Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-08-25
NOTABLE LACEs AND JEWELS.
Isabella's Cellcctieu-Emprcss Elizabeth,
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Iaabella's Callcctieu-EmpPess Elizabeth,
Observation-Disclosures Giits.
The young Countess do San Fernando
possesses lace tunic, the like Of which
is owned by no other lady in the world,
Queen Isabella alone excepted, Hei
most Catholic majesty has a perfect pas
sion for lace, and possesses collection
which is valued at over 81, 0O0, 900. This
collection is perfect museum Of lace
Of MI kinds, epochs, and nationalities
One dress alone, composed entirely OF
point d'Alencon, is valued at 800, 900,
and there is q set of founces in antique
guipure which is even more costly. OF
the Spanish mantilla walls, her majesty
owns n large number, some of which arc
worth from %, 900 to 90, 900 each. Queen
Victoria's passion is for India shawls,
and her collection is said to equal in
value the laces Of Queen Isabella. II
includes shawls the art Of making which
has long been lost, besides all tho finest
and most delicate marvels of tho India
looms of the present day, including
webs Of golden thread, and embroidered
with diamonds and pearls.
In respect to jewels, the Empress of
Austria possesses the finest emeralds
ever worn by woman. They are mount
ed in n diadem, necklace and girdle of
flowers, the leaves of which are all formed
of single emeralds, and the blossoms are
composed of diamonds. The Grand
Duchess of SAKE Weimar owns the rich
est and most perfect collection of jewels
in the world. The finest and largest
turquoises and pearls that exist are
among the crown jewels of Russia and
the finest sapphires in the world form n
part of those of England. Bavaria pos
scsses among her crown jewels parure
of pink diamonds that is perfectly
unique.
The value of the wedding gifts of Mile.
dAlbe, niece of the ex-empress Eugenie,
is said to be 81, 5000 One of these
was cameo ring which belonged to
Charles v Eleven necklaces of brilliants
adorned the collection. The Duke
d'Ossuna, whom she married, is said to
he one of the wealthiest personages in
the Peninsula.
Among the Earl of Dudley's presents
to Miss Moncrieffe before she became
his bride, were diamond dia,lem which
had been the admiration and envy Of all
Paris, said to be worth $50, 900 n brace
let of fifty precious stones of singular
purity, which Prince Albert had tried to
bargain for i'll vain another bracelet
with diamond "of fabulous price" in
the center, and rich collection of varied
assortment additionally. On the we'd
ding morning he presented her with a
necklace of five rows of pearls of enor-
nous value, and she wore dress which
contained two thousand yards of pointed
d'Alencon lace, and employed six hun
dred hands in the making, and was 30
costly that the Empress Eugene, for
whom it was intended, was obliged to
decline it. The noble acquaintance of
Miss Moncrieffe, of course, loaded her
with presents, and the inhabitants of
Dudley begged her acceptance of a
bracelet worth five hundred guineas.
The marriage of the Prince of
Chimay, the heir to one of the greatest
houses in France, to Mile. Lejeune, a
lovely blonde, with a fortune of five
million dollars, left to her by her grand
father, the younger Michel, once
famous banker, not long since elected
much comment. The Paris papers were
full of details of her trousseau. Her
lingerie one is valued at 100, 900 francs,
including twenty-four pairs of sheets,
embroidered by hand with the Caraman
arms twenty-four dozen chemises, en-
broidered and covered with Valenciennes
lace, and four lace handkerchiefs with
the Caraman arms, each costing from
1000 to 5000 francs ; fan in Venice
point, enriched with diamonds, and bear
ing in the center the arms of Caraman
and Chimay and among her jewelry is
necklace consisting of one circle of forty
two large brilliants, with their inner
circle, each consisting of thirty-seven
brilliants, with magnificent emerald as
n medallion and three superb brilliants
rs pendants.