New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-30
Gems and Jewels,

I mere 1s said to be sympathy between the
precious stones and their wearers; and an nm mp
qusse IL reported to be affected fy tf
lts owner, so are diamonds Said to coratrIriTesss.
thelf hardness TO the hearts of those who oafeufa
1loasy Gspiay them In all nations have these
PPaetty pits o. earth found bonors. Jews have
aissed and infdeIs adored them as the poet sra.
sssss,sly lntfmafes Of the diamond cross which
fpaaa ~ IN na heroinea breast.n III India, ID
ouass, py we rlFerB Of South America from Arch
angei 70 Caifrassar the potehtialitY Of gems and
II JeNei5 nas ever been confessed. Greek and Ro-
man man Wosssnipeo mem Cleopatra and HeiioeabaIgs
flashed in the sun and looked godke by flsfr III;
Ganl and aoth and Frank BY their pTeans ss
TO their dignity. Madame dc Rarrera aes its ,
general history of gems from tie earliest II M
| present times, and explains alike the qeographv
| and the chemistry of precious stones lasfraiiaSy
their qualities, properties and virtues. We make
| four very interesting extracts 3
| THg SwEETHEBgrfs BoUqFET. T.-tsA among the fatal
results to which TIE extrayagant mania for Jewels
9 shat day led, may bo qnoted the case of Madame
1iquet whose bridal bouquet cost her her life az
Wea as her fortune earlier, bookseller ID the
reign of Louis XIV left his death to each Of lis
chiaren--one girl OF fifteen, the other d Captain
in the guards sum of 500, 600 francs, then al
enormous fortune Mile Cartier yoang. handsome
| and wealthy, had numerous sHit6rs \ one of these
III. Tenet, Councillor Of tile Parliament, Sent
her on her fee day bousnet, in which tie calfees
| of the roses were of large diamonds The nagnif-
eenGe aah o. s I gs gaze 80 gosd an opinion q The
lady gave an the preferences over all his eonBatf-
| tors. But sad was the disappointment tfsas fol-
lowed the bridal. The husband vas rather poox
rich and the bouquet that had cost
| (slse0) had been bought on credit and was paid
out of the BRIDES fortune. The revelation of the
deceit practiced upon her was not likely to insure
domestic peace the LADY, moreover, found that in
living in the style she had expected, she would have
to diminish her cwn expenditure to provide for her
husbands. She soon solicited and obtained d aep-
| aration and the use of her own fortune
| The husband retaliated by bringing o aeharge OF
undue intimacy between his wife and M. Mem
george, captain in the guards, and obtained from
the King lettredecachet to c0nfne her In a con
vent Unfortunately for his plans, he could NOT
| forbear riumphing over his victim BY exhibiting
to her the fatal order. The lady sprang forward,
snatehed it from him and threw it in the fFe
Here was an end to his vengeance ForeWanned
Is forearmed. The other side had probahiT paEti5
sans in power, and when he solicited second
etfre de cacet, it was refused. During these little
chickering's, the loving couple contnuedl lto reside
under the same roof, but in separate apartments.
This state of things was finally brought to eli
max in tragieal manner: M. Tiquet one night
received five stabs, of which, however, he did not
choose to die-probably to spite his wife. The
| assassin was arrested, and confessed that lie had
| been instgated to the deed by Madame TaIIet.
The wife was beheaded ! The servant who had
been the tool of her vengeance vas hang.n
NECKLACES France necklaces were not worn
by ladies until the reign of Charles the Seventh
That Prince presented one OF the precious stones
some say OF diamonds-to Agnes Sorel The gems
we're probably uncut, perhaps 1nskifuy set, for
the lady complained that they hurt her neck and
comparing it to an Instruments of punishment II, she
uenDinlnaLe0 Inc ornament hef
| net. However, as the king admired If, she con-
| tinued to wear the Jewell saying that one might
surely bear some little Inconvenience to please
| those we love. The fashion Was Immediately
adopted by the ladies of the court, and soon be-
came general. From that time the necklace has
| been more or less worn. Sometimes, as in the
reign of Catherine de Mediei, pearls were all the
fashion: and the pictures of that Queen, of the
celebrated Diane de Pottiers her rival, and Of the
| fair Marie Stuart show how recherche were those
ladies in this respect. Under Marie do Medciy
nar1s s1rIaaS
| but every other ornament; dresses were covered
with them, and ilIets and strings of pearls were
mingled with the tresses left to flow loose on the
| shoulders. Under Louis the Fourteenth diamonds
superseded pearls and were used with like profa-
/ sion. Diamond rtDteTes took the place Of strings
Of pearls. ssH
EAR-RINGs.-The Rabhis assert that Eyes ears
/ were bored when she was exiled from Eden, as
| sign Of slavery and submission to man, as
her master. II so the slaves have since found,
4 a way to make their masters atone for this
i humiliation; the latter must pay dear for the
diamond badges of their wives seFVitude. Since
then, not money alone have these pretty ban
bles cost-blood has been poured forth in tor
rents to procure them for some capricioas fair
one, while the sacrifice of them has, at other.
