So what's so wrong with the peddlers selling straw boaters, plastic fans, T-shirts, necklaces and other assorted gewgaws in the same place today?

At frequent intervals hawkers sold luminous necklaces and bracelets or other short-lived diversions, and were doing a roaring trade.

At age 7 she started the company Twice Loved by Maggie B that sells hand-made necklaces.

As a young child, at six years old, she sold necklaces, suntan oil, and other products on the beaches of Acapulco.

It sells charm bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces in more than 50 countries.

A block away, Doron Tvizer sells, for $10, necklaces and earrings he makes of shell and brass.

Like the other dealers, she sells handcrafted necklaces, imported from India, that are worn by brides during wedding ceremonies.

On a recent weekday afternoon, almost all the spaces that were filled had vendors selling necklaces, incense, hats, henna tattoos and photographs of beach sunsets.

Cheery faces seeing potential business called out "hello" as we passed stalls selling necklaces, horns, bells and bracelets; the less timid added: "I lab you."

Chorney's Things Remembered sells antique earrings, necklaces and other jewelry ($10 to $200).