The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-16
WEALTHY wOMAN's JEWELS.

WEALTHY wOMAN'S JEWELS.
A Gorgeous Display of Precious stones
Seen In New York ParIor.
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&2lSX&4>N exceptional occasions in
~1sS8 ~ New York grea' displ W
NI N9A~ OF pre- cious stones are
1Sc4HVA. made. The amount OF
RA \taASy money that any Now
NMI1rp York women have invest
D@1NHl I'd in Jewels is we'll nigh
2hNL11)N incompreh sible. 1t
q, EHzy> would never do to IN =
HS pute the in mense value of
I'M The Jewel casket of a
'M woman like Mrs. w. w.
Astor, for it would be impossible to
come within hundred thousand dol
lars of the true fieure. As it is only at
the larger balls and the opera that elab-
ate combinations of precious stones are
nj owable, the owners OF the great col
lechons are rarely viewed in their COM
plete array. and therefore their posses
sions are not appre ciated 10y the general
public. Recently l have seen an exhibit
tion OF this sort of veal that was amaz-
ing. girl, the daughter OF one of the
richest New York mothers, has become
eng ged, and up 10 this time she has
never worn any jewelry more than few
neat little pins for the corsage, tur-
Quoise and a pearl ring. and tiny ear studs
of diamonds. In speaking of Pett ng
married this young woman appeared most
delighted In the prospect of securing
generous portion of her mothers jewels.
In order TO show me how we'll entitled
she was to feel joyous in this regard she
led me TO the great oaken box in which
the jewelry was kept. 1t was in
the mothers bedroom, and had
only been sent from the safe deposit tlat
morning TO permit.the lady TO select her
ornaments for dinner party that she was
TO attend in the evening. As 1t was
opened all the gems of Aladdin seemed
outspread TO the gaze, and yet only one
try was then seen, under which were four
others, each crowded with countless Jew
els, emitting their vari- colored rays. The
daughter who was to some day own all
this costly etfulgence selected bracelets,
tiaras. necklaces, rings, aigrettes and
pins from the mass, and hastily bedecked
herself in them, striding proudly about
the chamber to show how gorgeous she
should be when they were hers to wear.
The young man who marries this girl and
her diamonds happ las 10 be surprisingly
impecun Gus, but if the bride brought
nothing 10 him but her beauty and her
mothers Jewel casket he could we'll be
[ ought one of the most fortunate fellows
under the sun. AS left the happy maiden
and went ont into Fifth avenue / noticed
tattered old begIar ringing at the lower
door of the house for crust of bread.
He would have been lucky If the servant
could have followed out the biblical lines
and given him stone instead. A couple
of bracelets woull have kept him in
clover for the rest of his life.
Nicely in dress may not always be &C.
companied by goodness in the wearer, yet
il is apt to be so construed. The be-
trothed wife of an estimable young man
was recently visiting his mother. The
members of both families we're delighted.
The chaps mother was daZzled by the
beauty, the breeding and the elegance of
her prospective daughter-in-law. Strange
to say, however, on the day after the young
ri had begun her visit the mother called
her son to her and spoke gravely TO him
about his promised bride.
Harry" said she, Alice invited me
into her room to-day, and oh, my boy,
she doesn't dress Ike a lady, at all! I'm
afraid, Harry, really am"
Harry smothered his indignation and
begged bis mother to explain herself.
We'll, YOU see, said the latter instead
of nice white linen, all her underwear is
b ack silk. Every item is of that mate
rial, and when l spoke of it she showed
me trunks full of clothes IN every tint of
silk imaginable, and no linen at all. This
was bad enough, Harry, but her garters
had jeweled clasps on them. oh. my
son, you never knew of girl of real re-
fnement to get herself up in that stylei
] feel certain that something we do not
know about Alice's disposition will come
out sooner or lat Ir.
In a great rage at his mothers imputa-
ton. Harry left the house. When he re-
turned lie did not recur to the subject, and
his mother refrained from broaching il
again, though her whole manner indicated
her fears concerning her sons fiancee. A
week later, however, the girl eloped with
an adventurer.
Il should always, saws Harry's mother,
"donbt young lady who could pot take
pride in fine linen, and 1 am positive that
no modest girl ever wore jeweled garter.
Such thing could not be the gift of her
father or mother. and she Certainly would
not buy it herself.
And i fancy it IS fact that really ex-
quisite girls avoid elaborate fads in I'M
derwear, and that elegance, not sbowi-
ness, is commendable in a fashionable
dresser. -Ncw York letter to Chicago
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