The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 30

Ii THE KANSAS CITY STAR SUNDAY 1932 THE KANSAS CITY KEA i 14 1 I AN ARKANSAS PEARL BUYER 1 of the Biyton Mountsins was completed with Its string Of I 1 It twesho MO It 1 rt 01 ne brnz('d tl drooptng t1t IflU' matched peal Ig it probably as orth ri atoo 1 'AN ARKANSAS 13UYER of the Bietott Mountains was completed with its string of I bronzed ith drooping white mus- 'matched peals it probably was orth itn6040a1L) A 11lit1a aau a aav lathe rvans In Ills perlon or talk $200000" FINI)S 11111111 IN W0111 iglvtss lIttle halt of the romance and Mr Evans was Asivd for colol volor of tns vocatIon story of White River pearl 1141Ing $200000 Mr Evans was ssivd for a colorful tache Mr rvans in ins person or talk 1 $200000 IA 1 First he explodes several legends flit 1110" ono yowl ritorr legarcling pearls one is that pearls '4" I ans of Batt ilk 1 las De oteti a Lifetime to I lig must be iota against the flesh everl 'See that turtle bark pearl" he Atten nr they will loe their luster replied fingering the stititpin in his 'so oven or Jury iv 10 First 11P "P1')dr3 Irrilt" The 'Thrill One l'eart Finder Glic regarding pearls One is that pearls must be aurn against the flesh ever See that turtle bark pearl" he mien nr they will lue their lusterreplied fingering the stiyityin in his grade to go into a designatfli 1 't picre -A Jewelry The pearl buyer is require iy 0 law to keep a list of the pisrl buys together with their woad)) i 'I take Bemides paying a state or)1i 1 Lion tax as a buyer he also pays 1 to the state and county on each I) ll Mr Evans loves pearls and will i of them by the hour to a hvm Oldie listener Sometimes arise() to residents when the mond mr him he will spread a brown paper I the floor of one of his show alio go to the bank for hia pearls make a window display of pealls stead of footwear Then the dents of this sheltered quiet River town are given a display pearls that the most blase eusto!) of Tiffany's on Ilfth avenue II has seen (The rofftent int l'ho Stindev slur nro flowed firPro(tuction permitted Oliv rtgliest) grade to go into a desigiutted jewelry Were The pearl buyer is requir pd 1 '1 ItIV to keep a list of the NATI' buys together with their no good but he Informed me he knew pearls wouldn't do this to anybody else but a professional and I Wit Mud you' I told him and sold him the pearl for $500 When an attempt was made to work It up it went to pieces" Expensive strings of pearls or matched pearls for earrings and other jewelry are not as frequently purchased complete in a Jeweler's as they are collected by some rich man for making up later into the desired pieces When a wealthy customer starts to match pearls every pearl buyer in the country is on the lookout for pearls to go into the collection Sometimes the professional buyer or broker himself will match up a group of pearls and then interest a patron in them Mr Evans has received many orders direct from ultimate I consumers seeking pearls for match-log or asking for several of a certain no good but he informed me he knew Pearls "'I wouldn't do thi to anybody else but a professional and I WitEncii ion the and keeps fletseen 2000 and 3000 Pre lout fiems thc "It is not a valuabie pearl but in a lisnk Legends Smb Ole One That Valu1 'There's nothing to it" he says 11 I wear it tor the reminiscence it have pearls in my vault which I have brings One day a man brought in able Pearls Are Pound in Eating Oysters Are ExploJed---1 had fifteen years and they lune just this stickpin and said he needed ILI I I 11 las much luster as ever If a p'avi is money that he had paid $750 for Is Put On NN hen ts Real Window Display going to become lifeless it will get mountMg the pearl would or twenty "'I rather have It untnount Veteran fishermen claim they can tell a pearl-bearing shell Just by looking at it The mussels are fished for with oyster forks or with "crow