Show A beautiful sapphire there is at present in the keeping ot of mr hayward a ceylon sapphire belonging to maj gen robley which is not less rema I 1 kable for its size than for its translucency and the brilliance of 0 the optical effects it can call show the weight of the gem is cs carats barats and it is of 0 a dark milky blue color perfectly trans patent and flawless larger sapphires sapp hires have been known b t they have usually it if not always been dull and muddy instead of having the clear translucent color of this specimen but in addition it possesses a property occasionally found in slightly blIght ly cloudy or r milky cc ceylon and sometimes thries in othor other gems too which greatly enhances its value lit in the eyes of believers in the occult powers of precious stones to confor confer fer health and good fortune on their s it is a star sapphire or asteria that Is being cut en cabochon it displays a beautiful opalescent star dividing its six rays at the apex which changes its position according to tile the movements ot of the source of light by which it is viewed by employing two or three sources of light two or three of these stars can be simultaneously acen in the gem by further cutting it is said that eliat the beauty ot of this stone could be still more increased but of course at the expense of its size london times |