The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
TIE PopEs JUBILEE PRESENTS.
Description Of the Rich and Costly Gifts
Sant hu the Snver q crna

Description ofthe Rich and Costly Gifts
Sent by the Sovere.gns
The following description Of the various
gifts presented 10 Pope Leo XIII. in COM
memoration of his jubilee is from the Rome
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun;
Through a circular hall, rich in velvet
carpets, the visitor to Rome, who has per-
mission, can enter the noted Sala Rotunda
of the Vatican, where are stored, under the
Keen watchfulness OF armed men, l45 offer
| ings Of royalty to the pontf. A more MT
ting place for their display could not have
been selected. An acorn-shaPed glass case,
in its greatest diameter four feet vide,
stands iittls to one side from the centre OF
the apartment, protected by rail OF oc-
tagonal design, inside which soldiers patrol.
Here it is the offerings of sovereigns are on
black velvet grounds. There are twenty-one
of them in the receptacle, each vylng with
the other in cost ana splendor
Surmounting the top tie: is the mitre the
Emperor of Germany sent, a massive com
biuation Of silk aud gold, faced on both
sides with diamonds, rubeS, sapphires,
emeralds, and pearls, some rs large as
Scent piece. The Queen of Saxony sent
porcelain holy water vase, suspended from
copy Of Raphaels Madonna; the Prince
of Jolnville, pectoral cross, composed en-
tirey Of big emeralds the Emperor OF
Brazil, a holy water font in Gothic style
that opens into three screens, on which are
painted Illustrations from the life of the
Saviour. He also forwarded a diamond
cross, three inches IN length, on a golden
chain. The Princess Of Saxe-Coburg is repre-
sented by a case containing an exquisite set
OF gold altar plate, chalice, cruels paten,
pyxes, ewers, etc. the President OF the re-
public Of Ecuador, a heavy gold pectoral
- IL 10 .
Wurtenhurg, n clucifx, the tree OF
gold, the figure Of the Saviour in
silver, and rocks below also Of sill
ver the King Of Portugal, a chalice
shaped like an old cathedral font,
and studded at every half inch with all sorts
of precious stones; the Prince Of Arenberg,
a white ivory statue of st. Thomas Aquinas
under canopy Of gold; the Duchess Of
Malakoh, diamond cross, having an enor-
nous emerald at the point where the minia-
ture beams run at right angles; the Queen
of England, an ever of gold as large as
water pitcher and full-sized basin of the
Same material, the work on both being re-
pouSse.
The Infanta of Spain sent the largest of
all the pectoral crosse, and one of the cost
hest gifts in the entire exposition. 1t is a
solid mass of diamonds, ranging from the
size of pea to that OF "a hickory nut piled
on top of each other between narrow strips
of gold that hold the stones in nloca s
ro,,e of ,,old Is attachad to IL Roc do +pis
memento IS another of immense value and
the eye is dazzled by their gorgeousneSs. 1t
is from the Queen Regent of Spain, and
comprises the coat of arms of the Pope in q
solid sheet of diamonds four inches in
| height and thraa inches ,yide No metal
enters into the work. the diamonds being
| held rooether nv an inganioug ,rranga,,an1
| or threads of osuze a. tbe hoso orc t,,,o
| rings ona baerincy n rub,- o. Ior,,a a. a
| birds agg in tho rentra and s,,rronSiaj by,
| diamonds. the other an emerald f,,Ilv as
! larga as tba main cattir,, ~ H. c,r,noI,ioY1
| cirSlet and sinljIarl, ha med Rntb +hasa
are likewise from tbs Onaan Recent
As rich rs tbav are The hand Of fbo E,n-
| paror Of Turkey ,nts them in tbe sbada II
! : a haaviI,- ,y,onSht h,,1,, nf ,,old ho1li,g,
! a diamond soid ~ Lo one Of tIn Ioro,.st i1
| tba v,nrId Lrnr, rho Riro, of Co., ,,,,s
/ received n volnme bon1d in siIvar ,lotes
! e,nhallisbad ,,ith ,,oIJ and ia,,,aIs ~
| nagps are iII,minateI in nt,ral snhiocts
nj ara a1,ias go, f,,f, - ,,.','
arnong CHRISTMAS before the ar. If I,intine,
was Discovered Tho Trnnern,. of fAnst,.is3
has n cr,,citix 0f yoid tinrad ,,,itl, dia,,ords
| and mother-of. nae,.J. tbea DnLa Of Radan a
Inissni With a silver hacly co ~ and on opa
side a cross Of r,hias " ~ anu 0'i ''''
ARRANGED along tbe Sides of tho sola in
| the cases in which thew we a Skinned soma
of which are worth small fort,,nai il, than
selves are nresents from, otbo. somrcas
nronn,nent anonc- tba,,i tha +ia,.o fr"r, ~,
f,athoIcs of Par II ,yai(,hs 81, ,o',rdS
The round work il ON = sifycr coma MAMMA
| which nm three crowns Of [rnld o oa,io
WEIGHED down with nracio,s S S" ~
ron is n globe of a Almonds Z i1cboy IN cir
cin,forn7c., sn,,,,,rti,,,r a, 90, ,f ,,lIi 49,,
is simply a frame for t6e biggest i amondS
the donors conid find The n,atarioi e.,
the crowns was CHAINED from rho roor ot
Paris who ,,avo tIei, ia,yaly,, 70 Ia r''1toi
for the n,r5osc
a rhaSnhle mo,ia nv, tho T1,,,,ross of AM,
trin and Ls,, dan,bto;. !. daii,,i,tf.I -;
me-, If tasta anG neadIawo,l, tn ia,
of volloyv siIl, - an,haaono ,,itb ,,oI5 49,
orotions nm incb thicty In tbo r19 MA ~
the bscl ~ Chrst in hricht coIors bn,,;ion
below is the coat arms of the Fnlnress