The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-13
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
NEW ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER -, 1874.
For he New Orleans Bnl etn.l
'DIAIVEES And PRECIOUS STONES.


of'he diamond ] shall nov complete the skctci
by .ssJi,R e',n,e'hing If the otner pr cous gems
Tho andacnts bestowed the appellation Of gem!
upn sHA1roe o'sin,Stished by hardness, beauty
an$l Transparency. We have many sue o. which
ht ariaA u Greece and Rome have left then
marx n rd&f or tusoTio enSravings Of un-ur
pa. eco merit In this, as in scu pture, the p,ln
must DO It,'def IL the anpnym6u. followers Of
Phalias sid rrsiietes who engraved the ma.
nItoed AHtiqr0 azneOe which were used seal
81 Aase W MnS md oinporps, the most admir- d
pe dMn's H sst art of stone engraving to b..
ornd a. psbsc museums, or in the cabinets Of
$.L ~ es4e, on good authority that the va,ue
~ tho z 0olo,is stones now extant il about one.
erth q tDc total value of all the gems IN or r
a7srda. IA Vic amount of thc capital INV, st.d II,
dlsmoa11s Wiscn compared with that Representa-
oy mo Oh" Eoms. u ~ ninety to ton. 1t was
rashor Tho tier way among the .lcien,s for not
"hay waa tlic art OF polishing the nian. on. IN
AH'wo v &h,m. bat az they lived mostly by day.
Rht ~ tse,r n'etii,d5 Of illumination were very
= mitive and imperfect, Tire variety Of color be-
oso,b$ 70 th-i"ecious stones much mo T.
sFo1asan1 than IL il now. 1t is a well ascer.
asnsd fsct that the natural color Of the sapphire,
~ GATnot. The CT 'r-stoue, the tuiquuisr, the
blsie apisJ tho aNetbys st, and oven the pai ia
en- 10 Mnch greater advantage by day.
Eht. whcteas tho diamond, when properly cut
.H1 prohnces Its most larvelon. eff, G.. hen
. faaa"os nunerona artificial lights This il
y iislrA'6d skil m,re strongly VIA co,yreJ
AMMAN, an ,.aa In, . ,,,, ~ - ,i' &c ~
ptrn. IN that caso the color of The s,o,.c .ares
djyissna Of ,Ae arec,rim an tGi+ :. ,f , ''s
m ,an, nn.lnvi ,,,r .'',n ",j 10 ''.o % tl'
Ht.Msas f'o-0s The genuine ONES.
VIE VALUE
~ ooiored aonrs varies but little, althou Oh fash.
~, or q" 6xcCsd vesuppiy OF any particular one
, fmHaisfe h'crea.rs o. dininisncs / : average
marks: paoe. Shss was the oase not very long
~" viii 80 ''nn atian Opal. whose price at one
,cros-c production Of the Hungarian mines,
u ".S'asca w tns ciYcumsi ancc produced glut
-, nc ",arkea and brought down tho opal to its
"A'e ~S1t n
T"s ORIENTAL RUBY
both ~ rcgards it's beau,y and its cost il TIA
Hroet valuable or Tho precious stones alwavs
eavmg no diamond out of The question r" Se
ronool, T. must he Of a pure red ,ol,,r Ike ,,. |
csmtro d tho red ray OF Che spoctrnm ~ , a..
o.'or n ssItriaI blood when il issues from H..
hansn BODY. Next to The dia ,onI and ,hn 80. .''o
FhirA G,e ruby is the hardest of the gems On, On.
'ke 70 0ssne!d. however its value disappears
cheap NAs& aboy arc unjyersally emniovan1 IL I"
tbs snsNIiAcfhre OF watches. Hnt Will
01s carat, ruby wouId hardly IN.
uorsh spylhng, - five carat one Of
!; nex6,pf0nal,io coior would lie worth donlla ~.
eri d avc carat diamond. and. shonld INA
ruty be ton Car a. one il would sell for sIl mn
ID sntO0Q wtsfl diamond OF the same weight
N0v'd b. worth oni. one-thi,d OF the money.
This = D,snIy owing to the excessive = ar,,ix ~
I erfec! lrtbes II you have q really me ruby
:,nd ZION to brneout jig beauty, the be way to
1' .% ioa " me effect tn n becomes perfectly
~ ~ ~ u wni also 10 whenever fine stone
!. ~ DHi~ oo'or ~ placed III the corresponding
s ~r ~ VIZ spectrum. II She color OF the stone is
j. PUo 10 VII appear black when placed
s,n" "' NOV rxy Nsn tlat which is OF the same
' !. ~ He ansve described experiment. This
;v.. .e',. 's' OF the purity Vi color of any
90 ,, org a, tho former owner of the Kohl :
n.y.. go shD uie 20 SCISSOR OF a magnificent
~ "napeu Ihe the half OF TENS egg, two
d. nos', eng one inch 2,iO from tine top
o,,s,,c .n,a. ~ saueu y aoo ooJ,OV', and Of !
""mc 10y 'ound "'PnrnhaseF, AMI it is not |
sppinre arg The hoaviest gems, losing only !,
-" ~, !. % 'nolr weight IL water.
tbot Of he d s"S sd' rhs aS' b ,sss
,,n Tys'a'iHod aiunina, to which Z
~ ~ 81 mo ruby o. tho biue Of the o
- u. ~. Given by the admixtnre Of Il
10 -. w.. a., a. si" precious ST 1ns are
CRY s,HtAuNed silica and water The topaz !,
IA "M" VIC coabination d a little huorlc !,
=" WI '~nh"na ana siiioa IA the emerald, the u
49, ~" ~" n'hfina ana thY touimain, u
~; :" We ss1e, 1850 stfoh yimPregnated Il
-. Is" M's ~ upon the htode II mari o.
-, g. ul'stsa. mo zTcon has for its base n
49, = ~ ess "a cAnch CHROMIUM =
~ - a.s.tiu's' lub"H were called car !;
cSrSA UmA lsttn word siGniy,nS tUn''sg =
- /
i:ui. cai in Certain shape display m the Il
N''Ir rs'c star ID SIX rays wlic H.. ine
f~A wien scrn Ivy SUNLIGHT "a
Eo'. u inc ruby c mes ~
. rHE RwKsA,D
yh'd' ,'iny slys that il has The most plea s;n- M
~ s"ong the COINS This beautiful stone q
,rd'' ontaa ~ MS fr IN Peru and New Granada
found ~ the shape OF beautiful CRYSTALS. i'm tu
eddo' end produced in layers of whitlsh sand 81,
'os,o thcso 81, stalls are very sort Scarcely fo
Sa,sHnC eteaR II is reported that Nero WHO =,
.s n:"'ffbted made asc Of Az emerald with - -
'c 'rn's hc,chysr Gcipating llse iny.nt,on of pf
,M'an'c1 la
~" o'avAld ~ IKE thc ruby six -sac,.i paraI III
~ tn". ta'e @lnareiy at both ends 1t is VERY ,ll
~ "'E, one-thirh of ito weight in water tr
no -" y "a ~ valued mainly in proportion 80 the m
" w oeaahfui green color, and il has over i.
ue' V' "vd eto 'oe The advantage of not sing ~
~ ""esndT whon exhibited under artificial light. IN
"n;n t@r 'e.s costly than fine rubies o.
""". oorrais arc fAYorite gems, and are in
y HSh |" ~ sht demand ",