JEWELS _and the_ WOMAN _by Marianne_ OSTIER JEWELS _and the_ WOMAN _The Romance, Magic and Art of Feminine Adornment_ HORIZON PRESS _New York_ _Note_: For centuries it has been the custom for jewelers to identify their designs by stamping their hallmark on jewels. The reproduction on page 20 is of Marianne Ostier’s hallmark. _Unless otherwise noted in the captions, jewels here reproduced have been designed by Marianne Ostier. All jewels are illustrated in actual size, with the exception of the portraits and Illustration 17._ * * * * * _Credits and Acknowledgments_: The author wishes to thank all the people who have given time, information and encouragement to the work on this book. Particular thanks are due Mr. George D. Skinner of N. W. Ayer & Son Inc. for supplying invaluable information; Miss Dorothy Dignam, of the same firm, for her inspiring enthusiasm and knowledge; Mr. Lansford F. King, publisher of the _Jewelers’ Circular Keystone_, for his endless confidence in the work which made the completion of this book possible; and Mr. Albert E. Haase, president of the Jewelry Industry Council, for the many helpful facts from his special fund of knowledge. For contributing to the visual quality of this book, grateful acknowledgment is made to the Jewelry Industry Council for the frontispiece colorplates; The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Illustrations 1 through 8; the British Information Service for Illustrations 11, 12 and 15; and Trude Fleischmann for Illustrations 28 and 29. * * * * * _©1958 by Marianne Ostier_ _Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 58-10224_ _Manufactured in the United States of America_ _All original designs as well as the text by Marianne Ostier are protected by copyright and may not be copied or reproduced without permission in writing from the author and publisher._ THE BIRTHSTONES [Illustration: _Garnet_ JANUARY] [Illustration: _Amethyst_ FEBRUARY] [Illustration: _Aquamarine_ MARCH] [Illustration: _Diamond_ APRIL] [Illustration: _Emerald_ MAY] [Illustration: _Pearl_ _Alexandrite_ JUNE] [Illustration: _Ruby_ JULY] [Illustration: _Peridot_ AUGUST] [Illustration: _Sapphire_ SEPTEMBER] [Illustration: _Opal_ _Tourmaline_ OCTOBER] [Illustration: _Topaz_ NOVEMBER] [Illustration: _Turquoise_ _Zircon_ DECEMBER] _Contents_ _Foreword_ _17_ PART 1: _Jewels: History, Character, Magic_ _Chapter 1: The Story of Jewels_ _23_