Pearl of Kuwait Pearl of Kuwait The Pearl of Kuwait is a pearl that was bought in 2004 by its current owners, Bond Street, London jewellers Symbolic & Chase, and named the "Pearl of Kuwait" in recognition of the Persian Gulf waters in which many pearls have been found. It measures 258.12 grains (64.5 carats, 69.8 carats with its diamond cap) making it the third-largest (documented) well-formed natural pearl drop. In 2004, a large pearl named the Pearl of Kuwait was consigned by an undisclosed private family for auction at Christie's in London. The Pearl of Kuwait was part of the Pearls exhibition
The Purity of the Turf (short story) The Purity of the Turf (short story) "The Purity of the Turf" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in "The Strand Magazine" in London in July 1922, and then in "Cosmopolitan" in New York that same month. The story was also included in the 1923 collection "The Inimitable Jeeves". The story features a school fair, where Bertie, Bertie's friend Bingo Little, and Jeeves form a syndicate to place bets on the contests. The underhanded bookmaker Steggles tries to rig the contests against them.