The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-16
A wOMAN'S TRICK.
She is Sighted BY her Lady Friends and Out
shines them all-Brilliant with Diamonds.

shines them all-Brilliant with Diamonds.
In New York City among certain class
es of the aristocracy woman is known
by the diamonds she wears and dis
plays. To be without diamonds is to he
out of that little aristocratic world. A
grand party Was given at Delmonico's,
says correspondent OF the Democrat,
and the wealth and fashion We're repre-
senJed. Among the guests was one lady,
the wife of deserving dry goods mer-
chant, who had lately met with financial
embarrassment, and it had been report
ed that to help him out of temporary diff
Guilty his wife had been compelled to sell
ner diamonds.
Mrs. Ii. was known as the prettiest
woman in the circle and great favorite
with all, and this had created feeling
OF jealousy among her lady friends, who,
as lady friends sometimes will, deter
mined upon their revenge. 1t was known
that Mrs. II. would attend the party,
aud must go dlamondless, and her
friends, to carry out their revenge,
adorned themselves with all their own
gems and all they could borrow. Many
poor husbands pocketbook bled Sc
verely to aid this little reYengeful
scheme, and the Delmonico parlors never
before saw such blaze Of diamond bril-
lianey. Every lady sparkled beneath
the gas jets.
Up to a later hour than usual Mrs. FL.
failed to make her appearance, and her
friends thought they had succeeded in
frightening the poor little woman away.
Suddenly Mrs. IL. made her appearance
looking the very picture Of happiness
and brliiancy. II she had sold her dia-
monds to aid her husband, they had ev-
identity come back to her in the proper
tion of the seed cast OH the rich soil.
A diadem, with a solitaire flaming
and bright as a headlight, surmouuted
her forehead, and this was surrounded
Dy a coruscation Of gems OF large size and
fiery brilliancy. A superb necklace, that
would put to the blush even the grand
affair presented to Gen. Sherman's
daughter by the Egyptian monarch, hung
about her neck. Diamonds sparkled in
her hair. Bracelets that would make a
fortune for any man ctasped her wrists,
and gllttering gems sparkled as clasps
| for her clothing.
AS Mrs. IL. stood beneath the rays Of q
gas jet her whole person seemed tc
| sparkle and glitter like a silver crystal
causing all to stare in wonder and sur
prise. Here was a woman who had JUS
| sold her jewels to aid her husband in his
troubles, adorned with wealth that
monarch could not equal. If Mrs. H.'s
friends were euvious before they wer,
much more SO now, and while they felt
as the story goes, ready to tear her tt
pieces in their anger, they could ONLY
| look and envy and congratulate. Mrs
II. was more of a fayorite that evenin.
than ever, and seemed fully to enjoy th,
discontinue of her lady friends.
1t was q mystery to all how she hat
succeeded in her scheme, but 1t has nov
Ileaked out that the jewels Mrs. II. wor
were the famous Parlsian diamonds nov
creating SO great sensation, and wortl
less than one-thirtieth OF real diamonds
Not one in the whole gathering kney
the deception practiced, so like the rea
gems are the new diamonds. Mrs. II
had her revenge without intiicting AN
serious wound on her good husband
purse.