Show To Convert Jewels Into Warships It is I said that the women of the leal Ing families of Spain have sent thousands Bands of dollars north of precious stones to London to be old to raise funds for war This suggests uhat on enormous sum might be Placed at the disposal of this government should the women of America orrr their Jewels 10 the worlds markets Where diamonds and rubles and other gem are seen Ly i I hundreds In Madrid they tire < to be I counted by thousands In New York here Is I a million dollars morth 01 Jewel on view on nearly every ry box holders night during the etru allies Opera lIuus eOllon and th is preclo stones that flash there are but a small part of the gems that merlca a mil llonhclrcsscs could proffer for I a needs of their country to meet the emenren cles ot war With the enormous surplus In the treasury and the vt resources ot this country to draw upon Uncle San stands In no Immediate need of funds to prOM cute farreaching war but If the time II should mhen como necesltj demanded an appeal to him countrymen the woo men of New York alone could surprise the world with the magnitude of their aId and thl would not necessarily < mean the offering of the lortuneJut the sale of their superb Jewels A battleship might be built with the proceeds of the sale and leave a snus sum for 11 cruiser or two or more tor pedo boats Several cavalry or Infantry regiments might bo equipped or even formidable batteries of flying artlller addd to the army of the United States Released from their settings the jew J elm would run In quart even la fial Ion and form iuch a glittering pile s I the merchants ot the NNorld hd never before en Many of tho largest anj purest diamond and rubles know to t man are owned In the United States and the pearls that adorn the throat of Americas wealthy women are such as would have made Cleopatra eOflou In nearly every great war oman has flown to the succor of her native land and pledged her Jewels or even sold them for the natlona wL 10 New York are gathered many of the rlcreit women In the world and If they alone old their gcmii the sum realized would be astounding i If Mrs William Astor should dispo of her Jewels In aid of the nation In cle Bam would be fully tlOHM lit richer A pearl girdle frequently worn by Mrs Astor is I valued at tully IltOMO i This sum would equip 1 200 Infantrymen for Immediate I service besides turnIng turn-Ing them withrations for several wells The diamond collar which has to > seen about Mrs Asters neck mail times at the opera Is I valued a t molt than 1120 000 and has as pendants set I i eral rare Indian diamonds j The two regal diamond sunbursts c Mrs Astor wears are worth at tot JIO 000 and her diamond pearl and e m II erald stars represent an expenditure 01 11 I tully 15000 u I The Jewels owned by Mrs Jonn 3cob > Ator are nearly oa many and quite IS I line as those of Mrs William Astor 11 Her diamond tiara Is I worth 1 SO 000 IM 0 her crown ot emeralds and diamond flashes with the seenthig iclousnen it that It Is I worth 130 000 It a penny Th ill ill emerald and diamond necklace About 1 her throat on state occasions coat JA 000 In addition to these she melts I a diamond star a S10 000 trinket a hem ill of opals and diamonds represents A 5000 and a diamond crescent inn l ti diamonds and emerald bowknot of rubles 31 eralds the twain valued at neArlY 11 b of the Jewels or fill 000 A portion he C 001 young matron would furnish Lucl ill Bam with JUO000 it Probably one of the most valuabletol 1 lections of Jewels belonging to Iny t 1 American woman Is I that of Mrs BraJ 5 00 000 worth el W ley Martin She has 1 dlmool precious stones Her glittering dumojl th breastplate alone Is I worth J1000M > JJ to her ruby set tiara necklace bracelets 1 and pinsIs I valued at 200000 Al 10 fu pearls Mrs Bradley Martin Polsess ill rth FJ white gems of these many ropes In the neighborhood of SUOOOO tier pin It Ing ornamentl and Jeweled fans and hair rho would sell for more than 160000 for Another collection which closely Ap 4b Broaches In value that of Mr BradW tu Martin belongs to Mrs George Gould W One piece a flashing ruby and dlamonl ere 150000 Its com kep girdle Is I valued at Ilor cost 35000 TM pardon a necklace Ira rent constellation of ruby stars and IraW cent scintillating In her hair reprem tior Gould should < UiP ° few 25000 If Mrs J all her Jewels set and unset she coull tell par oui t This would realize fully S1SO 000 four torpedo boats for Uncle Sam den w God has a Belmont Mrs Oliver II P und aepMW tune In jewels and It was by trill III her own cast that she mad JJ den daughter the Duchess ot Marlboron Ill the most bejeweled woman In all LOP IL tb l decked clit land The pearls that once theProi r of Marie Antoinette are MP 71 person DelmonL I1rr d the erly now ot tire iiii mond are magnificent They ropreat Pita Pit-a kingly um fully I30000 I in tiara Is emerald The diamond I and Ilk kDows Whitney 13 I to Mrs William C I throughout this country With tot 14 I sit ornaments pile necklace and the other opt ter times at the has worn ao many B1 this represents the sum ot 15000 tIt there are other Jewels In the Whltn Ti which could not be pr caskets all of bra chased for less than J1CO 000 It by I Among the other women of New yort burl whose precious stones may be valued I h to U tob the hundreds of thousands cnoJb b It too now IIrt give Uncle Sam a mighty JJ ore Bill 1411 any possible slough of despond Ill Henry Sloane Mrs Frederick O Wg tin and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney Prem I diamond Rates and necklace 1 of tb breaches and all tire other Ornaments that their strong boxes are worth maoY bU bear drd ot thousands at dollars Bin On |