Show I 1 OTHER POINTS OF VIEW I BEJEWELLED DEJE AMERICA Diamonds have havo recently retailed as high as 1000 a carat carM for the finest water compared with prior to 0 the tho war Now Jewellers are expecting a slUmp stump and say that all signs ns point to a lessing o of the demand for tor not only gems but all kinds of ot Jewelry There were periods last year ear and early this year car when New York City dealers sold nold worth of ot jewelry dally daily and tho the demand came from Crom every walk of ot life lie There Is no country In the world outside of ot tho the East that Is wearing so 80 much Jewelry these da days s 's as the United States said sald one leading Maiden Malden Lano Lane dealer and so soar sotar tar far we we- have ha been unable to keep up with the demand Leading American merchants have been scouring Europe for tor the tin finest est gems and owing to the Impoverished condition condition con con- dilion of Europe have havo been able to obtain the choicest gems and the tho best workmen from across tho the water New NewYork NewYork York City can now boa boast t of ot some somo of th the services of ot the tho finest goldsmiths all er silversmiths and platinum m workers and have engaged the leading Europeans In that work for tor Its shops When th the tho war ar ended most of or tho watchmakers had huge quantities of ot wrist watches on hand and some somo In Inthe Inthe the trade trado feared It would be bo Impossible to get rid o of them but aut ut their doubts were groundless for the the- civilian population population tion greedily absorbed the war stock in tho the ensuing year ear and demanded more Now ow the Fifth avenue Jewellers are arc selling weekly thousands of wrist watches set st with diamonds diamonds dia din monds at t prices which range from rom 00 to to a piece As ono diamond merchant put it It It is evident o that that wonderful little circle of ot South African diamond kings icings who control the tho stocks of ot diamonds of tho the world have lavo been l letting the world get all it wants at existing high prices Tho Tho Wall Street Journal Straws |