Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-08
preoinus stones and Metals.

Diamonds still maintain high rank among
the flowers Of the mineral kingdom, but
they no longer sparkle and simmer alone.
With them mingles the simmer of pearls
the rosy pearl of the East, the lustrous
pure white, the shifting lights of the opales-
cent the metallic lustre Of the Panama, the
golden pearl OF China, copper, bronze tinted
and black pearls Theses are exquisitely ar
ranged in a Aeur de lis pendant OF dia-
monds; the c%oronet, consisting OF i've
pesrls-pink, golden, green, opalescent and
gray-is in high relief on the dazzling back
ground. In another pendant is set an
enormous cat's-eye Of twenty-five caratS,
with shades of olive and other green tints.
This is surrounded BY twelve large dia-
monds. A beauty in simplicity Is a three
ieaved clover formed of a sapphire, golden
as the sun, a ruby s~pinelle, and a tourma-
line, cool and green, as if caught from the
crest of o wave; each of these IS
surrounded by a Gordon OF small
diamonds. In the centre Of the diamond
shaped pendant, in a square frame OF large
diamonds, is set a superb sapphire Of in
tense blue. A magnificent six-pointed star
of diamonds has q ruby in the centre, and
is crossed by a crescent Of rubies that passes
over four of the diamond points. 4 cres-
cent of satin-finished gold is all aglitter
with a cat's-eye star, ruby and emerald al
~ternsting with diamonds. Elaborately
wrought from a ~lustrOus moOustone IS a
small owl with ruby eyes, and a pendant OF
large size shows the face of the man.in-the
moon, set in a glrttering star of diamonds.
Among necklaces of extraordinary beauty
Is one in which superb sapphires OF from two
to eight carats are set solid in diamonds
separated by smaller diamonds. a brace
let bears in relief rose, gray and bronze
pearls OF larger size surrounded by dia'
monds, and another offne gold chain work
is set With a pearl showing a wonderful
coloring in dsshes of fiery red contrast
ing with opalescent shades Of green aud
tawuy brown, also a gray and a pure white
pearl; as pendant is suspended a steel-gray,
pearlshaped, pearl dropping from a dia-
mond. A pair OF earrings set with dia-
mouds have pendants Of the same style Of
greenish crimson pearls. Among the cur
ious fayorably comparing with these won
derful pearls is a rings set with a large
brown diamond shot with golden fire. This
is surrounded by diamonds.
Less costly, but none the less attractive,
are other articles de luxe, such as gold en-
ameled sets Of pin and earrings; a curying
stem of gold bears, a wild rose Of pale pink
enamel with a diamond dew-drop in the
heart, and a diamond shines in the mottled
pistils OF a white enGmeled Marguerite. An
antique knot OF fLe gold is studded with
a sunken diamond, sapphire aud ruby.
Curved leaves Of nugget gold are set
with precious stones in relief, also sunken.
A monster spider of nugget gold
glitters all over with gems; its eyes are
diamonds. The hilt OF a dagger is made OF
~platira wire, q pearl is set in the top and
three pearls are in the cross bar. The gold
nugget cigar cutter is set with an emerald
and ruby. There are golden beetles with
ieweled coats lizards. ssrpents and butter.
flies of nugget enamel, aud wire gold paved
With tiny diamonds and other tiny gems,
such as iae periodot, the hyacinth, the tour
msline in the shape Of pendants, lace pins
and bracelets for holiday souvenirs.