Show ODD CONCEITS ABOUT JEWELS ampre alvi ayn to wear opal the fancy for having ones birth month stone introduced as a mascot in all possible ns has led to some quaint and pretty conceits in the vay of which have set in the handles in unique and effective fashion tha stones assigned by superstition to the various months gays the great divide thus january has the garnet im bedded fanciful tracery of belvar february the amethyst march hag the bloodstone blood stone april the diamond may the emerald june the agate july the ruby august the september the october the opal november the topaz and december the turquoise while the pretty superstitions attached to the moonstone make it a favorite at all times it i eaid of a famous actress that she never appears upon the stage that somewhere about her person is not to be found one of these indian gema g ema when the birthstone birth stone happens to be a secondary yem it is put in a seal and mounted with the monogram or crest of the owner exercises its occult influence over the letters sent out from my ladys boudoir r it is said that queen victoria haa tried 0 o tit at defiance the ion the opal and that she hat pvn many opals as presents whilo of 10 lo unfortunate empress eugenic it is written that she has always refused to ear the stone the old legend tells a story of an opal be lonin to roman senator which was coveted by i arc antony yet rather than part ith it the records say that this aen ifor went into voluntary exile preferring to part with hia country rather ilian lose his gem the modern poeju lice against this beautiful stone seems not to have prevailed among the an cigut t v ho believed tant it ned fright made its wearer lovable ii and at the appia ach of ahat sir walter scott behare d the ice of modern times against the opal indicated in anne of geier stein anaba g married a lad so the tale reads with a wonderful opal on the day of christening their child the opal first glowed then paled and shortly after the wife and both died |