Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-17

A Madame de Bansra has recently publish
ed book (aerops the water,) oB the history,
ehenistrv. etr Of Jewels.


A Madame de Barrera has recently publish
ed book (seross the water,) Cd the history,
chemistry, ETC., Of jewels;
There is said to BE- a sympathy between the
precious stones sDd their wearers; and az the
turquoise is reported 10 be affected BY the emo
1 tions Of is owner, 50 are diamoHes said to
communicate their hardness TO the hearts Of
those who ostentatlously display them. 10 all
nations have these pretty bits OF earth found
bonors. Jews have kissed sndinfdeB adored
them. a. the poet uggsstlvely intimates Of the
diamond cross (which spsrkled on his hero
/ mes breast In India, in Jades, by the riv-
.rs Of South America, from Archangel to CAT
| fraris. the potentially Of gems and jewels has
forever been confessed. Greek and Roman
yvorshiped them; Cleopatra and Heliogabsius
1 asshed in the sun and looked godliks BY their
aid. Caul and Goth and Frank, By theiF means,
added to their dignity. Madame de BsrreTa
goes into The general history Of gems from the
earliest to the present times, and explains sllke
the geography and the chemistry OF precious
stones, Illustrating their qualities, properties,
and virtues. We make four very interesting
sztraett;
rHE swEETHEART's BOUQUET.
/ aAmong the fatal results to which the ex-
! travagant mania for jewels of that dsv led,
/ nav be quoted the case Of Madame Tiqust,
yvbosa bridal bouqust cost her her life as well
AZ her fortune. Cariier,a bookseller in the
reign Of Louis XIV, left at his death, TO each
OF bis childrsn-one girl OF fifteen, the other
a captain in the guards sum Of 100000
/ francs then an enormous fortune. Madils.
/ earlier, Young, handsome, and wealthy. bad
numerous suitors one Of these, a NJ Tiauet,
a councillor Of the parliament, sent Der on her
/ fete day a bouquet, In which the calices Of
/ the roses were Of large diamonds. The mag
nifcence Of this gift gave SO coed sn opinion
\ OF the wealth, taste and liberality Of the do
nor. that the lady gave him the preference
] over all bis competitors. But sad was the dis
appointment that followed the bridal The
husband was rather poor than rich, and the
/ bouquet that had cost as, 900 francs (f1,S00)
/ had been bought on credit, and was paid out
Of the BRIDES fortune. The revelation Of the
deceit practised upon Der was not likely to in
sure domestic peace; the lady, moreover,
found that in lieu OF living in the style she had
expected, she would have 10 diminish her own
expenditure to provide for her husbands She
soon solicited and obtaiPad a separation and
I the use Of her own fortune. The husband re-
taliated BY bringing a charge Of undue inti-
macy between mis- wife and NJ. Mongeorge, a
/ captain in the guards and obtained from the
| king a lsffrs-de cachst to conine her in a con-
vent Unfortunately for his plans, be could
not forbear triumPhing over his victim by ex-
ulnltlng 70 Der tne Iethl older the idoy 6pFdhg
{ forward. snatched il from him, and threw it in
the FIRE Here was an end to bis vengeance T;
forewsrned is forearmed the other side bad
probably partissns In power, and when he So
iicited a second leiire-de-cdchet il was refused
During these little chickering's, the loving cou-
pie continued to reside under the same roof,
but In separate apartments. This state Of
things was finally brought to a climax in a
tragical manner; NJ Tiquet one night re-
g.. - - -. "a
not choose to die-probsbly 10 spite bis wife.
The assassin was arrested, and confessed that
be had been instigated TO the deed by Madame
Tiquet TIE wife was behesded The ser
want, who had been the tool Of her vengeance,
was hungo