The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 9, 1910 Page: 2 of 8
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lady of wealth
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deck her fingers,
ears and neck.
she Is always
roused to covet
ousness by the
sight of pearls.
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thing alluring
iu the sight of a rope or u collar
of peerls around a white neck. and
they are to most women the most
desirable Jewel of all. Hut they
mui. be large or In quantity and
they are. If good, costly In the
extreme. The Binall pearls one
■ees—seed pearls are cheap, but
■till set about a large diamond In
ft ring they seem to Improve the
diamond, and at the same time to
derive somo of Its virtue from
their neighborhood.
The pearl Is all the more sought
after because, unlike other pre-
cious stones, no amount of nrtlfl
clal treatment, such as cutting or
polishing, can enhance its beau-
ties. Nature's workmanship must
be perfect and untouched and the
pearl comes to you exactly as It
emerges from the oyster. On the
other hand. It has this disadvan-
tage. It Is liable to discoloration
and the only way is to give tt n
rest from too much contact with
the skin. Still thnt Is not the only
stone which suffers discoloration
Was it not the famous necklace of
Marie Antoinette, preserved in a
guarded case in a museum, which
after years of nonuse began to
lose color and had to be worn at
Intervals In order to give It its
pristine beauty?
The value of the pearl la com-
parable with that of the most cost-
ly gems. Its price varies with It*
size, form and general beauty of
api)e<\rance A pearl of the first
wa;>r must have symmetrica!
form, a smooth surface, be free
from all blemishes or fractures, be
translucent, and have a fine white
color and a perfect luster; and It
so happens that It Is rare to get
this combination. The perfect
shape Is spherical, egg shaped or
pear shaped Trie perfect color Is a silvery milk
white, but there are yellowish pearls much es-
teemed in India and China
It Is not generally known, however, that there
are pearls which In color are red brown, bronz",
garnet red, rose red, pale blue, greenish white!
violet and purple. Hut most curious of all Is the
black pearl, which on account of Its hardness Is
tnuch sought after When It Is of a beautiful and
uniform color and of a perfect form. It Is worth
almost as much as pearls of the purest white.
The price of a string of perfectly matched
pearls Is much more in proportion than that of
a single pearl, for it may take years to get. to-
gether a collection of pearls which are alike In
■'**, shape find quality A string of yellowish In-
dian pearls costs $20,000, of white $25,000, of
black Pacific pearls $30,000, and even then yo;r
could not think that your string was anyway
unique.
To seek a unique pearl one must go to the Hope
collection, where there Is one almost as large as
a hen's e><c, almost but not quite faultless, which
1s valued at $75,000-—a pearl of 4f>4 carats. Again,
there Is a much smaller one of 27 5-16 carats
among the French crown Jewels which Is valued
at $40,000.
There are other pearls, however, of distorted
shape, called biroque pearls, and of these the
most famous l« the great Southern Cross, which
is formed of nine beautiful pure white lustrous
pearls, naturally formed In the shape of a cross,
one Inch in length, for which your offer would
start at $50,000 if you wished to buy It.
To supply the world of women with pearls, the
Ceylon government administration yearly pro-
claims a "fishery," determining whether or not It
should be held by examination and a sample
catch from the government banks Then if the
marine biologist who Is In charge declares that
the number of oysters warrants a fishery, the
news flies like lightning through the east and the
army of pearl divers, coolies, merchants, pearl
buyers and speculators move as fast as they can
tu the Gulf of Manar the ornate and oriental
"Sea Abounding In Pearls." Almost as If by
magic a town of 40.000 Inhabitants arises out
of the sand There Is no magic about It, for the
bouses of the town are easily built. A rough
fran.t work of tree branches Is formed and over
It as roof and walls are put the mats known as
cad Jan- farmed of the woven leaves of the cocoa-
nut or date palm. Hut there are also more pre-
tentious buildings erected for the use of the gov-
ernment officials, residency, postofflce, hospital,
ci wrt house, while there are streets, lanes, street
laii.ps, all the conveniences of a proper town
The aristocrats of the town, outside of ths
ofl'c S. are the divers, and they disdain to <?o
an>tiling but dive, having their own servants,
who attend to the ropes and keep an eye on the
oysteis brought up
l ath morning the fishing fleet sets out. some
300 odd vessels, some of them carrying as many
as 30 divers, their servants, sailors and hangers-
on When the fishing ground Is reached the diver
takes his basket, draws a long breath, steps on
t~ the heavy atone bung by a rope, and Is plun««d
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Skirts in all the new weaves and col-
ors. Some extra values in Sample
Skirts. Prices from S2.50 to $10.00.
AT HOLT'S
The newest in Belts, Dutch
Jabots, Belt Pins, Brooches,
Hair Goods, Braid Pins, Barrettes and
Novelties.
Collars,
Purses,
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The largest stock of Embroideries y
Swiss, Hamburg, Flouncing, Beading, *1?
Insertions and Yokings.
