The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13
Big Value Stores.

gem, is made in such a way that each
stone shows to the best advantage, be-
ing mounted on a fine spiral of gold
wire, the whole surmounted on crown
of filagreed gold. 1t is said, by the way.
to be worth a quarter of a million
dollars. AS my lady moves about, the
spirals CULVER 70 and fro. forming
wavering halo OF light about her.
Since things a la Russo have become
so much in vogue. the grand danes of
England particularly, and of other
countries also, have ordered crowns
for their heads fashioned entirely in
Russian fashion. This is a shape with
which pictures of the czarina have
made us familiar. Ii is quite high in
front, sloping to the sides. and flares
back. This style of diadem is owned
by the Viscountess Hood, and that
English beauty, Lady Warwick.
Sophie, crown princess of Greece,
has a beautiful coronet of turquoise
and diamonds, one of her wedding pres
ents from her brother, the German
emperor. 1t is composed OF three rows
of turquoise, all superb specimens of
the gem, each separated from the other
by diamonds, row of the latter sur
mounting the other stones. The larg-
J est of the turquoise is pear-shaped, and
forms the center of the diadem.
A great coronet was made for the
| Countess of Castellani by a New n ork
/ jeweler at the time of her marriage
1t is magnificent. being one fiery and
| sparkling mass of brilliants, each gem
| having been specially selected.
! Crowns galore flourish in our demo-
cratic land. and there is said to be one
billion dollars worth of diamonds in
/ the United States.
Mrs. Sarah Whiting. who resides In
Boston, has beautiful diamond tiara
of uncommon 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 diamond stars, which Slis-
ten and glitter at every turn of her
head
Mrs. George Henry Warren, jr., also
/ bands her head with stars.
| Mrs. William AstOrs tiara of dia
monds is famous; besides this she has
innumerable combs set with diamonds.
as we'll as a small coronet for every
| day wear.
Mrs. John Jacob Astors tiara is en-
tirely 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 o-na-
ment of its kind seen in New York
| bathrooms. 1t contains $50 fine stones.
The jewels of Mrs. Leland Stanford
are famous. but they are never worn
nowadays by their owner, and it IS
Surmised that the lady'S Will will be-
queath them to the university she and
her husband have founded. She has
| indeed. already sold many and given
the proceeds to the college. 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 tiara. Is
only one of many valuable jewels own
| ed by Mrs. W. X. Nanderbilt-Oliver
| Belmont.
Mrs. Robert Goelet has a comb which
| is quite as effective in appearance as
a crown: ii is of Roman gold, set with
! five beautiful pear-shaped pearls Of
! great size. The lady is constantly add
! ing to the glories of her jewel box; not
so much for love of gems, perhaps, as
a pleasing way of spending some of her
! income of a quarter of a million. She
has a tiara of rubies and diamonds
which absorbed a good share of years
income.
One fortunate woman is said to have
four complete sets of jewels, each set
having it's necklace. tiara, bracelets,
rings and brooches. 1t was bought of
ex-Queen Isabella al fhe time she part
ed with her jewels to pay her debts.
Mrs. Marshall Roberts Vivian pos
sesses a crown of pearls, but the beauty
of her jewel box was a 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, a tiara-of
diamonds and rubies among the num-
! ber-