The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-31
Paris Letter


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To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
''Le Vestibule d d'Honneur, or the
grand entrance to the Exhibition, is
in the central facade in front of the
garden Of the Trocadero, and be-
tween the English and the French
sections. On the French side of
it is to be adorned with the ex jew
els of the crown Qor there being
now neither King nor Emperor The
jewels must be so termed). and the
products of Gobelins and Seyres.
When these are well in their places
l hope to described them, but since
France is still in dishabille, in the
grand entrance hall, we must pay
our respects TO England who is
ready to receive. Let US approach
and see what people are looking at
with all their eyes," The objects
of their admiration are les Diamants
de J. Angletorre. Eight policemen,
French and English, keep guard
over them night and day. Queen
Victoria up to the last moment held
back from sending this part of her
and is understood to have
yielded to the pressure of Lord
Granville Disralli, and the Prince
of Wales who has made himself
very popular in France by the
prominent part he has taken in the
Exhibition. The curiosity of the
French ladies was so great in the
first weeks of May that in pressing
against each other to look we'll at
the wendrous gems, they broke
the glass case sheltering
them. To prevent a recurrence of |
,his kind Of thing, the Diamonds are
low placed On a low platform.
square at the base, and rising with
steps around in the form of toun-
,ated pyraneid. On the top of the
platform there is a low railing to
protect the glittering treasures which !
consist of a couple Of diadems, some
necklaces. clasps. buckles, rings, |
md hairpins. The largest of the
iiadems is worn by the Queen when
he holds court at Buckingham pal
zee. 1t is formed Of eighty-six bril-
iants of different sizes, and many
arge diamonds of the purest water.
rhe central one extinguishes the
adiance of all the others as the
ising sun pales the stars. or as an
electric light puts out gas lamp.
Who has not heard of it? 1t is the
amous Kohinoor. A legend is at.
ached to this mountain of light"
0 possess which. according to the
is TO be lighted. Uneasy
: the head that wears it. Bad luck
5 found to GO with it. The Queen
# England has not broken the evil
harm, the Prince consort having
ince she placed it in her diadem
'een cut off from her side in man.
Iood's prime. Kandervassy, in the
econd coronet, is larger than the
and would be thrice more
aluable were it not for little flaw,
tsable only to the eye of prao.
ical expert. The other gems in
his ornament are diamonds and
meralds every one of which is with
ut a blemish. A supurb emerald.
he purest and most beautiful that
J known, is set in the middle of the
eck-lace which the Queen has some
ines allowed her daughters to wear
t great solemnities. The rest of
le .'YestibIIe q Honnear," between
le diamonds of the British crown
nd the Canadian trophy, is taken
p with the presents which the
rince Of Wales brought back from
ldia. The Indian section Of the
nglish side of the Exhibition is
here ladies' Of rank most oongre.
ate. 1t presents many attractions.
OF to speak of the Prince of Wales
rite collection, there are the Gin
alese Astrological show, and the
9autiful Purdon Clark Pagoda, in
hich Cashmere shawls are dis
aged, not to speak of the terrace.
iLh its easy benches, and gardens
,yond, all abloom with azelias and
ay flowers. a@
Indian shawls are. now made to
it the ostentatieus taste of rich
rench ladies, who give the ton to
e fair sex wherever Fashion
,urnal penetrates. It used to be