Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1892 — Pretty Bugs. [ARTICLE]

Pretty Bugs.

There are many mysterious things about beetles. Those of Brazil are famed for their brilliant metallic hues, yet no one has been able to find out what makes these colors. Some are of gold, others of silver, yet’ others of blue enamel seemingly, and so on through an endless variety of tints. One variety is called the “diamond beetle” because it is covered With minute points which reflect the light. Their use for jewelry is familiar. They are employed for trimming dresses, and sometimes a paticularly fine one is kept alive and allowed to wander over the corsage of the wearer, attached by a slender chain.