St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11

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jeWelry that travels over our streets at
night, it is wonderful that they do not
occur.
Some ladies in the city wear diamonds
that are worth kings ransom"
Mrs. Whiting Belmont has some fine
jewelry. One of her handsomest pieces
is a diamond tiara, formed in the shape
of an old-fashioned tOrtoiSeShell comb.
standing two or three inches above her
head. The diamonds are not particu-
larly large, but being of very pure
water the effect is good.
Mrs. Ogden mills has magnificent
set of sapphires, consisting of earrings,
necklace and large pendant. The sap
phires are beautiful stones and are sur
rounded by diamonds Of the purest
water and considerable size. The
pendant is oblong. in shape, the sap
phires being shaped somewhat like a
pigeons egg and nearly as large. 1t is
effect being very beautiful.
Mrs. Robert Remsen has diamond
necklace Of large stones, which is worn
with several pendants, the largest con-
Sisting OF huge emerald set in da-
monds and pearls. Owing to these
jewels being set in gold they do not
show as well as others of recent date.
Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts has glori-
Gus sci of pearls that Cleopatra might
have envied. The set consists of three
strings. the smallest claSped tightly
around the throat and the others loosely
around the neck. The earrings are
huge pearls that tooktW years to match
and a fortune to buy. At her ball, two
years since, Mrs. Roberts wore flame
colored dress. which was literally ablaZe
the pearls was magnificent ruby orna-
ment that flashed some color ON her
dress. Another jewel is lizard, the
body composed of emeraldS, the head of
silver and the legs of diamonds.
Mrs. Hicks-Lord has the finest dia-
monds in New York, and on gala Occa-
Sions wears enough to purchase terri
tory. At her reception, it is said. she
wore no less than five necklaces of
magnificent stones, besides a great
many in her hair, pair of huge stones
in her ears and perfect mass of jewels
in her bodice. These are curious
in shape. One splendid spray
represents cluster of wild
roses. the five petals of each rose being
five diamonds of similar size and shape.
Another is spray of fuchSiaS formed
of hundreds of small and large dia-
monds, about dozen huge stars and al
most as many creScentS. An open fan,
covered with diamonds, is sometimes
worn in the hair. Mrs. Hicks-Lord,
curiously enough, wears no other jewels
but diamonds.
Mrs. Coleman DraytOn wears set of
twelVe-point diamond stars that glisten
in the bail room and show to great adj
vantage Mrs. DraytOn generally wears
drab-col0red bodiceS.
Mrs. Bradley Martin has a sun of
thirty-siX points that is about as large
as soup plate. Mrs. Martin also has a
profusion of insects, lizards and bugs,
made of different kinds of stones and set
with diamonds.
Mrs. George Merritt has a beautiful
diamond necklace that is composed of
graduated stones of great brilliancy.
Mrs. De Lancey Kane has superb
tiara that makes her look like queen,
adding dignity to the dignified. 1t is
composed of five coronet-shaped orna-
ments, the largest being in the middle.
Another ornament is fine string of
pearls with three diamond pendants at
tached.
Mrs. William Aston has some splen-
did Jewels, some of which have cost
huge sums and have history attached.
The late Mrs. John Jacob Astor's jew
els were of great value and beauty.
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard has some very
beautiful pearls and a few good dia-
mondS. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt has
some handsome jewelry.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet wears some of the
jewelry that adorned the brow of the
Empress Eugene in the zenith of her
husbands power and which were
bought at the recent sale of crown Jew
els of Paris.
Mrs. Ludenburg wears couple of
strings of handsome pearls, and Mrs.
Ayers has some very fine ones also.
Mrs. Victor Newcombe glistens with
sparkling Jewels on gala occasions, her
finest piece being a set of diamond
leaves.
Mrs GrisWold Gray wears some price
less emeraldS and some very handsome
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