The daily gazette., 1878-06-19
Duh PARIS LETTER.
The Ex-JewcIs of the Crown of
Erance-What People are
Looking at.

IOO ARDENT GlhlOSlI1 oF fhENCH
LADIEs-THE MOST SPLENDID DIAMOND |
IN THE WORLD AND ITS LEGEND 9TH |
Err ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sHAwLs |
THAT WOULD PASS THROUGH WE'D
DING RING AND sHAWLS THAT WOULD |
NoT-UNIQUE DECORATION OF A MANI |
MOUTH sHAwL-THE RICH FRENCH
LADIES WHO GIVE TON WHEREVER
FASHION JOURNALS PENETRATE.
From our regular correspondent.
"Le VestiJule dHomelr," or the grand
entrance to the exhibition, is in the GEN.
tral facade in front of the garden of the
Trocadero, and between the English and
French sections. On the French side it
is to be adorned with the ex,jewels of
the crown, for there being now neither
King nor Emperor the jewels must be
so termed), and the products Of Gobe-
Inns and Sevres. When these are well
in their places 1 hope to describe 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 Diamo',ts de PAngletorre. 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 regaha,
and is understood to have yielded to the
pressure of Lord Granville. Disraeli and
the Prince of Wales who has made HIM
self very popular in France by the prom
inent part he has taken in the Exhibi-
ton. The curiosity of the French ladies
was so great in the first weeks of May
that in pressing against each other to
look well at the wondrous gems, they
broke through the glass case sheltering
them. To prevent recurrence of this
kind of thing, the diamonds are now
placed on low platform, square at the
base, and rising with steps around in the
form of a truncated pyramid. On the
top of the platform there is low railing
to protect the glittering treasures which
consist of a couple of diadems, some
necklaces, clasps, buckles, rings, and
hair pins. The largest of the diadems is
worn by the Queen when she holds
court at Buckingham palace. 1t Is form
ed of eighty-six briTliants of different
, sizes, and many large diamonds of the
| DuTtSt WdLtT. ut ulonC'
the radiance of all the Others as the rls
ing sun pales the stars, or az an electric
light puts out gas lamp. Who has no
heard of it? 1t is the famous Kohinoor
, A legend is attached to this "mountail
of light" 70 possess which, according t.
the tradition, is to be blighted. Uneas,
is the head that wears it, Bad luck i
bound to go with it. The Queen of Eng
land has not broken the evil charm, tn
| D,a, hax Il M ci ha t,Iaaal
| it in her diadem, been cut off from he
side in manhood's prime. The Kandei
/. vassy, in the second coronet, Is large
than the Kohinoor, and would be thric
more valuable were it not for little ftaN
1 visible only to the eye of practical eN
pert. The other gems in this ornamen
are diamonds and emeralds every one c
which is without blemish.
A superb emerald, the purest al
, most beautiful that is known, is set i
u the middle of the necklace which some
II times the Queen has allowed her daugt
:, | ters to wear at great solemnites. III
y rest of the "Vestibuie dHonneur," b.
L tween the diamonds of the British crow
!. and the Canadian trophy, is taken u
with the presents which the Prince {
r Wales brought back from India. III
Indian section of the English side of til
Exhibition is where ladies OF rank mo
congregate. Itpresents many attraction
g Not to speak of the Prince of Wal'
D Uirtei collection, there are the cingales
chronological show, and the Purdo
Clark Pagoda, in which casheme1
shawls are displayed, not to speak OF ii
1. terrace, with its easy benches, and ga
dens beyond, all abloom with azelias al
May flowers.
Sd Indian shawls are now made to su
j.. the ostcntatious taste of rich French L
- dies, who give the ton to the fair sc
., wherever q fashion journal penetrate
!. 1t used to be the boast of the manufa
turers that their shawls were fine enoug
to pass through q wedding ring. Thl
of course, was a figure of speech, but u
Indian shawls of the Empress Josephine
time had a centre of the most exquisite
| fine cashemere wool, with thick
woven and embroidered edge. 1t drapt
the figure charmlngly, and could
worn without Inconvenience in war
"A weather. What we ser here does n
form elegant drapery, 1t being thlt
all over. The shawl which used to be
fine, so soft, so flexible, is of the teXtu
of Smyrna carpet, or more suitable Il
a table cover than to be thrown over
lady's shoulders. But as it is patent tn
it costs mint of money to extend u
heavy pattern of the border over Il
whole garment, ungraceful heaylness
nreferred to graceful lightness. The
ticle which passed through the weddii
ringis now unknown to the trade, al
only be found in few private museum
I'M, Lucien Doubleon possesses one wm'
was given by Napoleon l. to the Duche
. Abrantes, afterwards stolen FROM h
shoulders at review in the palace
Fouche. A mammoth shawl, lar
- enough, one would say, to wrap up
-. carriage-full of Sultanas, attracts Ev'
.al daughters who are lost in wonder at
is, originality. Given the subject work
as, ont upon it, an inhabitant OF British
m dia only could have succeeded in lnve
for ing il with decorative beauty. What
Ter the subject? Why birds eye view
eo the chief town of Cashmere, in which
I'm a street, bazaar, house, garden, mon
Ice ment, or suburban grove is omitted. Tl
,st river with its old picturesque bridg
ed winds through the city. A birds e,
DO view of one of the manufacturing tow
ser of New England, done on patent 1901
p. would be horror; this shawl IN NJ
''o Purdon Clark's collection is really bea
le tiful, but, to my mind, it would appe
ur to more advantage as door or windo
Ike curtain than in wrapping up dehca
u woman. W. a. ~
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