Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-27
CONS RICE And RARE
PROPERTY OF NEW YORK WOMEN.
A Girdls Worn By Mrs. John Jacob AstOr Is
Worth Abou. a kiliOa-SOns Of the
Vanderbilt Jewels Also Of In.
ms1Ss Value


several very handsome ones "on the
other side" but as foreign ladies do not
often purchase jewels, eOntenting
themselves with resetting helrloomS, 1t
remains fer our women TO take she lead
in the ownership Of fine jewelry. Some
Of the gems owned in New York City
have been obtained by much search
and often from the collections OF i'm
poverished sovereigns.
The most famous 'jewel," according
to a writer In the Detroit Free Press, Is
the schumacher" belOoging to Mrs.
John Jacob AstOE. This Is superb
combination OF gems arranged In the
form Of girdle, or pointed front piece,
20 be worn over q lace dress front or
for an ornament 70 the front OF decoi-
lete corsage. IL Is very large and is
composed Of the finest gems obtainable
In the world. II was q wedding gift Of
Mr.. Aston 20 his bride and was selected
with more than ordinary taste or it
could never have been worn in public.
But so we'll are the gems blended and
so perfectly do they harmonic with a
fail Of white lace that young Mrs Astor
looks perfectly swell" when she has it
De
time with many misgivings for fenr It
would look like q grand display OF
wealth. It's cost was not far from
$1,000
Mrs. Cleveland's rose-lesf spray OF
diamonds, while no: the next finest
'Jewel" in the world, 10 we'll known,
because II is so very gracefnl-aq quality
often lacked by big pieces OF jewelry.
il was the gift of Secretary Whitney
on the occasion Of her marriage. Mrs.
Cleveland wears il in the front OF her
eorsage, and with il she wears, as her
only ornament, q strand OF diamonds
across her hair. The spray is OF very
large diamonds set as sOlitaires, and
the hair strand is also Of large soiltaireS.
The rose-leaf spray has been out OF its
case Just once this season, and that was
at the diplomatic dinner given by the
President the first Of the year.
MRS. Reds PEAEL-TRIADIRD GOWNS
Mrs. Whitslaw Reid boasts enough
pearls 10 "stud" a gown, and she always
has a magnificent one for the opera sea-
son trimmed in this way. With these
hundreds Of costly pearls she has
necklace Of many strands and pearl
alWays In the same "set" with stud
ded dress. These pearls are not less
elegant than the others; but being
scattered, their beauty in the minds Of
some, is not lost because only part can
be seen at once.
Mrs. Willie K. Vsnderbilt's famous
string Of pierced diamonds always ex-
cites not only admiration but wonder.
They are all magnificent solitaires and
through the center of their superb cut
ting runs a gold wire which fastens
them together. Thus q string o. band
OF brilliant light goes around the fair
neck Of the beautiful Wearer. II Is
said that Mrs. VanderbilSs idea in
doing this was to secure glimpse OF
diamonds only-as il they were unset
as she has a great fOndness for the
\ stones and likes 70 hold them In her
hands and admire their colors in their
unset state. To have three or four
dozens OF these wonderful stones, as II
unset, and vet so they can be worn,
was a dream OF hers when she was
pennitess southern girl with only beau
", goodnes and fne family 10 recon-
mend her 70 the young million2ire's
fancy.
The "WiH O. the Wisp" coronet Of
Mrs. Ogden Mills is justly the most
famous ,cOronet in New York aud Is
always greatly admired whenever its
owner viii consent 10 wear it. IN shape
she "Win o. the Wisp" is like the royal
coronet. IL Is composed Of different
gems shading TO diamonds on the up
per edge aud is sparkle with dia-
mOnds throughout Mrs. Mills wears
Il SET well in frCnt on her head, and
the effect from the floor Of the opera
house, or at a distance in ballroom, is
as N a halo were resting upon her hair.
Mrs. j. PierpOnt Morgan has been Tor
years and years collecting pearls. IL is
a ansatlantic custom taken up by
many wealthy American ladies who do
not care to shine in diamonds and are
averse 20 the spending Of much money
ali at one time for gems. y pearl
collector will add string OF pearls
everv year 10 her collection and few
pearls besides, for a sum net over S20,-
600 year. This amount is nothing
when one thinks OF buying strings Of
diamonds worth half q million. Mrs
Morgan has something like twenty
strings OF pearls IS nearly perfect as
can DO found now.
BIRD OF DIAMONDS AND EMERALDs.
Mrs. William D. sloane would pro-
badly head the list Of jewel owners in
the United States, or come near 10, If
ala her jewels were known, but she has
her stones reset so often that one can
not keep account of them. A very
beautiful aud costly thing which she
wears IS a bird cOmpOsedsof diamonds
and emeraids. lt was the gift Of Mr..
Vanderbilt, her father, and Is among
the worlds famous jewels. The dis-
mOnds in the,oird are small but exceed
ingly white. and the emeralsS are i'm
mense. It's value is said to be in the
hundred thousands.
Mrs John II. Davis, the stepmother
Of the new Lady Terence BlackwoOd,
has gorgeous diamond necklace which
might take It's place as the finest 10 the
world if it were a little more unique.
IL Is strictly conventional, graduated
toward the ends, aud exactly matches
in size and color q cOronet Of diamonds
for the hair.
Mrs. Brsdley-Martin has a diamond
tiara or crown which always attracts
attention when worn. 1t is made OF
diamonds that are, on account OF their
great size, facetionsiy termed "crOwn
Jewels" Each diamond In the "croWn"
Is as big as a pea, II the pea were cut
diamond shape, aud they are AL OF ex-
actlv che same size and brilliancy. The
crown extends completely around the
eoiffure and is brilliant beyond deScrlp-
hna r.rrn Of