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Show The first joint financial effort made a couple may be the purchase of bridal jewelry to signify belonging. Ordinarily, he buys it, and she wears it to show she is promised. Prices vary, so it pays to shop around, but the rule is deal with a reputable jeweler! Four stones are PRECIOUS considered to be in the "precious by never-to-be-brok- look-simil- en gem" group: Diamond has marched through history in crowns of royalty and in booty bags of thieves. A No. 10 on the hardness scale, it leads the gem list in durability. Value of the diamond has long been considered a hedge against inflation because even after being worn and enjoyed daily for decades, it is welcome on the open market and usually brings more than the original cost. Ruby is the red gem variety of corundum, appropriate for a bridal symbol if only because cor means 1-- 10 Your Love translucent, often luminescent, with n. striking play of color. Many enthusiasts believe that in spite of the comparative lack of hardness, the opal should be considered precious. a rare form of quartz Amethyst in lavender and purple. A royal favorite through the ages. ' n pale Aquamarine the color of the sea and charming relative of the emerald but less rare. a rare feldspar, transMoonstone lucent and not very hard. A gauzy pale blue, color of spring moonlight It is opalescent. ed - Emerald, ranking with ruby as second to the diamond in value, is from the mineral beryl, which parents the aquamarine, among others. emeralds Flawless "emerald-green- " are very rare. Semi-transpare- colorfully transparent to nt ... : bevel-edge- blue-gree- SEMI-PRECIO- Opal Honeymoon Destinations Symbolize Sapphire is the name given to all the other colors of precious corunis dum. The lovely cornflower-blu- e perhaps the most widely-knowOther sapphire colors include pink, yellow, green, violet and colorless. When given surfaces, certain gems in the corundum family show asterism, or a star-lik- e light disare These prized. play. ... ar semi-transpare- nt, "heart." dome-shap- THE SENTINEL Thursday, Jimmy 22. 1911 Pag 11 chemical increased value a coloring, by Spinel gem found in more than a dozen colors. heat treatment to change colors, radiIts red form has been mistaken for ation in which the change of color is for and its cobalt blue ruby, sapphire, usually not permanent. Imitation: Points measure the weight of most gems with different comas 100 with "paste" diamonds. Real positions, precious stones, points gemstones have no air bubbles. equalling one carat or 200 milligrams. Doublets: a sandwiched stone. Crown About 143 carats equals 1 ounce. Note that the karat measures the fineness may be a shallow diamond glued at of gold. the girdle to a pavilion of diamond, quartz or glass. True doublets are Buying gems is like buying houses. When you see the right one, youH both gemstones, while false ones may know it, but the price depends upon open an area for fraud. the current market. Symbolists say the circle shape of Gemstones are available in transa bridal ring is perfection, unity and or opaque, parent, eternity, while the gem represents or a combination of these. This apbeauty, value and love. Who could ask for more? pearance has bearing on proper cutting to show off best qualities. Transparent gems might well look like marbles if not cut in a brilliant or emerald style to refract light and make them sparkle and glow. Brilliant-cu- t includes a top surface or table, greatest circumference or Honeymoons should certainly be girdle, and bottom point or cuer. the stuff that memories are made of. Measurement from table to girdle is the crown, then to the culet is the Tropical nights, romantic hideaways, breakfasts-in-be- d and the like are pavilion. has the familiar The emerald-cu- t among the romantic trappings we hope to enjoy in those earliest days rectangular table, and short pavilion. of marriage. But as times and tastes and opaque . stones may be cut brilliant or emerald, change, so do some honeymoon plans. or cabochon the rounded shaping Yesteryear's week at Niagara Falls may be this season's back-pac- k bringing various levels of beauty to is cut the surface. The simple-ste- p through the North Woods. While the d calm of the Caribbean may provide much like the surface of a a real honeymoon haven for some, mirror. other couples may long for city lights. The latter two generally require And if a stay at the Plaza was good a band of metal, or bezel, to encircle the stone and hold it in the opening. enough for Neil Simon's newlyweds in "Barefoot in the Park," then surely Some gems, such as the garnet, show it could suit you too. Of course, the off when set at the top of a deep bezel. Gemstones fall into these groups: point of all this is that a honeymoon NATURAL: Minerals mined from should appeal to your own sense of fun and leisure. If you love to drive earth, and bearing nature's flaws; the highways and by all Organic: coral and pearl from animal, means head out with road maps in amber and jet of vegetable origin. MANUFACTURED: hand. But for those of us who can Synthetic: same chemical composition and physhardly ride to the grocer without a ical properties as natural, but flawrest stop, something less is certainly in order. less. 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