The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-19
HISTORIC JEWELS.
Rarest and Most Wonderful Gems In
the World in England.
From the Pan Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The South Kensington museum, in Lon
don contains what is probably the most
remarkable collection of historic rings in
the world. In this most exquisite and per-
fectly arranged Of all treasure houses, the
troth of kings, the romance and tragedy
of famous lives, gives a keen personal n
terest to the cases filled with gems that
are both royal in themselves and have
been made royal by the touch of royalty.
Amid the claSped hands and true-loVers'
Knots we find one lined with the Scottish
arms, having on the seal the letters NJ. H.
Mary and Henry-the wedding ring Of
Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry Darnly
The name of Mary Stuart always thrills
but her loVelinoss we cannot gather from
any of her authentic portraits in the ma
tional galleries. We must conclude that
some grace of expression that could not
be caught on canvas was her charm.
In black and white enamels on gold with
heXaggonal beZel, we find the mournful
token given by Charles 1 on the day of
his execution to Bishop Juxon. A hide
Gus, monkey-like skull grins in the CEN
ter, surrounded by the inscription, BE
hold the Ende-I-! and around the outside,
Rather Deth Hhan Falls Fayth."
The silver wedding ring of Rienzi brings
ton l once saw at a loan exhibition for
some charity in Rome, when vatican ana
quirinal and many noble house had for
the moment yielded their treasures.
Around small space in the center, where
the king and queen received their guests.
were grouped the coronation robes Of Ma
poleon, the torn blanket of Garibaldi and
the wonderful dalmatic of Charlemagne
which proud Rienzi wore when he entered
Rome.
But to return to our gems: One ring
says, Never to he forgotten ID of Janu-
airy, M Does any one still remember?
With us the hair ring period of mourn
ing has given way to the still more dan
gerous jetted Mercury winged window, and
we have no use for the rings followed out
like little bottles to contain the tears
which were a coquetry of ancient times
Certainly filling these was not as difficult
a task as that prescribed in the savage
country Grant Allen tells us Of where the
bereaved are obliged to weep until they
MI a bottle of certain size, and if they can
not are beaten until they do
The inscription, God Help Mariar
makes us wonder who the donor could
have been.
Among the wedding rings is a type that
should become fashionable in America.
for it binds a heart and a coronet
Simpler folk say:
"As God Decreed.
So we agreed"
%.
God hattie wrought this choice in thee.
So frame myself 10 comfourth me-"
Chaste and simple is this: "A Faithful
Wife Preserveth Life" more abrupt and
brutal was the admonition, observe We'd
lock-"
A Jewish wedding ring. with great be-
zels. lifts from the hand in fun relief the
model of the holy tabernacle of the Ark
OF the Covenant.
Bonnie Prince Charlie" smiles from a
beautiful miniature, and near by is the
ideal of lovers ring, an enamelled figure
of cupid with spread wings carrying off
ruby heart. ana the legend: stop thief,p
The great Merovlngian and Saxon rings
are among the rarest an the world. Seven