The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-17
pIAnoNDs AVID THEIR wEARERs.
The Jewels of Some American Women
Faveritcs of Fortune

Faveritcs of Fortune.
1t is told by a prominent dealer in pre-
cious stones that most of our diamonds
come from South Africa and Brazil, In
the latter place they were discovered during
the close of thu last century, negroes using
them for counters when playing cards.
The largest ever found there is the
"Star of the SOUTH which
weighs l2i carats. In 1887 the children of
Dutch farmer were found by traveller
playing with "a shiny stone which he
gave them siXpenCe for, and sold it in Paris
afterwards for $4,000. In this country dia-
monds have been found only i'll Georgia,
South Carolina, California and Arizona, but
they are small, and not Of the first water.
My informant said it was a great mistake
to suppose that diamonds sold accord
| ing to their size. This only holds good
up to the medium grade, above that the
difficulty Of finding purchasers increases,
and many dealer has found big diamond
an elephant on his hands and had to sell it
at sacrifice. The handsomest diamond
have ever seen in this country belonged to
that very thin-yoiced prima donna, Nine.
Ombre, and once formeda part of the crown
jewels of Holland. A necklace was made
of II band of pliable gold, studded with
large stones. From it hung pendants
of full-blown roses, rosebuds and
leaves in clusters; the flowers were
incrusted with diamonds and the leaves
composed entirely of cmeralds. From these
depended in turn floral fringe of fine dia-
monds, and when worn the fairy-like SPLEEN
dor of the ornament can scarcely be imag-
ined. No wonder the singer had two Pc
licemen behind the scenes VIXEN she had it
on. The necklace the khedive of Egypt
sent General Sherman's daughter on her
marriage could not be compared to it, and
though the papers estimated the value of it
at $4,000, q custom-housc inspector told
me it was valued at $4,000.
The handsomest necklace ever Worn in
private life in this country belongs to Mrs.
Leland Stamford, Of California. 1t is made
in the form of Marguerites, and cost $4,000.
Mrs. j. G.. Iia.gin has over $4,000 worth
of diamonds and the superb ruby that the
famous Lola Monte2 was so fond of wear
ing in her abundant hair, 1t is now
mounted as q pin, and always attracts
much attention,
Annie Louise Cary is said to own the
largest and most perfect emerald in the
world. 1t was bought at the sale of Queen
lsabella's jewels in Paris weighs twenty
three carats, and is valued at $4,000 1t is
set in broad band of Roman gold, studded
with twenty-four large diamonds. Apro-
pos of our favorite contralto, she has sold
her house in Portland, and is coming to
New York to reside. She has sung into
hertreasury $4,000.
Mrs. Bonanza Maekay claims to have the
largest sapphire in the world. 1t was
bought from Polish nobleman for 800 0OOf.,
is OF the most super blue, and over an inch
in diameter She has also set of coral of
the faint pink which resembles opas. 1t
includes sixteen pieces for the toilet, and
each pice is set in diamonds; the whole
valued is $4,000.
Laura Fair, who has $50, 900 of diamonds,
wears Il superb set of blood-red rubes,
which, by the way, are only sapphires of
another color. The largest on record be-
long to the crown jewels, and among them
is one that the duchess of Edinburgh never
fails to wear on state occasions.
Nine. Elise, the famous bareback rider
of Paris, who is supposed to be a daughter
of the emperor of Austria, rides in a cos
tune in which diamonds take the place of
spangles on her tarletan skirts, and an arch
OF these starry stones bridges her dusky
hair.
Janauschek has n wonderfully beautiful
collection of iewelry, including set of tor
quois in which the stones number over s.
900, and n curious set of carbunccs given
her by q. Turkish dignitary who saw her
play in Vienna, In the role of Lady Ded-
lock she never wears less than $4,000
worth OF Jewelry,-l New York Star.