The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-10
MRS. sTAsFoRD's GEMS.
The Collection Which She win Sell 10
Keep the University.

The statement that Mrs. Leland
Stamford is about to sail for Europe
to sell her jewels so that she may
apply the proceeds to the Leland
stanford, Jr, University, at Palo
Alto, which is said to need ready
money, has revived interest in the
remarkable collection Of jewels made
by be late Senator Stanford.
There are few choicer collections
OF gems even among the royal fami
lies Of the Old World. and their sal
ne has been ,ariously estimqted al
100000 to 81, 100000. or course.
they have ALWAYS hetn The esps cial
property af Mrs STAFFORD. but her
husband WAS fuily a. interested in
them as she He bnught four seis
Of diamonds for her when tne valua
bles Of Queen Isabella. of Spain.
were sold in Paris. and paid upward
OF S600,000 for the foar. One set is
of the stones known a. "bue dia
monds, as they emit violet rays by
day; another has pink rays in its
stones; the third set il Of yellow
diamonds. as yellow as topaz. and
the fourth is of fawless white stones
Each set has a tiara or necklace.
pendant, brooch, earrings, from four
to six bracelets, and some finger
rings, al of the same sty le Of make
and OF corresponding stones. In ad-
dition to them, Mrs. Stanford has
5 ONE genuine black diamonds. cut
pear shaped, and numerous other
diamond ornaments in a variety Of
styles.
One necklace (not belonging to
any of the sets above named) is
valued at 100000 and its pendants
at $4,000 This vas manufactured
to order 10y the firm Of Tiffany d Co
and consists Of large colored dia-
monds, intermixed with small white
diamonds, rnbies, sapphires aud EN-
eralds, all of the purest water A
band of large yellow diamonds en-
circles the throat, each set in small
ef white stones Below this band i
placed a floriated design in small
white diamonds and colored stones.
extending in deep points. Between
each of these points is suspended an
immense yellow diamond set in
white diamonds and attached to the
upper part of the necklace by a ru-
by, emerald or sapphire. There are
live Of these pendants, the central
one being the largest, aud having
once figured in the collection of the
Duke of Brunswick This magnili-
cent ornament is accompanied by a
comb, brooch and pair of earrings
to match, and the necklace itself
takes to pieces aud can be converted
into pins, hair ornaments, etc. while
the upper row OF diamonds can be
worn as a necklace without the pen
dants and the pointed lloriated band.
Mrs. Stanford has also over sixty
diamond finger rings, which she
keeps on a string of black tape. To
accommodate all these jewels she has
case, which WAS made TO order, of
steel, with castiron handles aud bur
glar-proof locks The case has a
separate drawer for each set of dia
monds, and is, of course, nearly all
the time deposited in bank. Mrs.
Stanford has cared very little for
these treasures since the death Of
her only son, whom she idolized. On
one occasion, before his death. she
wore nearly all her jewels at once.
1t was when a dinner was given her
self and husband by Mr.. VIM f.
Dodge, Of New York. She wore "A
black tulIe dress embroidered in sill
yer, and its draperies were clasped
with ornaments made of her smaller
diamonds, which she bad reset es-
pecially for that occasion She wore
also tiara, necklace, pendant, ear.
rings brooch and other ornaments
of diamonds. -