The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-28
81 SHSYW
NIPPLE AMETHYST
BEAUTIFUL STONE HAS AGAIN
oecoME VERY POPULAR.

nECllME VIM ~ ~
i, Jewel Hearing the Color Of
-.,,v-The Only Stone Which Can
..rly BE wcra During Periods of
INNING.
{. refined beauty Of this precious
7. makes the g@n lover wonder
4 a has never been generally fash
I,'ie 1t is the only representative
.sral purple among jewels; is the
~ colored stone that can properly
nm in periods of mourning; it
.ssnizes to perfection with the soft
,sSers and heliotropes in which we
/ 4 attire ourselves, and it blends
INN with diamonds and pearls.
IA loneliness and its many advan-
i seem to be appreciated only by a
~ few. Perhaps the explanation
sls NAV be found in the rather vul-
modern notion that costliness is
only criterion of value, combined
K The equally fallacious idea that
smethyst is a cheap stone. The
oriental amethyst is, however,
. rsre, and the old Latins called it
eyelid of Venus" What we call
'tbyst is often nothing more I'M
non than eXquisitely tinted quartz.
3 old documents belonging to the
IA prior to the French Revolution
4 that at that time only one private
an was the lucky possessor of
|eet Oriental amethyst, the few
rs known being in royal collec-
e ancients hOnored the amethyst.
IA one of the gems in the breast
eOf Judgment and the inspired
Ief places it in one of the gates of
Heavenly City, which fact, COM
4 with the knowledge that the He
Isl regarded 1t as emblematic of
IA love, planted in sorrow and
oetpd by faithfulness, supplies
beautiful allegory. The Greek
s did not improve upon this point
lem when they gave to the stone
anne whence our English word
lived, which signifies a talisman
nst intoxication! They believed
he wearer would be preserved
! BIZ irregular passions and desires
cd from impure thoughts. 1t Is
IDS for this reason, as well as for
shke of its ecclesiastical color, that
anethyst is always chosen for the
eli ring Of a bishop. AS the quartz
lhyst was obtainable in large
Mites, the Greeks fashioned it in
mixing cups, believing that no i'll
ID could follow the drinking of
from them, and that they would
Entity neutralize poison. The ORR
III this superstition 70 gives by tie
III writer named by his contem-
Hes the honey tongued." 1t is in
'ofm of a legend, and relates how
ioble lady Heraclia, when walking
af garden, saw a young stork fall,
"a by an arrow, upon the public
\ and how she ran to gather the
|hre into her bosom. She took the
home with her, anointed its
n1s, and tended it until it grew
y and able to use its wings.
j Eday, feeling its power renewed,
lered a cry of joy and sped away
the blue sky until it was lost to
The gentle Heraclia grieved
ler pet. which had but followed its
re and the secret call of it's mates.
the bird was not ungrateful.
- the spring brought back the
Ks to the North, the lady heard the
known note again. Looking up,
saw one of the great migratory
amy detach itself from the rest
swoop downward, bearing a Gun
nIethyst. which it laid gently at
feet. Then, after nesting for an
pr against her bosom, it spread
great white wings and SCARED
!. Never again did Heraclia drink
any other cup. but kept it near
pll her life, preserved by it from
Pc and sickness. untouched by
|and guarded from every danger.
q at last her allotted span was
4 and she died in peace, the
ping cup was placed beside her
THAT il might be buried with her.
while the watchers bent over her
4 heard Il whirr of wings, and,
Pc. behcld the mysterious treas
potne away. 1t was never seen
|fern fancy has abandoned the
nS of classic times, and, reverting
+ Hebrew traditions. regards the
nyst once more as the emblem Of
|and fidelity. Hence the gem is
emily exchanged between be-
FL lovers or parting friends.
lnioys the honor of being the best
Jewel of the poets. Its beauty
fred to lofty thoughts, enclrcled
dreams and ideals, associated
FER with the vision which feeds
arthly blindness, as it fed the eyes
SightleSS idealist, Romney, up
E thought of perfect noon"
lit MpEPT CLEEcE