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Show by the addition of larger diamonds in tho place of small one.-). There are soma fine cmeralda in the family, but no member mem-ber seems to care much about disilay, and except on rure occasions, these jewels jew-els are not worn. One of Inspector Cymes' detectives., who stood in full eveuing dress in a brilliant ball room on the .-rest of Murray Mur-ray hill one night, where Mrs. Astor and all tho wealth of Now York wero present, pres-ent, said: "There is nearly live million' dollars' worth of jewelry and precious stones in this room." Valuable gems flittered flit-tered and glistened in the gas light like rain drops in the sun. Foster Coates in Ladies' Home Journal. Jewels of tlio Astorft. Tho Astor family possess some wonderful won-derful jewels, particularly diamonds. The lute Mrs. John Jacob Astor used to wear a tiara that few of tho crowned heads of Europe could match. Mrs. William Astor wears a beautiful riviere of diamonds, three rows graduated. She also possesses a famous diamond neck-laco neck-laco of six strings, set in such a manner that no gold is visible, and having the appearance of being strung together. Sir. Astor is constantly having it altered, and increasing its brilliancy and valua |