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Show The Sheen of PenrlB. Tho famous poarl stud bolonglng to tho Into marquis or Anglesey, sold at Christie's In Ijindon some tlmo ngo for tho largo sum of $tC,O0O, Is eclipsed by a beaptlful poarl which changed hnnds Roino years ago for over C5,0uO. It wns, or course, huge In size, and nbsolute por-fcctlou por-fcctlou ns to shnpo and color, and It possessed thnt radiant sheen which marks the poarl or grcnt price. This characteristic Is notlceablo In the pearls owned by Queen Margherltn or Italy, and by thoso In the possession or the duchess or Marlborough, goms which often graced tho beautiful neck of Maria Antoinette. The luster It Is which raises tlio voliio of tho pearl and decides Its' price, and n smaller Jewel possosslng It will realize a larger sum of money than one of oven greater size lacking It. |