Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-17
VALUABLE DIAMONDS.
A. D5Sler Chats About tho Rarost Gem
Ever Seen In This Country.

Dssier Chats About tho Rarest Gem
Ever Seen In This Country.
q "The most valuable diamond, for its
Size. that has ever boon In this coun.
try Is now here in the hands of n dealer
on Maiden lane, not for sale, but that
hc may, If possible. find n matc to 1t -
u Job that ho is about giving up in
despair. have bought diamonds from
him. and can obtain for you tho priv
iIcgo of seeing this magnificent stone,
II you care to have look at gem
that is worth remembering all your
life. When tell you that it weighs
but three and five-cighhs carats. less
n thirly-sccond; that the owner has
refused over 81. 600 for it. and that he
will chccrfully give $40 0Oo. or, per.
hars, more. for match to il. you will
probably find in those facts practical
answer TO the question il diamonds
have become cheap. Europe and
America have been ransacked to find
its mate. but thus far in vain. A blue
stone of its purity flint, perfection
VI in"ho anu s'ze Is hot known lo
exist cithcf IN private collections oi
gems III inc hahds oil dealers or even
among royal treasures. Not n great
While slhce 'ie newspapers hauc meh-
.ioh Oh Pair OF uiaihohus' theh
in Now York. that weighed TO.
gether fifteen carats and were held at
SoooOo lhat secmed iiHo pretty
goou prlce ior stones mat are gettlns
common ana chGap' but IL Is iar less
IN proportion 'hhh Inc worth OF ms
p'uc stone Al us determined value,
upon 'ho p"sis Oh us present size, II !,
were rs largo rs one OF t'at mntcheu
P"ir II WUu'u pc worm "ppu' So-iooo,
anu as inc ,uuc Oh n mn cneu p"ir OF
hhe uialno""s Is i"' more man uouplC
,n ,n"' oi ohe VI ,he palr sihsiy' two sucr
p'uc S'oncs weishihs toso,,ler hi.oeh
e"r,'s wou'' cos' utmost :" hIhg ran-
soOl lar more any way lhah sot-
wv
Inc promised private view OF tho
wonderful blue stone was obtain few
days later 1t was truly an amazingly
beautiful gem well worthy OF tho en-
'husiasm with which the connoisscur
spoke q 1t temporarily SET IN spring
c'ahps, LOT convenience Oh hahuiihS
without so''ins It's uazIinG iacois, IL
was put u, s'ue an aosoiu'ciy hawless
oriliiant Oh 'ne irst wafer Oh almost
rlu"i s,Hc' Una. "'oho ii"u appeared u
'Iins OF h'a'cniess Deauty' compared
N''" 'iio rcsPiciuc"' glory Oh INC o'her
s'one' however 'le Wn,lo one seeileu
W i''uo anu grow uu'i' Inc piue Oh
"''' hlalc"iess seh, Is oi thas
Rres' uht 'hat Is ueemod the
""soiu'c Perieclioh oi tho oN'-
ihohu' giving IL inc highest re-
irac',Vo power ana greatest Dri'ilahce
oi coIor' an the Vnrlous anu iharVes' :
o"s'y un'eu hrcs 'h"' eio" "eoP III
,he heart Oh INC royM opai scomeo 10
u"rt III V'',nou anu ''i'o"sihcu h"iiies
from It's incc,S' 0nivcrihS III inc
sPr'hS-shanAuu 'ihVil's i's oncr-ch"',S-
ing pay OF u"HlnnSiy tr'ii''h' eoior
pro'ohc" "h op"ic"i 'i'",ioh ny which
~ appeared 70 @ uil'''o ,hu contract rs
" ~ were P9is"''"S WIN INC
Inc adventures OF inns regal gem
nave Deeh ra,her romah'ic' III lo4o
II disappeared rom among the treas
ureS oil isaoei'a oi opaih' ont whether
IL was captured IN inc iootlhs OF the
pai"co OF was s'olen ny an oihcer OF
inc royal househoId uhuer cover OF
inc preVailihg olsturDanccs-a' Is by
some a1oseu-is undetermined. AT
all eVchls' IL got 10 Amsterdam
whero ~ was recnt win great I'M
provemcnt oil us brllllancy' and
twenty years later was resold to
queen lsaOolia' whose circumstances
mad bettered IN that interim. But by
loh her V'c'ssi'uuinous luck nau
ehangcu "Sa'"' anu sue i'u 10 sell IL
IN faris AN American gentleman
DouSht IL ana Dro"shV IL over nefe'
thinking mat he knew OF n
mate ior IT. Dut wiieh tho Stone
nc hau III .li'lu was compared
WIN !" 'ho in'o''"ou 'i'"'cn Sco','eu
naru'y more ',"n oi"c s'ass' DacN 10
4 "ris he scn' ms so'"' 70 hn'o " , in"'1