SOMETHING LIRE A JEWEL CASE.

Inangahua Times, Issue 78, 4 September 1878, Page 2

SOMETHING LIRE A JEWEL CASE.

England is about to bo honorod by tbo visit of ft lady from America, whoso luggage will roquiro oaroful watching. Sho ;s tho wifo of ono of tho fivo diroctors of ilio lianlc of California, nnd possesses, tho American papors say, tho largCHi nnd most cosily collodion of gomi owned by any ono lady in tho Unilod Statos, A reporter was permitted to inspoot tho glittering (array nt tho establishment of a jowollor at Now York, whoro thoy huvo boon temporarily dopositod for safe koop■ug. Among the jowols aro to bo fonnd

tho following ,:— A Btoninchor and chatr« laino of diamonds, ' perfectly bewildering to look upon ;' in tho golden bolt nlono nro 850 dinmonds ; tho ohntolnine contains 1873 diamonds. A. tinra of dinmonds is fashionod into orosses, with ono huge blnrk pearl in tho centre, which nlono cost 6000 dol. There nro two nrmlots, with stnr pendants of diamonds to match tho etorn ■ nchor coptninipg gems of tho purest water, weighing from two to four enrnts each. A necklace" of hugo stoics and star pondajits, which cost 78,pOQclol, ?ho control spark weigh* 10 carats, nnd Other stones weigh from threo to eight qarnfs each. Thoro nro just 210 diamonds in this neck* Inco, A large craorald nnd diamond neck . loco of magnifioont workmanship has 250 lnrgo diamonds nnd nn equal number of emornlds. Thoro nro largo diamond cn.io.mld onrdrops to inntch this. Brncolets of emeralds and diamonds complcto this set. A coral nnd diamond neoklaco is ono of tho most splendid nvticles of ndornment in tho collection. Tho coral is of a fino pink hue, nnd tho diamonds nro of a largo si?! 0 and great brilliancy, Belonging to (his set nro coral nnd dinmond eardrops and bracelets. A butterfly ornament has tho body of tho insect com posed of fino long pMrl* of yellowi.il • white. Pearls, sapphiros, rubies, and omcrnldfl coniposo tho wings. Thcro is a second butterfly hair ornnmont, n fino largo opal composes tho body, while tho wings nro rnndo of diamonds, pearls, and rubies. A vinnigrettfl of so!id Roman gold has a solitniro diamond in the centro rcßombling a fair-sized calcium light. In Iho collection aro such trillos as two solilairo diamond car-drops, weighing 11J carats each, which cost BO.OOOJoI { a ohntelaino watch sot in gold, with tornjiom\ diamonds, nnd rnbios; four magnificent diamond nnd nnpphiro rings ; nod two Inrgo diamonds shoo buolclos to match tho necklace. It is expectod that * this product of tho American bonanza will moko a considorablo sensation when eho appears among tho effote monarchies on tho otbor sidoot tho Atlantic,'— Pall Mall Gazo.tc,"