Show on one occasion when modjeska jes kawas was playing at the globe 1 said a late resident of boston she required a bier to lie upon in one of her scenes and it not having been provided the polish countess sent to stetson stating that she wanted a bier wants a beir does she said paid stetson well she can want and be I 1 aint providing beer for these outlandish players tell her she cant have it the messenger returned to modjeska with stetsons sou s message the countess was furious go to mr stetson she said and tell him unless I 1 have a bier I 1 will not go on in the next act the messenger duly repeated the message she wont wont she 11 exclaim ed stetson well well see if she wont klavs the way with these furriness fur they always want beer beer beer then as if relenting he took 50 cents from his pocket and said with a deep sigh 1 I suppose ill have to let her ber have it mere here go and get her a gallon it is 13 needless to say the countess got her bier most people have an idea that the diamonds come almost exclusively nowadays from the south african fields fiel ds yet the facts fact is that our great new york jewelry houses are continually on the lookout for new stones and new places to find them it is not so long ago that tiffany A co had their expert george kunz hurry burry away to an interior kentucky town where it had been reported that some precious stones bad been found along the hill sided aidee that bordered the little municipality he came back after a journey and searching investigation that must have cost the firm a few thousand dollars but I 1 have not beard of his finding any kentucky Kohin still the fact stands that tiffany co and the other great diamond firms watch daily and carefully every chance that may occur to find the precious stones nearer home than in the south african fields and very often they succeed exporter and financier anander |