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Dear Prudence,

With the Oscars newly behind us, a question begs for resolution. It's common knowledge that many big box office stars often borrow glittery gems for special occasions from the likes of Harry Winston, etc. At the Golden Globe Awards, in pixel-perfect color viewed from Barcaloungers around the world, we all gasped in horror when Miss Redgrave (the one now embroiled in an almost Kentuckian divorce drama) lost an earring. There, in front of the breathless masses, it fell from her ear while she, being the consummate professional, continued without even seeming to notice. One might have assumed that as soon as the camera panned elsewhere, she scooped up the errant earring. However, for the rest of the event she was photographed with only one earring.

My question is this: Did she find the earring? Was it borrowed or her own? Ah, for the good old days when there was no doubt that Liz's diamonds were her own.

Teleficially yours,

--S.D.

P.S.: Now that Slate is free once again, do I have to return my groovy umbrella?

Dear S.,

What an amusing "problem" to offer Prudie ... who of course has no idea whether Ms. Redgrave's errant earring was 1) retrieved or 2) borrowed. Just to free associate, Prudie, herself, loves jewelry and is known to intimates as Sparkle Plenty. Alas, no jewelers have ever offered to lend her any baubles.

--Prudie, sparklingly