Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-23
ORGANIZED JANUARY Is, 1sos.
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singers who have amassed wealth, and are
the nossessors of genuine and valuapie
Jewels. have duplicates made when are
limitations The originals are worn oihs
under circumstances where ueteot'o's
would be easy. and where the danger Oh
accidental loss Is reduced TO MIMI luil'
But on the stage. in riding 10 anu iioi'
the PLAYHOUSE and under other condi'lonS,
where there is more or less ua"se' -
carelessness or mischance the paste SUD
stitutes are used. 49,,
Perhans no advertising trick OF tAe
actress and singer whose fame Is not
ouite eouol TO her transcendent aolllty Is
So common as the story or q loss vi
Jewels II is only fair 10 say that the'e
touching tales usually originate win ner
manager. and she often hears OF her M
fortune first from the newspapers. w nat
eyer be-, proper distribution or blame VI
credit. for these yarns. they nevertneles'
represent a distinct element OF Ilsh ia
carrying jewels around, and JUSTIFY tne
adoption Of paste, TO a limited extent ~"
the stage. =. ...,,.,,o
II IS even alleged that women In pilNa'y
lie harassed by fear Of burglars, ana
tired of having detectives follow 'heh
about on occasions when they wear pre-
cious stones whose value amounts 10 nun
6reds of thousands of dollars. also resort
10 this device, securing peace OF rliiu ~
sending their real Jewels 10 saiety u'-
nosIt vault. and wearing clever limitations
al receptions. theatres, and balls.
TO the ieweller the word paste means
glass. Sometimes one hears TINS mlleildl
called "white-stone" or "strass' put
these are terms employed by the 'r"ue
alone and not in talking with cuStoI,cl'
They apply only to limitations Oh ui@
monds. The business OF making Je"e'ss
f. ar least two centuries old. some VI
tho accounts of the invention OF strasS
sa,, that il was known In StrasburS as
Iono AGO as 1850 One authority Attributes
Tho name to the city where 1t first nIac
its apuearance. and another to the man
who devised il. Josef Strasser. Inc "o,u
rhinestone" IS also employed 10 desclIpo
,bo Same article. and is an allusion 70 the
Great stream on which the paste dlamoilu
made it's debut. However, rhinestone
Is applied 10 large specimens such 's "le
suitable for clasps and buckles. anu ~
so enormous that no one coulu ppSa'o,S
mistake them for diamonds, whereas
..noste,, &c used to designate an imitation
level of about the same composition 40
,ho rhinestone. but small enough 10 .ook
like a real stone.
4 number Of formulate have been de-
vised IN order TO produce glass OF inc
right hardness, brilliancy ana puri,y +.
The Jewellers Circular, an enteipi'9i"s
trade weekly published in this CITY. re-
comfy rave a number OF theHl' al" ~
marked at the same time that LOT c'"
,',.,, ar more no book on glass was con-
,tdcred complete without chapter on
imitation Jewels. Even Cor making
haste" there is variety OF methodS
and mixtures. and to produce good hhe-
nosses of rubies emeralds, amethysla'
and other colored stones the coHpos'Oo"
must be different from any OK theSe.
To a certain extent the Je"eHy 80 80
recoenizes this industry as legitimate
IT. g. % saw there are dealers in NAL
da, lane who unhesitatingly advertise
90, and imitation stones" II you 60
I'm and ask TO see stock you are azked
uithout hesitation or disguise whether
,,o,, yant 10 examine the real article of
an imitation. ,....o,
/ Moreover. there are numerous houses
rotablv i'm Providence and Attlcooro
which manufacture earrings, hnger-rliss
shirt-studs brooches, belts, bue hies'
| cIasns. and other articles IN various
grades OF gold and set with lmltitiVn
| Jewels. None of the latter are ni1u1 ~
America They are all imported. But
Tho mounting is done here ana "i'hc al
apparent intent 10 deceive az 'dS' -
! far as the manufactures Is rohr.t ne".
| The retailer who buys from him i ho'
fooIod lie goes into the transaction with
his owes open. Perhaps Tor advertising
nurposes the manufacturer gives 10 ms
| elass diamond a fancy name, IKE ne
| Deuev brilliant" "The Evening star
"Tbe Cigarette" "The Melba." or "ih'
tximherIev." but he does not lie about Us
! character. , -.
Most OF the cheaper limitations com'
| from a country famous FOR us othef sidso
| ware Bohemia. But the better ohes az.
made i'm the Jura region of France, no'
! very far from the birthplace OF Strdss
| Tho less extensive limitations are noun
| "a lika ''pressed" glass tumDlers Vs
| dishes. The more costly are cut, ana W.
quality of the cutting counts Tor limos, .''.'
| ac much with the importer as coloF am
| instre limitations that cost from w cent
! 70 81 opiece look 20 the uninitlatcd Tx
| Jewels which would cost from go 70 ~
! hut their nature IS easlly uctcctsu y -
exnert who has a number OF tests az hi'
o' BSesides the glass jewel there Is an
other imitation. or partial lihllatlon
known 10 the trade az the douule'.
! Tbis consists OF bit OF glass on TOP ~
which is carefully cemehlsu ~ ~
| Genuine stone-ruby, emerald, OF sap
| nhire SO neatly is the work peflorin..
,hat the deception is effectual with per
sons who have no suspicion c. opporiu
nifty OF testing the stone oDunle'' ~ =
| un1acessary to say, costs moro thar
LASS Then there are Jewels that ar
made by sementing together ana iaouia
,ne y lot Yfne particles OF genuine stun
4 stone known as white topaz. found u
South America. Siberia; ana iew oth'
ao ..,,,.,as has been sold for the diamond
Tha latter. however is carbon In u
unrest form. The true topaz-not IN
pptnne usually sold as such. which
usually quartz-is a mixture OF silicon
aluminium, fuorine,, and oxygen, In
topaz is not so hard as inc dlaHonu' no
Whatever may be said in regard 70 n
"legitimate" trade in imitation )ewel
II is 10 be feared that an enormous pus
ness Is done In them by unscrupuiou