Show jewelry ewel ry of t the he world TV london is the greatest mart in the world for all precious stones hither are brought from the mines of south africa from the ocean reefs of cey ion from the jungles of burma dia monds pearls and rubies rubles the finest stones in the world are bought and sold in london britain Is very proud of its jewelry trade whatever they may say in paris remarked C E managing director of the goldsmiths and silversmiths company re gent street to an express re presenta tive recently the fact remains that wealthy clients from all the world over come to london to buy jewelry we are not insular in our ideas continued mr we go to paris parts once or twice a year to study new designs and sometimes we dis cover something original but as a rule the jewelry of france is ed to the wearers of britain it Is too flamboyant in style there Is an extravagant female clientele over there delighting in the most empens h lie e and obtrusive gems which has no existence on this side of the channel mr gave it as his ion that the stocks jn in the great jewelry shops of hegent regent street and bond street amounted in value to close on single stones costing from 2000 to are by no means uncommon this great wealth while it rests in british hands finds work tor for british labor the foreign jeweler opens on ly one or two rooms in london all his work Is done abroad he ile imports his manufactured jewelry tree free ot of duty sells it at a high profit and the money goes back to his native land without the payment of ot any income tax to the british exchequer london dally daily express |