Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-26

From the Troy Times.
Some women, however win not trust their most
treasured jewels to the hands OF even detective
and their methods OF personally transporting them
are as varied and queer as only feminine methods
ever are. MIS- Paran Stevens, who is nothing II
not original carries thousands OF dollars worth
OF blazing gems done up In q brown paper parcel
and tied with . white cotton string. Her argu-
ment Il that thieves would never suspect that so
shabby looking bundle carelessly fastened into
shawl-strap was worth while carrying away. Mrs
ks-Lord-whose cousin, by tue way. is on the
that superb 100000 necklace and some 10000
worth of diamonds In q cnamois belt about her
mar stones that she used 10 carry In the tte SILK
covered hair cushion that served her as hustle
Now that bustles are disappearing she
place. Inc cleaning OF the jewels Is a
matter OF much importance, too Dlsrae1 In
20 to the duchess country place every June TO
wash her pearls. q ceremony that must De per-
formed on q tair day when west wind Is blowing,
preserve their fair and moonlight radiance un-
dimmed. The cleaning OF the famous gems OF
New York gives employment 70 hundreds Oh WORK,
undertake the task whose long years OF ndenty and
lncorruptibillty prove them trustworthy. The
In freouent use must be repealed four or ve times
every winter and the cleaner Is sent 20 the house
OF the owner with an assistant, who aids him, and
perhaps also watches him Now that diamonds
are worn 90 much at the watering places corps
Of follow the owners into the country and
there are now 1t Newport as many as q dozen OF
the professional diamond orighteners
A DeaA sure Thing.
From the Detroit Free Preaa
A gambler who was ''broke' slipped up behind
player and said:
The player, who seemed 70 have plenty OF cash,
looked up at the man In astonishment Then he
said:
"YeA. am losing great deal"
"rnst's because you don't play right lean
show you how 70 break the bank"
.'rhen why, In heavens name. don't you break
sBecauss they Won't let ne play. They know
1c swh Al WIZ MHt you take for the secret,"
..Half the winnings"
the Old man lead the stranger 20 quiet corner
:srnis Is the secret whenever the head croupier
takes snun put all you have on the red"
The payer went back TO the table with the old
man behind him. They watched the head croupier,
and at last out came the snun box.
inc Seu u,sy S1e puI larTe sum on red ana won
any hall, Whispered the old man. He got his
~ Nexs s,ns the suuff box came out the Old man
nudged the player and again the red won. Tue
Old mans half was Q big sum thus time
On sDe saird outing q the aS,n snu boz black was
TO ask the old man how this happened, but be had
bolisd - he would have done u black had turned
M the 0TBS time.
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5rc sT.ss 1sS y 81 Dsos%oss s:ys
land, who has summer residence here, met with .
serious accident lass evening. A she was about
Charts Z Green. in Ia~rsncevius. me ScsssS ps
camo n1ghteneo and broke away from the coach
man Atter being carried Q short dissAnoe ahe
jumped nom the carriage. ehe fou heavily, break
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lurSA she vas brought % her home n Prince-
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