Show MERCENARY GIRLS lon IIie I Him lie Cat of JIlt moiiils CHen I Ilicin Girls are growing more mercenary every scar remarked tho senior mem ero f a jewelo firm tho other day to a reporter of the Jcv York Vail Why i f the young men only know but then Its none of my business Hero comes mother Ill betA bet-A fair creature envelope in sealskins ilkcd up to the counter with a business like air Dising into her reticule sho Drought forth a tiny jewel cuso containIng contain-Ing a diamond Aill sou tell mo sir what it ssihl cost to base this duplicated The expert in diamonds looked at thus young lI pesereh and inquired if she similar desired to luso the setting cxactlj Oh es I must luso something the exact counterpart sho replied somewhat some-what embamsseii 1 xamining the stone the jeweller stated that he could furnish a similar ono uul set it for fJO Well I declare I thought it would cost it least f2 > 0 oxel limed the fair ere Uiire Tel me is not this a pure white stone whie madam it is not I is oil color and has not the iciiuisito fire Hut it is a fair steno for lO After the lady had deputed the jeweler jew-eler sifehed and said that she mado the tenth Yol Bee said he nearly ever young m1 believes it thin propel thing to present his best gill with a diamond dia-mond Alan of them cannot itlort to pas for n gem which is of tho best gride so they buy n stone that is oil color thinking that tho oung ldy not being an expert will never know the difference Hut bless you they are I i match for them every time They Him per and snnlo and exclaim Oh how lovely but as noon as convenient the slip around to a jewelry store and fine out its true aluo Now that > oung holy 1 huts no idea of getting a duplicate She took that means of sizing up hos much her dear George loved her Ac arc bothered to death with such visitors AMnle the jew eler wus chitting to tho reporter a colored oman attired in the latest deices of fashion purchased u brilliant ajul blankest down fMO without a murmur Some of our best customers ire colored col-ored iwople said tho jeweler Whell they base mono they wear good clothe and good jewelry Diamond earrings are set off better on a dark bickground and the colored ladies understand it |