Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-26
EEsz rs IN GEMS
HAT EEay we'll Deceive any b;;t tl,c
-z@.: Accomplished Experts.
From ;l.e Wv YORK sun.

Frcla lie Wv YORK. sun.
i : fcncrted as q fact that an expert diamond
dealer purchased Il remarkably fine diamond for
S..'+1. and a!terward discovered that it was
ial'!" oi two diamonds artiuI.y joined with Can
aGa ea.sara. and TIE fraud wGs only discovered
by testing thc diamond with ray CT sunlight
seat through tne camera. While tie beam OF
light would pass straight and clear through
other diamonds that were perfect single stones.
i was stopped ''y the foreign material joining
the Compound 5; ..
~ nile that would undoubtedly be con-
elusive scientii .smon.tratiOa Of such fraud. "
diamond expert said. 'it would not be re-
CURED hy any one vino had the right to claim
eXrelt knowledge OF precious stones. Tie
Joining Of diamonds By means OF Canada baisam
IS not 4 new thing 10u have line rose dia-
moa,i OF good color. hut shallow. Well. you
back il witt aIOtiier TO give it depth. aud il the
90 is neatly done it VII be difficult for most
T.eGssEls to see that it il not single stone. But
any expert would detect 1t almost at a glance.
A. that i necessary IS to look right down into
the heart q the diamond. Then. If y0u wish to
give scientific demonstration TO another person.
the camera may he brought in play, bat il is not
f.'CeSs5sTy. Any one protesting to be an expert
Who could be swiEdied out of $500 on a
'dcUbiet' observes 20 lose money.
'houSietS are more frequent among coioFed
stones than III diamonds. Here are sOme sap
pl.res and rubi1s that it takes q keen eye 10
recognize IS Esi.it up. They are in part genuine
stones and il part crystal. joined, a. diamonds
often are. with Canada baiSan. Sometimes
they are put together by another T-Gccss that
viii stand heat which the bai5am crncnting
Viii not. | ha,. :: specimen o.: that Kind lying
about here that was sent to me IS a sample.
An here II is. II is not only dOualet. but is
altogether bogus The lower part is made OF
fGy;:!i, I'd Lass ard the other Of crystal cheap,
almost v,sitcteES yet really q good imitation.
capable OF ,sece!viTr people who are not really
judges \ Ou see when break it with ham
Tler it breaks a. one stone wG&ld not even
then showing it, Joining. AID il would have
wlt;Stoo1 a Temperature That would make
lni!nitesimai biistcTs quite apparent to the eye.
IN q hal-9sn CeIaentiuI. Bat look iutO il at that
angle and you'll seq the i1lHt.
''f0u1!etS ere by no means thc most dan
TcTous frauds In diamonds. The Sun some time
ago exposed trick that was well calculated 20
G1ceiye-tie use Of an auiiina blue fluid to bring
cil-color stones up to the brilliant blue-whitc.
The device worked well. but all that was needed
to detect it was to wash the stones in soap and
water. Now, however, the genius of dishonest
has made progressive step. Instead OF all
antIae color. easily removed. there is now
employed q chc;aicai that viii Oliy yield to q
very strong acid You might boil in soap and
wafer stone that has been so CC.CItd and Il
would not change its appearances. such. at
least are the representations made to ne. None
OF those afti!iciallyt!nted stones las vet reached
tbs Country. but package OF them is now on
itS way trC;H Europe Ia Il broker of my aCQuant-
auce- | am quite curious to see them and know
for myself if ii is true that they would deceive
even the very elect"