St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-25

! completely, llS SplendlQ cOlOr, ana
| that it assumed s6ilber blackish
hue, which blackness lasted not one
day, but several; so much so that, being
my finger and put it into casket. l
also warned my. wife that some evil fol-
| lowed her or me, the which augured
from the change in the ruby. And
truly [ was not deceived. for within a
, few days she was taken mortally sick.
After her death the ruby resumed its
pristine color and brilliancy."
The story is pretty as 1t Stands, but in
these davs of sharp cross-eXamination,
| and in those of facile assassination by
updetectable poison and careful smoth
| ering. there might be another verdict;
and the blacknesS of the ruby given as
n sign. might have been simply a pre-
cautionary mask.
The lion of the Roman legend was
grateful to the man who had healed his
| foot and whom he now was set to Slay.
! A stork was rs grateful to woman who
had set and cured his broken leg. In
payment of the service done, the good
old Father Longlegs brought her
splendid carbuncle or ruby, which
shone in the dark like lamp, and
which he dropped into her bosom, and it
had been the newborn babe that the
1
| when there are inQuisitive little ones to
| ask incOnvenient hows and why's.
The twin brother of the ruby is, as
has been said, the sapphire. Both are
the precious CRYSTALS of our common
clay-the one colored fiery red, the
other celestial blue. The sapphire is
more of tell-tale than even the ruby.
| Worn by a rake, male or female, it
loses its luster and becomes dim and
off color. Worn as an amulet, it pre-
serves the mind from all forms of loose
and evil desires, and inspires only pure
and holy thoughts. Worn as a prophy-
stops hemorrhage, and preserves the
eyesight. If ground to powder and
placed on the eyes in the form of pill,
it draws out dust, insects, hairs. or
other things that may have lodged
therein, and cures inflammation.
This powder of sapphire, also taken
T! internally is specific, like the ruby,
against plague, fever, and poison.
Deadly to all venomous creatures. If
"exhibited'' to anything hnrtful, from
spiders upwards, it will kill them right
| away. All the same, it is as well to
have a little ammonia about one,
as we'll as sapphire ring. if ants,
| gnats, mosquitoes, bees, or wasps are
about. The deep blue Is the male sap
phire, the paler blue is the female.
1.-THE sapphire conciliateS to the wearer
| the favor of princes, calmS the fury of
| his enemies. dispelS entertainments, de-
livers from prison, and softens the ire
| of God" This is according to st. Jer-
ONE in his commentary OH the 10Th of
Isaiah.
The ''asteria," curious variety of
| the sapphire, seems to almost connect
|
cats'-eyes. The ''asterie," or star stone,
is of a. greyish blue. which shows
within star of six delicate white rays,
turn in which way you will. The
"girasol' sapphire is the name
| given to beautiful variety with
pinkish or blush opalescence.
and peculiar play of light. The 'cha-
toyant' sapphire has more pearly re-
fiectionS. 1t was one of the twelve
precious stones of which the breastplate
of Aaron was composed, as has been
said before: those twelve stones being
| the sardine, the topaz, the carbuncle,
the emerald, the sapphire, the diamond,
the figure, the agate, the amethyst, the
beryl, the onyx and the Jasper.
One of the presents given to fair
| Eleanore of Provence, wife of Henry
Ill, was large silver peacock. the tail
| of which was set with sapphires, pearls
| and other precious stones; and one of
her crowns was of gold, ornamented
with emeralds. sapphires of the East,
and large Oriental pearls. An
other was of rubies. emeralds
and great pearls; and another
of pearls alone. The Duke of Bur
| gundy, Philip the Bold, must have been
a mass of jewels of all kinds, not only
| of diamonds, as we have already noted;
and in the inventory of his superb pos
sessions we meet with sapphires sur
rounded with pearls, figuring as the
roses of a large rose branch embroidered
| on his sleeve-sOme of the roses being
| made of sapphires and others of rubies.
On another dress was embroidered a
| large silver bear, of which the collar,
muZZle, and chain were of rubies and
| sapphires. A running pattern, in which
| was introduced the kings badge, the
Golden Sun, and the dukes initials,
| were embroidered round the border.
With this robe it was of crimson velvet
the duke wore a bracelet of gold set
with rubies. sustaining a clasp and
chain set with rubIes.
Among the finest sapphireS of modern
times, those belonging to Mr.. Hope take
foremost rank. Some of us can remem-
ber the stir they made at the first Exhi-
| bitiOn of 81. Among them was that
curiously beautiful stone called the
"Saphir MerveilleuX," which. blue as
heaven by day, is not black, as is the
case with most sapphireS, but amethyst
inc by night.
perfect sapphire is as difficult to
find as a perfect ruby, or. indeed, as a
perfect any other gem! Too often
streaked and spotted in parts, it is
sometimes also transparent only in
barts. Sometimes the color is not
right, and instead of that soft, rich,
| lovely blue which is in its own way
| unique. it is too pale and washy, or
too dark and somber. When perfect,
however. it is s'find'' to be guarded
and treasured with care and tender
| ness.
The sapphire was dedicated to the
| Sun God, and even as st. Jerome de-
clared that it softened the ire of Jeho-
yah, so did it procure good influences
Tor the offerer from Ph@bus the Far
| darter.
critics say that the sapphire OF the
ancients was only on lapis luzuli; which
is a downcoming in merit that we may
hope is not deserved. Sapphire signi-
fies hope, in the language of gems,
even as the ruby is love, and the en-
erald faith, and in the opal lies
the whole doctrine of good works.
And because of its calming and:chasten-
ing properties. sapphire is held as the
best stone which an ecclesiastic can
wear.
Here, then, ends the chronicle of that
pair of noble brothers, the ruby and the
sapphire: but of the latter not so much
is known as of the former, and there are
no fabulous splendors shining through
tie pages of spurious history of un-
| yerifiablc romance.
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