Asteroid 350, Ornamenta, was discovered December 14, 1892 by Auguste Charlois at Nice, Alpes-Maritimes France. It has a period of 5 years, 182 days and is about 88¼ miles in diameter.
It was named "in remembrance of the mariner Hornemann, of Holland, whose son is a very zealous member of the Sociét?Astronomique de France."
Astrologically, Ornamenta seems to have to do with ornaments, ornamental or attractive things or people, ornamentation, ornateness or floridness..
Sergeant Alvin York (born December 13, 1887, in Pall Mall, Tennessee), the most decorated American soldier of World War I, had Ornamenta conjunct Ixion (creating something) and the North Node, quintile Neptune (idealization), trine Ceres (patriotism), and opposite the South Node.
Famed Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor winner Roy Benavidez (born August 5, 1935, in Lindenau, Texas) had Ornamenta conjunct Damocles (danger), semisextile the North Node, tredecile Mars (the military), quincunx the South Node (past experiences, taking in), quindecile Mercury and Ceres (patriotism), and opposite Hidalgo (Latin Americans, to promote, to defend, to assert).
Daniel Inouye (born September 7, 1924 in Honolulu), a US Senator from Hawaii and disabled World War II Army veteran who had to wait over five decades for the Distinguished Service Cross he had coming on account of racist attitudes on account of his Japanese heritage, has Ornamenta conjunct Damocles, decile Uranus (shattering misconceptions), sextile Nessus (psychological toxins), trine Chariklo (to glamorize), quincunx Pluto, and quindecile Venus (values, getting along).
John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War vet who later spoke out against the war and threw away some of his decorations in protest, has Ornamenta in the tenth house of career and reputation, decile Chiron (the maverick), quintile Pluto (transformative), square Pholus (courage before power), trine Asbolus (advice given), sesquiquadrate Uranus (rebellion), and opposite Varuna (judgmental) and Hylonome (popular appeal).
Jeweler Harry Winston (born March 2, 1896, in New York), who founded the upscale jewelry house that bears his name, had Ornamenta semisextile Mercury (commercialism), sextile Heracles (strength beyond strength), square Cruithne (a brand name), quincunx Neptune (sublime), and quindecile Jupiter (prosperity).
Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova (born June 7, 1981 in Moscow), who is known more for her looks and body than her tennis-playing abilities, has Ornamenta semisextile the Sun and Varuna (grown big), semisquare Mars (athletics), and trine Hidalgo and Ixion.
Pamela Anderson is another gorgeous woman who, as an actor, has never been put in the same league as Meryl Streep or Marlon Brando by anyone with any sophistication about acting. Her behavior and relationships have been quite colorful. Pam Anderson has Ornamenta in the sixth house of work, on the Descendant, sextile Lilith (looked down upon), square Uranus (unconventional, colorful), trine Venus (beauty) and Mars, and sesquiquadrate Jupiter as well as opposite the Ascendant (personal appearance).
Supermodels:
Cindy Crawford (born February 20, 1966, in DeKalb, Illinois) has Ornamenta trine Pallas and sesquiquadrate Juno (feminine attractiveness).
Naomi Campbell (born May 22, 1970 in London) has Ornamenta sextile Mercury, square Juno and Chiron, and trine Pallas.
Elle MacPherson (born March 29, 1963 in Sydney) has Ornamenta conjunct Chiron, sextile Phaethon (a phenomenon), trine Neptune and Pallas, biquintile Mars and opposite Juno.
Sportscaster Howard Cosell (born Howard Cohen March 25, 1918 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina), known for his ornate and bombastic speaking style, had Ornamenta semisextile Pallas (conceptualization), decile Uranus (broadcasting), trine Mars, and quindecile Neptune and Pluto (unforgettable).
Science-fiction and fantasy writer Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946 in New York), whose writing style also tends to be florid, has Ornamenta undecimal Vesta, tredecile Chiron (a maverick, a door-opener) and trine Uranus (excitement, distinctive, futuristic).