It is reported that pearls are to be the fashion this year. Jewellers declare they have not sold so many for years. This sudden rage for the so-called ‘ debutante's jewel ’ is said to be due to the famine in India, which has forced the starving natives to sell their beautiful jewels for any trifling sum that will bring bread, or rather rice, to their families. Pearls are the royal jewels of India, hence are the favourites of every caste ; and when times are good it is difficult to find them for sale in any of the bazaars.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue VIII, 14 August 1897, Page 235
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97Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue VIII, 14 August 1897, Page 235
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