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The wearing of a necklace has very ancient roots. The Greeks and Romans wore ropes of pearl necklaces. The oldest examples discovered are about 75000 years old, where pea-sized pierced shell beads strung into a necklace were found in a cave of Soth Africa. A necklace is generally an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck and lies flat to the body rather than hanging freely. Necklace was beter known as collar in the earlier days. Queen Alexandra of Denmark introduced the style and, she wore it to hide a scar on her neck. The livery collars or chains of office was worn by officers of state in England and the United Kingdom, and the chains were also worn with various Orders of Knighthood. A torc, is a rigid circular necklace that is open-ended at the front. Torcs were worn by people from the Bronze Age. Torcs were made from intertwined metal strands, usually made of gold or bronze. Necklaces may be in different forms, made of gold, silver, diamond or pearl, it may be a metal chain, it may also be manufactured with cloth, and it sometimes contain gems, rocks, wood or shells. Necklaces are often attached to a pendant. Many Christians wear a cross or crucifix pendant which may differ in shape, size, material and color. Others wear the cross pendant merely out of style or decoration and may not be a Christian. The Rajas and Ranas of Rajasthan wore the Tiger claw necklace during those days which was considered as a status symbol and a display of wealth and consequent power. When a necklace is worn high on the neck it is referred to as a choker.This type of jewellery consisits of one or more bands and encircles the neck and is about 14 to 16 inches long. It can be made of velvet,beads, metal and leather. At times they may be adorned with a beautiful pendant and comes in a a variety of colours. Pearl Necklaces are a very special form of necklace which has been worn for hundreds of years. Today there are many styles from traditional to modern. Princess Necklace: A princess necklace is about 18" long and is worn between a choker and matinee length. Matinee Necklace: A matinee necklace is 22" to 23" long and should always sit at the top of the cleavage. Opera Necklace: An opera necklace is 30" to 36" long and should always sit at the breastbone. Sautoir or Rope Necklace: A sautoir or rope necklace is any necklace that is longer than opera length. b A bib necklace is multiple strands of stepped pearls. Graduated Necklace: A graduated necklace is such where larger pearls in the middle gradually becomes smaller towards the end. Uniform Necklace: Here, the pearls appear to be all of the same size.
The Diamond Necklace: The word Necklace brings to our mind the famous short story The Diamond Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant, which was first published in1884 in the French newspaper Le Gaulois. Its the story of a middle class couple, Monsieur and Madame Loisel, who were invited to a distinguished party. Madam Loisel hesitated to attend the party since she didnt want to look poor in the middle of a lot of rich women. Later on she decides to borrow a necklace from her friend, Madam Forestier, and attends the party. Distressingly, that evening Madame Loisel somehow loses the necklace. Unable to bear the shame Madam Loisel and Monsieur decides that they will purchase an identical diamond necklace as a replacement and give it to Madam Forestier. They did not inform Madame Forestier of the change and spent the next ten years of their lives paying off the debts from the new necklace, which costs them thirty-six thousand francs. They both took on extra job and spent their lives in abject poverty. After ten years when Madam Loisel was able to tell her friend of the change, she was shocked to hear this and informed that the necklace was in fact,a mere imitation and not real diamonds.
A Form of Execution: Necklacing is a form of execution in which a rubber tire, filled with kerosene, was forced around a victims chest and arms and set on fire. This method of execution was used during the struggle against aparthied prior to the first democratic elections held in South Africa in1994.
The Affair of a Diamond Neckalce: The affair of the diamond necklace was a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France which involved the Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI. The Queen whose reputation was already tarnished by gossip and scandal, got involved in a crime. The Affair was historically significant as one of the events that added flame to the French Revolution.
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