Evening star., 1900-12-21
KING SOLOMON.S MINES.
\ Realistic Reproduction of Their
Riches nt Cm,teiberE's.


Rider HaggardS description of the treas
ure cave in king Soomon's Mines
proved most interesting and entertaining.
The dazzling diamonds. the gorgeous pearls,
the lustrous rubies and the sparkling
emeralds We're reals tically described. We
have a similar mine right here in Wash
ington, with more gems than the original
boasted, and even more beautiful in their
dainty settings. 1t is at Castelberg's, 935
Pennsylvania avenue, and the public gen
its eyes upon the beauties of nature and
the handiwork of man.
Although Castelberg has only been in
Washington a few years he has built him
sell an unassaiable reputation for honest
dealing, patterned after the Baltimore
house, which has been established for over
half a century. There is nothing in the
jewelry line that CastelbcrG does not keep.
With agents in all parts of the world and
a broker in London-the great gem market
of the world-he is enabled to import di-
rect. saving several intermediate profits of
handlers and giving the public the benefit
of the best goods and the lowest prices.
AT the present time Mr.. A. G. Van Bersh.
the London broker of the Castelbergs, is
in Washington, having recently visited In
dia and Ceylon, and bringing with him an
assortment of gems that is said to rival
anything of the kind in the United States.
There is in every big stock Of gems one
particular piece above the average in color.
weight fantastic cutting This is so
with the stock of Mr. Van Bergh, now
transferred to the Castelberg store In
this case it Is a heart-shaped diamond
weighing nearly carats as pure as
drop of dew and showing three remarkable
shades of blue in its scintillations namely,
heliotrope violet and pink blue. This Won
drous gem, fit, indeed, for a kings dadem,
has been mounted in invisible setting
md ( fir1r Hni of I,ti,
The price of this wonder of the gem world
is $500 and Casteberg says it cannot be
duplicated for twenty times that sum
Castelberg's is without question one Of
the finest stores of it's kind in this coun-
try. Each floor is crowded with the best
goods the markets or the world afford and
it is the boast of the firm that the prices
are lower than anywhere else. There
are precious stones Of all kinds, including
diamonds, pearls, rubies. emeralds, sap
phires, turquoise, etc. The Castelberg
watch is known for It's ,relia billy as time
piece, and there are hundreds from which
to make selection, There is fine dis
play of silver ornaments, Partisan novel;
ties and mounted scarabees.
A small fortune is represented in the
cut-glass department, where the latest de-
signs in cutting are shown in endless pro-
fusion. One of the features of this man.
moth stock Is the opera glass display.
There are many exquisite productions.
One should not fail to examine the UNI
brellas. In the designs of these the best
creations of foreign and domestic artisans
are represented.
AS Mr. Castelberg puts it, "Our goods are
better and cheaper than elsewhere, aQd
best of all, everybody's credit is good, and
by paying small deposit and<weekly in
stallments a person may hive anything in
the house."
Suits and OvercOats for Xmas Gifts.
Those who intend to give such practical
gifts as Clothing for Christmas will do we'll
to visit the well-knoNn store of Mr. A w.