The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-10

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n.t.-Au Uncommon sto""-Gems
a,e.,.I, American.
are still trumps among
.4a jewelers. clerk in state
/ F.. .ul, IN spite OF the chang
100 jewels, the diamond re
..r oi precious stones as far as
.t> Turquoise sapphires,
.. rlbc- are increasing ia
however. and are very expeu-
...all and ruby seem C. be get
a. ..l aearcr every year Why,
' carat ruby Is worth S15 any
emerald is worth nearly as
-0 very common rubies viii
s-.. $500 There are fewer rubics
every year j. j. the same
besides the latter are sell
| .. cannot rccoilcct having
GaW'cs- emerald, and / don {
/ ... ..p else ia the store ever did
] 49,. . crory one Of them will be
! ,,... feather. crack, or n 'clOnd' Of
| .. If seems as n every stone had
| ,...+ with q hammer and stunned.
.. wl ue all right, but the
...-. ...kasi f lt bad cracked with
.... 0. else there will be a cloud
.rur sort Rub.cs are apt to
although not so much 50 IA
.-.-.. Those cmeralls on that cotton
go. lu.cis' Don't yol know
ST.. leo isy Why It's a manu-
l stones that IS, 10 is q joining OF
..... Look go this emerald. Pretty,
'.- Beautiful tint of green. Now
.- 'e down There, see that rim
t.. ....lI thr edge. \ d0ublct always
-.. t. matter what the color " the
nI. stones was. But 10 only
r- ...l sou turn lhc stone upside
t Sue they have even puJ flaw IN
.... fo further simulate genuine
.r can make GOublets OF any
r-..n VIII cement together and
~s. SD c.Verly that the unprac-
.. D.ul never detect the fraud-it
r... ..Ht'
ID. n not have 20 guard against
In other gems besides The
r Turquoise IS simulated by
.-.. r.c.,ors Two small and infe-
wI be doubled into q stone
t.-n cause oven experts to cXer Use
.-- care in examining Or
,- u Zee pulycr.zcd and mixed up
r. matter ia such way that
ue rr vel will have nearly all the
l- "a, colon and polish of surface
r. hr the genuine article The
.t Persian turquoise is the rare
r..at present and is very expensive"
.r r. window is white sapphire
rr .sr ! supposed all sapphires
r-I supposed wrong hut yOu
,-u-. the majority. Most people think
..... .l.ul.rcs are blue but that is far
t.tW truth The one in the window
s.... white. as pure as diamond. Be
Chose there arc violet, pink and
SCI Airuro- Tho violet and pink
ST. .., very beautiful aud considered
extra .. jewels The yellow sappbires
OH. NJ tlc nature o. the chryso0eryl,
SSH comes also in yellow and brown
a,lr..o -recn 1t IS rather uncommon
s.r.ar. very beautiful one
.Nt that green stone on the cot
On a t.e Corucr'
.I.. another very uncommon stone.
I...O t AlCXandrite 10 Is an orien-
3d. aui there are not many brought
TOMS ..r'ry 10 IS very expensive and
st... ..-a.y przed by connOisseurs, who
Ore. purchasers of most of them Ii Is
-toue changing its light In
u..... Is us YOU see 10, dirty green,
at a-atit j. full Of reddish lights.
j. ... lg various sizes. from ono TO
,-.t .r.ts. and is sometimes almost as
c. IT'S diamond"
"1r qa popularF
.1f.. uare SD than they were There
r.- -rc vac1 you could hardly sell an
Dra. .- l.y price Now there is q con
s... al for them The superst
t... mel them as unlucky, ana so
raI wa- the Authorization that 1t
v., seldom you saw one worn
"i'." about cats-cyess'
.to- arc very hard stones, found
u rr TBS Countries The best come from
p. I the east have one Of q
...r. tint that is worth $500 any day
.y. weighing three carats will
'r $500 easily Tigers eye are mex
.ri very popular The tigers
stone, rs Is generally supposed
wood 10 is found ln very
.-- Quantities boo northern Michigan,
trtr.-t .f the better kind comes from a
t.os; u Arizona. There they
tt. ..a sections as large rs q tree trunk.
l... made mp into scarf pins, rings
.-i ..t.- articles Of lewelry. '
which Glstlnctiycly American stone IS
'tsuo, ya.able,'
CAME say that any distinctively
American stone IS very valuable, but we
produce few diamonds. They come
iowa and Wisconsin They are
-1.. a.l are too yellow. do not think
.as country however, Will ever produce
'e-s any diamonds; stili IL is interest
-- fI SNOW that genuine stones can really
be r" with occasionally. Here's an odd
.., .tst notified green and black one.
ll.y C3u 10 chr0cilodite They come
.um northern Michigan, and in that size
ife worth about Sl5. Sometimes they
.ro uo-Lcd and divide exactly Ike the
ir-t. sae-l Of turtle, ard | once made a
uu r.u VI one of them, fixing on the
81 u and head Of gold. We sell
.-.c O. few OF those aquamaunes
.as fte pink topaz, which is quite
"uor nowadays, Is greatly sought .
ter Here are some paris No, that's
r uta Oh, / thought you would be de-
efel think they are made Of wax,
~, 'aey have succeeded in making rs per .
,ct on imitation as is possible They pre- F.
eVc too. the Irregular shape OF the
genuine pearl By the way, ] might say .
.--t here that some of the prettiest pearls .
.re' arc found in the fresh water clans
z lrDr end other western states. Look