Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-24
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WEDNESDAY,, MAY sf,asst.


From the London L adtrl r4.
How they make JeweIs in Par'S
One of the m5st curious sights in Paris. or
indeed. in the whole world is afforded by
Wis I to the vast atelier OF NJ. Bouyuig 1,sit-
uatel at the Barriere de TroAe, w.iere the
whole pro re % of traasforming few era ns Of
dirty, heavy-lookitg said ihto d anoud.ot
the irst WATER is da ly going Oh, with the
avowel purpose of de,ei Wig eserybo1y bat e
the buyet. The sand employed, add upon
which -erythny deJel l., 10 f1llI IN the for-5
ests of Foatailbietl, AID enjoys 80 great a
reputation ia the trade, that large Quantities
are exported The colorilIg matter for nnita-
6ng enerald,, rubie3, and sa ppli.e', il int re-
ly mineral, AID has been brought to high per-
lection by NJ. Bouryuiguon. lie maintains III
constant employment about a bundled work.
men, be ides a number of women aud young
grls, whose business it is to pol sh the color
ed stones. and line the false pearls with fish
scales aud wax. The scales of the roach and
dace, are chiefly employed for this purp 'se.
and form a considerable source Of profit to
the fishermen of the Seine in the environs Of
Corbel, who bring them to Paris III large
quantities during the season. They must be
stripued from the fish while living, or the
glstening hue which we admire so much i'll
| the real Gearl cannot be initiated. The Paris
rearls have been OF late year perfected to SO
| great degree that the Roman pearl, which
| delighted our graiIdmothers by its supposed
skilful imitation OF nature, has been lntIrelY
| beaten ont of the field. 1t is, however, to the
cultivation of the diamond that NJ. Bour-
| guiguon has devoted the whole of his ingc-
! unity; and were he to detail the mysteries of
his craft, some of the most singular histories
! of family diamonds " and " he r-loons
would be brought to light. The single fact OF
the sudden falling off in the pattern orders,
that is, execution OF orders according 70 pat-
tern on the decrease OF the fireig Of laussneIt,
.ves rise TO many sad coujectures, aud NJ.
BoureuglIon could tell us the tale, no doubt.
Of the gradual conNeess4gf, OF t3as eohtehts OF
many n fair lady s. fefiA, which coming TO her
on her marriage from Fossard's splendid show
room have been replaced, III secret, by Bour-
guienon, and worn in the very face of him
WHO gave them, without exciting the smallest
suspicion. br
0ten. on the other hand has the artists
skill been called into re luistion to dece ve
the trusting wife, who has conhded her dla-
monds to the sa keeping OF her husband, or
his confidential man OF business. Some carl
Gus condolences, worthy OF dramatic record
have occurred in that same retired dtstt"gae
looking shop OF Bourguignon' s, on the Bo0le-
vard A few months ago, one of our tar
com patriots entered it, looking rather flushed
and excited, aud drawing from her muf
number of morocco cases, of may shapes and
| size,, opened them, one alter another, and
| spread them out on the counter. al wish to
learn the price of parure. to be made LII ex-
! act i'm taton of this" said she; "that is to
| say if YOU can initiate the Workmanship with
sufficient prec sioh for the distinction ne er to
be observed" Boursuignon examined the
article attentively, named his price, and gave
the most une luIvocal promise that the PGr@e
1 10, M to,soo nf "a
fore him. The lady insisted again. She was
urseut overmuch. as is the case with the far
sex in general Was he sure the imitation
would be Ie1ecti Had he observed the beau
ty aud pur ty of these stoness Could he i'm
itate the peculiar mannec III which they were
cut Sc. Soyez tranluille, Madame" re-
pl ell Bourgugnoh; "the same workman
shall have the job, and you may rely upon
having an exact Counterpart Of his Former
work." The lady o. ened her eyes III astoI-
ishment and tire pidation, aud NJ. Bourguignon,
with UNCONSCIOUS serenity, added, by way OF
re-assurng her Z" VIII attend to the order
myself, as did When / receiN ed the COM
mauds OF Milor -, who ordered this very
yaraye, think, last February aud, with
the greatest unconcern, he proceeded to search
! his lie re-, to ascertain VIII ch OF the work uel
executed it, and the date of the delivery
Meanwhile, the lady had sunk down III
COiuplSeS ldlAeAitS III. 2AAOA NliOlu
Bourguignon had named, was her own treaeh-
erous lord and master. who had forestalled her
by exchanging Ruadell & Bridges goodly
| work for Bourguignon's deeepti,e counterie (;
no doubt to liquidate his obi. CATIONS on the
turf. " But the worst of ALL, adds the wor-
thy artist, who recouuts the scene with infinite
humor " was the utter fury into which Mi
ledi fell, when she recovered from her swSon,
reproaching me for having aided her husband
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discovered the difference between the false
and the real, although the amonds made BY
Rundell aud Bridge had been in her possess
sion ever since her marriage, and had been
worn by her upon every state occasion.
s'Not only, however, is domestic deception
carried on by means of NJ. Bourguig hon ) ar
tistic Skill but he has often been called upon
to lead his aid to diplomatic craft Ike wise.---
Numberless are the snuff boxes; adorned
with valuable diamonds which issue from
his atelier in secret, as the reward of public
service, or skilled negotiations inlumerable
the portraits, set in brllliants,' which have
been mounted there, to gladden. the hearts of
charges des aiaires, attaches, and vice. consuls
TIE great Mehemet Ali, like all great men
who, when they commit little actions, always
do SO on a great scale, may be said to be the
first who ever introduced the bright delusions
OF NJ. Bourguignon to the unconscious ac-
quaintance of the children of that prophet,
"who suffered no decevers to live"
"The willy old Musselman, who knew the
world too well not to be conscious of the val
ne of an appearance of profusion on certain
occasions, had announced that every pacha
who came to the seat of government, to swear
allegiance to his power, would return to his
province laden with presents of jewels for his
wives. 1t may be readily imagined that, ull-
Iar y mo- An bona