times, been attended with the most fatal results
The golden calf was made entirely from the golden
earrings of the people-probably the same they
had borrowed from the Egyptians and neglected
to return-and three thousand men paid with their
lives the unworthy use to which the jewels were
put. We find, also, that the ephod, made of the
snare unto Gideon, and3to his house. y Among the.
Arabs the expression to have airing in one'asar'i
is Synonymous :. to be a slaye'' When one man
submits to the will of another, he is said to have
| placed in his ear the rngof obedience.
| The SQUIRTING RING.--M. de Gunes, ambas-
sador of France at Berlin had greatly mortified
foreign minister's. by the ostentatious pomp
which he displayed. Those whose limited means
! be thus eclipsed longed for some opportunity
to wound the vanity of the proud man who daily
| humhlpd tbpirg nd eypitad ~ 4 fh
| crisis, Russian ambassador, who was return
| ing home to present to his own court his newly
married bride, stopped on his way at Berlin. Prince
Dolgorouli, the Russian ambassador there did the
honors of the Russian Court to his conntryman,
and gave him and his wife a,dinusr to which were
invited all the corps diplomatic. NJ. de Gnines
was seated next to the bride.
| The lady, who had been initiated into all the
court gossips, had enlisted under the banner OF
the macontents, and taken upon herself the task
of vexing the magnificent Frenchman. She had
placed upon her finger ring of very exquisite and
very curious Workmanship, to which she called
the attention Of her neighbor, during the course
of the dinner. AS he stopped to examine the
jewel the wearer pressed o spring concealed on
the aide of the ring within her hand, and jerked
| small quantity Of water into the eyes Of tho ana
| bassadur The ring contained a syringe. The
minister wiped his face, TESTED good hnmoredly ON
the diminutve little instrument, and thought no
more of it. But his fair enemy had not yet accom-
| pshed her purpose OF notifying the Ambassadors.
| Having refled the squirt unperceived by him, she
called his attention to herself and again discharged
the water in his face. M. de Gnines looked
neither angry nor abashed, but in q serious
| tone of friendly advice, said to. his, foolish
| aggressor: " Madame, this kind of jest excites
| laughter the first time; when repeated it may be
excused especially if proceeding from . lady, as
act of youthful levity 4, but the third time it
would be looked upon as an insult. and you would
| instantly receive in exchange the glass of water
| you see before me; of this, Madame, have the
| honor to give you notice." Thinking he would not
dare to execute his threat the lady once. more
| filled and emptied the little water-spont at the ex-
pense of NJ. de Guines, who Instantly acknowledged
it, and repaid it with the contents of his glass,
calmly adding 3''I warned you, 1fadame,' = The
husband took the wisest course, declaring the
ambassador was perfectly justified in; thus punish
ing his wifeis uljastiGahle rudeness. The lady
changed her dress, and the guests were requested
to keep silence onthe affair; an injunction oheyed
| as is usual in such cases.
IRoN SAND.-The Scientific American gives an
| interesting account of d kind of metallic sand
fopnd along theshores of New Plymouth in Tara
MAXI, New Zealand. This sand has the appearance.
of fine steel filings, and if q magnet be dropped
upon it and taken up again, viii be found coated
| with the iron gFanues. ltah6ands at the base OF
an extinct voleanb extends for several miles along
the coast, and many feet in depth. The quantity
is so large that the people have regarded u n as
worthless. The geological supposition Is mat le
| haob baa haIo JfATtb boI1t nf ha