A BRACELET THROUGH THE AGES
All the objects we love to wear, they are the result of our ancient history. At first the bracelets were made from intertwined grass stalks or supple branches; usually it was men who wore them on the humerus. Their diffusion is evident in peoples with a developed social life and with an aesthetic taste in decorating the body; the ornaments on the various parts of the figure serve to distinguish the wearer by their characteristic feature. Over time, they are used for seashell creations, hard stones and other materials . The use of copper and iron to create circles, comes from tropical areas who are familiar with metalworking. In populations of Africa and southern Asia and in the Indian Archipelago, the use of jewels in these materials is a demonstration of wealth and were worn by both men and women. Nordic peoples, they did not use this ornament because their arms were always covered to face adverse climatic conditions. Anyway, the beauty of the bracelets crosses the centuries and the ancient oriental civilizations; Babylonians and Egyptians made extensive use of it, leaving us artifacts of incredible beauty.
Thin circles adorned with precious stones,worn on the wrist,in the forearm and ankle; the Egyptian ones were also enamelled in various colors. Through time, we can discover all the most ambitious creations immortalized in the canvases of famous painters; Titian and the Venetian women, elegant and timeless; Paolo Veronese and the meticulous image of contemporary high jewellery. The richest century in the creation of bracelets is undoubtedly the eighteenth century. A strip of velvet, enriched by a cameo or a precious stone; a miniature or a gold clasp as a closure. In France, coin the term "bracelet or barrel 'a portrait". In the nineteenth century, women adorn their arms with wonderful creations, wearing even three at a time. To the present day,goldsmiths create very beautiful jewels, some hark back to the glories of the past; others create compositions inspired by futurism or the magical symbolism of the circle. However you put it, the fact remains that the bracelet is always highly appreciated; it catches the eye and we hope it comes as the next gift!
LIEUTENANT SHERIDAN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE BRACELET
On Tuesday evening,at great-grandmother's house, a small noisy crowd burst into the living room. The neighbors (a couple with children and two elderly spouses) they took the chairs in the dining room, to place them near the sofa. The great-grandmother,from his chair, he waited patiently for everyone to take their seats.
The children, squat on the carpet and adults,They were waiting. The great-aunt turned on the TV and the magic began. In 1959, the broadcasts were in black and white, on the only national channel. The charm of the small screen,immediately captivated all those present; after the presentation of the programme, made by the announcer began "Yellow club-Invitation to the detective story" . Every episode, was interrupted before Lieutenant Sheridan, reveal the culprit. At that point, in the television studio, a presenter and three guests speculated about their alleged culprit. Meanwhile, even at home there was discussion of the possible "villain", while the great-aunt offered liqueur to adults and biscuits to small viewers. At the resumption of the TV show, silence fell in the living room; waiting for the longed-for twist that would have unmasked the culprit. The evening ended, with the repositioning of the chairs and thanks from everyone for the hospitality of the great-grandmother.
After you do a few things , the great-aunt was getting ready to change for the night; putting away the gold hoops she wore on her wrist, he realizes that one is missing. He immediately returns to the living room and begins to look in all directions, but can't find it.
Disconsolate, she returns to her room and goes to sleep. After a restless night,gets up to have breakfast and go to work; while giving her the coffee, her great-grandmother asks her if everything is all right and shows her the bracelet.
The funny thing is that the great aunt, she had made the mess herself. Not to disturb those present ,with the jingle caused by the circles on the wrist, as his habit,he had seen fit to remove them; setting them down with a quick movement, on the sofa seat, near the armrest. During the evening,a circle that made up the bracelet had decided to play hide and seek. Luckily the great-grandmother who got up at dawn, he had inspected the sofa as Lieutenant Sheridan did and found it.
Those were different times, the neighbors were not strangers and conviviality was a pleasant habit of Italian families.