feet" which is usually a long gas pipe from which four pronged wire hooks hang in series The "crow feet dragged over the mussel bed hook Into the feeding mussels which open their shells and get over the mud semewhat like a snail Pearls frequently are improved by experts through peeling Sometimes a blister will form on the outside so the expert very carefully peels off layer after layer with a knife as If he were peeling an onion until be gets down to the sheen of the per-feet pearl Mr Evans has several knives with the blades worn down to about one-quarter inch as a result of much pearl peeling Each layer I Mr Evans says represents one year of the pearl's growth like the rings on a tree A Professional Wlio Was 'rooted ''I once purchased for $125 a pearl of which I was very doubtful but took a chance I could peel it" Mr I Evans said "After I got to work I the pearl was soft A pro- i fessional pearl buyer saw the pearl it matched one he had and wanted to buy it I told him it was Veteran fishermen claim they an tell a pearl-bearing shell Just by looking at it f014 for with i I want COO for this I want COO" he yelled "'Wait a Minute? I replied grubAaked you and furnished you with a boat but I want to do the right thing 111 give you $325 for the I pearl' "I kept It six or seven years and then sold it for $154s" The Most recent pearl discovery in this neighborhood was that of Comte! Reeves fishing in the river one night! Moving his boat about lus paddle' struck a fililscel shell With the Seeond name of the fishermen hereabouts Reeves threw the inuel Into the boat and late that night with nothing else to do opened it up It contained a pearl weighing 709 grains Through the mysterious grapevine telegraph of the pearl buy ers the news of the find spread and already six or seven buyers have sought out Reeves At last accounts he was holding the find for $5000 The beautiful colors of the White I River pearls are due to the chemicals such as iron or tune in the waters i of the springs In which the pearl-bearing mussels live According to Mr Evans a pearl is a long time in forming as much Ls 100 years being required for the large ones The pearls frequently are found embedded in the nmscle of the mussel Sometimes they are attached to the shell "'I want COO for this I want COO' he yelled 'Watt a minute' I replied ort111t kori Mid furnished you I have b-tween 2000 and 2000 pearli I in the vault at the bank purchased over a period of more than twentye years I can tell you instantly the veight of each pearl from whom I purchased it and What I paid for Professionally John Evans is the proprietor of a shoe store here (Ay a Member of re Var'i Vonri AITSVILLE ARK The veteran pearl buyer pushed the three little A hite pellets about the size or into a row on his desk averaging about six grains Nveight earn the pellwid globules gleatning la the light appeared alike I Yoofs Augilist 12254227 MAIN Furniture Sale Savings Up to 50(70! onommommion Prince Howard Quality SALE Surplus factory lines for less than manufacturer's in this sale I I of beautiful furniture from factories together with several newest creations bought at the Market are included in this sale Living Room Suites dk4 4 low '1 4'4' 4 tia ig 1: evell 4 Iti r4 6 2' 'lii )( 4 IA' 't ik '4 7 7 1 it t' i ''f' 4- i'': 'I NI 414 -sr ik il 1 'I 414 4: 4 I A '0'44 it 4-4 1 I tai 0 4i 1 Vilt 1' A 4 k- ti 4 lc ilk: a' 1 0 if J'e S41 7 1 'z: I I v'''1 5: ft 1 4----- :2 ''''Y'''27 i et'A o' 10'' 1' i '7 't'1 1 i tssi tA 103 -s7 4 f4 that way witnin iiaLrgr" in I days alter being taken from the wa I ed I replied 'but I will give you $15 ter I for it if you will go back and fish Another tradition exploded Is that: for more pearls in the same spot you pearls found by oyster eaters in this i found this' have no country have any value The pe 'I money to equip myself arls job' he said so I offered to suitable for jewelry are of two kinds: th the Oriental