Ballet 'Jewels' still a gem, but it's lost some luster
When George Balanchine unveiled his ballet "Jewels," he suggested that his inspiration lay in the glass cases at Van Cleef & Arpels. What a good story for the magpies among us drawn to bright, glittery things. Whether it was true or not, the marketing potential was magnificent. Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell, his young prima ballerina at the time of the "Jewels" premiere in 1967, were photographed draped in diam…