The sun., 1894-03-04
SPOILS THEIR DIAMONDS.
JEWELLERS PROTEST h6hINsT an
ORANGE FEDEoW BUILDING.

They say the Rsasction is RuininG Thsr
Husiness aud NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. =.
Gerry, for the owners, Thiaks tne CoIcr
VERY Pretty aad Not in Need OF ChasEe'
During the last four days the building at
and 81 Maiden lane. which is owned oy mrs. VIE
Elbridge T. Gerry and the Hoffman esIate' mas
been painted orange yellow. ana IN conss
auence the tempers OF diamond dealers stueeso
directly opposite have been disturbed. These
dealers say that the reflection cast from tue
building whom the sun is shining on IL In the
afterno DON damages the color Of their precious
stones to such an extent that they can't tell
good diamond from q bad one thepeelyes anu
their customers have been accusing them Oh
being paste sellers" and dealers In on-color
gems
A meeting OF the aggrieved diamond men
was held on Friday at the of1oe OF ii. DrNlus
4 Co, = Maiden lane. and there were In at
tendance representatives OF the firms oil j. y.
Scott & Co.. wallach & Schiele. Max Freund &
Co.. Louis Weinberg & Co. and several
others, all OF whom occupy stores and
offices opposite the orange-yelow building.
All declared that any strong yellow light would
hurt diamond. and that blood-red mixture
OF orange and yellow. such as the Gerry build
ing was painted. was simply impossible. sew
eral declared that II they could do no better
they would sell their leases and move OUT.
Finally a resolution was passed requesting
tho owners OF the Gerry building TO remove
tho offensive color at once. the. petitioners
agreeing TO bear all tho expense OF putting ON
Their petition also set forth in strong term:
that thst a Change change mMn must % Ge eireeted at once.
Several Of the diamond dealers we're seen
yesterday, Al condemned the coIor .L MIR; IT Scott
water. white diamond look like the veriest vel,
low paste" 'Thatsa japanese color" said ,9,id
a house on fire. retail firm is going to move
IN next door to them and IN a erand,nSw new
way. They don't care for us. and ou! custom.
ers are ealing us pastiss Why ~ M we st.nss wnns
to SSS lUF oSs W eSsmns
When Mr. Gerry was informed that the da-
mond dealers had held an INDIGNATION meet
"Well. suppose the next thing these New
color OF the water uso in sprinkllng my side
walks. walks. l have heard nothiats tsr,, 0t TINS h1 SGm-
a bright red. and Immediately was appealed
to by clothiers. who said they could not sell
dispose OF a few linen busters. but my building
rented better than ever.
ty and therefore would by, it's reflection
fSom TN tHs senuns '' oS not e'G 3Rat no. tSs.
fraud the public for think I thess s:s gentlemen
cannot be affected By any color. there would
not be any trouble.
1T seems to me that the color Is good as it
Is. ltis yellow. which signifies warmth. and
the opposite OF green. which is jealousy. and
there you have II. They must be Jealous"
When asked II he would like to have COM
mittee of the dealers call on him and give heir
views. Mr.. Gerry replied:
oh. no. not that. indeed Each would have
q different view. ard then We would have n
checkerboard OF q building. I would suggest
that the, color remain the same and
that each leweller have a room set
apart for tho reception OF customers
where tine customer would have to look at n
certain bright color for an hour before the
been in thore an hour he would be-
unable to tell any color. and so he
wouldn't be affected by reflection.
But l meant no offence to the Irish by that
orange color. indeed. did not. All can say
IL that II is n ptitul case. and reminds me OF
Shekespesre's lines: And with q green and
yellow melancholy she sat like Patience on a
monument. smiling at grief"