New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
SPECINEy GINS At T{FFANTS.
A FEW OF THE TREA- UEEs-rHE ROMANCE OF THE
ABAEIHIT.

FEW OF THE TREA -UEEs-rHE ROMANCE OF TIE
ABAETHGr.
Seeing Tifflny's in an afternoon Is like seeing
Europe in three months P.ssre tho large show cases
whero fortune arr confined the offices in the rear one
Will hnl the specimen gems
Peruaps you would ike 10 havO a fortune In your
hand" SAY, the treasurer. he takes from the safe
large yellow diamond worth 100000, Weighing l23'5
cnrnfs This Is The IA nous Tiffany Diamond. lar-er
than the wori- renowned Kohinoor. the Mountain OF
T,ht" Tie Ronnoor however. belongs 10 the diamonds
winch CLEAN Ike polished tee! and j. o. the first degree
and is twice the the Tihlny." Tho latter wa'
CIT as - brilliant. the for used in cutting diamonds of
-ize varied by what l. called the brii0et There are
number o. forms sel hy lapi lares bat the two prn
Gina, one. are the brilliant aul tie Tie first
which was invented ia Europe III tAe seven eenin cent
urv f. te best II an forms BRING ont the powers Of
the gems Only the an ID diamonds AZ Finany'- are
r.sr cut. T cnsfo liam next shows diamond necklace
81 twenty Stones. arranged in pairs according To
tc.r size srdls;ci from seven to five crats aud dls
paying ll-u powers ~ rcfractlon am reneSentius
fort4ue ~ .5oOoo But th+ be ,uti,i let fade before
necklace o, twenty four stoncs OF equal si1e ~ seven
carat. .ci in platinum. each brilliant stone TIC
maximum setting eu nre tine teaGty OF tie GEMS as the
Whifeuc-s icnI, r'ir.,fiDn.
All tle.. gems arc specimens Brazilian diamonds N
equal ,t bring third more tnan the care "a
GOOD Eole diamonds. and rare Old indian gems SIN
greater prices several diamonds have been found ln
Braz. exceeding nfy cafats, and tAero j. romance
connected wi,h tie dnllng OF the At1etue. 10 was
found ~ 1917 in the anrium IF the river A'aethie ~
three convics They md banshei into the interior
o. tile c.frv and wandered over the savage c0untry Tor
ST. years III hopes " hnGins treasure that would
return thea % tDeir friends. After many severe Eriya
tons they stumbled upon diamond OF 90 c"rtt- ID tue
he'd OF the river They returned o Inhabited regions AMI
coanlci TIER ,1od lorraine 10 priest IL took them 1T
opc ID The Governor of VII. Rca who suspended he
sentence u te and sent the priest TO o JAntro
win te gem ri.afe dispatched vi the treasure
and the clergyman 10 Lisbon. ire King, delighted
with m, ACQUISITION. fully parioned tue conyicts and
advanced tAe priest hish rank 10 hi- profession
Nnot4 er treasure eNnhited - beautiful pendant ot
rose cut iii luTs closely set IL pa;ngm of gap" leaf
design. Dnt o. ~ duiiut n Va. 5 au',n'i pen
Houn ii,,n - ,6rned Ike two rose diamond. Joined
rn'-etucr az tnc BASE. ANA this Is hlttened ani
eluu.a.el Ike almond unt IT. multiplied prism.
the famous -amcy diamond stclen the fr.nch
rcg,hs IN 10 Ru precious le"1' III st'.g9 c,'n
Ia. ei with pink. AMI = wosth HopV"'. Inc le"lls
vein from 10 sr's down. and tue lrg go one Is a9oA
t,,ifon Vearl " elrrin:s worth 5000 Next comes
a strme Of clear pearls worth Sl0OOo yet those uhSe1
with pink are valued at r.D,uuJ- ..
DO you sell many Of these at such prices ~ - ..
Yes, bat course not every DAY. IL tAe course Oh
,he veal you wouid re surprised to know how many we
sell. Many To the Vest Fan f.aneiscO ana chicago
aul mor, remain here III New York. Now Is -eoh
HANDSOME pe.daut ~ briants having large pear %
seven grans cad and cahacAon sapphire az
l
on, turquoise md ruby, surface OF stone oeing
i,1nterrti,te! nv facets. An exquisite pair OF gear
sI.ned rr.v uearl earrings IL brought ont. Zach
pearl j. ABOUT the -ize Of large Prince EdpefVs drol
! rhis nar j. worth 5000
Among the oddities Is an Egyptian head cut from a
lar,e topaz. adorned with setting in dainon Is an
mines re reseutlug "A tut Another gem rank Sg
r,rh Inc tourualne Alexandria. The peculiar
beauty " when II is power to assume tIe compleneu
.ry color m gs ght the dark green stones emitting
d.tnctly rlby line ny artificial light sci III diamonds
these HiudOo ge- most Beautiful nut mere are gases
OF other gems Tie Jeryl OF ceares aqua marine onhl
IN Male il thirty nv mnms by twenty III Is OrlItht
II, Mace and Tiffany found new use Tor II a. a
.ctf NJ for me lace. Dresden pOrcehln CLOCKS
AZ .fr,krO design Those who despair that there IA
nothing ne under the will LOOK with surprise al he
diamond spaugled lace fans. Dsutest patterns OF point
Lace nave their flower centres sparkling Win diamonds
thar easily sugse dew drops But II Que VIII nave rams
there are tile miniature OF Albert the great French
IAN uanf.r xh work finished on the Dali 70 ln
baub . ~ n done for the Louvre or tie salon After
these novelties there the leather pompOns IN iEe
entire OF which d dainty jeTelled aigrette OF rose
a.. pdaa uHr