Pearl jewelry is considered by many to be something of a classic—so much so that at one time, a strand of pearls was the quintessential everyday piece of jewelry for many middle class American women.

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As a teenager, I read a short story about a girl with a favorite set of fake pearls. She'd wear the necklace until her neck turned green. Still, she rarely took it off. One night, her dad came to her ...