St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-17
NEyADA,s JEWELS.
The Dassting Collection Of Precious Stones
O,c,aed bv the California SOn0stress.
From the Gan Fran cisco Examiner

The Daxsting Collection Of Precious Stones
O,cned by the California SOnDstress.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
First there was produced lizard, several
inches long, literally crusted with diamonds,
with ruby eyes. twas given to her at the
first private soiree at which she sang in Paris
by gentleman who, for political reasons
had been banished from France. A banquet
and soirec were given to commemorate his
return, at which all the most disting uished
diplomats in Paris were present Next came
pin, with bird representing the Mysole,
to whom she sings the bird-song in the
Pearl of Brazil, and which is introduced in
Mirella. Around the bird are diamonds
representing notes. This was given by
Baron Haussman. A narrow gold bracelet,
with a bangle of circle of diamonds inclos-
ing the letter E in sapphires, was another of
Baron Haussman's gifts, and third one is
broad Etruscan band of gold A pair of
splendid solitaire pearl ear-drops were thrown
in a bouquet at her last appearance in the
Pearl of Brazil, in Paris. Another present
received at the same time in the same man
ner was a narrow circle of gold with large
pearl above the clasp.
with a splendid diamond for the head, given
by her father at her debut on the operate
stage to commemorate her first nail drive n
in her art. A pair of huge diamond ear
rings were given by ex-Queen Isabella of
Spain A horseshoe pin of emeralds, with
a row of diamonds beneath, was given by
the children of French lady, whose guest
she was recently. A large turquoise, encir-
cled with diamonds, was given by a sub
scription gotten up by the directors of the
theater in Padua at her last appearance in
Italy. A ring of three diamonds was given
by the officers of an American flagship
stationed at Nice two winters ago. A beau
tiful solitaire diamond was presented by the
queen of Italy, who heard her at La Scala in
Milan in Sounambula. An exquisite pin,
in the form of beetle, was given by Lolita,
the American actress, who met Mile. Nevada
some little time ago in Paris. The body is
large beautiful pearl, the head a cats eye,
the eyes rubies, wings and feelers diamonds.
A comb with diadem Of diamonds was
given by Nine. Trelat, the famous art patron,
who was a friend of Mendelssohn, Meyer
beer and Felicien David, the latter the COM
poser of the Pearl of Brazil A lovely
antique necklace of Egyptian coins, with a
bracelet to match, was given to her by the
American minister in Vienna.
A beautiful necklace of small diamonds,
with a diamond cross, was present from
Miss Eva Mackay upon the occasion of Miss
Nevada's baptism in the Roman Catholic
church. A heavy chain, with crosses of
diamonds an inch apart, is a handsome
bracelet, from which hangs chased ball,
covered with diamonds, and a crown of dia-
monds above the ball, was present from
one of the crowned heads of Europe whose
name was not mentioned. In the bottom OF
the ball is tiny watch. One of her most
priced Jewels is beautiful rosary of gold
and coral, given to her by the Countess Tel
fener, who had it blessed by the pope. The
handsomest of all these costly ornaments
was a pendant formed of shell of splendid
diamonds nearly two inches across the long
est part; above the shell was a Tyre of large
diamonds forming laurel leaves, in the
center of the shell large, beautiful pearl
shaped pearl hung from chain of diamonds
The whole was present from Mrs. Mackay,
and the shell is mblematic of the state OF
California lying on the border of the Pacific
ocean. The Tyre is to remind her of her first
scene in MIgnon, and the pearl of her sue
cess in the Pearl of Brazil. The pendan,
Mile Nevada wears suspended from two
strings of pearls given to her BY the Prin
cess DolgorOuki.