Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-02
but better known In history az Due dc

but better known In history as Due do
Reichstsdt. II is q rose velvet.lined
cradle Of gold basket work, swinging
between two golden standards, spears
rpheld by the eagles Of Francs. In a
glsss a near this cradle are the i'm.
perial baptismal robes Of the poor lit
tie fellow, and beside them q arsat
faded, rcd satin garment worn by
Chatlem ,gne. Ga the flor # this
case are his gloves, yellow buckskln
embroidered With pearls aud lax elk,
an his scepter, saber, and Bi ole, or
rather book of the G,tp,ls Here,
too, are q few historical cutiosilis
slch as he horoscops of W,llensteiu,
duke OF Flicdl,u6, n lance of Saint
MIuri'ius, and the emblematic crown
aud ball If tho cid German, or "HOly
Roman EMPIRE" established by
Chsriemagne and his Palsjins. Ling
eriug along the corridor leading to the
J9Tel room We psss superb porcelain
dinner sets aud GU glass of Venetian
aud Bohemian workmanship, vases OF
laoislszuii, ~mAlSchite, and verda an.
tique; then, beside, cases of h1ge
pearls, msdo into queer shaped toys
for imperial children, jars aud bowls
ot precious stones, bsrgerystnl spark
ling like hugo dismond balls and h,sh.
ing rays of rainbow splendor over
you as you pass At Last we reach
the apartment where the huge octag
onal glass case contaiDiI 6
THE IMPERIAL DIAMONDS
stands, or rather revolves, in the cen
ter of the room. Fur gers d'srmes,
or guerismor, stand guard over this
revolving treasure, around which
crowds OF tourists crowd every mora.
ing the Schatgkammer is open to the
public. The imperial crown of Aue-
tria, the diamond crown of the EN-.
press, the scepter and BALI OF empire,
and the private jewelry of the imper'
ial house fling such q blszs of rplendor
OIL every side that you have to rub
your eyes once or twice before you can
see anything very clearly. Then we
see REVERE Of diamonds ss big as hsz j
nuts, psrure of emerslds, amethyst
and Bapphires, and, brilliant bsyoud
them all, tho ruby and diamond
parure, necklaces, cal rings, bracelets.
belts and chatelaine.sss If Oi,ea
Marie Antoiuettc, which, concealed by
tho brave, true.hearted Ddchess
d'Angoulemo, were conveyed to Hol
land when the royal family Of France
we're thrown into prison, and later
these jewels were brought by the
duchess to the emperor e Austria.
Here, too, is u diamond necklace oil
Marie Antoinette; thirteen large roset
If rose diamonds, and an ornament fol
a bal dresl composed of 4Sl pearls Of
Immense size encirclcd With d almonds
THIS CELEBRATED F~LoRENTINE,
n diamond which belonged to Charlie
tie Bold, aud lost by him at the bsttl
of Murteu, ia now IN the possession @
the Haysoures. 1t was found by
peasant upon tho baltic field, and sol
by him to tho FuggarS, tho renowne
! Austrian bankers of tho sixteent
century. 1t weighs 1881 c%arsts, all
, is as large as an Elglisu form. ]
reposes on the crimson velvet cuBhio
baside the imperial irsigis and ii
{ orders worn by Maria Theresa, sue
2 "a the Toison dor the cross of S
r Stephen and other Hungarian decor
f tions of ruby, diamond and emerald
o the red, white aud green" oolors
the Hungarian flag. Pym, who h
no very great respect for any CROW
Q Jewels outside the royal treasury
England, pronounced a ~patrouizi,
70 approval of these ''ordere."
II Inever could h'admire those frunY
ls lookin' h'orDam ants h'Of the CART
70 What a stupid maid that hold cou'
j. cess hot Salisbury must 'av 'ad
A. lose her garter hin dancing), nor d.
or h'admire tho ''bsth" more nor t
IA star of h'India h'order; they are
a too conspicuous on their ribbon
IL but
And she pointed to the subo
Toison der with $50 great, fJrr
three carat diamonds, and gave Il
B. perorstion-
Them's gems; them's fit for t
=. aueen. Hits creditable to livs hin
country where the sovereign c
d. h'sfford to wear such mig nogt--(,
ct meant nick. knsck.) my mind is gre
no ly relieved since l find the h'empel
really has jewels fit for the quee
p',t do mako one mora resDectable