St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-03

work on the case, the thief was never
apprehended; yet long afterward the
countess appeared, wearing the family
jewels. 1t has since been limited, and is
generally believed, that no robbery was
perpetrated, and that Robert Attenbor-
ough, the aristocratic jeWeer of Duke
street.. London, could tell very ae-
curately just where the diamonds were
during the whole period of their Sc
questration from the public gaze.
THAT reminds me of a somewhat
similar incident that occurred here in
New York. A wealthy society lady had
diamond necklace worth S75, 600, which
had been presented to her by her nus
band. Her brother, trusted employe
OF large corporation, embeZZled some
of its funds. His sister had duplicate
of her diamond necklace made in paste
so artfully that only an expert, by
close examination, coul1 detect the diff
ference. Without the knowledge of her
husband or any of her friends, she then
disposed of her diamonds, and with the
proceeds saved her brother from fell
on's cell by making good the amount of
his defalcation. Thus you see that dia-
monds are handy to have IN the house,
as Mrs. ToOdles would say, for other
reasons besides those of purely as-
thetic character, based upon mere
beauty alone"
Mrs. Vanderbilt Chooses Pearls.
IL think that, all things considered,
pearls are my favorite gen." said Mrs.
William *. Vanderbilt. 40 be sure
they lack the brilliancy of diamonds,
but they more than make up for that by
their graceful form and delicate white
ness of color. Then. again, they are not
SO readily initiated; or, If they are, the
Imitation may be more readily detected
by even an Impractical eye. The imi-
tation of diamonds has attained remark
able perfect within the past few years.
Imitation diamonds are now made of
highly polished pieces Of cut glass. COW
cred with what is technically called a
splint, which Is small piece OF a gem
ulne diamond Clipped off in the cutting
of tue rough stone
What Mrs. Stanford Likes.
ut would be difficult for me to select
from opals, diamonds and amethysts
which is my prime favoaite," SAID Mrs.
Leland Stanford. / have a collarette
of solitaire diamonds, and when | wear
1t L think the diamond is my favorite
gem. Then when / don a amethyst
necklace, which is one of my choicest
possessions, l fancy there is no other
gem which can equal the rich, beauti-
full color of the amethyst. But if
take from my jewel case col
lar OF opals, once numbered
among the crown jewels of for
eign royalty, am convinced for the
time being that opals are the only wear
in the line of gems. 1t is like the old
story of the king in Tennyson's poem of
The Victim When his Druid priests
desired to offer his nearest and dearest
as sacrifice to their angry gods, he
hesitated between his wife and his child,
saying:
Both are near and both are dear,
And which the dearest cannot tell.
Mrs. Wanamaker No Connoisseur.
~ cannot lay claim to being con-
noisseur in precious stones, and per-
haps, therefore, it would be preSump-
tuous in me to name my favOrite gen."
said Mrs. John Wanamaker, wife of the
postmaster general.
"Since | have been in Washington.
spent some time in our great national
museum, where l have experienced
special pleasure i'll observing the ex-
cellent collection of gems which is one
OF its principal attractions. AS result
of my inspection, | am inclined to think
that if we poor women had the right of
suffrage, and were called upon to vote
cast my ballot for the pearl"
Mrs. Quay Prefers Sapphires.
did you ever hear the story of the
schoolboy who wrote composition on
the four seasons?" said Mrs. Senator M.
S. Quay, of Pennsylvania answering my
favorite gem question with query Of
her own. "Well,h he went on to say that
some people like winter the best and
some people like summer the best, but,
as for me, give me liberty or give me
DEATH Now, | might express my posi-
ton on this gem question of yours
in somewhat similar way. / might
say that while some people like dia-
monds the best, and while some people
like pearls the best, as for me, give me
sapphires or give me death.
Il know of no other gem whose color
IS so exquisite as that of the sapphire,
and color, in my estimation, is even a
greater point OF beauty IN the gem than
bril!iancy. Charles Reade. the famous
English novelist, is very fond of
pOrtraying herOines of marvellous
beauty with sapphire eyes, and surely
in eyes, as in gems. there is no more
beautiful color. Tom Moore, the great
Irish poet, must also have been of that
opinion, when, in describing one of the
loveliest of all the women whom he has
lOHOICQ Will pClIs Ic WIOl6.
Her eyes are as blue as the mornings first
beam.
And her lips are ike strawberries smothered
IN cream.
Mrs. Senator Cameron.
"My preference among gems Is unques-
tionably for the diamond" said Mrs.
Don Cameron, wife of the senior SEN
ator from Pennsylvania, mot only for
its beauty, but for the many tales of
romance which cluster around it. No
novels that the brain of the most imag-
NATIVE writer has ever conceived can
equal in interest the true stories of
some of the famous diamonds that
have been found at various times.
Take, for example, that of the great Or
loft diamond, the finest and most valu-
able of all the Russian crown jewels,
forming as it does the chief ornament in
the imperial scepter, from which cir
cumstance it Is called the scepter dia-
mOnd."
This marvellous stone, of which little
is known in this country, rivals even
the great koh-i-noor of the British
crown in the romantic interest OF it's
well-authenticated history. Upon a
fortified island in Hindoostan there
stands magnificent pagoda, or Hindoo
temple. with seven distinct enclosures.
lofty towers, gilded cupola and numer.
Gus dwellings of Brahmins, The whole
enclosed within narrow wall some four