Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-24
rmE RGEscn On oMr LEVELS.
Tbsy Are ordered sid-Thsir nlstory asd
EnorH .ous vaips.

EnorH .ous yaipe,
london 2" mes, November
When ffahce went out Of She business
OF monarchy she possessed aone 81 the
finest crown Jewels 10 the world. She
eilll posses Jos thom, but 70 Judge BY a
recent yo' . Of the sonata II will not Do
Tor long Tho senate has passed n bill
authori7 ing the sale Of those oasurcs,
ana 10 cd republicans are within AlRht VI
. gos for which They have been striving
Tor some years. Crown Jewels are an
on nae % republican simplicity and 70
II publican logic. "Why are not all these
' hinRa sold ana tho money given 10 the
pOOf7O The chamber has been para
| phraainR memorable question IN this
way for long time, and the senate a. Wo
see, has now asked and answered II IN It's
turn. The laying out Of the money IL
reserved for future decision, and for ~.
tnre quafrela. Some are for fund for
disabled workmen, some would endow a
museum. Tho assent Of tho senate
removes tho last barrier but one
between this historic collection aud the
auction room. Not all the jewels are 10
be sold, at least W. may presume so To
one report on project Of this nature, "
IL urged that some should DO kept for the
museum, ana that only the remainder
should bo doomed 10 tho melting pot and
hammer. The Regent ls,of course, I'm tho
nrst category. To part with the Regent
Is too absurd, oven II IL would not DO i'm.
possible. Who could buy a diamond ~.
timatcd nearly 100 years ago Mt ~ 900, 900
france? "Aiter more than century ana
half" cried the onraptured experts
employed by the chamber, "the
Regent In, as Saint Simon described II In
l7i7. n brilliant inostlmAblo, and unique
In the world.n It's denaity IL rather
higher than that OF the diamond In gen.
oral aud lta weight 1876 carhta, without
counting the grains. II stood NJ $500.
900 francs IN value when this Regent
Philip Of Orleans, bought IL Of Gov, Pitt
Of Madras, aud he paid the interest on
that enormous sum until he completed
( the purchase. Before tho end OF the last
century tho stone had more than trobled
In worth aud no one likes 10 think what
| n OuQht 10 fetch now, In It's HpoTfcct
Whitenesa, III regular form, It's absolute
| freedom from stain or fhw.n
The Mnzarin diamonds, which form
part Of the collection, were given b. Louis
XIV by tho cardinal minister. They arc
w w HAih'A WY NAhNA bAN liNiHbf UNb
but thOy are always 10 be named with
great respect. Tho minister was liberal
! ho gave ten diamOndBl only seven were
% b0 found when tho committee Of the
lower house made their report In 1882
Tho experts hunted for tbs missing three
evofyWnere, and Ouo OF them was
tracked 10 diamond belt made
to order FOR Che Emproga Engenlp,
aud left behind IN hor light Her
Majesty, according 20 tho grave Temps,
winch usually weighs ita words, gave tho
order on her return from reprgs tntatiou
OF the famous "Behe hu liOiA,u where tho
chief fairy wore q belt Of stage dlamanda
that Gaptiyated tho imperial Paze. Tho
new belt was mad0 with crown diamonds,
bat the empresB was The first 10 SEQ that
II was In very poor taste, and II was worn
only once. Tho MazarlnB were Het Tor the
iifHt Time IN the crown Of Louis NY., aud
lhey were nnld, though that was n mis-
take, " have boon the flrBt brllllantg
cut Ia France. Some oi them would
certainly have 10 be kept Tor tho museums
II, indeed, any were sold, 80, oo,w0uld
tho military BVord, mounted no earlier
! than 1924, but a blalo OF brlillants mr.
| ranged In u way that docs honor 10 french
thstg ana skill Tho wonderful ioweled
watch offered 10 Louis XIV. by this Dey
Of Alglefs might enjoy the Same exempt.
ion. Tho foreign decorations Of The
Kings OF France will probably bo broken
~ and sold. SO, too, will the comb
which contains tho great roao.colOrod
brilliant, thing Of immense yatuo and
"nnlque OF its hnd.p
Political feeling tells In this, M In ever,
other public Transaction IN France. As i
rule, things TINT belonged 10 the earlier
f1onnrche will bo saved, but those that
belonged to later onoa remOrsolossly anc
rl1cod, This jowoled sword OF tho Dan
phln and Of Louis XVIII. wer0 con
dOmntd by tho committee OF tho cham
| Der. Aa for tho imperial crown, or rnthel
"tho crown called Imperial the commit
ts0 could hardly keep llA tempol
at Che monitor Of 70. nIh,
workmanship IL ln most d0t0stpbl,
taste, ana, on every account, Il
ought 10 SO 10 the efuclblo, Tor nrn purl
les all" Both tho Imperial crowns M,
destined 90 thls fats, ana among the pick
Tugs Of Thorn Will bo oight amuraldl
weighing 1870 cnrats from Tho crown q
The emperor. The crown u tho cmprcai
VIII break 40 into 1859 small hrillnnti
nnd lD9 large OnoH, lB6 plnk diamonds
npd nity'siN omefAlOs, II oil These WOf,
sold there would stil DO good store q
rubler, amUtbysla, Opal8, pearls, omoraldi
and turquolsoa Tor thp museums
win Is Rrabd ruuy 10 keep IA,
regent IN cOuutomncn IN tho Louvre
For that nntief, the regent viii not care
Tho crown jewels Of france must BE-
Cafe-humenod 20 adversely aud change
Nothing W0ra0 can happen 30 them thai
hos happened Tho rcGebi, no doubt
rOmomJors thB terrible moment dnnni
The revolution when, with all bia littlt
brothers, hO dlsappeafa FROM the pablo
reaHuf0,houa0. Patriots with draw
nworda slept around them. yot IN,
precious Things wnrH spirited away
They had been Hneal6d on n iow a
q TINS, uuder thp very noaoB o
tho revolutionary ngenta who wCr,
making Nh Inventory Of them. Their
were many arrests and some executions
but nothing came Of " I'll IN anonymou
letter aaid, 900 anG look ia The Alice Do
Vouvos," They went aud there, between
a iluor and ceiling, tho regent wa
found, Years after, a gentleman who wa
before tho imperial tribunals on It'll
ifaif OF the forging Of bank notes, mad