, 1872-12-26
POETRY OF GEMS.
Sparkle OF Diamonds and Clint OF
Ikuby-Fales, Legends, and Stories of
Precious Stones.

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Sparkle OF Diamonds and Clint OF
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80. ~. w., ,,,
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e.,re - 49,. iai,.. s.!S III w
- ~ t1a a.e, - s,.i sna a; slesy VIZ"
~ ov .raat ~ r,,,bar ~ H. ~
~ 1nse a diamond ersu n;aca ~ ;iI.1,,cE fr,r,
.,ot 4as s,,a,.rs1 +ha arPEroo,h - ao,a ~
,n;afortnna ANo"i~~ ''Ao 'se-o0@A1 ~ ooA10 o'1s
tAiTtol nhn 1onU.rt a;.,a x1,3oh :,
n +ha ~ Mota =, ~ 80 a. s
Ja,o,,J aa IaaI -; H., - as,,ea a7ai 4s,,e; -,
oan. a.,5 h,,f a5 ait,e5s1 1nals as,- ~.
49, %n1 -. Ia, ~ no - III ba .*bo 9uuls
s; pGg to so fn " H. EnG }ehe
1;nra6 t,st srt;r ,.;+h y. .,.tsT
s,n .lat pa!;e "h;n 81 sostiy gem "Thio
d;spon1 ia ceahr,ted for tbe sIu rnaryan;3s cras
10 ,of,a, hat1 ~ %
= H. VEL I'LL pAt1e Ill 'e "H'er II
"!pen peac;o,,a LAO stenas pna eaann - 1
.o;e1st asao' @ at - ad,o neaa - Wy ~
r. 5ro, -;i .n5 +beu .sa-a fta,,
sro measGts lr"n e'I anu srsy we're oa;en en- IN
ei9sIa n't1 ns none cni aeslce VI laaSlcai N
eerlPslon. linus earrings came TO Do placed i; ID
the cars and strings OF jewels hung around the
neek. -..- =,
neslaes the neanng OF oiseases many other
properties afe asclloeo 60 gems.
nyuIan aa n monarch; Gyses' "nlcn "as 1ao1eo to
render ITS owner lnVlnclble.
Ihe jews we're accustomed to proPhegy future
eYenss py ms changing coiof OF orl1hancv OF
t"eIse precious etones, on Wn1cn were engraved
ees or anagrams OF tne name OF dod.
that Noah h"d n ~ - as dr;a5 tr,s,, ~
5s-zin+- or1aa5ar - ;a-a1 a' "'AA'o" AA0"A 'Ao
snSzuag M spleuool OF Jeaels.
1ne Ast Pelson WIZ e'9s "oIe 1tns VIII
Vas % condemned ~ M II T br Juniter to wear nnon his i'm.
nar a r;aca ~ Monnt Eenceana ~ .L;oh - -
Reen chained Tis stnne % Tas set IN ot' rho ~ ~
iron.
1'ha aavan n1a,ata uara onca ha1;orad r. b.ro
an infnence over ] seven nrecions stones y Thare
was M eorna n,vstical Tia hotwean sat11rn and the
turonoise: Juniter and The cornalan :: Mars
and tha on1eIa15 +1,a enn and 10 5;sr,ond 49,
Tanns and lie ana}hrat | Maronrv .v ar5 ~ iasd
stone. the Moon and the cTvata1
IN Poland - ~ tia dav each month ia ar,.
posed to be- nniler the infnonce Of some I; ;e%e1
TTh;c ~ siao m aaeta tta nar4on bor, =,
ticnlar month md 11non hrthdavs nraaonts aro
ciyen containinr the natal stone, The parnat
cmblematic Of constancy and fidelity. is dedi
Gated to january: the amethyst. sincerity. to
February: the bloodstone. cournre and 1,rasonco
OF mind, to March !; the Diamond. IN
nocence, to April the emerald, euccess in love.
to May the agate, health and long life. to June:
the corne1ian, contented mind, to July; the sar-
donyx, conjugal fidelity, to August the chryso-
Its, antidote against madness, to September
the opal, hope, to October the topaz. fidelity,
to November tho turquoise, sincerity, to De-,
cember
PerIaps no people have ever beon so 1avieh If
gems upon their attire AZ tha ancient Romans.
