The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-08-03

she wore, and the Jewels that decked her
were carnelian, lapis-lazuli and Egyptian
emeralds set in enamel. A jeweled dag
ger with blade of bronze lay upon her
breast, and its handle OF gold flashed
brightly in the sunlight. Amid the mass
of swathings, Ointments and the dust that
once had been her flesh lay scores of
leaves of beaten gold so thin and so fra
gile that they moved with the slightest
breath OF the warm breeze that occasion
ally found its way into the pit.
ODD AND RICH TREASURES.
Under much the same circumstances
was the sarcophagus OF the Queen broken
into some hours later. There also was
wealth OF ornaments, and even more
valuable find Of relics, antique and preci-
Gus. In the ssarcophagi themselves,
after the mummies were carefully lifted
out, or rather the dust that remained, for
at the first touch of the air all that was
once human crumbled into nothingness,
were found scent boxes, ointment jars,
superbly decorated and of rich material,
and bits of robes and funeral trapplngs
that must have been magnificent in their
day and generation.
1t was an easy thing TO gather together
the relics of netal-the gold, the precious
stones, the coronets, the necklaces, the
bandeaux that were found in these tom bs,
but the work of NJ. de Morgan was yet
more far-reaching. He scraped together
every bit Of dust that could be found In
these sarcophagi, and set his mon to work
sitting il and gathering together every
particle and every bit that could possibly
shed the slightest side light on this
dynasty. The siftings revealed number
less tiny particles OF ornaments that had
fallen apart, and these De Morgan Is
! using all his skill as an archeOlogist 10
put together and to restore as far as is
possible.
No puzzle map was ever harder than
this task, but much has already been ac-
complished and part Of the life history of
this Queen and Princess is being woven
together piece by piece as these bits are
fitted in.
No mere naming of the objects of adorn
ment and the jewels will give anything
but faint idea Of their beauty and great
value. 1t would seem as if at that time
the most exquisite treasures of the then
known world were gathered together to
adorn the last resting place OF these royal
women. Their ornaments in filagree
gold, bracelets, strings of pearls mounted
on gold, garlands of pearls set with green,
red, blue and black stones, are many.
OF large and important pieces there are
the crowns, the scepterS and the plume
holders that were used to adOrn the hair.
Hardly less beautiful, though they give
but faint hints of their past magnifi
ceuce, are the bits of rich stutfs and fine
linen,
TO the golden collars hang pendants of
exquisite workmanship and design, beau
tlful even now, the reports are, though
they are incrusted with the dust and the
mold Of thousands of years. Most won
derful Of all, and q treasure in itself, is q
crown formed Of ipterlacing threads of
gold and enriched with precious stones,
gems by the score. each of which ia worth
almost d kings ransom. Exquisite and
beautiful in the extreme is the design of
this crown. Its threads OF gold are
worked into the shape of great circle Of
lnysOtis, the delicately formed blossom of
each having in its center a jewel.
Six crosses, resembling greatly that de-
sign known az the Greek cross, occur at
regular intervals, the center Of each be-
ing huge blazing gem, and the cross
itself being four golden lotus flowers
joined at their stems and incrusted with
vari-cOlored jewels of wonderful lights
and sheen.-New York World.