DIANA'S PEARLS; FAMED GOWN PART OF PASADENA DISPLAY.Byline: Janette Williams San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Tribune From Elvis' jeweled belts to Princess Diana's pearl gown and the ``real deal'' sapphire necklace from the Titanic, Pasadena Center is aglitter a·glit·ter adv. & adj. Glittering; sparkling. aglitter Adjective sparkling or glittering Adj. 1. this weekend courtesy of the International Gem & Jewelry Show. Billed as the largest in the company's 32 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time show is expected to be a magnet for serious rock shoppers, wishful-thinkers, jewelry designers and the star-struck during its three-day run, which ends Sunday. ``Do I love jewelry? Just look at me '' joked Vivian Warshaw, showing off an assortment of bangles, bracelets, rings, necklace and earrings. And, on the theory that there's no such thing as having too much jewelry, Warshaw drove from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. with her designer friend Temmy Walker to shop at the show's first day Friday. Jewelry once owned by such dedicated rock-hounds as Elizabeth Taylor Noun 1. Elizabeth Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932) Taylor , Liberace and Zsa Zsa Gabor - whose 20-carat diamond ring is featured - is on display along with the dealers' counters of antique and modern jewels, gemstones, gold, silver and pearls. Beading beading, n the scribing of a shallow groove (less than 0.5 mm in width or depth) on a cast that outlines the major connector. It is used to transfer the design to the investment cast and ensure tissue contact of the major connector. expert Lois Avila of Cerritos came to check out the beads for sale, and stopped to give a close-up inspection to the intricate work on the late Princess of Wales's white silk crepe crepe (krāp), thin fabric of crinkled texture, woven originally in silk but now available in all major fibers. There are two kinds of crepe. evening gown. Bought for $35,000 at the Christie's auction in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of just weeks before her death in August, the princess's crystal- and pearl-encrusted dress was an example of ``fantastic, exquisite beadwork beadwork Ornamental work in beads. In the Middle Ages beads were used to embellish embroidery work. In Renaissance and Elizabethan England, clothing, purses, fancy boxes, and small pictures were adorned with beads. ,'' Avila said. ``But I think the dress looked much better on her than it does now,'' Avila said, looking at a 1993 photograph of the princess wearing it. ``She was absolutely gorgeous, and it loses a lot just hanging there.'' Avila wasn't sure about the jewelry on sale that incorporates pearls taken from the back of the princess's gown, either. ``I don't think they have the quality of her,'' she said, looking at the $1,000-a-pair earrings and $850 lapel pin, each featuring a single tiny pearl taken from the back of the gown. ``I don't think I'd pay $1,000.'' All proceeds from the sale of the pearl jewelry are being donated to the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research, the Alzheimer's Association and the Children's AIDS Find, said Arnold Duke, vice president of the International Gem & Jewelry Show. ``We've already sold 50 pairs of earrings,'' Duke said. ``There does seem to be renewed interest in the princess, with the first anniversary of her death coming up. But I think it never really went away. People are still intrigued and fascinated, they want to have some closeness with her. Having something that was her's makes them feel good.'' Titanic memorabilia is also on show, and a limited number of reproductions of the actual Love of the Sea necklace are on sale for $1,200 - or you can buy a piece of Titanic coal for $25. The money raised will go to 86-year-old Mary Ellen Walker, whose mother was given the necklace by her married lover, Duke said. She survived the Titanic sinking, but he died in the disaster. The show is held at the Pasadena Center, 300 E. Green St. Admission is $5. |
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