St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-29

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ways have my jewels put In a safe-lock
iron box and sent up by special messen-
ger, then put them in charge OF the
hotel clerk and only take them out as l
need them"
At many Of the Saratoga and Long
Branch hotels it is a common sight at
midnight to see a half dozen beautiful
women surrounding the clerks desk in
the office, each one removing and offer
ing up her diamond necklace, bracelets
and tiaras to the dapper and gentle
youth behind the bars.
81 often WONDER" said one of the
clerks of the United States hotel at
Saratoga, ''that we do not have more
jewels stolen in the summer hotels.
Most women are extremely careless, at
least those I'ye had dealings with.
When l was at the Grand Union Mrs.
Moses Fraley, the wife of the st. Louis
millionaire, used to frighten me three
times a day. You know she used to
wear her $1,000 earrings to breakfast.
her $4,000 ones to the races and her
$4,000 ones in the evening, besides a
necklace, pendant, tiara and dozen
bracelets.
Every night, just when l was sleepy
and stupid, and dozen col0red walters
ana hall boys were about, Mrs. Fraley
would sail up to the counter, throw her
100000 worth of diamonds down, give
them little shove in any direction,
smile and make off before could count
them, or even take them up. Why, a
dozen times they could have been
snatched from me. spoke to her once
about it, but she only laughed and said
she guessed no one would take them.
"Then," continued the clerk, "tnere
are women that come here year after
year with very expensive jewels, but
they would no more think of giving
them into the keeping of the hotel safe
| than handing them to burglar. l
know dozen ladies sitting out there
on that piazza who carry all their dia-
monds about with them, and each one
thinks that no one knows it.
Gone old dowager there has false
heels made in her shoes, and keeps her
diamonds there, and another carries
hers i'll leather pocket fastened into
an under petticoat of white linen can
vas; but the majority carry their rare
diamonds tucked into the boSoms OF
their gowns"
Ladies who possess such costly dia-
mOnds as Mrs. William AStOr or Mrs.
Ogden GOelet keep small alarm safes in
their bedrooms or boudOirs. where the
jewels are placed every night. When
going abroad for season in London or
Paris special courier from the steamer
in which they are to sail comes to the
house, takes the jewel casket and con-
veys it to the captains safe, and deliv-
erS it in the presence of witnesses to a
hotel or house OH the other side OF the
ocean.
Many of the leading jewelers. have
special men who are detailed to travel
with the jewels of their customers. The
firms hold them responsible for the
safety of the precious packages, but OF
course charge a good sum for their
services.
One little old man who has seedy
appearance and simple face, employed
by one of these firms, has carried at
various times all of the AstOr, Wander
bilt, Winthrop, Lorillard and Van Renss
Selaer diamonds. He used to travel
alone, but now, as he is growing old,
two of the younger clerks are sent along
as a guard, although they all three travel
as strangers.
You would scarcely believe that we
employ over hundred jewel cleaners" :"
said member of large establishment.
1--WE do, though. Most of our custom
of their Jewels and the polishing of the
diamonds to their maids, and as the
work has to be done at least once q
month, it requires a large corps of
workers. Some of our experts are
women, but the majority are men.
''The work is done here in the shop,
generally, for il done at the homes of
the owners we are obliged to send at
least two watchers with each cleaner.
Just now we have half-dOzen cleaners
down at Newport. Expensive jewels
cost about as much to keep as expensive
horses, ana are much more liable to
damages"
CoOI-LooKING GEMS FOR SUMMER.
There is decided change this sum-
mer in the wearing of jewels, SO most Of
the large firms agree. Warm-lOOking
stones, such as rubies, cat's-eYes and
garnets are not favored for warm
weather.
1--WE rarely sell a ruby at this season."
said one shopkeeper. You have no
idea how much better the cool-looking
gems and light jewelry sell in summer
than winter" he continued. "We sell
hundred pearls and emeraldS to one
ruby or cat's-eye.
/ diamonds? Oh, the sale is always
good in diamonds, but the stones should
not, be worn during the daytime for
proper effect. In strong sunlight on
and hot, but on moonlight night. or in
a softly-lighted seaside drawing room,
they are exquisitely lovely. We have a
quantity of very pure white stones
which we call moonlight diamonds
They are not of the most expensive
quality, but they are effective for sum-
mer wear"
! Iti is noticeable that young unmarried
girls, in the best New York circles wear
few if any diamonds. They may have
a pin, ring or two, and several brace
lets. but diamond necklaces, tiaras and
pendants are not permissible until they
7 arecmarried. The girls wear the gilt
tering Rhinestone combs in their PySche
|5knets, and OIL the buckles of their low
lcut shoes and dress belts, and manage
to obtain the same pretty effect without
either the expense or the danger of
being murdered.
Young married women, on the con-
trary, load themselves with all the dia-
mondS that they possess, and at New
port and Bar Harbor, where a number
of brides are spending the summer,
there is much rivalry as to who can
make the finer display.
In the morning canoes, turquoise
| and pearls are worn, but only lace pins,
small eardropS and few rings are con-
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noon drive rich bonnet pin is added,
| but it is not until the dinner hour that
the rare jewels of Newport are seen to
the best advantage.
| Mrs. Orme Wilson, who has one OF
two sets of almost every kind of prec-
ious stone, has inaugurated pretty
fashion. She wears only pearls and
turquoise with white gowns, emeralds
! with black and ecru, Opals with pale