The times., 1899-08-06
.SOClEqY'S CROWN JEWELS
Miss Columbia's Diamonds Are
Worth a Cool Billion.

HIoS Coi"Huia pldHiUHuS are
Worth a Cool Billion.
Colossal Fortunes i'm GlitterinE Dia-
monds Also Worn by Titled wo-
men-Fiawiess Gems That Crown
the Heud of nm American Countess
Mrs. John Jncob Astor,s Tiara.
New York, Aug. 5.-Crowns galore -four
ish in our democratic land, and there il
said to be one billion dollars worth of dIa-
monds in the United States
| Our Countess of Craven, formerly Miss
Cornelia Bradley Martin, wears coronet
| designed by her mother. Women who are
| rich enough TO afford such regal luxuries
| as coronets often have distinct individual
| ideas as to their construction, and have
| them made to order The Countess of Cra-
yen's diadem of diamonds, each iawless
| gem, IS made in such a way that each
stone shows to the best advantage. beins
mounted on a fine spiral of gold wire. the
whole surmounted on a crown of hlagreea
1 6o'd II 10 Sdiu, ny luS way, 10 De worth a
quarter of a million dollars AS my lady
moves about, the spirals quiver TO and fro,
/ forming wavering halo of light about her
great coronet was made for the Count
ess OF Casteliane by a New York jeweler at
the time of her marriage. 1t is magnificent,
being one fiery and sparkling mass of bril-
liants, each gem having been specially Sc
| lected
Mrs. William Astor's tiara of diamonds
is famous; besides this she has innumerable
combs set with diamonds, as well as a small
coronet for everyday wear.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor's tiara is entirely
of diamonds. She has a string of pearls
which she sometimes wears coiled in the
bright strands of her hair, and again you
| see them either drawn across one bare
! shoulder or twisted in and out OF the lace
in her corsage.
Mrs. Delaney Kane's crown of gems is
said to be the most beautiful ornament of
! its kind seen in New York ballrooms. 1t
contains $50 fine stones.
1 The jewels of Mrs. Leland Stanford are
| famous, but they are never worn nova
/ days by their owner, and it is surmised
/ that the lady's will will bequeath them to
the university she and her husband have
founded. She has. indeed, already sold
hAohJ anu SiNSh bhS pIOStcaS W Tue COZ
lege. The crown OF ALL in two senses OF
| the word. is the tiara of rose-pink, yellow,
and white diamonds.
Five diamond sunbursts, arranged to
wear on the corsage, or as a tiara, is only
one of many valuable jewels owned by
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt oliver Belmont
Mrs. Robert Goelet has comb which is
quite as effective in appearance as a crown ;
| it is of Roman gold, set with five beautiful
l bn no aarle Of c.1 H..
| is constantly adding to the glories OF her
jewel box; not so much for love of gems,
perhaps, as pleasing way of spending
some of her income OF quarter of a mil
lion. She has tiara of diamonds and ru-
| bies which absorbed a good share of a
| years income.
One fortunate woman is said to have four
complete sets of jewels, each set having its
necklace, tiara, bracelets rings and
| brooches. 1t was bought of ex-Queen Isa-
bella at the time she parted with her jew
els TO pay her debts.
Mrs Marshall Roberts Vivian possesses
a crown of pearls, but the beauty of her
Jewel box was triple band Of diamonds
| which was always one of the delights of
| any function which the lady graced with
her presence, and her diamonds when she
| resided in New York Another American
| lady. Lily, Duchess Of Marlborough, OF
course has gems in regal abundance, til
1 ara of diamonds and rubies among the
| number.
Lady Londonderry's diadem is of dla-
monds and pearls. AT a recent magnificent
function given in Dublin, her ladyship
wore 100000, or s6o,000. worth OF jewels
This included the diadem.
| Square-cut emeralds surrounded by dia-
monds, form the diadem which glitters
upon the fair head OF her grace the Coun-
tess of Aberdeen.
A double diadem formed OF diamonds is
one OF several crowns in Consuelo's fthe
Duchess of Marlborough's) repertoire
why not repertoire?-of jewels.
She also owns crown of rubies and
diamonds which is reserved for extra roc
casions, say when royalty is greatly in evil
dence.
The Marchioness of Tweeddale affects o
high diadem of diamonds in a Greek key
pattern. This entirely encircles her head
and Is absolutely stunning in appearance
as well as becoming in its glistening splen-
dor
The Duchess of Roxburghe wears a tow
ering crown of diamonds which adds near
~ six inches to her height.
Since things la Russo have become SO
much in vogue the grand danes OF Eng
land particularly. and OF other countries
also have ordered crowns for their heads
fashioned entirely in Russian fashion. This
is shape with which pictures of the
Czarina have made US familiar. 1t Is quite
high in front, sloping to the sides, and
flares back. This style of diadem is owned
by the Viscountess Hood and that Eng
lish beauty. Lady Warwick.
Sophie, Crown Princess of Greece. has Q
beautiful coronet of turquoise and dia-
monds, one of her wedding presents from
her brother. the German Emperor. 1t is
composed of three rows of turquoise, all
superb specimens of the gem, each sepa-
rated from the other by diamonds, row
of the latter surmounting the other stones
The largest of the turquoise is pear-shaped
and forms the centre of the diadem
| Mrs. Sarah Whiting who resides in Bos-
ton has beautiful diamond tiara of nn-
common form. 1t is very high and shaped
like a huge comb of antique fashion.
| Mrs. William Star Miller has charming
circlet for the hair, formed entirely of dia-
mond stars which glisten and glitter al
every turn of her head.
Mrs. George Henry Warren, jr., also
bands her head with stars.
The Mother-in-Law.
From time immemorial the mother-in-
law has been an object of reproach, says
the American Queen" 1t is infrequent
that one pauses to enquire where, why. oil
how she first earned her unenviable reputa-