, 1873-11-09

was tho 10Th -
fnto tho inner Office.
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DIAMONDS.
Who Buy The,tt..W hero Thoy Como
frona".Anccdotes.
From the Hem PORK Graphte,
Now YORK, said diamond export, Ia soon to
DO tho greatest diamond nnsket In tho world
becauao New York 10 to:lay the largest retail.
got Of tho current. Over 81, 100000 worth OF
diamonds were aold hero last roar. 1t is saving
In Europe,that q lady without title docs not
@ mear them, but horo everybody woars them.
tasto for th.t kind Of jowelry. Before tho pfuss-
s!nn siege Paris WAS tho centro OF tho trado.
just now London Is. 5s-...-,s- '.,a :.
Tho boat diamonds sold sro frsm broken scts
n Europe, from Brazil. and fow soleotod stones
large dlscolorea African Btonos that In tho Inst
throe years thoir vHluo has decreaacd 76 por
cent the groatcst change In tho prieo OF dia-
monds that has ever bcen Recorded The supply
e1coeds the demand. Twenty-Five million dol
hrs WORTH Of rough diamonds wore found in
South Africa last year. .s-.:y'-..r
Some years ago, during tho disturbances TINT
affected aamoBt every part Of Europe tho flia.
monds Of many Of the nobility were aold, and,
", It was found they sold more rapidly separate
y than iu necklaces, bracelets, or other pieces.
tiie iinien. ' ~ per capt OF our Mamonaa came from
Ml tnls aouIce, ma. az consequence, many dne
,a tnat once belonged to tho noblest fam
howovcri only about 25 per. cent OF what NO sell
nro from broken sets.
~ MouIdnt 10 Tor mo to give tho names Of
ReIsp1s '1., VINO eny expensive diamonds though !!
snna e2nio een yon very intereuting story il
Fl lnas VINO weaia S5V,uoo neoklaoo. and could
~! you anecoote5 conneoicd with dlamond pur-
cnaeea 1het Wona prove choice motsels for the
SusalRs o. ., INC cauos. thoso only Wno love da-
they possca1s. liat Of tho ownern Of fine dis
monaa IN T. c9ua 90 mhdo out without great deal
oi o1mcn!ty' nue thoso who are able to do it
W..l Woula - lae1 tnouseVea restrained ny honor.
1uy. uEiy man5 oAlaonoh arc BOLD to bo worn IN tho
"est;
Ahuaaa Wear more than half Of tho diamonds;
yet moro gentlemen wear diamonds than Indies.
!as1 t.u1ea N1o WeeF them wear thom in sets. Gen
,3 raun9n senaoM wear more than two or three dia-
n mohas' nus uentlemen no" generally wear group
Of TWO Or three IN studs, instead Of large soli-
sa'le' aa tney ald 1ow years ago. The features
ot ladys 3oWolry NOW, however, are solitaire
~ offt1ngs. ~, gu nlogs ALSO, are worn On almost oil
fannn ,enant snGan may % asnkea IN
.1n sn ano neeklaoea IAo lattor aro worth from
*oo,93u downward: bolitairo earrings may bo
@ @moItn 4zo,uuo. tlne rings arc usually worth
~ T1uo, w may oe Mofln aa many thousands.
saatoa WIN shat OF Europe, iB the great oxcesa
OF diamonds over other gems. There, pearls
an9 eoloroa Roms--oy Which mean ruhios. o1n-
1 sraloe, ana sapphlree-afo worn far moro than
~ heae, Soaot oe'g regarded In 1e"elry as well IS
IN 1s costume:
s,! LUG hass !nu1a mlnes haVo been neglected for
as.y YEATS. n bsazll' the mines are almost all
eSg..on ana 1o.aays ulemonas are higher At re-
~! ~ II Aso tnan they ate IN New YORK.. The ex-
pels ifsap n, from tnat country has greatly de-
creased. Ct Ihe same fate may hs anticipated for
sne south AFRICAN mines. The f1elts nro giving
w laplaiy, M A1a new onos have TO be discovered
oSn ,,aSt. .ne eoMsa African nolos extend over
exhaustion Of new aeid may % be- found M i IN .1o fho
EeuioElGIl ot!E iaGe tnat diamond was never found
-. .msy aao ni"ays 10 90 found 10 allaViA deposits
sana.1n smu hpss's IN conelomerates OF ferruglnous
.d dno no iareest diamond IN Ner York ia valued ct
"Ao'oou, and 10 o"aou W the person who Wenra It,
"a. a representative OF inc hrm Of Tiffany i Co.,
10y mno lecentiy Iotarheo from Europe, and who
sli nnans aalamonas, says thAs notwshsta1ding the
inash,neenGo g M suggested BY their profuson, they
ore aA y 'on-color," irregular, 1or-grade stones;
nos u; M one q them 1 would bo eonslderod = gem
cnarecterlailo Of oriental BtoneD, whoAs reputa-
n9n oepenas TatneT on tue poetn than On careful
he1Gction @ or tno sklu OF lapldAres:
1he gen tioman IN charge Of tho diamond de-
Ran Raln9ne an5n. oi large tha'adephia 1owery store
monae some time ago. and had them got II neck
t0eoi "A'cu ~ ostHuhtca 70 DO gortu e5u ,udo He
NJ ia cnnnnnrtmant l.; ~" ne, 80 s.s9;s EoA ~ 9s
in the nhowoasa ,y;th hla nwn ~" ho,ds ia,v
who mas ono Of tla largest cuatomnrs of 'yo ti}o
house, saw it ana dav md became fsarinota3
with * E,o ~ no vary an9ios ~ h,. q f,,,t
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