or salt water peartj grubstake him supply him with a found in oriental oysters and the boat and with oyster forks rake-like 'fresh water" or "sweet water" pearls tongs with 20-foot handles found in mussel shells in inland riv- "so he went back and began fish ers They sometimes are called ing in the spring where he had found "American pearls" I the first pearl In moving his boat Another tnistaken Idea Mr Evens to another spot he shoved the oyster 1 says is that pearls are formed as the fork don against a rock and heard I something rattling within the tongs result of a grain of sand causing Ir It ritation in the living mussel which' wa a mussel shell A few hours covers the irritation over with an I later he came into the store the hap- exudate which hardens into a pearl piest man you ever saw with a 68- Mr Evans says the start of a pearl is' grnin pearl he had cut out of that 11 actually an egg of the mussel which mussel had died within the shell for some reason and so forms the nucleus for the gem The White River pearls have a high value in Europe because of the beau tiful colors which many of them have ilk Gr I so Some are purple orange and pink as well as white and Mr Evans exhibit ed a bronze pearl which turned into a shimmering green in daylight and to 1 pink under lamplight On Market That Pt Not Down Our entire stock Contrary to the experience of most America's finest I Industries Mr Evans says that the 1 market for White River pearls is bet- carloads of the nt ter than it was a year ago Not near July Furniture Ma ly so many pearls are being found because of the extensive fishing for I mussel shells which themselves have a market value for the making of I lEbr nicE buttons and knife handles The 1 pearls usually are found in the fishing for mussel shells although sometimes a fisherman will deliberately See Our Ft fish for pearls alone Windows Sunday I "Pearls grade in value according to their shape their color their weight i and their sheen" explains Mr Evans "The most valuable shape is the round pearl Then there are button pearls pear-shaped pearls baroques turtle 66 backs rosebuds and so forth A pearl double the weight of another pearl of the same grade is worth four times the value of the second one The highest-priced pearl I ever sold was I' 1 --1 one weighing sixty-eight grains for AL which I obtained $2500 -I "Whenever a pearl buyer obtains mg a 'perfect' pearl he immediately at IFfe I tempts to match it Pearl buyers who come from all sections here to see me will travel across the country if they IP hear of a pearl which they believe as might match one they have No book collector or antique furniture fiend loull works harder at the Job The last pearl I sold went to complete a neck I had been required to match up the 1 lace in Paris for several years l'll string A representative of the seet: French jeweler came out here for it and I sold the final pearl for the ie'" 11)141 necklace for $1500 When the neck av within fifteen UGUST Our entire stock America's finest carloads of the July Furniture IP 11' INCE See our I 7 4 1 I 0 tris 4 4 41 I i so I dal ilk de r'''' Carved French Smart new suites from Kroehler Levin Bros National and Pullman August prices ridiculously low Two-piece suites from $15210 down to $3470 $3935 $39 solid walnut Others $29:75 Up OW Its) FURNITURE COMPANY I See Our Windows Sunday Davenport and Chair 4210-1244 TROOST AVE Open Evenings $125 Value Solid mahogany carved frame $8770 Wonderful selection of covers $8 Mo Bedroom Suites SNWIANdldtaltaSOtgaiNitikedgattaingOlerantandigibtatiAttiAllekao 761 takaL '4841 I am et Suites from Grand Rapids Mich and other fur niture manufacturing centers August prices reduced as much as I2! For instance three-piece Colonial bedroom suites of solid maple on sale at $3765 JOHN EVANS HOLDING A COUPLE OF VALUABLE MUSSEL SHELLS THE CLOSED SHELL CONTAINED A PEARL THAT SOLD FOR OM THE OPEN SHELL HAD A $1320 PEARL IN