260] STAR GEMS [260] THE PEARL [261] CUTTING THE STONES [261] CABOCHON [262] FACETS [262] TYPES OF FACETING [263] HARDNESS OF THE STONES [264] QUALITIES OF A STONE [267] MEASUREMENT [268] THE PRECIOUS METALS [268] ALLOYS [269]
Chapter 14: The Care of Jewels[271]
HOW TO CARE FOR JEWELS [271] HOME CARE [271] CLEANING DON’TS [272] PEARLS [272] REMINDERS [273] MORE CAUTIONING [274] FOR TRAVEL [274] INSURANCE [275] THE TRAVELING CASE [275] REGISTERING JEWELS [276] TRAVELING CAUTIONS [277]
Chapter 15: Jewelry Up to Date[279]
THE OLD AND THE ANTIQUE [279] OLD JEWELRY WITH NEW POSSIBILITIES [280] THE CONTEMPORARY JEWELS [281] MODERN MOVEMENT [281] THE JEWELER AS ARTIST [283] VARIED STONES [283] VARIED TREATMENT [284] REMODELLING OF WATCHES [285] ADDING PEARLS [285] INFINITE RICHES IN A LITTLE ROOM [286]
[PART 5: The Story of Rings and Famous Stones]
Chapter 16: Romance of Rings[289]
THE UNIVERSAL RING [289] THE MAGIC RING [289] DIVINING RINGS [290] RENAISSANCE REMEDY RINGS [291] VISIBILITY RINGS [292] RELIGIOUS RINGS [293] PRACTICAL RINGS [294] POISON RINGS [295] HONORARY RINGS [296] POSIES AND LOVERS’ RINGS [296] THE NUPTIAL RING [298] LESS SOLEMN MARRIAGE RINGS [299] COUNTING FINGERS [301] MEMORIAL RINGS [302]
Chapter 17: Some Famous Stones[305]
THE BLACK PRINCE’S RUBY [305] OTHER PRECIOUS STONES [306] THE CRYSTAL PALACE [307] THE DIAMONDS [307] THE KOHINOOR [308] TAVERNIER [310] THE FLORENTINE [310] THE GREAT MOGUL [311] THE ORLOFF [311] THE SHAH OF PERSIA [312] THE GREAT TABLE [313] THE BLUE TAVERNIER [313] THE HOPE [314] THE JEHAN AKBAR SHAH [315] THE CULLINAN [315] THE EXCELSIOR [316] THE REGENT [316] THE SANCY [318] OUT OF THE EARTH [319]