The sun., 1891-07-12
eeIzES OF NEW YORK LIFE.
,.zsr THINGS Nv THE cTrK, AND
THE OWNERS OF THEM

- .,d women Who have she rnnest
..... the Oldest wines, the rsstss
..,..,. the Most faiatisi Yachts, an.
.,.w Most Beautiful Ciothes-Ce.pstities
coot,-Costiy wh,ms-Stin Nc Ons
...rs who 10 at tho Top.
o,.o, tho arniabla wesk nessss Of human
Vn. !. ths curiosity inherentin both mon
p%v ~omsn to discover whlch.of their neiehbors
ia i..... tho best OF thin zs-the fnest books.
S..t sables, the costliest gowns, the most
p. p.ons ,ewels. the most attractive paint
ar the choicest collection OF knlck-
M. Gotham has an almost limit
na.ld O, uniaue objects to reward the labor
o,s who ha. ths time TO devote to n
.s.,, sssren for them. and there Is . lot OF
r,',.,.s,Ine and quaint informationneabou mt
hsI,hinus Incident TO such an undertaking.
-. =. ,noulrer. for example,, must frst learn
-, i.sds tho town In es1h speciality. and
.h, III. town Ia thus led.
T,o lands tho fashionable world Of the bis
~, i. pr,bably tho nrst thing thnt everybody
", w. dc,,ot know II already wants TO flnd out
'. .oon as poseibls. 1t Is easY to Ascertain
Al, =, tho present time. Nobody as yet dis
-. VA. tss soclal prominence OF Mrs. William
,.,o, She takes the lead in all things fash
essh,s in Gotham. Tho Vanderbilt family.
Iav.vsr. threaten the Aetor supremscy. In
-. snleudor and frequency OF their social en-
..,,,inmsnts, and the beauty and costlineys OF
,s.I, dwellings, and In their art possessions.
M, arc slowly pushing their name to the
.,,,mo.t place In the social circles oIths me-
.,o,olls Mrs. Corneliua Vanderbilt Is the
soe,sl leader OF the family.
Ths surpssslne beauty Of the jewel. dis
.,,vsd At tho ntasta!nments OF the Four Hun.
t..i ia a matter OF constant comment. In
abundance aud priceless value those gems arc
=. s,.ounding as the collection that the
I,,b,ao fairy tale attributes to Aladdin,
sa,i fashionable women eeem unsatisfed
.,,n with the amazing quantity OF jewels
.;,s.dy IN their hands. Women OF wealth
.r.,d mo.s millions svefy year TO secure
.,ms new prize from the store OF precious
.on.s Ia other lands OF all the wondrous
"A dazzling collections. however. that in tho
no.,.ss,ou OF Mrs. William Astor fs the great
n, IN quantity and most valuable In quality.
WA As,ors diamonds are the most brilliant
and ecsty In the country and tho collection
hsmsuslin variety.
NEW WORKERS. DIAMONDS.
Mr. Is.or has the famous bow knot Of dia-
mo,ts presented in 1645 by Louis XIII. to
Cardinal Richcl.eu. This was purchased by
Nr. Astor st the sale Of the French crown
j,xsls She owas. too. a stom acher com posed
Of thirteen rows OF first water gems. which
ry once the property Of Marie Antoinette.
Hrs Astor also owns the finest collection OF
smsralds in this country. and she has famous
tiara OF diamonds.
ln Mrs. W. X. vanderbIlt's Jewel case there
ia pearl necklace which was once worn by
Csharine OF Russia. Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt
owns. too. a string OF diamonds which is
unique 10 design and OF enormous value. It
$50 long that she sometimes wears 1t wound
like rop' over her corsage. 1t is composed
Of large diamonds pierced with pigeon blood
rutIes set between them.
Mrs Cornelius Vanierbllts pet fancy In
Jewels is the ruby. She owns some Of the
finest rubics In tho country.
Mrs ". Waldorf Astor has what 10 reputed to
be tho finest collection OF black pearls. She
Inherited them from her mother-in-law. the
late Mrs. John Jacob Astor.
