The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-07-30
The Royal Jewels OF Persia.

Iwent, SAYS a recent writer, with the
Turkish Minister, an Italian, and Rus
sian lady to see the Shah's jewels, which
are certainly the greatest sight in their
wav the world can show. We pre-
sented ourselves at the palace and were
received by Yahya Kahn, who took us
out of the second and inner great court
of the palace into a small quadrangle,
not far from the sacred precincts OF the
harem. We then went up steep
staircase to a small room about twenty
feet by fourteen, where jewels to the
value of $6,OO0,000 or $7,0OO,OOO were
laid out on carpets at the far end of
the room. Near the jewels on chair,
sat the Mustanful Mamalik, or Persian
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and being
Sayid, wore the sacred color.
In such a show of gems as seemed to
realize the wonders of Aladdin's lamp,
the eye was too much dazzled ana the
memory too confused for description to
be possible. But / remember that ut
the back -of all was the Kaianian crown,
and on either side of it two Persian
lambskin caps, adorned with splendid.
aigrettes of diamonds. The crown itself
was shaped like fower-pot, with the
small end opened and the other closed.
On the top of the crown was an uncut
ruby, apparently without flaws, as large
as hens eggs. In front of the crown
were dresses covered with diamonds and
pearls; trays with necklaces of pearls,
rubies, and cmeralds, and some hun
dreds of diamonds, ruby and 'turquois
rings In front of these, again were
gauntlets and belts covered with rubies
and diamonds; and, conspicuous among
them, the Kaianian belt, about foot
deep, weighing perhaps about eighteen
pounds, and one complete mass OF
perals, diamonds, emeralds, and rubies.
Still nearer to us stood drinking bowl
completely studded with enormous
Jewels; a tray full of foreign orders sci
! in brilliants, and in front of all lay q
dozen swords, which are worth quarter
of million each. Along with these
, were eapulets covered with diamonds
and armlets so contrived that brilliant
: revolved and kept continuous scintil
latiOn.
; 1t was difficult among so many Il
, single out particular gems. Perhaps
however, the first place ought to b.
? assigned to the famous "Darya-i-Noir,
, or aSea of Light" the sister diamOnt
| to our Puniab trophy, the "KOOh-i-Nor,
S or "Mountain of Light" 1t is an incl
!. and a half long, and inch broad, an'
! three-eighths of an inch thick. 1t ha
/ the name of Faith Ali Shah on on
a side, and the inscribing this name re
;, duced the value of the diamond, so a
e least said Yahya Kahn. 1t is a nor
d strous diamond, but not very brilliant
g The Persians say that the "Sea G
# Light" and the Mountain of Light
Z. were Jewels i'm the sword of Afrusal
a and they continued in the crown of Pc
IS sia till they were carried away by Timou
; from whom they descended to Mohan
med Shah, King of Delhi, and Mad
l. brought them from India; but when h
e was slain, Ashmed Shah Abdalli ca
g ried off the Koh-i-Nor, which descende
d TO Shah Shuja, and was taken from hi
n by Runiet Singh. The Darya Nor r
mained in Persia with the greater pa
e of the other gems that Nadir brougl
from India.
l. Among the rings is one in which
i. set the famous Pitt diamond sent /
N George w. to Faith Ali Shah. Anoth,
Of very large diamond is the Tai Ham
,e or the Dadem of Phoenix. 1t SCENE
ut as big as the top of a mans thum
There is also the finest turquoise
o. the world, three or four inches lon
in and without flaw, and a smaller OF
lis of unique beauty, three-quarters of |
I'd inch long, and three-eights pfcan in,
no broad. The color was lovely, Nmd I
n most as refreshing To- the eye as P'
nd sian poetsfFtten There are also mai
apphires kss large as marbles, and rubi
to and pearls the size of nuts; and
id certain that / counted nearly hundr
emeralds from half an inch square 70
es inch and three-quartes long and an in
lc. broad. In the sword scabbard, which
. covered with diamonds there Is not
lat single stone smaller than the nail o.
re mans little finger. Lastly, there is
~ emerald as lrage as walnut, cover
with the names Of the kings who b
3" possessed 1t.
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