Think OF that famous wardrobe Of Theodogia
Witbit
s;don;oo ,ns,t,as -,c,, mill, ,,,,,,, ,o,a
Bsa hoasnd xith ne.r1s 1nbsa e 9ii 9 ~;i oe,n,
And headpIates shining eTeen With enerslds BRIGHT.
p1;nv esva. u1hsva ,ovza1f aaon 7a7nn d..
H.. 10y ss2n' ~ ;fu n@ae uIse1 seen 1ol3a fau-
tho,,,o,, T. ~. ~ ~ s,roat
~ t, raas "aa - ~ az oeIaa4o' nof sne III
"sud,ng @ & o1aner, Ino nave seen her entirely Gov
,,a5o1 "As 1tta-aes III o7ar n1 sNiuus aeet-
5aat, aaI 81 - f.al,one neA oaI
uiaul @ ueea, auu unse.si suG satae ol au
mn ff16 saateEcas = ~ nm GoS ~ 'lo DULL u 7''
p1;ug ststesees a1so aans S1ooo;uoo3 o14 T.,
81 4i,,t lHp - 0ays ~ ~ u,aIonu ~ 60
a1.', sna'; II "tsI nannse upon an
bra.. ;tsais n'o.s aaa y =; anu
;1na si1n m & tesh u,esS uet T. ~ nfs1
scbch c.ae ~ s3 Il i,l pia roxs " eoft eun
TL;a oa2u Faat ~ w hnpSn" p.o'o 'o1s enousu
d;smnnd haya +rova5 - ha h,,t 1,aea upun 10
w: o4anono Aafo pio4eo 'o oe out mele eupe1sEl-
@19a: P.o,;o,,a o.o-o. - H.. .o..
o n aa "a - t a.+ thue ed oer
~ - gfeas quant'tles 70 tne neathen goos, and
as o.asues y VI tnese we're covered WIN aparkhng
hn enl@: inany rosal aalne M1ga' nave enVleo
ae, [ne 11n SouIess Gtlr'S; WY - sIlo 20 nave
os oeen tssptSnuene WI aaonos; peIyls, aaIa-
10y Sny1{ GSaias9s, anu enleraids, 81 p1oagnt 70
eef anfane oy plglms IRON al! lands-Egyptlans
1l''1aos' 41eoee' A1nenaans' aho
0aDyaon1nns: Pyao;n1,s ro,,a nox. o,ao
of 9oa Is % ~ese aso + I5eq 10 70 me
~ ., iohoS' h ana We are soa Ina tne tomo
,ey eontaned 81 9oWes ~ ~ 1ast gane snd a.
,ns eoetaneo " o4 5e"e1s VI etgat satue ana me
po 1toi VI tuu-aas nscAes, ~ Canternury catne-
q es Tas Gsieo1aeeu tos ~ siess gems
,;do na nse eaper "oik o1 Inc sar1ne on me out
,.J eai sa5s Stow, "as covered Wi1n plates OF
a;n ~1.n g0a M1re
49, w. t ass.n WIN 1eMes q gold, aa
1ngs, zen or twslve 7 era7mped With gold wire into
9au osi IN y got Iny 81 tnese rngs
nsMs slones II snem, prooches, lmaees' angels,
= 1WvnGe 3W!t1.; et9ie' ~: ~ 6tgat pearls.
IT, es pa1a n'ne ar 'He wealth Gorresponaeo
;t4aa 20 ot.at , maul, ~ alasus' "no "as per
~ f.siea, ueauie sne net9Iasion 70 look upon
anothsr ~ ,fas o1d t9 comn o. Mooa,
~ ros,ae ~ 1,,1ia.,s men mas usama
;yohes ~ an1 o,g,,a 40 nsneLu u aouht o.
stimate Gn13 va the um 1e,aas+ a re- tn 10
. 49, Go.a VIZ q:s. tno meanee1 lung Slslo4e
1ost nrac;a,,a oa1a 11hic W. .1 taiHss anu
rsord;norv e;ze .nd so1na 1eroS IT,, H. ~ o.
+ q roose ''0' '''>A o0'D' lsai '1'n VIA es6
Ths er,orrno,,s va1na of al, tb;o -,oo,t,, I'm