[Jewelry making - Article 00054] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Mantis

[Benjamin Mark]

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    There are only two species on our planet that are on the increase.
    All the rest are on a decline. They are humans and insects. I read
    somewhere that the insects will outlast us because they adapt
    themselves to their environment while we adapt our environment to our
    needs. 

    Once upon a time in Middle Kingdom Egypt there was an organization
    called the Order of the Golden Fly. I imagine it was not too
    different from the fraternity of The Order of Knights of Pythias of
    today. 

    Back in those olden times... so admired were these insects because of
    their swiftness... their agility... and their persistence... that the
    Pharaohs--in grudging admiration for these invasive pests--gave them
    in the form of golden pendants as gifts to the most valiant soldiers
    and diligent servants. In keeping with that most intense form of
    sequential logic to which I adhere rigorously... I have absolutely no
    golden flies to show you. My methodology is arcane. My paths are long
    and tortuous. 

    And then... some time during the process of creation... He who Is
    created the Praying Mantis: A delightful little creature who enjoyed
    nothing more --when not gobbling up other insects--than ingesting her
    mate either after or even during copulation. To say this might--at
    times--hinder the process of procreation would be... in my humble
    opinion... a masterpiece of English understatement. But there it is.
    Life is stranger than crap. 

    And so we segue--with great skill I might add--into the world of
    costume jewelry. As I am sure you all know--if you are assiduous
    readers of Tidbits--Costume Jewelry came into the forefront of our
    culture during World War II when money was a wee bit scarce and with
    but a few pennies one could still carry the look of great wealth and
    taste. One could wear on one's blouse a doo-dad not dissimilar to
    what Hedy Lamar or Marlene Dietrich wore... and no one would know
    whose was real and whose was fake. For those of you who would
    proclaim that you could tell the difference in a snap because Hedy
    lived in Hollywood and Felicia lived on Delancy street... to you I
    say... begone you despoiler of dreams and self-aggrandizing
    illusions. 

    And so... in a heady moment of creation... a jeweler in 1940
    created--right here in the good old U. S. of A.... a paste on chrome
    3 x 4 1/5" brooch of a Praying Mantis. It's an absolute knockout. No
    value given. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Current Tidbits... and then click on it in order to view the lovely
    cannibal of the insect world. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com
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