The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-20
MORE ABOUT PRECIOUS STONES.
Some Of the Costliest q ms and the
Names of Their Owners.

In the seventeenth century to the Shah OF
Persia for 2,700,eO0 francs. It came from
| Califa and it is still the property of the
sovereigns Of Persia. The Imau of Mascata
has a pearl through which one can see the
light. 1t is a luxury that one may indulge
in for 800, 900 francs. This pearl is valued
to-day at about 900, 900 francs. One which
is owned by the Princess Youssopoh is
unique in the world for its water. It was
sold in 1920 TO the King OF Spain for $4,000
ducats. Pope Leo XIII. inherits from one
Of his predecessors on the throne Of St.
| Peter pearl valued at 400, 900 francs.
p Besides these pearls, which are without
rivals. Ii is necessary to mention the neck
lace of the Empress Frederick. 1t is COM
posed of thirty two pearls only, and its
value is 600,0 900 francs Her mother, Queen
| Victoria, possesses, in addition to the big
! gest diamond in the world, the Kohinoor,
valued at 50 900 900 francs, a necklace of
rose-colored pearls, which the public were
admitted to see formerly ia the tower Of
London. IL is worth 400, 600 francs
| The necklace of the Baroness Gustave de
Rothschild has five rows Of pearls, and is
valued at 900, 900 francs, aud that of the
| Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild at 200, 600
| Both ladies proceed In the same manner In
regard to pearls. Every time that jeweler
| finds pearls that are really beautiful he Is
authorized to bring them to these ladies', and
they buy them, at no matter. what price.
| The oonnoisseurs hesitate between these two
necklaces and that Of the Empress Of Russia,
which has seven rows, but the pearls are less
| united" The nscklace OF the Grand
Duchess Marie has six rows, and cost $780,
| 900 francs. 1z.Ay ga rr-e
At the time Of Nine Marie Blanc's sale
! NJ Sarlin, the son-in-law of the first presi-
| dent N. Perivier, bought a pearl necklace
| frnnCe Is IL
still greater. Mile. Dosle. the sister OF Mme.
| Theirs, holds from the latter several rows
| Of pearls that it took her thirty years to
| gather, which are valued at 400, 900 francs.
After the war Nine. Le Breton sold to the
late Nine. De Paiva for the Empress Eu-
| genie, the necklace of white pearls which
that sovereign had herself collected. The
few defects OF some of those pearls 10 wered
| its value, and it sold for 300, 600 francs. We
! have not been able to discover where this
necklace now Is.
The Empress of Austria possesses black
pearls, the most beautiful that can be seen.
| Her caSket is, it appears, priceless. 1t Is
one of the most famous in Europe, after that
of the Empress of Russia. 1t is hardly nee
essary to recall the fact that last year Nine.
| Leonide Leblanc sold her necklace, three
rows of pearls, for 181, 900 francs; but after
| the incident, the recollection OF which is
perhaps still preserved, she had to take it
en- chute that is to say, the pearls are regu-
larly graded up to the largest size, which
are in the middle Mile. Marie Magnier has
some enormous pearls. She is celebrated
for her jewelry." Among other things she
possesses two solitaires for which she paid
the trihe Of $4,000 francs.
To finish with the pearls, lee us call atten-
ton to the fact that the more they are worn
the more brillianc5 and whitensss they ac-
quire, and consequently their value becomes
| enhanced. Let US add that the rose col0red
pearls are the most priced, and that the
black pearls, perfect In form, without de-
fectS, are extremely rare. They cost even
more than the white pearls, which present
the same conditions, that is to say, which
| reach perfection.
The names of the celebrated dimauds are
known, but their value and their owners
are not generally known. The Regent
alone has been followed in its wanderings
The public admired it at the Louvre, in
| which it was deposited in 1887. IL was con-
sidered the most beautiful, and valued at
3, 1851 900 francs. The Sancy is worth 50o,-
600 francs. After having belonged to the
Princess Paul Demidof. it became the
property of Sir Jamsetjee Jeeieebhoy OF
Bombay. The Orloff. bought by the prince
of that name for Catherine IL, cost 1885,
900 francs in addition to an annuity of
100,0 900 francs, and moreover the seller
named Safras, received a title. This dia-
mond at present belongs to the crown of
Russia.
The GROWN of Austria possesses the FIoren-
tine, which is valued at 2, $50 900 francs.
An Indian rajah owns the Star Of the South,
purchased for 100000 francs, and the
Rajah of Golconda has in bis casket the
Nizam. 1t 10 worth 8, 500 900 francs. The
PiRgott, brought to England by the noble
man who gave it his name, is worth $50 900
francs. lt was put up at auction In 1881.
| knows hapOT1a n
The Pacha, which belongs to the Viceroy
Of Egypt, cost 100000 francs. II is beau
tiful stone, carved with eight facets, and
weighs forty-nine carsts.
The Grand Mogul that the Shah of Persia,
its happy owner, has baptized "Deriai-
moor" c'ocean of light'1 is priceless. The
Nassak, which weighs 1924 carats, and
belongs to Lord Westminster is valued at
100000 francs. He paid zoo, 600 for it. The
largest Of all diamonds is in Matan, in the
island of Borneo, where the rajah pre-
serves it jeslously. The government of
Batavia one day took a fancy to it, and
offered the rajah two warships completely
equipped and 800 900 francs for the stone,
but the rajah refused.
King Charles of Portugal possesses fine
diamond of POS carats. The Empress Eu-
genie used to wear comb set with
diamonds that had norivaL She also had
| q considerable length OF diamond garland
initiating nine leaves and guoseherries. The
effect of these diamonds was dazzling At
the time OF the sale of the crown dimonds a
necklace of four S'iUiereS, each composed Of
bezels in brllinnts, mounted on silver, and
forming a waterfall, WAS sold for 1873, 900
francs, and it is said that It now Belongs to
one of the ladies of the American colony in
| Paris his -
The Duchess d'Ossuma nee Salm-Salm,
who died recently, had an immense collec-
ton of rubies and diamonds. Their ex-
treme weight gave the ducness headaches.
The czarina owns the largest diamonds,
and she buys some every year.
In France just now the pearl and ruby
are priced most. As for diamonds, the
Duchess Of Doudeauville and the Countess
de Pourtales have introduced a new style
in wearing them. A ribbon is passed
around the neck and fastened to a bow of
ribbons besprinkled with the diamonds.
Ia Paris Mrs. Mackay has the finest dia-
monds. She has a necklace two metres in
length, formed of stones " ell assorted and
without single defect. Its value is un-
known. il21o-'.srQ
ENTHUSIASTICALLY fine are becoming rare
The Maharajah of Duleep Singh, formerly
King of Lahore and pensioned in Paris by
the English government, has one OF the
most famous turquoises in existence. Ii is
very fiat and measures centfmeters in