Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-12-28
Whom Baby was alex, we gave her castoria.
Whom shs was Chiid, she cried for CastorIa.
When she became Miss, sho chung 10 caa.oria.
Whom fhe had Children, abe gave thom Css,oria
A JEWELERS. TREASURES.
All Gold Doc. Not GIrtter--Diamondr for
Forty Cents--Inlitntions.

All Gold Doc. Not GIftter-DiamondE for
Forty Characterization.
Sometimes think that tho adagc, s'ali
Is not gold that glitters," needs to be re-
constructed by people in our line OF bust
ness and made to read, ''all gold does not
glitter" remarked one OF the leading
manufacturing jewelers. Of Pittsburg TO
tho writer. In proof of this assertion ho
exhibited several pieces of gold rs nearly
pure rs it can be, and still bc worked to
good advantage. Tho material looked
very much like old brass, and was 80
dingy and lusterless that mono but an cx-
,rserf would have pronounced it gold.
Two small straight pieces, in sI.ira aSs,
size very much like small horseshoe nails,
were shown, and these, the jcweler said,
would be transformed into the main por-
ton of finger ring, after being bent,
shaped and properly joined together. The
piece designed to form the top of the ring
in which the stone is set, is separate. 1t
is shaped like a'tray, having been given
this form by die or stamp. by means
OF wliichit was cut from n piece of rolled
gold.
The manufacturer next unlocked his
safe and brought forth some OF it's rare
and costly treasures. There were dia-
monds, rubies, pearls, emcralds, sap
phires, ametliysts and scores of other
precious stones, III infinite variety, from
all parts of tho earth.
eve are obliged TO keep large stock
on hand, said the jcwelcr, 'inuch larger
than tho eastern manufacturers, who are
nble to send out and buy what they want
at any time. A good deal of our work
consists in the making Of badges, pins,
medals and other designs to order, at
short notice, and large assortment of
precious stones is therefore indispensable.
Wo have diamonds of every size, ranging
from largo and perfect stones several
carats in weight and worth hundreds of
dollars, down to the merest speck, cost
ing less than half dollar. Yes, you can
buy genuine diamond for 40 cents, hut
it won't be largo enough to BIO rclnarkn-
bly, conspicuous. Pearls, too, we have
in great numbers, soDe lars,sr than ,eas
and others smaller than pinheads. The
greater part Of these gems nre cut and
polished abroad. Even the California
pearl, fished from the ocean by divers
along the Pacific coast, goes abroad to
the hands of German lapidaries, and is
then brought back to this country to te
set in jewelry. Tho greater number of
pearls found arc imperfect, and all such
have to be cut, making what arc known
MS half pearls.
I'VE carry. also, large stock of imi-
tation stones. Every real gem is imi-
tated, and the more precious tho stone
tho greater will be the number Of imita-
tons. Many of the limitations arc SO per-
feet that only experts can distir guisl,
them from the genuine. All stones for
settings are bought by. lis, cut and pol
ished and ready for use. They are all
graded according to tho French measure
mcnt. and the packages containing them
marked with the exact size of each
piece in millmetres. Take this limo of
turquois. for instance, and you will oh
serve the. each has the same pattern run
ming through all the different sizes.
Fashion rules in jewelry, as in every
thing elsc.- "A stone Mt ono time very
popular IN rings may go out of style EN-.
tireiy In few years. Hence, unless we
take the utmost caro-, we are liable to
have an accumulation of costly material
on our hands, with no chance of getting
nd OF 1t until fashion 8 caprice brings it
Into favor ngain."
For weighing diamonds and other
precious stones very delicate instru-
ment, known rs the diamond scale, Is
used. 1t consists Of balances, and is so
delicate that it will turn when a weight
equal to one sixty.fourth part OF a carat
Is placed upon it. The smaller weights
used on the scales are of aluminium, the
lightest metal known, and piece ono
sixty.fourth Of n carat In weight Is but O
small, filmy scale that tho breath would
s:ase---E w. Bartlett in pittsbure Dis.