Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-24
POINTS ABOUT PEARLS.

THE pearl was used incidentally amongst the ancients, as it was supposed to possess wonderfully curative properties In certain diseases.
 THE pearl which is in the collection of jewels that form the crown of England Is ono of great purity and beauty; !; 1t was found in the Conway, river of Wales.
 PEARLS were amongst the earliest sub- stances used in the way of ornaments; in- deed, as far back as we can, trace their hls- tory they have been amongst the most pop u1ar ornaments.
 TIE pearl was dedicated to Venus-sacred
 to love and beauty amongst the Worshipers of gods and goddesses. The ancients poeti'
 cally ascrtbed it's origin to drop of dew
 falling at morning or evening into the
 opened shell.
 INDIAN mythology speaks often or the pearl, and says that Vishnu. the Indian god, discovered it when he was searching the ocean for the sacred books of the deluge, and carried it, with other rare and beautiful things, to his beloved daughter, that she might make herself lovely ss tho
 dawn.
 TIE most celebrated pearl of modern times is said to be tho ono described by Tavernier It was found by an old Arab 1n the sand of the sesshore, and sold to the
 King of Persia. Tho pearl known in history @ the Peregrina, bought by Philip IL. King 1 of Spain. was in the form of 6 pear and o1
 tho size of 8 pigeons egg Nor only in sacred literature is the pearl an emblem of purity and ofthings excellent, but wo also dnd tho pearl as hRure an many standard authors amongst the Arabs. Tlooueuco was represented by tho pearl Pearls were sacred to their deities amongst many nations. Greeks, Romans, PersiAns,
 Babylonians and Egyptians considered the pearl . sacred jewel
 I THx passion of the Romans for pearls, Ike al the passions Of this people, was oaI. fled to great extravaganco. Tho pearl whacn
 Cesar presented to Servilta, tho sister 2! Cato of Utica, was o1 fabulous price and beauty. The wife of Caliguls wore set o1
 ornsments composed of pearls and emeF' ! alda. and calj4ula himself ornsmented haa buskins aud strewed tho furniture o3 hil
 rooms with costly pearls.
 PROBABLY no pearl-6sheries will ever rival the fisheries of Ceylon and the Persian
 1ulf, but very beautiful pearls gre nov found in many other waters-not only in the fer Eastern world, but in our own conu , nent. Tho pearls that arc now 1ouno v } British Columbis and California arc consio cred very beautiful, possessing, oonnoas
 ssurs say, all the requisites of . per1ec pearl Pearls are also found in many coun tries In Europe, but are not considered 2, 7 authorities in such matters a dno a ours ,l ANOTHER still more famous pearl was ons , brought from tho Indies and presented t Philip w., of Spain. This King was pas sionately fond of pearls, and often appnes r tho words ''my pearl" to whatever n thought very rare and beautiful Thus iS ' that one of Raphael's exquisite Madonnas i now known in art as 'sThe Pearl" Ate tho death of the unfortunate Charles l., o : England, the;pictures which he had collecte. with so much care and judgment were scat , tered and sold. Amongst them was tn famous Madonna. At the drst sight Of tn picture Philip is sad to have exclaimed ssThis is my pearlr' Napoleon possessed beautiful pearl which he purchased In beroa