Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-29
THE BURMESE JEWELS.
A Wonderful Collection That is
lighting the LondOnerg

A Wonderful Collection That is De-
lighting the Londoners.
The King of Burmah is the latest exhibi-
tor at the colonies, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. Nine cases of treasures from his pal
ace at Mandalay are now exposed to the pub
lie gaze in the Ceylon court. There are nine
wall cases containing uniforms. One of
these is coat in which diamonds and eme-
raids woven into golden web. The hat
is eonical; the shoes are turned up at the
points; the belt is of gold. An umbrella,
though not exactly an article of clothing,
comes in the same category. This was in
the capture broken up, and of it there now
are parts only and great quantity of orna-
ments which have been received in the cases,
but these are not shown to the public. The
umbrella itself is about thirty feet in diane
ter, and carried by shaft six inches
thick and about twenty feet long. the final
on top being when complete some nine feet
in height. The shaft was surrounded by
rings of gold studded with rows of rubies
and ornamented by alternations of V-shaped
pendants. There are bowls and fagons,
vases and TASKS Of strange designs. One
very remarkable fiagon is made in the form
of lobster or crawfsh. King Theebaw's
horoscope, written on palm leaves and en-
a
one of the cases. The reliquaries are said to
hold the teeth of Brahaina. Most of the
quaint dishes with covers take the form of a
duck. They are all more or less jeweled
some of the stones being uncut. On the cir
cular lid of jeweled petel box, specially de-
voted to the King own use, is costly spec
| linen of mystic group of nine stones. The
middle gem is a ruby of thirty nine and one
fourth carats with only one fault. Round
it are evenly set moonstone, pearl, dia-
mond, a catseye, coral, a crystal, an eme-
| raid and a sapphire. This collection which
has been sent to England by the viceroy, and
lent to the exhibition by the Secretary of
State for India, has not yet been catalogued,
but steps have been taken by Sir George
Birdwood to have this done without delay.
By the way is it loots A correspondent
writes as follows on the subject: "Many of
the articles appear to be very curious and
beautiful specimens of artistic work in gold
and precious stones, and it would be most
interesting to know if they old and what
sacred or historic associations may attach to
them Are they merely borrowed or do we
mean to retain them in this country? If the
latter, what is the value of them and where
will they be disposed? Was it for the bene-
fit of the Burmese that removed these art
treasures, or was it brigandage? Is the case
parallel with the action of Napoleon in seiz
ing the noblest specimens in the art centers
of Europe and removing them to Paris2 and
century compelled France to restore such,
will it now permit us to retain these?'
what a Good Dinner Really Is.
From Health and Home.l
What we mean by good square meal is
not simply roast beef and potatoes, with a
piece of indigestible pie and cup of ordi-
nary coffee, but a table covered with snow
white linen, the china and glassware shining
like SO many miniature mirrors, with bou-
quets of fresh blooming flowers in season
and napkins soft and fresh from the laundry,
not stiff as pasteboard SO that they will slide
from your knee These preparations cost
but trife and are the invariable precursor
of good appetite. No dish should be
served undecorated the fish and meat should
be surrounded with small pieces of either
parsley or beets, carrots or turnips cut by
moulds into various knickknack devices, not
so much for eating as for ornamentation, and
also as an appetizer. For puddings, melons.
etc., pulyelized sugar should always be at
hand and for iced tea slice or two of lem
on with granulated sugar Cleanliness of
the table should be co-important with clean
iness of the body