Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-08
KING THEBAw's JEWELS.
His Throat. His Hat, His Coat, All
Blxzed With Precious Minerals.

From the London Daily Neaos.
late ana involuntary exhibitor at South
Remington is the deposed King OF Burmah.
portion OF whose treasures. looted from the
palace OF Mandalay. has been arranged In
nine cases close to the Ceylon Court. Three
large wall cases contain objects Of clothing,
and the remembrance OF Prince Esterhazy's
Respondent uniforms, with pearl embroidery
in lieu of silver lace and diamond tassels on
the cleaning HessIan boots, are completely
eclip-ed by coat into which emeralds. dia-
monds and other precious stones are woven
with bea en- gold, so that the weight would
alone forhii, were ceremonial considerations
OF superStltious state wanting, that the GIT
tering garment should be worn ofiener than
once year. / ady Dufferin ia said to have
assumed it once, and with difficulty to have
stood upright in it, as her ladyship m ght have
| done for a few seconds IN a suit of armor.
Golden hats of varying shape. some like he'll
ments OF Phrygian bonpets, others of Pagoda
| form. are in this and the adjoining oaees.
| The Kings state umbrella, furled, is in the
centre wall case. There is talk of mounting
| 1t aloft in the centre of the gallery, spread
| open to show Its Jeweled magniflcence. One
| OF the state hats, covered with precious
| stones, all set in elaborate devices OF gold. Is
| surmounted by taperiDg final, the basis OF
| which is formed of convergent diamonds.
large, long, but of little value. A lapldaryor
| dealer in GEMS would discriminate widely
between the different value Of the Jewels,
late the property" as an auctioneer might
| say, ''of monarch retired from business"
| Some Of the stones are of a great value, and
| others, comparatively speaking, are rubbish.
Palm-leaf fans, carried in procession are
| formed of thin gold.
Bowls, cups, vases, TASKS, vessels OF all
| shapes but those TO which the Western world
| is accustomed. occupy six cases. They are all
| more or less jewelled, SOME OF the stones be-
| ing uncut. Great significance. probably of
re'lg GUS kind. seems to be atlached TO a CIR
| cular group Of nine stones, the largest beng
| in the centre. On the circular lid of splen-
| dldly jewelled betel box, specially devoted to
| the kings own use, is a remarkably costly
| specimen of the mystic group of nine stones.
| The middle gem is ruby of 39A carats, with
| only one fault, Its value consequently is
very great, Round it are evenly set moon
stone, pearl, a diamond, a cats eve, cora,
a crystal, an emerald and a sapphire. All
| these stones are valuable. the diamonds be-
| Ing OF Am sterdam cutting and the first water.
| 1t is turned upside down. after the invariable
practice of the Burmese jewelers.. Ingenuity Of
| godSmlth's work is preemlnently shown in the
adaptation Of a lobster or similar crustanean
to the purpose OF 1agon. The labor OF beat
| ing out this form must have been enorm Gus.
| King Thesaws horoscope written on palm
| leaves. and enveloped in silk, hangs in
golden network In one of the cases. The
reliquaries are said to hold the teeth OF
| Brahma, who must indeed have had mir
| soulOusly fine set, considering the vast num-
/ Der OF such relics 10 be found in the temples
| Of India and all Brahmin countries.