Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-11-14
SEX IN DIAMONDS.
A Jeweler Who Believes There Is sex 1"
Everything. Even in Diamonds'

a ,Jeweler Who Believes There Is sex 1"
Everything. Even in Diamonds.
In the big show window OF Ne"
York iewelry store rested small tray
that gathered crowd OF curious spec
tators to the window. Every time the
sunlight played upon the plate elass
tho tray corruscated with prlsmat1c
hue. of dazzling brilliancy The tray
;s we'll known to the trade. 1t Is de-
signed to display the remarkable varla'
tions of the color of large African NINE
diamonds, and contains examples OF all
the colors known. 1t possesses grcat
| interest for noviccs in gems, and the
icweler is called upon half dozen
| times day to explain the beauties OF
| the specimens.
at took 4 long time to get this col
lection together" the jewcler SAID,
land it is the only one in the town Oh
the kind thus arranged. You see mere
the brown diamond, the aosinthc, Ihe
canary or yellow, the gem. the PINK
the rote. and the coffee and the green
diamond. The effect of these comblna-
tious in the sunlight is entrancing.
E,rh nredominant hue seems to impart
a distinct luster to the prismatic scintil-
lations. When the tray is swung 70
md fro in the sunbcams it gives forth
as YOU sec q perfect blaze OF rainoo"
co,ors These rems also illustrate DIT
ferent cuttings of the diamonds. We're
! they all set in a bracelet or orooch or
a necklace they would make a rarely
beautiful trinliet, hut it would cost
r heap OF money.
The iewcler picked out one sparkle
with a pair of diamond twcezers ans
=. held it forwa ard in the show window.
n This is a Brazilian gen., he SAID
4 ..lilSe which there is only one othcr II
- the world, in Paris, and the French on'
is not as pure or as large as tins. I'M
, ;s what is called n black diamond an
n is valued at twenty-five hundre" uo'
lars. 1t weighs tritlc less than fou
, l.,rats. Its beauty lies in the fact tina
Il changes its color in different light:
~ In this strong sunlight you see 1t Is {.
:, most black, but it gives forth n PR
matte radiance greater than that eml
es ted l,y the best of the black gems. !
80 oaslirht, YOU observe, the black ht
N becomes a rich golden brown. ana u
nv Dlay of colors is changed, too. bi
monds of this sort are regarded by u
.,r.rs.i+ious miners as gold stone;
L. that is, gems possessing power OF u,
.s parting good luck to the owner IN u
n, search for hidden gold. ms stone '"
. secured in Paris, whitherlt was ofous:
i,s in rough for cutting pS A'io
.te merchant.
~. ..Here." continued the jeweler,
~ another curiosity" lie picked up
m three-karat white stone with the tvet
.ss ers. 1T is q specimen that will pro
es, to you that there is difference OF
,-s in the gems. This is what is called
40 ,7 female, a multiplying diamond.
,er lie held the gem under strong N;
the nifving glas. and pointed to four
Eve smaller diamonds, cluster rcd ao'
4 ch one of the facets Ut the cdge OF 'ne
ced HE of the stone. Tho mulc gem,
Iii icve,cr said. rs sharp-pointcd {
Md never gathers these embryo gei
the There is a ne specimen alongside t
pink stone 1t surprises most pco
ing who sec those specimens to be told /
der they are of different sex as well as
law. ors but such is the fact '--Jewel
and Review.