, 1877-08-19
o,exia's Investment in Diamonds
and Other Precious Stones.
persia and Portugal Rich in Bright
and Gittering Gems.
princess Fortune Tied Up in
Her JeWel-Box.
rurntiau Princesses Brilliant and Lus-
trous in Precious Gems.
A fishy Story About a Valuable Dia-
mond and Chicago Gamblers.

-.nhs relating to remarkable gems GO the
Eounds Of tue newspapers every little while, iu-
dI.atinc that readers Ge4crallv take an interest
~ such things. recently stumbled upon
-nennscrtpt which gives history Of soule royal
rems and icwclry that will, DO NOT doubt,
erore interesting. The manuscript sd Inns to be
. co,npiation from various sources Is carefully |
rr;,,cn. and seems authentic. herewith con-
acnse and present its most salient points.
RUSSIAN GEMS. |
lady tourist who, some years ago. visited !
Russia, ciycs description Of SOME marvellous |
;cwc1s al the Wiuter Palace which she vas per-
-n;+tcd to sec. 4 special detail oil Soldiers |
la,. ruard over them, aud II was
p. rarc thing that foreigner waS per-
1n;ttel to inspect them. The most noticeable |
ccm IN the collection Is the great Or1o1 dia-
Toond. surmountin@ the sccptrr,-the largest OF
+hc crow n-1iamouds Of Europe. This Was pre-
sentcd 10 tue Empress Catharine /. by Count
nr,od. The Impe5ial crown ss dome OF da-
monds bound with pearl, its xhitencss relieved
bv tnc rcd nf an immense ruby which buru:
.nnou it's top aud supports cross composer OF
frc diamonds OF wondrous brllliaucy- Agolden
rlo5e upbca1s large sapphire, shining With
stcady light, while above it limpid diamond
rcs+s nnon the azure, like a white cloud upon
the blue sky.
TIE coRoxET OF TIE EMPRESS
is made altogethcr Of diamonds, OF equal size
and lustre,-a diadem so dainty aud dazzling
that the most republican Of women might
he forgiven if, for moment,
she were fascinated lby crown.
Besides these most noticeable gems there is a
long line of cases filled with jewels wrought
;nto necklaces, and bracelets, and brooches, and
combs: into buckles, and buttons. and bows,
and rosettes; into gir5les and plumes: into 1aas
and stars; aud into eagles and orders, until the
very prof1sIou makes them common, and you
become critical OF gems as 1t they we're but
shells on the eca-shorc, renewed by every IN
coming tide. For centuries Russia has draWn
nnen the boarded treasures OF Turkey, Persia,
and India.-rcgions of Jewels and OF people who
de,icht to wear then,-and now tho mines OF
Siberia have come to swell her stores Nothing
can be more beautiful than some OF the SIDE
rian CRYSTALS exhibited here, with their delicate
tints Of green, rose, and violet. for the setting
ot which the purest diamonds have been deemed
too costly
PERsIA's JEWELS.
The Jewels owned by the Shah Of Persia are
valued at several millions Of pounds sterling.
Mr.. Eastcrick, in his :tJourral Of Diplomat
writes Of them as follows: II have mentioned
that, according to Persian tradition. the DasSa-
i-Sur, the sister jewel to the famous huF-s-
Err was with it on the hit OF Airasa1b's sword,
according to conc, 5000 B. c. Tlmur carried 1t
-a yo5;r bro,oht H. hack. It
s;a.a - --..,c6 ot 70 nsa Snl and altogether the
800 e-'',- 1900, ho yor, n loss than e. 000 OOO."
,rwr,s or 4 PRINCESS.
,adr ur;t,nc from Lake Como, Italy, de-
..;ho- I'M Jewels of Princess Baritiuski ssI
.1;,;,o y shc SAYS. .yyith the Princess
eotror crcr;nc. and. after dinner, Miss P.
s1,.o,, lar to show nc her Jewels had seen
80. - +ho-, IT halls and recrptions in Rome,
1,-,. .r7shet n look ut them all together. A
,o--o +-r7.-,;Lo box was brought into tho din
inr'roo,n. unlocked, aud the various drawers
@ ,aaa ~,,+ m The tables. Such q glitter aud
ti,ea1 Wv Tha-o ,crc o1d family diamonds
splenooE' h"s'0 "~As .,d do-7,;,o nor
necklaces, pendants, eafTanss, anu oa<1A'us oou
onet. One necklace was composed OF huge
eo,,+o,,e. 1arper than mans thumb, with great
..s1.<. ,,o,i1snts Her famous emera1ds
pea1"soaPeo s,o..a,as .x.rc j., anotho,
set arounu "l1a Co. o- w.. won't anf
cor,partment- The cmcraids were uncut' ant
,s 1.rpc MS ni4cous' eggs. Then there are neck
a,,d several ornaments for tht
1aees' ea1 z:....,.ae ves 1orrc soil
heaa' at'o1t7 'as u. o.daa+ vb;ch III,
~Fcn7ess Cathar;ne gave to Baritlnsk' at hi
hsnt;sv
oo,rrtrr oF p1AuoSps,
ycry ancient in appearance, atItaeteu sif aIsS''
ton. 1t is Of Persian Workmanship fh'
stones ar , anTq. Thsre 10 h,re nendant belong
oeasen soio. An.'e 20 ssarao,,ds r1,h;ae
Ing 70 IL conposcu 'c VI 49,. a,d s,,
sapphires, ETC. There is also an ola caueasi.' !.
-,i;. In tbc firm of a necklace, and rud