The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-01-17
ncflY OF GEMS,
! n So Fiecious Stones Are Crow
las Higher In Price
| WoriDed-Out and the Pre-
. 49, More oraspins Than
a n Tnterestins Chap
her ON GeanA.


... 49, More 0raspins Than
~. n Interesting Chap
her ON GeanA. Il
~ rtAr sees the price OF emer-
y md rubies rise higher, owing to
working out of some of the few
\ where these gems are found.
:, are diamonds aplepty, but the
lIntft indicate manages 70 hold
Sfice 10 its present height, and it
likely that the great diamond
viii ever be broken, states the
hinet6n Star. What, then, is the
d OF ordinary folk 70 do for g ms9
u entually, jewellers say, the pub
' aust come to a proper apprecia-
Of the worth of the so7called in-
II stones. These are much priced
ther Countries. If there Is one
N Of the world which might justly
IIOiid 70 have a right to decide mat
where precious stones are con-
m. ed. Il Should be the orient, their
home, where they are loved and
RIAf6lood as they never can be in
n ,Nesttfh world. The verdict OF the
,l0 is IN favor of number of jewels
, vs. rarely find their way to the
nea0wa Of tirst-class dealer i'll this
itfy
0niitk among the neglected stones,
daV 81 which in the orient seems
,elIe III d fair way of dawning at last,
alexandrites, white and pink cats
|alk tafbuncles and Ceylon rubies.
These gems few really fine speci-
|lIl find their way to the Ameri-
markell, and such as are seen are
orally in crude or inappropriate
ln4s The result is that these
ie4 N0 not appear to the best adj
,faeh. and SO have met with less
lie faxor than they deserve.
lhN6. tor instance, the aleXandrite,
lth oossesses the remarkable quail
BIZ nhonging its color from a green
yellow in the daytime to glow
red at night. When encircled with
l64onds 1t forms a beautiful orna-
Ill. ana can be set effectively in
~ rings, with emeralds or sap
3 The supe rstitiously inclined the
xandrite should appeal strongly.
entails hold that 1t not only pro-
!; Is fhe wearer from footpads, but
4 those troubled with insomnia can
ain good nights rest by gaz-
. infently upon the stone after it
1 changed color. The pink and
!. lie sapphires are more highly priced
eastern countries than the fanil-
: blue variety, because they pre-
Ne Litter Their luster and cofor at
4 sht. Ii fact, the white sapphire
.ds such brilliancy by artificial light
4 IL d requires an expert to distin-
III ISL III from a diamond. Yet both
! II md white sapphires are seldom
J, cred for sale out of the orient.
N me 0arbuncle is another gem which
entail Jewellers set artistieally, to-
y then With moonstones, in bracelet IS
:, d pirdles Of geld tiligree work. 1t
;, not usually require the pocket
M, l3I Of millionaire to become the
SCISSOR of one of these ornaments,
when the stones are of the purest
alitF they may be costly. A girdle
aafbuncles and moonstones in the
~ lion of Queen Alexandra is val
d III $4,000.
, Io many people the carbunele has
3 sefious defect. The superstitious
y fhat this stone occasionally devel'
Is black spots, which are lntaihple
hns 81 impending misfortune. When
klack spot appears in carbunele
Wned by Hindoo, he loses no time II
essnting it to some one for whom
cherishes a secret aversion. Hs
III ASSES the stone with its unluckl
III 81, to where he thinks it will &c
r. na6st good or evil.
/ "a ~ the cats eye, so potent charm
IN N6|Hat sickness is this gem consid
"a Bt orientals that the loss or com
fCnlsorf parting with one is viewed
iii4le short of personal calamity