"I have brought besides costly earrings of Roman ladies, discovered in the villa of Annius Mucius Papilinus in Pompeii.

A single pearl was cut in two and used for earrings for the statue of Venus in the Pantheon at Rome, and the sum paid for it was equal to about a quarter of a million dollars.

The children came first, hung with silver amulets and amber beads, and pursued by negresses in striped turbans, who bustled up with rugs and matting, then the mothers followed more indolently, released from their ashy mufflings and showing, under their light veils, long earrings from the Mellah[A] and caftans of pale green or peach color.

The womenwith huge earrings in their ears, and a perfect load of heavy brass rings on their armschatter away, make believe to be shy, and show off a thousand coquettish airs.

"The next daynamely, the 25thshe tries to dispose of a pair of earrings to Mr. Campbell; she fails, and decides to go to London, where she has a better chance.

Thus it was that, much against his will, Jack's ears were punched and he was decorated with earrings like a prize ram.

"Is my babe disappointed I didn't dig her coat and earrings out of hock?

Both Mr. Campbell and his clerk were quite ready to swear that they had had an interview concerning some diamond earrings with a lady, of whose identity with the accused they were perfectly convinced, and to the casual observer the question as to the time or even the day when that interview took place could make but little difference in the ultimate issue.