The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-30
JANAUsCHsK's JEWELS.
What They Are, where She got Them,
and How Much They Cost.
Philadelphia Times.l

Philadelphia Times.
The actress who is said to possess more
jewels than any woman living is Madame
Jauauschek. and she places the value OF her
gems at $4,000. Yesterday an expert, one
of an admiriDg six, leaned over the heavy
morocco trunk in which she keeps her
jewels, and lifting them out one by one,
! named their value, whilst Herr Pr
lot, the husband of the actress, told
the history of a few. This" said the
expert, lifting up a GOLD bracelet thicker
than big mans thumb, ''is set with five
one carat diamonds and eight smaller oues,
worth about 5000" That" supplemented
Herr Pilot, twas given madame by the king
of Bavaria" These" said the expert, ARE
a necklace and bracelet OF gold COINS.
don't know what they are worth" Those"
said Mr.. Pilot were presented 10 madame
by the late empress of Prussia. Ii is not in
trinsically very valuable, but the COINS she
had in her pocket before she died. She
used them for charity. This is grand
stone, about eleven carats, a hrst.water
diamond. 1t Is worth from 1000 TO
$4,000. Tiffany d Co offered Sl2 600 for it
The archduke of Austria gave that to the
madame long time ago, when he
admired her very much, said Pilot. In
the casket wss about 30 pounds of jeWelry,
diamonds, rubies, turquoise, emerdlds aud
set of glowing carbuncles, present from a
Turkish ambassador at Vienna; rings, chains.
bracelets, necklaces, earrings.tand a. gold
eye-glass that is set with diamonds that the
actress uses as Lady Dedlock. Most notice
able Of all is a gold frame about two and a
half inches long and one-eighth OF an inch
vide, in which are suspended six three carat
diamonds. The effect given by the move
ment OF the stones in their rich setting Is
remarkable Madame Jauauschek never
wears any of this jewelry except on the
stage. As Lady DedIock she changes her
dress six times and wears a different set of
jewelTy each time, and during one perform
srca OF the part manages to display about
SIS 600 worth. Some OF the jewels are
more valuable because OF their history than
by reason OF any intrinsic worth. A neck
lsce and bracelet of coins, the last 100 struck
off by the mint of the then free city of
Frsnkfort-on the-Main, are strung by their
edges on gold chains: coronet of tur
Quoise worn in Mary Stuart contains 600
stones, all perfte: in shape and WITHOUT a
flaw. Janauschek Is also the possessor OF
one OF the few large rubies in this country.
1t weighs about seven carats, is without
flaw and is valued at $500. 1t is set in a
breastpin with frame OF diamonds, snd has
pendant perfect pear shaped pearl that
is said to be worth $4,000. A locket
with diamonds and emerslds was
present from Louis Napoleon.
The king of Holland paid his respects
to the actress with a set of solitaire diamond
earrings, each stone weighing 10 carats, and
together worth $l7 ,0G0 The purest stones
are six ~ fellows. set three in each of pair
OF sleeve buttons, so as 10 form sprig OF
shamrock They are worth 5000, and the
sorry that goes with them names an ex-
viceroy of Ireland as the donor. Janauschek
has ID 10 say that she never spent more than
81, 900 for jewelry, and that the rest were
all gifts. liz was noticed by the admiring
party that blinked in the glare OF that splen-
did display. that IN the rapidly detailed
history of the gems an American appears
donor but once. His gift was a diamond
cross, worth about $500