--Previous Message-- : Yes, where do you put that tiara? I can only : imagine. LOL. Fortunately in many cases the : pearls can be taken from their mounting. : Also there must be a substitute that can be : used to restore some luster.... : : --Previous Message-- : I have a question I have been wondering : about : for some time. How is the luster of pearls : maintained in a tiara setting? Pearls are : delicate things. As far as I am informed : they should be worn next to the skin : regularly to keep their luster. Queen : Margrethe II informed us in the film about : jewels that her mother wore an ancient pearl : necklace under her clothes for months in : order to restore its luster. How do the : pearls in tiaras keep it ? : : :