A full line of Ribbons in all the staple 4a
colore.
• AT HOLT'S
Always the Lowest Prices on Staples,
Domestics, Ginghams, Calicoes, Per-
cales, Cotton Checks, Drillings, Bed
Ticking, Sheetings, Etc.
The largest stock of Men's
Clothing, Odd Pants, Hats,
Furnishings.
At Holt's
b; his attendant to the bottom, seven or eight
fathoms below. Filling his basket rapidly, he is
drawn up and repeats the operation as often as
he can. About two In the afternoon the government
gunboat fires a gun and the fleet sets sail back.
As there are no wharves, the oysters are carried
on shore and deposited In the "kottu" by the
strong porters. As soon as the shells are depos-
ited they are counted, two-thirds going to the
government as their share, the other one-third
going to the boat which brings them In. At sun-
set the shells are auctioned by the thousand, and
there Is fierce competition, for who knows wiiat
the lottery of chance may bring them In pearls.
The oysters brought are then removed apart by
each buyer and placed in his compound, whore
they are carefully guarded till the sun beats upon
them, putrefaction sets in and the oyster begins
to disgorge its treasure. Then the malodorous
contents of the shell are washed in vats and the
residue yields—my Indy's pearls.
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WOE OF HIND03 WOMEN
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When u Buddhist prays he implores his god
that when he dies he shall not be cursed by be-
ll.g born again as a woman or as vermin. That
is the attitude of the native men of India toward
women and against which the missionaries in the
Orient are directing aU their energy.
Dr. Eleanor Stephenson, a Brooklyn woman
who has been practicing medicine In India for
three years and who will return to her work
there soon, makes an appeal to American women
to go out there, the New York Evening Telegram
says.
"I want the women here to realize what It
means to be born In America," she said recently.
"To be born where a woman Is the backbone of
the man, his strength and help In every way!
Why, out In Abinednagar, where my work Is, a
woman is no more than an animal She is for
the purpose of raising children and that is all.
A man thinks more of his cow- If he Is lucky
enough to have one than he does of his wife.
"A Hindoo husband will let his wife die before
he will call In a man to give her medical or sur-
gical treatment. That shows the need for women
physicians In the Orient."
In Ahmednagar, which Is an Inland plateau
about a hundred miles from Bombay, there are
two physicians, l)r Ruth Hume and * r. Stephen-
son, and one American trained nurse, Miss John-
son. Under MIhh Johnson there are 14 native
women who have had some slight training and
these help with the nursing. In the mission hos-
pital which this handful of women run 15,000
people were treated last year, an average of 41
a day. These folk have come from a radius of
about 50 miles, though some special cases have
come as far as 300 miles
The Rev. Alden H. Clark, who Is an educa-
tional missionary at the soiii* plac« ft* Dr. til*
Is probably one Ann
tor to every tnllliq
United S'ates then
000 nurses, an av
550 people."
"Of course we
lng and that is r
says, "but anotlie
this: We show \!
selves wholly un;
them. They kini
money conslderat
do is done for Icy j
"When I sip t
living beie and k
1 feel as though t
"The kind of
rlfic appeal to th'
caste, which ma,
standing. One v
with her entire
She had pricked
at the time of I
of hi r caste nbc,
house for the «.
septicemia set li^
der. 1 told her 1
putated She
and died as a re-
"Another wo',-
up at ihe hosplt f j
of her le* in te^
off and the won
"I went man;'
Injured woman t
was fearfully br.
on the floor grin,
causini; the iiioi
bear to have me t
so. I (old her but
hospital or she wt
cook the bread If
allow her to go
little medicine."
|)r. Stephenson,
pretcr using ointiu
conn in large nu
sores where their
them and they uri
She finds that thill
tally treated and j
"Tiansinigratlol
In India," she sI
people will not kU
a result the pool
and other vermin
und dlseas s
"And another
know anything
mothers, without
babies to make tb
fields. As a result
Hindoo babies die I.
of the work among
obstetric cases ar
because the natlvOt
but know nothing
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Dress Goods in the newest weaves and
colors, Silks, Suitings, Skirt Goods,
Lawns, Voiles, Dimities, Etc.
Hosiery, Corsets, Gloves,Handkerchiefs,
Trimming, Buttons, Braids, and all up- 4J9.
to-date Notions. Ladies Muslin Under- J
wear at Reduced Prices.
Towels, Napkins, Table Damask,
Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed Spreads,
Lace Curtains, Curtain Poles, Mattings,
and Window Shades.
Holts
The largest stock of SHOES in the city,
in all the new lasts and leathers. All ,
sizes, from the WEE BABY SHOE TO
A MAN'S NO. 13.
A nice line of TRUNKS, SUIT CASES,
GRIPS, TELESCOPES, AT MATCH-
LESS PRICES.
HOLTS
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Cain, Thomas C. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 9, 1910, newspaper, April 9, 1910; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth205960/m1/2/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.