The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-12
Crown Diamonds.

EdFSS correspondent Of the London Star
1ne Rrand preoccupation of the feminine
hit Uu VI FaIls is 10 ascertain which of the great
IsLtVCtc ulamonds are to heure at the Universal
EAnloltlOn Indifferent as We NAV be to the
merits OF precious stones in general Il must ne
auhtged that the diamond has from time Imme-
F Oiai occupied certain position in the history
OF nations. Thus II was one OF the stones winch
adorned the breast-plate of the Hebrew biob-
PrIesVs' Homer tells us that Juno wore dia-
tnOnus IN her ears. Plato believed the stone
70 De created oy the rays OF certain stars. The
anClen~ maintained that the diamond impaired
courage 10 the wearer, in like manner as they
DeneVed the ruby to be a preservative against
PestHehce, the sapphire TO secure the favor of
princes ana the emerald to preserve its nos
Sessor ILom false accusers. Certain il is chat
ulatnoads liam at this moment represent several NIL.
lions OF money.
etcne dne name OF every stone valuing sum above
taOO0 is now perfectly known, and its where.
aDouts asceItained, whether il be at Amsterdam
EaTls, Moscow, or London. The moment that
diamond IS discovered exceeding this value, the
stone, as 1t were, attRins a sort of et0I cIrJ ~,
the world of lapidarirs. For instance No ono
WOutd dare to wear an imitation OF the Regent
so long concealed by q slave in a deem wound
ne mace Tor the purpose in his thigh. Its
Weght is l36 carats, and or g'nally cost f3l2 b00
although Its actual value is twelve mil ons
Neither would any lady attempt to adorn her.
sen oy an imitation of the Sancy, which, as you
are aware was cut by LOUIS de Beroueem for
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, who woJe
II IN his helmet. Henry LII borrowed il from
h's treasurer, De Sancy, in order to gather
money on 1t Tor the purpose of raising troops
Oy GIVING II In pledge to the SWISS.
Inc servant to whom It was entrusted was
attacked by band OF Free Lances and died
nehting for his life and honor. His master, De
Sancy, confident that he had sacrificed his life
IN defense of his trust, gave orders for the dis
lnterment OF his body. On cutting il open the
diamond was found in HIS stomach The SancvI
passed successivelv from the possession Of
James ii to LOUIS XVI, from whom it was sto en-;
ana after series OF adventures it was sold last
year, by Prince Dem doff, if my memory serves
me, Tor the sum OF 926,O00. The French Crown
possessed In The wear 1871, including those pur-
chased for the hit of Louis XVI's sword 6f state
9457 diamonds, among VIII Gu were the Regent.
the Blue Diamond and the Sancy. The whole
9I Il thls r treasure was robbed in 1892, from the
search was valnly made for the perpetrators
ot this daring theft, out no trace could be DIS
covered OF the Jewels until the commune re-
celved an ANONYMOUS letter. stating that n
great part of the missing stones were buried
IN ditch of the Alice des Veuyes Champs
Elysees; and truly the Regent and the greater
part OF the Crown diamonds we're dug out of a
spot OF ground now occupied by the celebrated
restaurant so well known as the Moulin RoAee
The true story OF this robbery was never
Known; bnt in 1906, a man of the strange
name OF Baba was taken up for forgery, and\
con essed that he had assisted in the affair. \
and bad buried the Regent, and subsequently
revealed Its wherea0out 10 the commune His
line OF defense was peculiar one. He iu-
~ 1i9 Ju'EOS I1db rrduCe OWcu lnP I'M
peIial dynasty to him, seeing that had he
not revealed the spot where the Regent Law
burio d, NAPOLEON could not have pledged it,
atter the 18TH Brumaire, when his possession of
power depended on his having funds at his
command wherewith to pay the army and carry
on the Government. The Emperor had europe
raDsacked to recover the rest OF the Crown dia- |
monds, and succeeded in repurchasing the most |
valuable among them. Louis XVIII presented
the Duke OF WELLINGTON in 1915 with the Order |
OF st. Esprit, executed with the Crown damon |
winch hao cost 100000 francs, but the value of |
which amounted to 20, 900 26O francs in the wear
1892; although The Sancy was not among them, |
neither were the splendid opal called "The |
Burning of Troy" which had belonged to the |
Empress Josephine. nor diamond of thirty |
four carats, which the First Emperor was said |
TO have lost on the field OF Waterloo.