The morning call., 1891-05-16
A DIAMONDS TRAVELS.
1t Encircles Many Fingers in Twent,
three Years and Returns to the Seller.

1t EncircIes Many Fingers In Twenty
three Years and Returns to the Seller.
Women exhibit much more refined
taste in the wearing of jewelry than they
did few years ago." remarked a we'll
known jeweler TO a Cincinnati Times Star
reporter; "but the dear things cost just as
much to ornament as ever, if not MORE
The unObtrusive diamond that twinkles
from the center of tiny pendant costs
fully as much as the gorgeous photographic
gold medals with which women were won't
to bedeck themselves a short time ago.
photographic gOn medals may not be a
correct term for the old style of jewelUy,
scientifically speaking" he continued, "but
it expresses my opinion Of that sort of stuff.
Why. our women looked like barbarians a
few years ago, and they needed bat ring
through their noses to be real h0wlInG OFi-
entails. They were painfully loud even as
IL was.
'HOw do we jewelers. like the changer
Bless you. we are delighted. We save thou
sands of dollars annually in storage alone.
Our stock now can be kept within reason
able bounds The jewelry worn to-day is
more expensive than that of former years,
as precious stones are being used more and
more. Diamonds, for instance, are now
within the reach Of almost anybody who is
comfortably fixed. Time cannot dull the
pure briliiancy of these stones, and, while
all that have ever been on the market are
still there, others are being added from time
to time as the diamOnd-felds are more thor
Oughly worked A small diamond of the
purest water can be purchased for S.. OF
course, the immense stones, Sucn as ara
worth several thousands of dollars, are
bought up from time to time by rich fami-
lies, and thus for a time taken out of the
market; but still many diamond has
passed through many proud race and at
last has found resting place in a jewelers.
casket. A diamond is like a man. Let them
rise to whatever proud heights they may.
and let the whole world gaze enraptured
upon their dazzling brilliancy, it is to this
end they must both return and begin new
life III a simple casket
Here is a jewel that illustrates my point
exactly. TWenty-three years ago last Feb
ruary, as | was about to close up one terribly
stormy night, shabby young man entered
my shop and offered 10 sell me a gold ring
containing this stone surrounded by RUG
of small sparklers. lie asked $50 for the
ring, saying it was all he had in the world.
Ordinarily, would have fatty refused TO
deal with such person, fearing TO buy
stolen property, and, indeed, put him off
that night with lame excuse, although L
admitted the value OF the stone and asked
him to call around the next day. He de-
ciaTed that he must dispose or 1t that night,
and his anxiety made me more fearful, and
at last [ firmly refused to have anything
further TO do with him until the next
day. On the morrow, he came to me, say
ing he had pawned the ring for a tritiing
sum, as he was forced to do so to get accom-
modatiOns for tie night, but desired me to
20 with him to the lawn brokers shop and
examine the stone more closely. ] did 50,
and struck bargain with him, aud paying
him the difference between my price and the
pawn debt, carried off the jewel. | was
strictly business man then, and asked no
questions although the fellow could prob
ably have told an interesting story about
the stone. Well, | reset the stone in iady's
ring and a month later it was carried off by
an exultant lover, and it sparkled on the
hand Of blushing bride in high life soon
stone for years, for we realize the ups and
downs of fortune. Well, to give you the
facts of the case without the romance,
ten years later l paid half-Starved
shiyeriDg woman exactly what her
lover had paid me for the ring week be-
fore her marriage, and as she led away her
golden haired girl she felt that she was rich
with what she would have thrown aside
decade before. The next purchaser was
pOrtly cid gentleman, who gave 1t to his
Young wife, whom he had taken from her
school-books to assume the management OF
a grand old mansion. IL was just two years
ago that the old gentleman, still hale and
hearty, entered my shop leading bv 10
hand a bright-eyed little fellow whom he
introduced as his son and heir. Then he
stated the object Of lis visit He said the
ring reminded him too much and too paiu-
fully of the fair young mother who never
saw the face of her baby boy. He offered
it to me at bargain, and now for two years
it has laid in this simple caSket waiting for
anothar adVpnturpO