Any comparative notes which did not recognise the cheapness of modern jewellery would be incomplete.
The process at first could be applied only to jewellery of high quality, but now 15 and 18 carat gold is coloured.
So much depends, and will always depend upon skilled handicraft in the Jewellery trades, that there is not much to record in the way of mechanical progress.
Even such jewellery as is produced greatly by the aid of machinery, for the sake of cheapness, is often characterised by perfect style.
The immensely increased production of silver jewellery has tended to almost obliterate two departments which twenty-five years ago were of large proportions--viz.
One large manufacturer of silver jewellery has, within the last three years, used upwards of 3,000 oz.
For storing and packing in jewellery and other trades.
The increase of female labour, particularly in silverjewellery and in warehouse duties, is very considerable, and has tended to keep down the wages of men.
But if there were too few chairs, there was a good deal of money and jewellery among the bed-clothes; and Marie toyed with this jewellery during the games.
Some jewellery was missing, a bracelet and some pearls, as well as all her money.
Finally, these same Comparini had taken away all her jewellery from the Signora, which I forced them to restore.
He led me into the very room where she had robbed him of the said jewellery and money, and told me that he wished to go to Rome to kill his wife, and that he wished that I and the said Alessandro would go with him," etc.
It was dark, and he was strolling down the Avenue, when out of a brilliantly lighted jewellery shop came Mrs. Billy Alden to her carriage.
Here Society would appear in its most gorgeous raiment, and, there would be a show of jewellery such as could be seen nowhere else in the world.
Most of these latter were to be embroidered with jewellery before they were worn, and imitation jewels were sewn on, to show how the real ones were to be placed.
Here were the centres of the country's trade; in one place the shipping trade, in another the jewellery trade, the grocery trade, the leather trade.
It is really he who makes her ridiculous--he has a regular press agent for her, a chap he loads up with jewelleryand cheques whenever he gets her picture into the papers.
There was a safe in one closet, in which Reggie's jewellery was kept.
At the especial request of the former lady, the final selection of jewellery was postponed until the following Monday.
Nor did I succeed any better with those who are fond of rings, for that the jewellery had found its way among the Fancies I had little doubt.
The women got off on the admission that they got the jewellery from Shields and Preger.
There was nothin' much to it--jewellery that couldn't be disposed of, for the most part.
The rogue scrapes up an acquaintance with a dupe by inquiring about a coin or article of sham jewellery which he pretends to have just picked up in the street, and offers for sale, or otherwise fleeces the pigeon.
Le ---- à la broquille consists in substituting sham jewellery for the genuine article when offered for inspection by the tradesman.
No, she excused herself just as you and Stuart made your exit; one plea, finger hurt; some point of herjewellery entered.
Then the servant carrying the box was called up; the box was unlocked, and a mass of jewellery laid open to the gaze of the enraptured Lala, whose mouth watered as he turned over the rich gems.
My stepfather gave me some money to buyjewellery for a wedding present, and as a pure matter of selfishness I'd get more pleasure out of helping you than out of a stupid brooch.
Claire hoped it was not the insignificant little golden bar which she was wearing at the moment, but she had never seen it before, and Cecil's jewellery was of the most limited description.
I've no views--don't get jewelleryunless you wish.
It's the last piece of jewellery I possess out of all my mother gave me, and I promised her never to part with them.
A gentleman of his caste does not lend imitation jewellery to such a pretty girl as you are.
I had jewellery and lace to the value of more than a hundred thousand francs, but I could not resolve to make the sacrifice.
I have fifty thousand francs in gold," said he, "and as much again in jewellery and various possessions.
For the next few days my friends served me so well that, at midnight on Saturday, my mails and my dressing case were empty; I kept back all the jewellery intending to carry it in my pocket.
I still had two hundred thousand francs: I had jewellery worth thirty thousand francs, and fifty thousand florins at Amsterdam.
He did not know that Greppi, whom his proud wife considered so worthless, had a hundred thousand francs of my money, and that I possessed jewellery to an even greater amount.
You have taken me to a den of infamy, where I was shamefully robbed of jewellery to the value of more than three hundred Louis.
Both Mathuria and Labhana men are fairer than the Charans; they wear better jewellery and their loin-cloths have a silk border, while those of the Charans are of rough, common cloth.
Jewellery is often disposed of in a similar manner.
The bundle found in the dining-room contained, with clothes, various small articles of plate and jewellery which a thief would probably have put into his pocket.
As a general rule Ikey Solomons confined his purchases to small articles, mostly of jewellery and plate, which he kept concealed in a hiding-place with a trap-door just under his bed.
One was occupied by the Portuguese ambassador, who lost a quantity of jewelleryfrom an escritoire, and his neighbours lost plate and cash.
The general changes that take place at one epoch find an echo in every piece of jewellery that belongs to that epoch.
Actual specimens of jewelleryare naturally of considerable rarity.
Design forjewellery in champlevé enamel, by Guillaume de la Quewellerie, of Amsterdam (1611).
It is especially to be noticed that the shapes of all ancient jewellery and ornaments, particularly those of the Romans, were in a great measure decided by a belief in their magical efficiency.
Like the Germans, the French had excellent masters, who engraved models for jewellery of great beauty of design.
The chief centres in Germany for the production of jewellery are Pforzheim, Hanau, and Gmünd.
A favourite subject for representation on Rouennais jewellery is the Saint Esprit or Holy Dove.
Arms are valued by the men, and it is advisable to carry a stock of Birmingham jewellery for the purpose of conciliating womankind.
Want of respect for the lives, money, and jewellery of the enemy who surrenders his arms, and for prisoners of war.
They also wear gold jewellery made of the metal extracted by themselves.
He would buy on credit, to be paid for after the next crop, a quantity of paltry jewellery from the first hawker who passed his way, or let the cash slip out of his hands at the cock-pit or the gambling-table.
Did you remark the quantity of rings and jewellery he wore?
You presented to Pash a paper, undeniably written and signed by the old man, saying that the jewellery was to be given up to bearer.
This piece of jewellery she has had for many years, but as it is rather old-fashioned she never wears it.
Apparently he spoke in all seriousness, and really lamented the lost chance of gaining a piece of jewellery to make money out of.
Norman--or Krill if you prefer the old name--took certain jewelleryto Pash for safe keeping shortly before his death.
Now, before taking the jewellery to Pash, Krill could not have written that paper, so you must have seen him during the few hours which elapsed between his visit to Pash and his death.
He wearied her with presents of jewellery and costly dresses, though, as he quietly remarked to Agias, the gifts meant no more of sacrifice to him than an obol to a rich spendthrift.
She went through a mechanical process of collecting her wardrobe, of putting her jewellery in cases and boxes, of laying aside for carriage a few necessaries for Artemisia.
They said he had a great business in jewellery on a great highroad in front of the sea in a great town called Brighton.
At last I saw a jewellery shop and my Landsmann's name over it.
But I know you'd rather lose my jewellery than your precious Banner.
I saw very little jewellery worn, and that was generally of a valuable but plain description.
He was carefully dressed, and a marked point in his attire was the utter absence of everything in the shape of jewellery or ornament.
The dresses were in the latest style, they fitted to perfection, and the girls' youth and the luxuriance of their hair quite made up for the want of jewellery to enhance their charms.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jewellery" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
