Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-12
THE EVENING STAR
WASHINGTON VIEWS AND Gossip.

.GIvv HTE THIS JEvEL-"-u we NAV
tsiisye tue au,horIiy OF one oi our co,empo-
Aries, the COLLECTION Of diamonds and other
prscioue stones now on sale IN New York
fnirIy rivals ne dsspisys we use 4 20 read of
n tne fairy tales o1 our youth; ana we fancy
ne bright eyes OF some OF orlr pretty bellies
would fissa back responsive glancss, eqaany
ariIlisnt ard beaRtif1l, n teSJ could oniy gaze
ne Z al upon theTs, o.. stisl better, call some
u tns- tneir own.
one establishment, we are told, has q solitaire
a.suo3d rang vsiusd II SIG,0O, and twenty
- TaO-e stones valued a; : 200 each, while rs
whole STOCK OF diaTno7d lswelry is held TO oe
worth sS0O.Og0, and = coral stock - pat down
a. slOe.CCu.
Another house rrides itself on the possess
sjoa Of In egg g-snspsd pair OF diamond ear
riDrs worth Si3,GtC, and several OF the famous
Es.ernHzy DrIllisn;s. OF The SLY teen Jewsls oT
ihis COLLECTION wni:h found their way 70 tais
cOzDtry. n. honse n question mas sold sighI.
OF the remainder, four are valued (unset) Ct
"a, 4,JO0 1900, $4,000, srd $1,000; and four tset,
al a. ,5os, $3.50, Sl,OCo, snd 500. Its presen;
stock OF diamonds, including the above, is
said % ne worth s5OO,O0O Otner gems, inclu-
ding g fns sapphire, SCI IN diamonds, and
valued 81 S4,OOJ, are worth about $4,000 The
coral stock alone vsIued a. S30,OO0-nur,-
terlsss Strings Of coral beads running as high
~ SsC0 per strlng.
ibird establishment claims honor for hold
rig he most valuable pearl set in the Uniie
States. 10 Is composed of twenty pearls as
Sarge s. good sized pea, surrounded By
smaller ones. The whole set IS valued AZ
S.e@'. A necklace OF rose pearl is valued a.
- eco. Two years ago this house owned pair
OF diamond earrings OF eleven earats. vslned
n: s1s.coO; also, one Esterhazy diamond. worth
lf.IO0 A a
worth s4,nt0. In addition 10 the stock owned
cy y, this house has also on exhibition the
'soC herB collection Of diamonds, vaiu d a.
;he modest lit:le sum OF s3Oo,O0O. These gems
were originally contriou ed by the women or
NE South III aid Of the rebel cause. They were
bcught BY the Gettysburg Monument Assoeia.
Ken, and the prOcse1s Of their sale are 70 De
devoted 20 he erection OF a home for crippled
soldiers On the Gettysburg battlefield
IN he way OF styles for Jewelry, we may
ADD, for me eeneft of oar far readers who do
lot aspire 20 the more conspicuous and costly
bausles, rhat the rose-tinted Neapolitan coral
eth holds its place as favorite article OF or
IaI0ent,-beiDg IN many cases elaoora.ely cat
n classical designs. Cameo-cut opaIs and
emeralds are also in favor, while finely cot
s,one canoes are considered always IN good
i.sie and reasonably stylish Carbuncles and
pI-in opals, go fashionable a few years since
are nov in hu. slight demand. EgyptiAa de-
sIgns are saperseding the classical tor this
years fashion in the setting of gems, orna-
nents, sc, and indeed in all but articles OF
silSerware. Ebony onyx, an article superior
20 Jet Is also novelty Of the present year for
ornAnenis, medallions, &e.; ana onyx sleeve
buttons, With platinum letters IN old Englis 81,
OF German text, are much admired.
50 much for the benefit OF the aides and
geztIemen OF fashion and means. For our
part. We have al ways found a mo,her-or- pearl
fou--eyed solitaire. well sewed on, very Sc
ful II not unique As q fastening for the wrist.
band, while 3 few bIots from Arnold's writing
nuid make an effective IL not stylish adorn-
ment for the shirt bosom.