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Show Ono ot Uio greatest sensations ot , H tho year among jewelers and precious j H rtone dealers In tho United States has, IH been caused by tlQ dlscovry bt valu- H rblo r.hrysQprn.80 mines In Tularo cout' H ty. Ca.UCvnila.'" This alone, has been IH Vertically lost to tha world for con- H tuiies. The remarkable history q( !( H rise and fall In popularity j tin ok j world legend. -' i H iTom occupying nn honored placo "i 1 among tho precious stones Imbedded . I hi the foundation ot tho wall around ,,'' !H old Jerusalem, It cable down during i"! ' tho past century to tho humblo tunc- ll tlon ot forming a head for tho 'hat- " H pins of charwomen. I'V.!?V.',.riS itR ' H popularity In Egypt amf Jerusalem" It M rank, for somo reason or other, Into .jH oblivion, until tho tlmo ot Frederick iH (ho Orent, who himself mined It and iH encouraged search for It In Lower 'jH Silesia, Tho Impetus given to tho H popularity of tho stono at thnt time' 'H was not long-lived, lasting llttlo moro iH than n century, and Its use In costly IjH articles ot jewelry was soon nlmost ;!H unknown. Its sudden jump again this (i M'ason at tho jewelry bedecked world JH as a rival of tho emerald has therefore il caused a sensatlou In tlio precious iiH ftono trndo, and thnt It will becomo a lil rival of tho emerald In this green-mad iH son is m?u":u;; wU?. !H Tho craze Tor rZZ !,,,,' year has :H created a demand for almost every. thing from jewelry to lend pencils In 'H this uhado, and this demand must bo ,H -attsflod. It Is not on the clamor for ;H greeti hlrtno that this stono bases Its H merits, but upon the quality ot tho H gems found In Ctillfijfnl, Tho portion IH of territory oer which this chryso? iH rrasc-ladcn rock extends Is hoi large, ,H l":t tho quality of tho stono found !H thero Is the finest known In tho world H Tho stono Itself Is of a beautiful : applo green color. It combines ofloc- IH tlvely with gold and silver, and tho l high polish which tho hardness ot tha IH ctono nui.'tos possible greatly enhances jH Its beauty and value. It can be set il with wonderful effect In a circlet of 'H diamonds and pearls. Ilcsldes the ap- H pie green color there are other shades of green, varying sometimes almost to iH a blue. Spcctmons of rhrysopraso aro H also found spotted with yellow and jH brown, and when theso are hard, ad- 'IH mlttlng of a high polish, they aro ox- tH trcmcly beautiful. Tho finest speel- B mens of chrysopraso aro used In rings, H broochcB and sleovo buttons.whllo less B l.erfcct ones aro largely used In lorg- HjBJ nctto chains and sots of storllng sll- H or novelties. H |