The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-12
IF YOU'RE IN A DIAMOND BUYING MOOD-

Le Khedive, champagne-color square-cut diamond, one of the largest In the world, has emerged from the secret hiding place where 1t was kept during the war, and is offered for $500, 900, American cash. It weighs more than 43 karats and has romantic history. It was presented by Khedive Ismael to the Empress Eugenie at the inaugural ceremonies of the Suez Canal; was inherited by King Alfonso of Spain, and sold by him in 1880 for S500,000 in gold to the present owner, who hides his iden- tity. It is now offered by Jose Claus, of Ghent, Belgium, to Jack Werst, of Dayton, O., who is so in- terested that he has applied for a passport to view the stone.
 Werst is the second largest dia- mond dealer in the U. s. (Harry Winston, of N. Y, is No. D . Werst bought the rock that Gloria Vanderbilt ST, had to sell when Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski told her she was off the payroll. For Daytonian, Werst is well known in the better Manhattan biStroS. He gives neWSboyS $5 bills for papers and palms head walters with S100 notes. He is a moon-faced, smiling gent. While abroad he will also bid for the Hesse jewels, the collection which figured in the Chicago pinch of that colonel and his WAC bride Princess Margarita turned down his eabled bid, but he'll try the personal contact He's in town now. at jewellers conVen- ton, in the Waldorf-Astoria.
 Virginia Fields mother is en route from England, to sit out with her the waiting period in Las Ve- gas, Nev., toward divorcing Paul Douglas. . 7. Doris Duke holed in at Leroy Sanitarium for a rest a check-up and inaccessibility. She's left there and touch-letters will not be forwarded. (This is a necessary caution, as every time I mention a person of wealth. with an address, flood of begging mail is loosedl. =. Marlene Dietrich flew into HollyWoods port for her first pie ture in five years. She was eX- hausted, disspirited and disguesteI The flight had been long = from Paris, straight through. But she checked in next day at Paramount, to begin Golden Earrings !. Mark Hellinger due here, on tour of premieres of The Killer"-he's to be cocktailed cockeyed and go through all the rest of the to- deings That's what he gets for turning producer, when he was do- ing fine as columnist. The U. s. Air Conditioning Corp, turned down Buckingham Palaces request for unit.
 We Flew to Sarat0ga-a quickie. between suns. We didn't find the Spa wide open" though there are bookies by the hundreds and slot machines. No wheels rolling within the city limits. Luciano'S AlllCdSo SluD Lo ddl K SOIllS LII tl spots running raw, but the play is not heavy. The familiar mob- sters of other years are out of the picture, and the Whitney-Vander- bilt social circle is back strong. i. Every townie is on the make. Parking lots close" when half filled, but gates swing apart for folding-stutf. Mutuel tote unex- pectedly high and talk of no more racing there is defunct. Bookies have new system: Add 5 percent to winning payoff, over mutes, and kick back 10 percent of losings. |. They don't have to pay that 15 percent tax, but I couldn't find out just how they figure the 5-and-10 as above stated. =. Bob Richie may be interested to learn that, when Berniee Parks, lush thrush at Arrowhead, excused herself to answer a phone-call, as the page