The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

: of Europe constant stream of icwp,-
notably pearls and diamonds, who,
value steadIiy increases, and thus a..
jewels serve in some measure to talk
the place of stocks and bonds yledm-
incomes. Finland too has resource, ,..
jewels TO fall back upon in case ..
need.
Rut the great storehouses of Jewels
Europe are England and Russia Ru,
STA has taken a constant river of jewel
for hundreds of years. Lacking invest
ment opportunities, possessing vas
wealth and having an income great,
in excess of it, expenditures the grea.
governing nobility class has steadily az
cumulated pearls, diamonds. ruble.
emeralds and other precious gems I'll.
Jews alone. under oppression SO tor.
rible that not to look hungry invited a
raid by money seeking officials, hav. .-
vested countless millions in the ..u
form of wealth that can he carrie In
the belt or in the top knot of won mis-
hair.
Out Of the Far East have como
caravans bringing Russia its annual
/ income of precious stones-m.llurs of
dollars each year. There has been ar
/ open trade and secret trade in th..
concentrated wealth since before Rus
STA was known to the world. Russ.
| has never given up what she has taken
except that occasionally a Russian Ia.
wagcred his pearls over a Paris or
Monte Carlo gambling table. or pawncl
them for sake Of some light footed
dancer. \ few gems have been carried
away from Russia by grafters and
thieves but the bulk Of the Russian
imports have remained in Russia. hid
den in vaults, and doubtless often for.
gotten when their owners died Russ
has absorbed an average of $4,000. O0o
worth of gems a year for five hundreI
years--it holds no less than 81 500 600
900 in gems and Jewels. OF this amour,
hardly s500,00O.O00 worth is "visiblc,"
| though the nobility of each city wear,
vast sums and the crown boasts pearl
and diamonds rubies and sapphire
emeralds and other priceless gems To-
the value of none can say how many
! tens Of millions of dollars. For ages
the loot of India has sparkled in the
eyes of Russia-and India alone can vie
with that nations love and boarding of
gems.
England's wealth in Jewels is repre-
scented 10y unrivalled collections of hug,
stones. The largest diamonds, tn
largest rubies, the longest strings OF
pearls, the most valuable pieces Of
ornament are England's boast. India
| alone can display more perfect colec-
| tons OF greet and shapely jewelry
Russia has more crown Jewels. but Eng
| land possesses the most famous Jewels
When England captured India she laid
the foundation of a vast accumulation
! pi barbaric splendor-the temptation OF
Lord Give when he conquered India
is perhaps the most famous incident
of the kind in history. The return o.
the nabobs of India to England is the
basis for Englands supremacy in tho
| possession Of and love of the Creates
specimens and most famous Jewels
the nabobs whose display and excesses
Tor a time astonshed the world lef.
Tor England priceless inheritance ex
ceeded only by that of Russia and tn.
boards OF India. No less than 200
ooo,ooo worth of jewels are in England
IN the collections Of the nobility and tn
| hands OF the merchant princes and
leaders of every walk of life. TIL
crown jewels of England and gem
owned by the royal family by reason OF
their place-gifts and purchases and
accumulations, legitimate spoils Of IA
/
00O, including as they do such priceless
| stones as the Kohinoor. Timur ruby
/ the recently added largest diamond IL
the world" and pearls beyond price
/ Vast as is the amount of gold in
the war chests of Europe, it is a fac
/ that there is not enough gold in them
to purchase the gems of Europe, Tn,
gold OF Europe could not purchase a
] H.. # b.. h,,, ..l...l
In regard to the store of gems In
| the world. representing the Savings"
OF the ages, the United States is far be
! nina in quantity and value. 1t has beer
! only few years since the United
states began TO accumulate large guam
tltles OF Jewels. 1t is purchasing vas
numbers OF diamonds, pearls. rubc~
| ana other gems, but hardly more than
Stoo'ooo'oOO worth of gems have beer
Eathered by Americans for security OF.
display Commercial investment op-
p"rtunities in America prevent larg,.
sums being put in jewels.
The gems and Jewels of Europe rem
reS"nting the profits of ages Of accu-
mutation, can hardly he reckoned
Countless millions have been lost IN
| hidden boards, especially in Turkey
austria. Russia and the captive State
OF Poland. Finland, Alsace and I.or-
Ia'he' ana in the lost treasures OF
SPAN Nevertheless there remains
! treasure which may be modcstly est
| mated as follows:
Germany ......... sono non oo
I''"'' .......,..,,,...... Nuu. uuu. uu
,,"HtIla-hunSarN ..,....... 400 600 uu
! balkan States ...... ooO ouo nu
~ '''il'S '........... Uu