, 1879-07-16

white ones, comprising scyrn rows, cet,s anl,Ig
u, MI 4Ib pears. cacit tile Hlze Of an uttlnnrY
c!'tnluanin or iarEee!zct hucklcberry. TIL,
clAsfi ia MI ct'Drftitns round emerald, cut on
cabtc!lu, thnt 10 to say without facets, tfon sur
Rounded With twn rows nj diamonds Thta
tect!acr, IL ts generally fcp0r.cd, was sold by
t4e Emnrcas to rutfo money for political pnr.
loses. The brnMty Of this gorgeous ornament
tan well In ttuagincd. Ataoag thu diamond or
tatncnts weEo to 6e found R1ven necklaces Mti
two d'atloms. s,e former including 1wo rlslcrcs
OF great spleneor md vasitu, and n magnificent
neclslncc oi clus}urs Of tllatnnttis composed vi
hHvct, lnrge stones not In smaller diamonds, mud
linked together by double r}wa of dtnn,unds.
lilo pendant to 10 worn With this nrcAfncD WINS
con,p9sGi OF curious, n,at'y.sfde,l. prau'-
great pyrutni1 shipped ss,1itairca attrncteu fnrl,
attention, as did nfso two sertent oar-t'rops.
each fnrtned of three fine diamonds Of grai,l-
ated sizes. Ono of thu tlfadens was stt,gla
crescent; the other was wreati, II roses ntnl
, leaves In sl!all diamonds. There werc
three tlfan1o"d crosses; ono OF which
w.,s remarkable for being SGT In. thc
great raritr and value. As fort the stnnllcr Or
1ancrts aueh rs rings, ntgrcttcs, etc., they
wefc past counting. Ono very beautiful Uhtecs
In ibis case wis Inn Of feathers wrought In
gold. the outside sticks tclrr diamond arrowa.
most perfect ID cuIor; The set included u neck
leee, pend mt, brnnch "a butterfly In uinmonds
anu ruhice}. ltaifplna, two bracelets, ind flyo
rings, at1 OF tho inoht magnificent description.
fior to those shown by HouchGron Mt the UnlVcr-
sa1 Exhibltlon Inst ycar. Tho esncFalds wero
magnificent. the cnse devoted to them contain
ii'is Two diadcms, o NECKLACE, two pHtrs of car
rit1Rs, formcd OF great single stones set in
diamonds, six bracrlctst a brooch set with In
1ncnsc oval calcrnltlt cut en- caboellln, with n
pear-slIapcd ntonn forming, pendant, mud t.,e
fasnons watch, ita bnrk formed Of a round
gnlsral, md fro splendid rings. or tho o{}als
havo already writtcn. Tlse wonderful long
ehatI Of hure oynl opa's set IN diamonds that
used so often 10 aee IN tho shoulders Ut It's
caae. An artists cyc would have been attracted
BY tho set Of tinu antique cusncos mnuntctl In
diamonds, and comprising 4 s!talem, NECKLACE,
nt'd earrings. Then there we're eight or ten
watches Of different shapes nnd e,yles,--nno
large 1alsy in 'l!an 'nds. another an esquslleiy-
enamel and gold, q fourth set III tlle
an, @ diamonds. 0sasS'A fftn sG set n SSo"sl sa
eycgtaa, Il sixth hidden In gold suutl-box, etcs
etc. Tlcn there were antique ornaments OF tho
Louis XIII. nlMt Louis XIV. periods, prucio,ls for
their workmanship ald antiquity, and modern
trlnkcte without end. enough, IN fact, to stuck
a small 5ewc1ry shop; set OF pca.poda In
gold, with .pcarla Tor peas, ono Of gold shells,
each containing large pearl: pafctses Of gold
1or earrings set with rubicst clncraltls, dn-
a .nonds' snd s9pphrcs, to represent t',c eolors,
gold smclitng-botttos. gold Eyeglasses, butt
mounted III allvcr, and having attached to 1t a
whole arseual OF implements In a[Iver; ali the
useless luxury OF TINT spicndu 1oyetcss exist
ence, set forth amid tho DUST md sQualor Of tho
by crowd OF grccdy-cyed brsca.brae scllers
uhtl 1nocEinE lorcttcs, nnd soon to DO dispersed
to the four coEners Of the Garth.