The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-13
GUARD THEIR PRECIOUS
CASKETS.
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LANGTRY's GEMS ARE GUARDED
PATHS TREASURES ARE WATCHED
OVER BY M.bNICOLTNI WITH
CARE
FANNY DAVENPORT rs CARELESS
men Wear Collars of Pearls That
Are Never Removed.

That facility with which recent dia-
mond robberies have been committed
has caused much wonder, in the minds
OF those who have none, as to how
valuable jewels are kept and where
That Mrs. Langtry should have suf-
fered the loss of many of her gems is
surprise to those who knew how
carefully the actress guarded them
during her last tour in America. Not
long ago the writer gained permission
to see these wonderful gems To do
this, however, as much red tape was
necessary as would have been to see
the famous beauty herself.
The large iron box which contained
them was safety deposit vault, and
not only was Mrs. Langtry's permits
sion by letter and her private kew
of her men that you were the person
nominated in the bond" AS it was
the sole duty of this man to guard the
| jewels during the tour, his permission
was necessity By his good will the
writer was taken underground to the
vaults, asked to sit at table, and with
the aid of three men the jewels were
laid, a glittering mass, upon it. Only
when they were replaced, the heavy
boX locked and put away was it pos
sible to leave the dreary cellar in com
pany with the valet. This surveillance
was never relaxed, and Mrs. Lanetrv
congratulated herself upon never hay-
ing had her jewels stolen "It is I'M
possible" said she, Il keep one man to
guard them. He has nothing else to
do, and when 1 return to England I
place most Of them ina bank. Oh. MOI
the fear Of losing them Is the least Of
my troubles!''
MISS DAVENPORT IS LUCKY.
Ice No.
careless with her jewels, valued at a.
quarter Of a million is most fortunate
in never having lost any. AS a rule
they are left at a safety deposit in this
city, for she often travels a season
without using the more valuable of her
gems. In speaking of her good luck
the actress related an experience in
which she frankly admits her disregard
for the safety of her treasures. TT
had not been two weeks since I re-
ce1ved a note from Broadway jeweler
asking me to call for couple Of rings
and pendant of diamonds which
had left there for reseting nine years
ago. I had forgotten them and prob
ably never would have thought of them
again had not change of proprietors
in that shop neceSSitated a clearing.
am very careless, for often I tie Up
number of ornaments in my handker,
forget about them entirely until my
husband or maid reminds me that 1
had them last"
PATHS GEMS GUARDED.
Women in public life who have in
vested largely in jewels usually conf1de
them to a trusty attendant. Nine,
PATHS gorgeous treasures are guarded
jealousy by Mr.. Nicolini In the wings
while she is singing; when he goes on,
a maid takes them; they are not left
alone even in her care in the dressing
room.
Nine. Nordica has a number of valu,
able jewels, and, although she collects
them with evident pleasure, she wears
very few. These are kept in secret
iron-bound drawer in a trunk and re-
main buried in cotton for months. Il
seldom wear them. No one would guess
I had them, SO I need not fear to lose
them" the prima donna naively re-
marked.
BEECHER'S PASSION FOR GEMS.
AS a rule, men do not regard jewels
as thing to keep and gloat over, but
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had a
great passion for gems. With him,