The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-03
Flash JeweIry.
From the Jewellers Circular.

From the Jewellers Circular.
The doctrine of equality which has pro.
duced 80 many high and noble qualities il
the American character, has also very IN.
fortunately developed spirit Of imita.
ton which is not only ridiculous, but very
often even culpable. The servant.maid
understanding that she is as good as her
mistress, only not as rich, determines Ia
dress Us well in appearance, If not in re-
ality. II her mistress has q camel's.haiI
shawl, Bridget spends years savings on
an imitation, made at Paisley; If her mis-.
tress wears ornaments Of the pale, rare
color, Bridget makes grand display with
sealing.wax ornaments Of the same hue
If the mistress wears diamonds, Bridget
decOrates herself with brilliants from
Alaska or genuine paste. Massive gold
brooches and bracelets were at one time
sore point with the ladies OF the base.
menb, because nothing else would look
like the real article But hire science
has come to the aid Of the afflicted, and
has invented an aluminium which has all
the appearance oi eighteen. carat gold
Bridget is, therefore enabled 10 shine
on Sundays and holidays like o queen oil
Shcba Few persons, hOwevcr nnobser,
want, have failed, occasionally, at least, 10
notice tho gorgeous character oil Bridget's
jewelry. ltappeals TO the eye even moro
lOrcibly than tho bonnet which It is her
pride 10 wear when she takes her outing,
Sometimes the earrings are so large that
when she whisks around the table a
slight but perceptible metallic clang is
heard, to DO attributed solely to those
splendid ornaments. The brooch that
covers her silk kerchiei is Of the same
ample size and radiant splendor. And Of
rings, she has at least hall a dozen, ap.
parenIly of plain gold, but very solid.
The mistress Of the house usually surveys
her brilliant maid with a look half Of
amusement, half vexation. But there is
on the brow OF the master perceptible
frown, for well he knows that these superb
trinkets have been trafiicked by some
peddlCr in exchange for the pair Of old
boots which alone suit his feet when his
corns are troublesome, or that warm over.
coat, scrviCcable but questionable, which
his charity has designed for some employee
or dependent.
Bridgcts young man, who calls on
Sunday evenings, hNs front shirt adorn.
cd with solitaire diamond Of apparently
enormous value. II Is about three and 4
half carat in size, and would be worth, Il
genuine, about $4,000 AS it's, its intrin
sic value Is zero, but II has market
price of one dollar, setting and all, and
the profit of the manufacturer and retail
er was about nineiy.fvc per cant. Bridg
cts young man patronizes glass, but hll
cousin Terrencs purchases his. diamonds
Of the real and only original Jacobs, who
will let him have a magnificent cluster
pin as large rs u, five dollar piece for thret
dollars, beautifully set 10 the finest imita
lion gilt, and double washed brass. Thu
The stones Of the cluster pin are nomin
ally from Alaska; they are simply crys
tails Of quartz, and will remain very bril-
liant for about q week, or, Ii called for
three times as long, but they will become
at last lar duller than even ordinary
lglass, Bridget's young man wears, alst