The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-15
WEALTH IN PRECIOUS STONES.
Value Of the Jewels Owned and Worn
by American Women.
From &c Philadelphfa Preaa.

From the Philadelphia Press.
1t is doubtful if the women Of any two
nations on the face of the earth own as
many jewels as do the women of the United
States. A large dealer in diamonds in
Maiden Lane assures me that the precious
stones worn this day by our women are not
worth less than 5000, 000, 900, while authori-
ties on Chestnut street regard this an over
estimate.
Comparatively few women own a large
number Of the stones representing this
1900. 200, 000 Let me take few of them at
random. The jewels. most of which arc
diamonds. owned by the Aston women,
would far exceed $4,000. 000, and the late
Mrs. Jacob Aston wore on all public occa-
sions and many private ones tiara which.
crowned heads of Europe or
Indian princes could boaet. These stones
SO flashed when the wearer moved that it
seemed as il her head was encircled in flame.
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor has a riylere
Of diamonds in three graduate rows each
row a torture in itself, and she also DOS
sessss the woa id-renowned necklace of six
strings with the gold of the setting hid,
only the glittering stones being visible. She
is constantly wedding out small and imper-
fectly cut stones from the galaxy and add
ing larger ones of perfect workmanship.
PERHAPS $1,000, 600 WOULD NOT REPRESENT
the value of the Vanderbilt Jewels. Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt has superb dia-
mond crescent two inches in diameter a
pearl necklace owned by the Empress
Eugene and valued at $3.50 900, this rope Of
gems being about forty inches long. She
wears this by rolling it round and round her
neck and then letting 1t fall in rows toward
her waist. Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt
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| aces in the world. Among other costly
gems owned by this family and worn in
brooches, necklaces, hair pins. bracelets. and
rings are rubies, sapphires, eneralds,
| topazes, garnets, etc.
sEiThe beautiful Mrs. Hicks LORD owns not
| less than $3.50, 900 worth of precious stones
and the fame of her gorgeous necklace,
worth $250.000, all Of perfectly cut and
| hawless diamonds, is known in every
European court Nor is she sparing in her
display of this regal circlet Moreover, she
owns four other necklaces and the most
valuable pair OF solitaire earrings in the
United States. On certain occasions she
wears those superb stones arranged in diff
ferent ways. Sometimes they fash at you
| in the form of some flower or beautiful
spray of leaves, being fastened to
| the bodice. A large number of the women
who own extensive collections of costly jew
deposit vaults. wearing duplicates in paste.
| Rhinestones or other limitations. But Mrs.
| Hicks-Lord wears the genuine. She detests
| the limitations and says "they may do all
right for French actresses" | suppose she
| had Bernhardt in mind then. And what
/ woman who loves to inquire about these
| things has not heard of Mrs. Hicks-Lord's
| fan with It's fifteen raised folds,
STUDDED WITH DIAMONDS,
40 often worn In her hair7 This fan has no
peer in this country and Is excelled nowhere
In the world The bouquet holder with its
mouth ablaze with beautiful gems has also
put her friends in rapture. as does also
| her white point dAlencon fan worn en-
ohatelaiue from chain of diamonds and
pears.
The Marquise Lauza has large number
of exquisite aud costly jewels, among which
NAV be mentioned a diamond pendant OF
thirty.two stones, ring with two tiawless
white diamonds, three carats each, several
beautiful garnets obtained by her father,
DR.. Hammond, during the Mexican war,
and last. but not least, the stone purchased
at Tiffany's. This gem weighs five carats
and CLOVIS pink at night, changing to
warm. scintillating yellow in day time.
RMrs. G. P. Huntington's pair of ruby
earrings are valued at Sl5,O00, each stone
weighing fifteen carats are being OF perfect
shade and workmanship. These are SAID to
be the finest rubies in the United States.
Among the other ladies who own beautiful
and valuable jewels are Mrs. Llndiey
Chaplin, who hasa diamond necklace whlch
she sometimes wears are tiara, worth
$40. 900: Mrs. john Bloodgood, who has
pair of solitaire sdiamond earrings
worth $4,000; Mrs. George Lewis
who has a pair of splendid solitaire
diamond earrings and handsome diamond
necklace, Mrs. Griswold Grey. who has
/ large and valuable collection, notably o.
emerald and diamonds, and Mrs. Lorillard
Spencer's diamond arrow is enc envy OF az
who have seen 1t. Mrs John jacob ass s;l
nee Willing. has a fortune alone in dia'
monds and sapphires, gifts from the Astori
and others when married.
BuK1Ss-You are going to marry. chr Bu'
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