Mrs. Bradley Martins diamond tiara 10. Dor.
hsps tha most magnificent one owned by any
woman not Of royal lineage. As rule. tiaras
earr only small and inferior gema which
combined make fairly good showing but
Ms Martins is composed OF carefully
wlsctod diamonds. Many are rare solitaIreI.
The seven points OF the Tiara arc tipped with
single gems. each OF great value. The cost OF
The ornament which was made In London. is
Ekuowled:ed by Mrs. Martin herself to have
bean considerably moro than 100000. A
necklace Of rubies that once belonged to
Aarie Antoinette is among the treasures OF
Mrs.. bradley Martins Jewel collection. 1t cost
q small fortune. Another. presented to her
last Christmas bs her mother. is an exquisite
sT"fimen OF necklace.
NJ. Ayor; VINO Is, now the owner and occu-
n.t The former homo OF the Duke OF Mou-
fhI 10 Paris. has In her possession two neck !!
iaces OF fabulous value. Ono Is made OF six !
nss ann g .o o. psrfset pearls evenly natg ned each
- composed Of two strings of penrs. eacn |
ssoont as large as n good-sized English goose
vny ,s;,. Mrs Aver owns beside pair Of soli-
at Aver was n Quaker girl OF simple man
y. y, w.t. Z the late Dr. Aver ii" had woman
H. Gt an "ppor,tnnity 10 secure gems that struck
pis " al ancy and wero to be bought. He lott to
.vs,. Y. Tdow t' some OF tho finest specimens Of
,hIr ~ ,nhmethys,s..Mrs. an Paran Stevens has prob
\, Nv York. Her friend. Mrs. Fred Nelson. is
W W mnleh IS bl. OK De"r and the other a white
X. Hl. !. MIS-. Nelson has. TOO. II rare and valun-
49, H. vlSc'ioh OI combination Jewels. such nS
annmonds sarphires, and pearls set toc ether.
Ceas,ei CUn. o. the rarest ornaments In Mrs. Robert
LAVE e' ,eweI case Il comb topped with
seven 9lg pear.sliaped prarls.
M Loyd Brice wears what, are probably
w nanns nsonpRt set nf turluoiss In New York |
nals. "s many oooutiIuA
Nine De Barr os. the widow OF the OK .presI-
monda ~ unaahtama!a .na has some handsome dia-
,aa tae emeral1s or Mrs. August Belmont. the
~ t ni no banker Were for yenrs the talk Of
n, pWn, ouf liner ones are now own ed by Mira
asm, 1O,,, ahd Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
h ,Se psinS probably the costliest and finest
ss5 l5s ds% sewar nG wsD6 is the Dossessor Of
n AZ, SIs Osdsn Mills has a dazzling crown male
"u'amonos and sapphi,ss,
THE BIGGEST wAnpRoBgs. az ~.
10 decide who ha, the anast uarSroha
NJ. aaMong g the fashionable women nj bA'm.IroUe
yM ;.at " 4hewiderlng and prscticaiiv honeIess
thar on,.a. n,Se me gems which the women wear,
o. 's .hsswhs hsnwhs sometimes cost fOrtunes and rre
IA MoS' ginuiess ~ variety. Some OF tha women
d,sssss-tniIo.o Itn own as many as one hundred
specsi %mets ocna't or costumes adapted for
dlnnen aI,as.ons, aI,asans, such rs balls. the opera.
the promsnsda reeeptions. the theatre. and
S,r ps,,as me fashionable woman must include in
tsa SaI SosSa !, wardrobe probably ten or fifteen
LlsoSsssssoI OF different designs. and she must
iImss sSnSSmerons snS carriage and shoppln 4 cos
dresses. Va w., ptobably half q dozen house
al pspsypsSiiSSs.! a., tne latter msy be ordinary
sSo sS1an soesy Is Mrs. Seorns be dFosssa Fossf
hM rost rSH - American DIRE san, akers. ana who
YorE Thv per gowns mi ade right hera in Nav