IT bs the proverbial peas in the pod The pearl buyer looked at them fondly then remarked: "That is the best match I have been kble to make In the last five or six years They probably look exactly like to you To the experienced pearl buyer however they have characteristics as different as individuals temperamentally he is a lover of pearls with a stock and a reputation which have drawn pearl buyers not only from all over the United States but from Europe as well He trades in White River pearls those fresh water ornaments of the wealthy which are found in the mussels abounding in the rivers and bayous of this region New Studio Divan Makes double bed or twin beds Inner spring mat- (2( tresses Complete with pillows $3 Month '29 1111111 ti IMEIMEMNIENIMMEINM o--- 11111111111111111111 NI Az 11 Furniture EAST 51244 kiSio a Company 12TH ST I pining Room Suites Carefully selected period styles walnut carved oak solid from the famous Rockford factories Every suite a bargain August prices range from $16665 down to $5865 iio 4: 11 Vr141" 1 Ir "111 ail 1 I 1 A 10 Alf i te l' 4 0 4N 4 ps 1 d-- 01 0 4- '1 1 4 14 2 9 12 GREATEST IN FURNITURE HISTORY 4 Hundreds of after-inventory items at tremendous reductions have been added to our many August Specials Now is your time to buy! Save 40(70 and Every piece new and unconditionally guaranteed Come in Tomorrow! 1 -4 i 1111 If 6111i1'1 11 I tlirlit 1'4 '------7-7- iilis1tt' 1 6- r) "LI INEL 111)14 Witt i I 1 '1 C7 '4 It I tt 44r i 3 01 I i Oe' 4 Mb tir--4 2 J'''''' a 1' 't el 14NI 1 c' 1 illogivritigkit)--' Ir 4 i ti i 1 1 i -f- 41 7 n'' 'Y'' r'''' i i 1 IL JK 11 li 0 (1 thiti1 lit 1 luomi)o) i(1 1 )c--) 11'11) )1 11 111111)11)) il i 1' 4 )) 1 ir i (') 'il 'Istzel 111'11' '11 I 11)) ill ror if iiitull0 r173a41 A vI 1 4w -'r4-14-'-i----' -4- 1-- -11' A tz 101111Cliiii lit ''f 74 illif '''W-k----- 9ktm I 'C 14 jt -'5V342 AltESEDF 0 a 11 "-97-7 3 1 111 -'31: 1 l' 1 QCAu ct)2t: 0- 1 il it II 47 11 --y- '111F 4 1-- t- i I 81 111f 1 Ile 6 IV Alk i 4-1-''''' I '-tie 41116 1- 1 421--- i Nr 74 s' --i --IN 11---- IV It 1 I --'k ----4-0 2 4i 0 1'' 4- vit Beautiful 10-Piece Genuine Angora Mohair Living Room Group Your Choice of Genuine Angora Mohair as Pictured or High Grade Velour Coverings The luxurious matched Davenport and Lounge-back Chair are covered in rich Angora Mohair Stylish serpentine fronts and deep reversible cushions i enhance the beauty of the suite The complete 10-piece group includes: 1 4111 Lounge Back Chair Table Scarf 50 7 Table Lamp Floor Lamp Table Pillow 4 1 14 Picture Rack Liberal selection in making up your poop 1 1 110 $6 Allowance for Your Old Suite 1 I 1 num Great August Sale of High Grade Axminsters and 4 5 :1 Velvets Many new patterns have just been re 1 14 ceived and they are included at this extremely low 1 I price 9x12 and 84x10-6 sizes $150 Down ak 1 OM 1 17'10 Easy Credit Terms Free Delivery 44 4' i Low Rent Low Overhead Lowest Prices 1 7 0 to a 1f 01111 4 44 Rent Credit Terms (AI- 'ifii Low i 1 Overhead Free 14 1 1 'i 11111114t Lowest Delivery I Allli Prices crttS4tt 41112 4it 3' P''t 11' 1 i 'O II or 10 i c-IP I i 1 4 '111 1140' i 1 i e-1 1 Il Compare gyrOgrg Values Bffilrit thit Bo 12251227 MAIN r- Look at These See for Yourself August Furniture Sal Window with rollers Porcelain Top Kitchen Tables 25100 Vanity Benches $169 Buffet polychrome frames $385 Occasional Walnut finish $385 Floor Lamps to PO choice $38 8 1 I Buy good quality furniture fu of correct design Every 7p piece in our large stock in I Lid $379 1 1 Pli i i '4 1 i AP 1 1 0 tzh 1-0 47q'') it 1 4' i ki I 4 444i oi' '4'0 '): ''i'l '14: 741C40- f' -i A 1 tto 1 4 44 -ti liirt --v fiI 'Ni 7- 4 4 eluded in this sale at reductions of from Model's Big August Feature-8-Piece Living Room Suites Metal Day Beds 15 to 50 '1 at giveaway prices and all styles LIVING ROOM OUTFIT lnicludi Velour ng8 beautiful of Mo 50 i pestry hyaline Living Room Smit latest style: