, 1881-06-18
THE DIAMOND RAGE.
\, extraordinary Demand for Fine
Diamonds in Modeot
Sottings.
rh,.s Leading Chicago Houaos Sold
" Over 100000 Worth Last
Year.
m feminine Fancy Lightly Turns to
Earrings, Pins, md Ghrtcr.
Buckles.

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I,,sres.iug Facts Regarding the Cutting
and Setting Of These Beauti-
ful Gems.
rho piatnond-sharp and His Victims
THE Dian1ond-smuggler.
rbo demand for diamonds Il, t1lfs country
Id urobnbly never been SO Etent rs Ut prcs-
.n. Wlet IL true Of tic country ut l1rge !s.
IA ills east rs III others, en,lnentay true Of
rhleoro, Its Western metropolis. fncrcas-
tsa prosperity atld wealth i,avH developed
msarlous tastes, hitherto eithar dI!lcuft or
Inposyib!e of qualification In tho niattcr Nf
d,r,s and ornnnlentat!0n. and tho diamond,
~ eyer has maintained lis regal position as
.hipf aulong precious Bto,Iss. This In.
,tpasel demand h,ls been naturally, logically,
md n,atllenaticatly followed by iii fl,crc;se
n prlee, until tho market for diamonds was
rerhaps neyef 80 largo or the business 50
n,oftabIe as 1t Is tn-tlay. III short, tho
anEc" for diamonds. which few years ago
N, thought to Iinye diet. out, md perhaps
ben permanently exttnguisled, has within
comparatively rcce,t tIn,e revived. and ex-
ii, to-day III perhaps greater degrcu than
s's'1 . llays been here nearly twenty years."
tthF Stale Atrert AialNn,nl-,ngrGl.nt} III tlle
soiiras Of n conversation Oh the subject, ''nlul
ibe Le,aatlll was never 50 great nS 1t ans been
dnriug the lst year or tWtt. and rs H. Ii lbw.
Wc are selling ten diamonds nov. W.wl'crc ten
'fasIo wsat ,ln you attribute tim rngc 90
ooe.pll tic reporter, ftir ll,n ptlrpnHa ut
seitng the Views OF ono directly engaged III
sTo tic prosperous times. the Increased
wealth Of the country, nNl IN tf!o fact that
= sure 1.nlieat'on Of advancement every
"llaye ; prices kept pace with this increased
'"in measure prices lave Increased 10 q
corresponding extent. Prlcus rece!lctl until
notch tn many years. FROM titat tftii9 oil,
however,
I11EY HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY ADVANCING,
-lmpcrceptibly to tina retall customer per-
ham but ltc1detlly to the tlGntGr.n
i "Wh!e1l clnss OF stones afu mast IN de-
msDd, the finer or the cheaper CLASSY"
":rlp iastc far ilnc diamonds llas Increased
ssnsrai ,tpnnd Thm at,a ~ anitI,,,r I'M '
|. II tm.,ci, t..sf9r instn }f,nnl fnr,ti,.rEv III
shat ,ncan tint tilpro is itot 10 illuvi spread
tad tiare ~ flte settings rs ulern isud to ~,
They arc simpler n,,t vastly. ntnter.'
1S" es t. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fn oihn " Sast wat saSs fai
"You may DO astonisl.cl TO know tint
e1erYboly buys diamonds. The rage IL mt
!e.!rleted to nDy ono e]nss, Or any two clnsaes.
ltinclutlcs nllhost everybody vim Inns money
sha.is always guntl, always looks well, Is al-
va}s Ii fashion, meyer becomes seGUlld-llalltt,
nd always rossesses IL ready market value"
Wllat proportion Of tic stDins which t',n
Ees Oh tho streets arc diamonds, ntld not
fasS;Sl{sfs %s Should % say TINT n.nctceu-twe,-
t'eshss Of all the stoNes that look Ike ula-
laonds aro diamonds. OF course. there urp
limitations, and reai diamonds OF poor qunll.
" hlt thu great maturity or THO st0nes tllat
ieSk t,s1, l!ks .'lanonds FRY 4nn!o.ls and pretty
general. Tie lady who Keeps a hnAr,ilng-
hense, the latly who kecns ,er store, tlie
hdy y society. the merchant, lnwyer,
osaspapsr-llell,-- short, All classes of 50
pressed ti!e:lr + tasts 4 for sonethinE rici', not
RaaMy.'"
aas'ness and u,e demand for diamonds, what
theald you say were tlle
Alxs or sOilE or THE LMAp1N9 HOUSES
Last fEA1lF'
M sgeiaEnE ssiss for ourselves Is Gan say tat
iouts probably C soia u Us i i,,ac, us S5 slio.o5
so1lh, and another over $ioo,6oo Wortii.a
what particular kind or k1uds Of dit
monds arc mostly IN d,.,nallds".
htaore IS always pressing lcmn1ld for