Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-10-11
VALUE or r,MoER.RlMcs.

VALUE or FiNoER.RlNoS.
Jewels With Histories Have Moro Worth
Than Precious Stones.
] don't think there is any danger of
the summer-time girl wearing rings on
her toes. - the nursery jangle tells
about, but that she does have them on
her fingers can not be doubted. A
quaint ring, one set with q curiously-
colored stone, one that belonged to
famous beauty. or even to q great man.
is valued not only far above rubies. but
quite casts glittering diamond in the
shade. A ring with a history is
treasure-it affords something to talk
about and as it is considered rather
smart to openly express admiration of
ones belongings, it is easy to UNDER
stand the advantage attached to pecu-
liar ring.
One young woman is happy In mar
row band of curiously bright green
enamel set about with diamond stars;
this was picked up in pa~nbrokcr's
shop in St. Petersburg. At the begin
ming of the season this was the old
story told about it, but now. as tho
young woman has vivid imagination.
she has added to its original story. and
says that it was given by the handsome
Orloff to the beautiful blonde Empress
Catharine. She tells q blood-curd-
ling story about it How he
put it on Catharine's finger the night
before she sent him to Siberia. and
how, at the instigation of his rival. the
tiny ring was thrown out of the win
dow, picked up by peasant. and after
all this time and many adventures
flashes from the hand of an American
girl. This little fiction makes the ring
much more interesting and sends me
in state of rapt admiration at the
GOODNESS with which the young woman
tells this tarradidle.
Another ring is of soft gold and was
made in miners camp In 1S49. 1t is
set with single ruby. The workman
ship is very rough, but the ring is
decidedly suggestive Of the old ones
that were worn by the Egyptian wom-
en- as symbols of their slavery to one
man. The moOnstone is religiously
worn to the races, for, following up
the idea of the Prince of Wales, it is
believed to bring good luck in
gambling. She who is nervous, who
feels that life is only worth living be-
cause Of the hope that she may some
day be well. is rapidly getting better
under the influence of q beautiful
emerald. Nobody ever does confess to
being annoyed about a lover, to doubt
ing his faithfulness or thinking that he
may be growing weary. but the fad for
sapphires seems to suggest that some
maidens are taking time by the fore
lock and keeping him faithful before
he has time for any thing else.
Clear pearls are not anxiously sought
for, as they bring tears without end,
but the pink pearl that insures a sudden
shower of tears and then weeks and
months of perfect happiness is as ca
gerly looked for as it is difficult to get.
A long time ago a wise man said: He
who hath Turquoise hath FRIEND" SO
that it is not odd to see parasol handles
studded with the bright blue stones,
while bands of them are worn as
bangles and vinagrets are set with
them; the smart girl of to-day evident
ly believes, like the old Russian: The
more friends, the fewer enemies. "
Apropos of pearls, while Mrs. Mar
shall o. Roberts may have the finest
collection of white pearls, it is very
certain that the largest single pink
pearl shows its soft luster on the white,
well-formed hand of Mrs. Langtry.
Mrs. Astor is credited with having
the finest single sapphire in this
country, but again does her lilyship
lead. for her famous sapphire neck
lace is. it is said by experts, the most
perfect string of sapphires ever shown.
Real rubies are not only rare, but in
addition are wonderfully expensive.
No great number of them is possessed
by any single woman, although almost
every leader in the swell set possess a
fine one. The interest in the stones.
these beautiful flashing stars of the
earth, is to be condemned. and it is by
long odds the best fad that the sum-
mer time has had for long time, and
to be perfectly au fat in regard to
them it becomes necessary to do q lit
tie reading and to cultivate the MEM
isry-two desirable occupations for the |
young woman of to-day.-Philadclphia |
Press.
From Quaint Nantucket.
Apropos of Nantucket, one hears |
some rather odd sayings and Of some
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