Griggs courier., 1897-10-08
REUNITED TWIN olAaaoMoa
Famous In Europe ana lnAia, Thes
Find Each Other In America.

REUNITED TWIN 0lAAaoNDA :,
Famous In Europe aaa Inaaa, The1
Find Each other ia America.
Diamond dealers the world over aro
specializing M to the identity Of mys-
terious parsonage of unlimited means
who has just purchased of a Partisan
diamond dealer two of the most ia
nous gems in existence, a pair of dia-
monds SO nearly alike in appearance
that they have become known to coll
'lectors and dealers rs the Indian
Twins" The wealthy individual who
has just become possessed of them 10
believed to be Mrs. William Astor.
A jeweler would describe the twins
as a pair of Indian diamonds, cut in
cushion shape, weighing sM carats
each, and of a remarkable pale blue
color. Their tint is far deeper than
steel blue, and much lighter than the
blue of the celebrated Hope diamond.
The twins are so full of fire that many
pure white diamond is pale by COM
parison.
So absolutely perfect are the gems
that the slightest flaw cannot be dis
covered by the aiE of the most pow
erful magnifying glass. Their COM
bined weight is II carats, which is di-
vided exactly between the two. They
are alike beautifully proportioned, and
the peculiar shade of blue is precisely
the same in each.
So perfect is the correspondence that
experts do not doubt that they were
originally one stone, which was di-
vided for some reason, probably be-
cause the original shape was such that
while susceptible of division, it could
not be cut to advantage as a single
stone without great loss in weight.
The first record of the Indian
Twins" places them in the possession
of Warren Hastings Mt the time he was
governor-general of India. Next they
came into the possession of Russian
gentleman, who was afterwards exiled.
AS expatriated noblemen have to eat
and drink like ordinary mortals, the
Russian found himself under the pain
full necessity of parting with his dia.
monds.
They parted from each other, and
for long time only one of the gems
was known to diamond dealers. THIS
lone twin, after many wanderings, fell
Mt last into the possession of the duke
OF Brunswick, whose agents searched
the world for the lost twin, but were
unable to find any trace of it, although
the price offered for its recovery was
a tremendous one.
Finally the duke was gathered to his
fathers, and his fine collection of dia.
monds was sold, the Indian Twin"
coming to America. The final chapter
of the story is told by E. August
Nereisheimer, Of New York city, vice
president of the Theosophical society
of America.
II had the diamond in my possession
said Mr.. Nereisheimer, "and my agents
were looking for it's missing relative,
although we had little hope Of finding
it. This was about 20 years ago.
"Onc of the agents who had been for
SO long engaged in the search for the
Twin that it had become mechanical
habit for him to study jewelry on men
and women whom he met, was sur
prised almost out of his wits one day
when, seated in Chicago saloon, he
saw western man enter in whose SHIFT
blazed the identical Twin the where
,abouts of which had been for so long
sought.
''The united Twins were valued at
$125,000, and taken to Paris, where
hear they have been purchased by an
American whose identity has been kept
secret."-N. Y. Herald.