Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-04

H ARTS, March 25.-The Joy of a
~ woman who. through the b.In-
der of clerk in jeweIry
store, is able to buy a $50 900
pearl necklace for $50 must be intense.
But it is only circumstance to the
sorrow of the employer OF the clerk
whose innocence made the mistake pos
sible. Luckily for the jeweler (and the
clerk) the woman who purchased the
string of precious stones was honest
when put to this severe test and re-
turned them when she discovered that
a most amazing mistake had been
made.
A story like this deserves to take it's
place side by side with the one that
tells of the buying of Manhattan Island
for a paltry S14. 1t is more incredible
To the present day readers Yet II is
just as true, for this comedy, which
came very near being u tragedy. in
Volving as it did the possible ruin OF
the jeweller, has just been enacted
here.
Nine. Rochelle, the wife OF a prosper
Gus lawyer wishing to purchase a
high-class imitation pearl necklace for
herself. repaired to a well-known es-
Now 1t so happens that this same store
is patronized by the rich and the titled
who wish clever limitations of their
famous jewels made for public wear.
This is a common practise. some own
ers of magnificent collections going so
far as to have every stone in their pos
session duplicated in paste.
WANTED INVITATIONS.
Among the customers in this way Of
the store, was a famous Russian
princess whose pearls are the talk of
Paris, where she resides, and the envy
OF her less fortunate friends. Some
days previous to the visit of Mime.
Rochelle to the store the titled custo-
mer had left to be initiated stung Of
rare pearls. valued at $50, GOO. In get-
ting it together, dealers In Paris and
elsewhere had been running their legs
off for many months and when IL was
finally delivered TO its owner, IT was
pronounced worthy TO take its place
beside other almost priceless necklaces
worn on royal throats.
The proprietor OF the store, into
whose hands the Russian princess had
delivered this valuable necklace. placed
it in one of the safes, along with sew
eral imitation strings, but on a separate
shelf He did not however, speak 10
any of the assistants about its presence
there. SO when Nine. Rochelle entered
and asked to see a number of neck
laccs. among the other strings brought
from the safe for her inspection was
one of the real pearls belonging to the
Russian princess.
TOOK THE REAL. PEARLS.
Now this wife Of a French lawyer
was no judge Of pearls. II is safe 10
say that she would not b. able to tell
the difference between the real jewel
and the limitations sold by this excel
lent store In the Rue du Louvre. Yet
II did not take her very long TO decide
that she wanted the real pearls in pre-
ference to the limitations. limitations
are all very Well when compared with
the ordinary pearls that reach the open
market, but the man who can credlta-
bly, reproduce the pearls that find their
way into a $4,000 necklace mas yet 90
see the light Of day
With her limitation" pearls under
her arm, Nine. Rochelle paid spot cash
and departed. leaving behind no clue 70
her identity.
A few days later, at a. dinner party
she wore the necklace for the first time
Several Of the guests admired II, but
most of them concluded. knowing Nine
Rochelle's circumstances in life, that II
was very clever imitation of the real
article. Finally. one who knew moro
about Jewels than the ordinary man In
the street. remarked upon its beauty
saying: 1T must be worth at least 200
600 francs"
''oh, no. replied Mime. Rochelle.
laughing at The idea. AS a matter Of
fact, / bought II not many days ngo
and only paid hundred francs for w.
HE KNEW BEIyrER.
but / assure you" the man persist
ed. that It is worth much more IMAM
that. / know something about stones
myself and am certain 4 am flgh''
However, / have a friend here who u y
connolsseur OF pearls and he VIII kno"
at once" .,
lIe accordingly fetched his friend
who, after examining tho necklace con-
hrmed his rrlends opinion that INC
pearls were real ones, and OF great
value.
Meanwhile, In the Rue du Louvre ~"
and his unfortunate asslSt-
ant were having 81 varieties of conNuI-
lions. They never expected 10 SEQ Nine
Rochelle again and the proprietor was
making preparations for putting up u
shutters and closing tho busineHs ON
for II he was compelled 10 pay lnu
Russian princess for her lost necklaSo
he would not only DO ruined tinancially
For the time being but he would l95p
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