, 1876-07-08
ROYAL PRESENTS,

Some Of tho Things 1sece1ved 1y tho Princs
OF Wa1oa Willie In india.
Tho presents received by the Prince Of Waller
while on Ills recent 1nd|an tour havo been ar.
ranged at tic Indian Muscum, South Kcnslng.
ton, and arc now open to tho inspection OF tht
public. The collection has been arranged With
f1ne cvcto effect, md It Is In itself splena1d
tnuscu1n Illustrative Of tho manufactures and
the scmi-barbarfc luxury of India On entering
almost the first object which attrncts tho gazs
Of tie visitor is the gold cup presented by til,
n EA ps sa, sf "y1s5s e ~ Til: F Il soP Pee; e
the Prince Of walcs' marriage, and, having
been raccl for, was won By horse belonging ID
the Mnharajah. The sa1no case also contalna
many other pieces q gold plate, Oriental In Do
caseA containing Cashmere work IN silver and
gold. The ela6oratclyctnbosael patterns oE
the gohfets and dccantcrs resemble tho shawl
from Cashmere, and several have been entirely
produced by the manual labor Of the patient
craftsmen Of the uimalayaa. Probably tlie
chief wealth OK the collection intEinsiea1Iy con.
fldcrcd, Ia centred In the case OF nruls wlcl, In
Eaatorn countries Invariably indicate tho wcartra
rank BY The number and value q tl,e precious
by tic Mahasa]al of Cashmere. Tho sheath
oil red velvet Ia thlckly studded with diamonds,
reatls, antl cmcra1db. The swprtl-knot Ia OF
pcarl tasscla, ending in eneralds, and the bado
Ia beautifully figured with light md dark steel.
Thu weapons coinprisc every variety IN form and
ornamenlatton. Tlcrcare Guitars and laEgcrs of
fantastic shape, with JcwoIedh handlcs. Hcfemny
puted to hare founded the great Ma}sattn En-.
pirc IN 165a A sword and sheath, given by tho
Guicwar Of Baroda, Ia tastcfully decorated With
pearls and diamonds. The cshtelds Of rl'tnoccros
hidcare clrioslties one being elaboratclT painted
| In sombre colors, With bnsses Of tndc, Another,
OF blue md gold enamel, has attached astlk scarf
with plne-pattcrn ends and embroidered With
! pearls md diamonds Among thcnrnlor are Sikh
' with iur'quoises and rubies tiis handeoxsrs 6e.
Ing Of velvet, studded with gilt na1s. The ilre-
ARMS include fine display Of matchlocks, from
the stutetwist barrels to the finest wtrc,twlst.
chambers, proving that the principle Of the re-
yulver was known to Indian gunstniths long be-
ioru the days Of percussion caps and cartridges.
There arc arrows In abundance, and spears,
implements Of warfaso. A case Of exquls!tee
Cashmere ahawla commands attention, and
thebarhartc teTelry cnrnpriace nccklcts armcl ts,
and tinkltng ankleta Of the -purcst gold and
silver; Tho fabrics include Dseca muslns Ct
the finest description, and the mucll-prlzed
puslltntna cloth ot tho most exquisite texture.
A conspicuous object is hookah from the
Ata.arajah Of Cashmere, which ie set with
rts ana EsaTs S iS so 9SeE eEfa q fse ysf Es
gilt elephant howdah from the Mnhara1ah Of
Jcyporc, and trapptngs Tor lorscs, rich in gold
aud Jewels. 4 handsome pal!d Of 'Vizagapatam
work Is tnatlo Of bison horn oyer1n!d
with frctwork Of ivory, and its construction Is
the result Of four years labor. .Aiewc1ed crowu
from tho King OF Dude, male for tho Prince, ia
a uass Of diamonds, pearls, and pricious stones.
There aro models Of the Madufa Temple, Tho
Parsee Tower Of Silence at Bombay, and the
famous Observatory Of Denarca: Among the
collection OF jewclry, much Of 6hieh is ot com.
paratlvely insignificant Ta1uc, there il splendid
ncckict Of lat diamonds, from the hlaharaiah oi
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