Show PERSIAN GEMS mars COSTLY vise pin from the b mines al t art are Decon dam scarcer nud aud dearer the turquoise eia tiani 0 which r irom the baes of ere jtb probably from some change la in tho the lits Lion of 61 the refit R becoming dearer in price and nd in teheran and neighborhood more difficult to find according to vice consul general Genf iraJ tyler at ai Ih A heran tran says bays the cwashington star much of 0 the value ol of the stone atone depends on its shape the oblong boing being considered conal dered the most moet appropriate on its ita freedom from roin spots pots or discoloration however small email in size bize on ua age when the coor color has hai doun into its final hue not the superficial variations virl aUona or changes hn se but its if really permanent thado shado but more than all on itt its actual color whether fresh from the bands band jot of the lapidary or sedate from long lone wear choice taste and fashion largely determine the preference of one shade ot or another tut but the lapis lazuli or the clond cloudless less sapphire of f its IN native skies la is the highest quality of the the pearls of 0 the ferlan gulf which have formed for a long time past an important branch of the export trade have likewise within the last few years risen greatly in price mr tyler says to he dos does not think that this means that the supply ly has bas seriously diminished but rather diat that the demand hax has out of proportion ton ten thousand dollars tor for a rosary of faultless ault lets pearls Is 13 not at the present presen time considered tt all 11 c e although formerly the tame rame might be bought for a tithe ol of that Amo amount |