tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post7642854779517930201..comments2011-08-07T15:11:29.064-05:00Comments on How We Do Run On: Inside Scarlett's Jewelry BoxThe Old Guardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862747970556035077noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-79725954398301827162010-09-12T12:44:08.710-05:002010-09-12T12:44:08.710-05:00To be honest, Scarlett has a lot of details that I...To be honest, Scarlett has a lot of details that I like. It is just the overall storyline that goes a bit off. <br /><br />The things I liked were mainly the small reflections and notions like the one about the pearls ;)<br /><br />I think Jewellery was just one of the things that Rhett cut back on when the marriage went downhill. Probably also the interest in her wardrobe in general also faded. I mean if they didn't share any talking bar a polite comment or an angry rush of words here and there then it would seem strange if he was involved in an intimate detail of her life such as her wardrobe.<br /><br />Once again it really hits me HOW little time MM actually spent elaborating on their marriage... such a shame.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459863445339741945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-23356720813479135182010-09-12T11:57:24.197-05:002010-09-12T11:57:24.197-05:00@M- Oh yes- I do think Ripley's assertion that...@M- Oh yes- I do think Ripley's assertion that Rhett only bought Scarlett pearls was off base. Like you say, there were lots of colorful things with plenty of stones and I'm certain many of them found their way into Scarlett's jewelry box, especially at the very beginning of the marriage when he wanted to spoil her.<br /><br />Although to be perfectly honest, Ripley's reference about the pearls was one of the few details I liked in Scarlett--not because I buy it, but because on some level I could sort of see Rhett buying Scarlett only pearls just to annoy her. <br /><br />Hmm... I wonder if maybe once the marriage started to break down the jewelry Rhett picked out for Scarlett got progressively more boring, out of spite?isohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926157677350025049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-82650732263340463312010-09-09T09:53:24.389-05:002010-09-09T09:53:24.389-05:00So probably when AR in the horrendous "Scarle...So probably when AR in the horrendous "Scarlett" states that Rhett only allowed her pearls it most likely far from the truth.<br /><br />Even if Rhetts taste lay more to the simpler elegant side of things, he must have been influenced by the general trends of the era, and therefore going for colourful things with plenty of stones ;)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459863445339741945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-78960345284839772602010-08-20T04:05:00.095-05:002010-08-20T04:05:00.095-05:00@ MM. Oh, don't apologize. Your comment was ve...@ MM. Oh, don't apologize. Your comment was very nice. Perhaps we should try to to make a collage with that, though it would be a little harder to find as many pictures of earlier jewelry.Bugsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826524593406901802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-40217171123122519762010-08-19T23:32:37.510-05:002010-08-19T23:32:37.510-05:00I found this post fascinating too. I've always...I found this post fascinating too. I've always wondered about Scarlett's jewellery. I think a very interesting topic would be Scarlett's jewellery box at the opening of the novel. There are a few hints dropped throughout - especially at the Bazaar When Dr Meade asks the ladies for their jewellery.<br /><br />"Scarlett's first thought was one of deep thankfulness that mourning forbade her wearing her precious earbobs and the heavy gold chain that had been Grandma Robillard's and the gold and black enameled bracelets and the garnet brooch."<br /><br />The precious earrings, I believe, were aquamarines, which Gerald had bought her and she thinks of toward the end of the novel when she realises she doesn't love Ashley. <br />So I guess we'd be looking at a garnet brooch and the bracelets, circa 1860. The gold chain that belonged to her grandmother could be much earlier, perhaps 1820s or 30s. <br />We know that she had a couple of rings at least, as Charles crushed them into her hand when he was holding her hands at the barbecue. We also know that her engagement ring was a sapphire solitaire, which the yankees got their hands on later. <br />We also know that she liked to borrow her mother's garnet necklace and earrings, which I believe were a wedding present from Gerald, so we are looking at mid 1840s.<br />Sorry, I've started to think in type, and don't want to bore anyone!<br />MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-91147602368388077672010-08-03T21:28:28.901-05:002010-08-03T21:28:28.901-05:00Sara, I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! I have...Sara, I'm so glad you enjoyed the post! I have to say it was one of my very favorite topics to research thus far, especially because I have a little bit of an obsession with jewelry too. I also find it fascinating that "typical" jewelry of the time was so opulent. I mean, unless I somehow get to a) attend the Oscars or b) meet the Queen of England, I don't think I'll ever wear jewelry as fancy as some of the pieces in that jewelry box. And yet back then, this type of jewelry was prevalent and celebrated. Crazy!isohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926157677350025049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156452579073833353.post-88139119894973668382010-08-03T21:09:54.458-05:002010-08-03T21:09:54.458-05:00Oh I wrote a post and it seems to have been eaten ...Oh I wrote a post and it seems to have been eaten by the internet! Anyway, hopefully this won't show up twice. I loved loved loved this entry about jewelry! I was actually thinking about asking if one of you could write something on this since I had researched this a bit but never came up with all that much information. (I tend to get frustrated when I don't find what I want fast ;))Anyway, thanks for posting this! It was a really interesting read, epsecially since I have a bit of an obsession with jewelry.Saranoreply@blogger.com