The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-16
"A QUESTION OF DIAMONDS.
CURIOUS DISPUTE OF WOMAN AND
4 JEWEIIER.


her diamonds that she can recognize them after
thirty years Of possession moro surely than
the experts in a great Jewrrv establishments
That is question which just now awaits an
answer under very curious circumstances.
Thirty years ago an engagement ring was
bought in New York establishment by man
from the south, II contained three unusually
large and valuable diamonds They were Bra
lillian stones Of Il kind rar" in the market to-
day. The cutting was in til" STYLE Of the period
Since they were bought tho stones have
been worn without interruption by the owner
who In now n resident OF New York. At regular
Intervals during tho thirty years the ring has
been returned to the original maker to lie
cleaned This course OF events was first dis
turbcd two years ago when tho ring was sent
back to its owner. She saw il and burst into
tears. Her family saw II and understood her
grief. ono member got into a cab, took the
ring down TO TIA" jewellers and announced
with pOsitivcncss that the stones were not the
same that had been sent there Tho clerk.
familiar himself with the stones. looked
surprised. but only expressed mild wonder at
the thought that such thing could have
happened. The ring was returned to its owner
three days afterward In condition that salts
fed her. She recognized her diamonds and
was content. Under ordinary circumstances
ring back to the same place the next timo 1t
was to he cleaned. 1t was a sentimental mo-
tive which led her to do so several months ago.
It's return had again the effect OF distressing
her to such a point that there was need OF
another immediate visit to the jewellers. She
was positive. and is to this day. that
the diamonds were not the same sent there in
the ring. The Jcwelier has assured her that
there could not possibly have been any mis-
take in returning the diamonds to their set
ting. The distressed owner OF the ring says
that the stones returned 10 her are different in
while hers showed thu unmis taxable, qualities
OF tho brazilian diamonds. Theirs the matter
stands now. The l"weler is heyona, suspicion
Of any act involving dishonesty. The whple
question seems to narrow itself down to a
woman's power to recognize diamonds which
che has worn for so long
New York has srcn in plays and read about in
novels tho dashing. hOrsy. cigarette smoking.
maunish English woman OF position and sup
posed irrepronchability OF character. One most
modern instance OF this phase OF British wo-
manhood was Lady d'Cv. who quarrelled with
her husband over the brand of cigarettes lie
smoked for SO many nights last winter at the
Empire Theatre. There is no duplicate Of the
type to be found here. The Englishman who
hunts and shoots" In the words Of W. S. Gill
bert. is the result of environment and many
specimen Of his kind than any American who
may devote as much time to these sports can be.
The woman who Is the Englishman's com
panion in the field is only family suggested by
her American sister. Perhaps Sho may never
be any more accurately reproduced. Here and
there are some qualities in American woman
hood which make this seem probable. Nobody
will dcplorc that fact. A woman Of this type
figured in Il divorce case the other day in Lon
don. and retired IRON 1t with less OF a smrch
than an indignant wife had sought to give her.
Before the case was ended she received an
apology. SO she may be thought to have been
vindicated. Since the incidents which brought
TO view such a portrait of emancipated femi-
nnity as she furnished on the witness stand
she has become the vito OF Il man with one OF
the best family names in England.
anyhow. that attention is directed. she told he
Judge that at the age Of - she ceased to live
into comfortable income then. and had never
been able To get along with h IN at any time.
Inat was EI ySas aS Snd snI 70 hat time
visiting in one house after another in the
nclgnborhoods in which the, sport was good.
and taking lodgings during the hunting season
when she happened not to be invited whcre
She wanted TO no Her answers to the Judge
mS MS rome d f% "S d pf ondSn e sece
lie. She seemed rather astonished that her
ecuuaintance with the defendant in the suit
Indicated a sort Of pity for the benightel law
yers seeking to find anything peculiar in her
Il went to live by myself when l was 49,"
she, testified. Il had not had any lady 1--we
with me un to my mnrrlage except fox OK short
time In London. when ! was about 20. l had
private means not siderable private means.
kept generally four horses, l had maid; a
enough means to keep companion; ! pre-
iisrrcd to keep horses | have hunted all my
many pnODlp in the hunting field
DID y2H ma HttrSetiye about a6 this
ibid you like his Conversations A
U-Did he use coarse language? A-No.
moi worse than most masters of hounds. He
did not use coarse language in my presence.
Language Ale vof often said ensan-
guinrd in tho vernncn,ar, He did not get
get drunk, and did not like it. His language
was TIL" same, DRUM or sober.
you, a young girl. to associate with man wno
g., drunk a in eomPanyf A. II vas only stu;
on h r ns dave met 'G Sm nsknd KIM
into my rooms, as he wanted a:drnk do not
know know about rri?rrety; | am an, an une2nyen,
after have lined with them to come into my
rooms. had one brandy and soda with him
two or tire" SbTnncs and soda did not see
him 90 away: | heard him; had told my
maid to get him out, When left the room he
was Ia king of having another drink. 1t was
my maid who let hlm in whenihe came back at
3 O'Clock In the morning. j was very much an
noyed. | breakfuSted next morning with him,
~ he apologiZed. He did not stay with me on
some occasions after dinner up to ! O'Clock In
the morning
AS the word ensangunel" even in the
yernacular has no such significance here as it
has abroad il might be allowable to explain
that the young woman referred to the eX-
preston bloody" She frankly admitted that
the master of hounds had gwen her two ciga-
Iette cases and n My which she returned after
she had broken It and learned that II was
promised to his youthful son. She was a friend
Of the wife who subsequently decided that
her husband had become too intimate with the
witness, When she complained to the wife
that the husband had come to her lodgings at
halt-past 3 in the morning and asked
for brandy and soda, the wife,s only
Comment was: That's Just likSSan. He does
the most remarkable things" Throughout
The testimony, which resulted in her complete
exoncration. there arc interesting views OF
hunting HE among people OF excellent position
which are nearly incOmprchrnSible to Ameri-
cams: She had met the defendant in the hunt
inE field with his vic. driven with him to an
Inn to get some hot beer for her horse. dined at
the mn, luuchcd the next day with his wife.
drunk whiskeyand soda with the husband that
night, told her maid ia German to put him out
o. the house because she was tired of him. COM
planned OF his conduct to his wife, conducted her
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