The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-02
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Tho value OF 1.-THE iewefry displayed In the
boxes OF tho Metropolitan opera House and at
private and public entertainments. whore the
wealthy are wont to meet" aaid n ~well-knoWn
jewelry expert. els usually much o~verosti-
mated. As matter Of fact. the greater part Of
this iewelry Is false. paste. glnss or some mod
ern composition or other. However. persons
who are aware OF this fact are often inclined 70
draw false conclusions from II. It IL not By
any means to be assumed that the wear
ing Of false iewelry is an evidence Of
vulRarity; that women who adorn themselves
with paste desire to impose by \ fictitious dis
play OF wealth. On the contrary. the jevelry
worn by a woman Of limited means Is more
likely to be genuine than that which adorna
her woalthier sister. Apoog woman dare not
appear bedecked with n magnificent tiara OF
false diamonds, for every one would know at
once that they were paste.
with the wife Of millionaire It Is differ
emit. The public know that she can AFFORD zeal
gems ana consequently do not question the
genuineness Of those which she may be pleased
to wear. and these are usually false. Few
women care to run the risk Of having their
valuable jewelry stolen, 80 wear the counter
felt in public. while the genuine reposes in
safety In the bank vault.
This custom Is now more general even In
countries whore there Ia a hereditary aristoc-
racY. The family Jewels. which have been
handed down from generation to generation.
and the value Of which Is enhanced by historic
ASSOCIATION. are not taken from the safe half Q
dozen times In Q generation. -.
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centre Of the industry in this country. and the
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4 age ieweller. let alone the layman, n quito IN
able without. the aid Of chemicals. to distin-
guish the false from the true. Jewelry
take the s%resisss pOssiSSiie p~rscSGtionS.
Among the most difficult stones to Judge
are sapphires. The examination Is always
many aems, and only At a particular hour and
under particular atmospheric conditions ell Of
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day IL the usual time, chosen. Diamonds are
not 30 difficult to Judge as some other gems.
There are some simple tests which may gene
rally be relied upon.
Il. and then look at the hole through the stone.
II the diamond be false you will see two holes;
lit be genuine. only. one. Again. put your
finger on the other side OF the gem and look
skin your diamond Is artificial: otherwise It ia
genuine. 0f, course these tests are not abe2-
lutely infallible with the bestsmade modem
truth In ninety-nine cases out OF a hundred.
Still IL must always be remembered that artifi-
cial jewels are being improved every day. and.
consequently, rendered more difficult to detect.
Some Of these sham stones are quite costly. 1t Is
only an inferior artificial diamond that you can
purchase for SIS. Indeed. IN many cases, sets
are made up Of genuine and false stones mixed.
1t Is nc. uncommon thing 70 see an ornament
consisting OF q large artificial diamond sur
rounded by small genuine rubieS."