The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-02

of stature and beyond few rings rarely
makes auv display of her jewelry.
Thts woman. who has evidences OF the
wealth of the Indies about her, has gone
down among the tenement houses Vlsltlhg
the homes of crime and poverty, carrying
aid where it was needed. This is one phase
of "the diamond queen.
''I have collected jewels she sald yes
terday afternoon as she sat in the parlor
at the Auditorium just as a person col
lects pictures The jewelers. art is older
than that of the painters, believe" And
she ran rapidly over the names OF those
i'm history who had piled their calling as
workers in precious metals-Xuzet Hamat,
the Jewel stringer for Xerxes, and the
rest.
THE jewelers. art is a poorly paid one
in proportion TO the skill it requires, she
continued. 81 believe in putting money IN
circulation. That is what keeps the wheels
Of industry moving. This is my way OF
spending money. These Jewels in coming
to me have given work to miners, to sales
men. to stone cutters, to jewelers.. 1t is the
same way with laces, which nave bought
for their beauty. The more purchased the
more work given. Men spend fortunes on
fast horses. 1 spend mine on jewels. II IS
my way-my taste.
IT was first attracted to diamonds, in 1885
L
rare shade of blue. My dealer afterward
said that in five years travel he had not
been able 10 find a duplicate of it. This
was my start Nothing gives me more
pleasure than to secure a rare stone-it is
the same with all collectors, l believe
whether they gather coins or relics of pre-
historic man. I can scarcely resist buying
when 1 see a jewel which strikes my fan
oy."
int he ~
of jewels is the stone which w. H. Upham
wore while he was Governor of Wis
consn. 1t was closely identified with his
successful administration, and not less well
known in Madison than his excellency
himself was this great gem, which shone
from his shirt front like the headlight on
cable train. The stone is now mounted in
u manner which quite eXcels even its past
grandeur. 1t serves as a center piece for
hair ornament, around it bristle eight
points of a star, and III each point are i'm
bedded no fewer than five diamonds.
This triangle of naughty brilliance but
heads the list of the Wallace diamonds.
There are many others. There Is dainty,
rosepink stone which is worth $4,000, al
though it weighs but three karats; there
is ~ karat green stone which adorns
dinner ring; a great, bold 7-karat diamond
stud and blue, pink and yellow stones.
which form a distinguishing feature of the
collection of jewels A feather of diamonds
such is one of the startling innovations in
Mrs. Wallaces jewel box. 1t is six inches
long and is made almost entirely of da-
monds articulated by faint threads which
bind without being seen. The feather is
complete to the minutest details Hundreds
of small diamonds, but each one a perfect
ly set stone are employed in it's construc-
ma n Ch in hot
the slightest breath of air will move the
small spreading branches IT looks as
though it were constructed of frost crys-
tails which CLEAN in the sunlight without
melting.
There is but one other like it in the
world, and that is owned by Duchess
Mary of Teck, who married one of the
sons of the Prince of Wales. The two dia-
mond feathers were created about the
same time by famous French gem de-
signer. The duchess purchased one bit of
jewelry under conditions that the other
would not be offered for sale in Europe. So
the mate came across the water to Mrs
Wallace's jewel box. This ornament is
practically priceless.
Safely guarded by many folds Of cloth is
a $4,000 brooch-the counterpart of one
which Queen Victoria wears. It Is in two
parts great pearls forming the center fig
uiSS anu dIOuHu NHSIn grouped diamonds
as big as peas.
A jeweled dagger fashioned into hair
ornament is another departure from the
ordinary
For her dress Mrs. Wallace has fringe
of diamonds which she wears with more
nonchalance than a school girl her string
of glass beads.
OF bracelets she has enough to circle her
room in the Auditorium. OF many de-
signs. theys are studded with rubies.
pearls, opals, and sapphires. One in the
form of a serpent is of more than ordinary
note. 1t is of enamel in many different
eolors. 1t was a worlds fair exhibit. ana
was prounced the finest bit of work of its
kind oTexhibition. Jewels form the eve
of the snake.
OF rings there is long llst-a band of
gold decorated with dozen diamonds. an
OF different coiors; ring with five blood
req ruoies OF the first water as center
pieces, a corridor of diamonds around n