The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1869-05-28
M isGella neUMs.
Diamonds.
A LITTLE NEW YORK ROMANCE.

A LITTLE NEW YORK ROMANCE.
The New York correspondent of the
Chicago Republican tells the following I,
Private luxury has probably reached its
climax in this country in Fifth Avenue
house, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets. The rooms were described as fitted
up with furniture, having Indian cameFs
hair coverings, after the style long admired
FOR the boudoirs of duchesses in England.
The sutton the drawing room was brought
from the French exhibition; the doors are
of very fine bronzes, imported, with the
family monogram inlaid in solid sill
yer; the curtains are so fine and heavily
wrought as to start the rumor that they
were of round point, in which case they
would cost $4,000 window, which even
these princely Americans are hardly ready
to give. Some of the finest diamond sets
at the Exposition were brought over for
the lady of this house, whose jewels COM
pare with those of the highest nobility.
This lady met with a singular loss of
diamonds some time since, which is worth
noticing Perhaps half million dollars
invested in these stones was kept in q safe
in her dressing room and the key Of the
safe was locked in private drawer. On
coming up from dinner one day, she found
the key on her dressing bureau, and valua-
BILE diamonds in old fashioned settings,
which were heirlooms, had been stolen.
On applying to Mr.. Tiffany, the jeweller,
for advice, he recommended her to advertise
for the lost diamonds, offeringjus as large
reward as she felt disposed to give, and
promising no questions should be asked.
The next morning note was slipped I'M
der the hall door saying the jewels should
be delivered in the lady's own house at
such an hour in the afternoon, in the pres
ence of herself and her husband only. The
reward offered, by the way was $4,000
The Lady sent for Mr.. Tifany's head setter
of diamonds to be ON hand to inspect the
stones, lest they should prove limitations.
The hour passed, and the whole evening
but no jewels appeared. The next morn
ing another note was slid under the door,
saying that it was useless for the lady to
have spectators concealed in the back par
lor, as she had on the previous day, or to
send for judge of diamonds; the writer
was a gentleman, and would return the
real stones. He next appointed place of
meeting on vacant lot near the Central
Park, where he would receive the reward
at the hands of single person and deliver
the stones. Further the money must con-
tain no marked bills, and no large ones,
which would excite remark when chang
ed. If she chose to comply with these
terms she should have her damon DIS,
otherwise she would never seen them again,
as New York was growing too hot for the
writer, and he meant to leave. A serving
man went to the spot to receive the pack
age of stones; he was met by gentlemanly
person, whose face was concealed, and the
bargain was made. The jewels were oil
right. The robber said he slipped in the
basement after grocer's boy, at dusk, and
hid himself till the family were at dinner,
when he went up to the dressing room.
where he was interrupted twice by the en-
trance Of q maid he went into one closet
Of the room while the girl was in the other,
and if it had not been for this hindrance
she would have taken all the diamonds and
no reward would have tempted him to
bring, them back. The Safety Trust Com
pany, which locks up its valuables in its
vaults, must make it easier for these rich
people to sleep in their own houses of
nights. a