Wilkie Velvet Rug Occasional Table Occasional Chair Console Wall Mirror End Table and Smoking go for only $6950 Including 8 beautiful of Mohair Velour or Tapestry twopiec Living Room Suit latest style: Wilton Velvet Rug Occasional Table Occasional Chair Console Wall Mirror End Table and Smoking go for only $6950 comp tete with cretonne covered Il th le cotton matttets new and used Marvelous to beat it $1485 $1965 $2450 Up to $6950 17 $1250 SPECIAL Lcarhagier xtmofgoartnayblfeeet LoAunnttre 75 THIS nail trim Your choice of three 1 WFFK covers Siegel-Wood Furniture Co 1329-31 Main Street Terms $1 Weekly! Ruffled Curtains Complete 10-Piece Lxft 1 7' Bedroom Group 4 ::11 1:11 1 Smmons Coil Spring ull We include Matched Vanity --72 Chest of Drawers and beautl- I fully decorated Bed Bench i I 11 1-- eva 1 41 --77--- I I 1 i i i -------r-1-- 1 size all-cotton Mattress and I -7 2 pairs attractive Panels or AAmiiiialli I Ths very -74-- -1j 1 stylish suite is in rich walnu I ii 4 7 7 tt t-- 0 L--1'- lb A greatly reduced 1 71111111 1 4 I I I i 4- '-11-! i I III 4 i 1 for our August Sale 1 1 4 aAlhot II 2 pairs attractive Panels or 7 Milliell Lb IP' II 1 --7 e-- --C- ill i LI I ii Ruffled Curtains This very --1 ---1 13-l'itt --I stylish suite is in rich walnut 1 11 lb Imp 11010 177calk floarnsohuranAdugiusstgrseaaltely reduced i 11 i 1 1 A 111 1 We Have Hundreds of Big Bargains in USED Furniture! Axminster This 9-Plece Bedroom Room Rugs AMh A This 9-Piece Bedroom Complete 10-Piece Dining Outfit CompletOPiei IN IN ei Outfit to Go at 1 A4S0- 1-- I C) i ASP- $5750 -Aiox' 1 Th 1 k---------4 spy --'''T 7tt)- rowna-4nce flor WYeeureliSuliYte AL11'r i i j-70 Cberal Allowancerrot Exceptional Values! AUGUST FURNITURE SALE MODEL Prices It to Co at Beautiful seamless silky nap worth $2950 anywhere 8-3x10-6 or 9x12 size for Terms $1 $4950 Weekly dMINIIM Terms $1 Weekly $599- 1 11 All Walnut 4-Poster Bed Coil Spring and All Cotton Mattress SpecialdaytatTeature 31e8m4IIf1Tnv 11119 $1915 Here's whet you Buffet Oblong 1 able Host Clair five side Chairs Buffet Mirror and large Axminster Rug--all for $S950 fleres what 'oh get-3plere walnut fin ish Hollywood Vanity Poster Bed and Chest of Coil Springs-454h full size cotton mattress-- 2 feather room size for $4950 702210 10-inch osciilating High Quality Electric Fan FREE with every $100 purchase regardless ot price of merchandise selected This is a hot weather offer that you cannot afford to tris No red tape Buy $100 worth of furniture and you receive the fan free Come In tomorro I 1485 Complete Eatmemmiummew 50c Weekly Refrigerators August Sale Sensation 3-Piece Bed Outfit $1295 New and fine quality ice be low worth Innerspring Mattress 8-Piece Dining Room Suites ty11 1 ir diptot :4 ill- 1 1 1)1 i VD 1 Ir'1 i 171T11111' 1 Ili 1 )1 1 1 $345 to $2450 14 New Guaranteed Refrigerators 7 Onlia'yneeN any adliPlan Three complete rooms of new furniture for your living room bedroom and kitchen including rugs and breakfast room essentials for only $119 As a special August feature'we have assembled this furniture for your easy selection at this astounding low price Don't In tomorrow! $10 Weekly $9 L5 I I I value yet metal size-454 Natters Simmons Coil for $1295 tic 50c a week 4 14 Dressers 0 41Mata10ONnb a 4 1iP 44'11'77N k''iIN ---1---ii Nv A 4- k- Il 0116 7' 111111P: 4' so Nerriwoo 01 Easy Credit Terms 50c Weekly totirelY TieW-- strong sprint( covellft ton noel bottom with gottrs Ilro thtn low vitt SI RS In DVi- Lon a n4 (1 Ilm low His Gas Ranges and of then prttli $650 to $4950 11 1 IP 061-44 selection now sod I No Out-olCity used sssss ro--all to to go at i so Extra 1:11297 "P''11: "7 -171 i 1111119 l'plutZu'inartly il :::1 1 WeCOMe IP $49517505t 895 Charges 1)0D ir i 444 Added Pit- iberal group i COMPANY '1r 4j and Up to $2450 of Any kin selections ski I f--4441440444441044 44414414 i oiesTARruteirrunci Co 11091111 MS GEE STREET MEMMUMMILi PIMEIL011MINP.