The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-08
SOME FAMOUS EMERALDS.
HISTORICAL STONES STILL IN Ex-
ISTENCE.
Emeralds in the Turkish SeragIiO.
French stOnes-NOted Royal jew
From the Philadelphia Ledger.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Turkey delights to wrap around the
treasures of her Seragilo the veil of mys-
terry, if not romance, and so ther~ =
neither definite nor accurate knowledge
of the actual value thereof.
But when the Sultan gives presents he
surpasses all royal givers, and so we may
safely presume that the royal stores are
both vast and precious.
As in Russia, chairs, stool, tables are
encrusted and il is hard to approve or
duly appreciate such decoration of in
animate objects. Even the coffee pots.
spoons and forks do not escape and
al such adornments as we call ANTI
maccassars" are of velvet or brocade on
which are embroidered texts from the
Koran in stones; the birds sing from be-
jeweled golden cages, poor little birds.
the clocks tick between ieUeled hours
ana the royal childrens school bags are
beStudded. After ALL there are royal
roads 10 learning, and gilded cages, many
even in Turkey, produce a happy song
Here, too, we find vases of priceless
onyx, crystal aud jade, in which are cor
geous bouquets of flowers again with en-
erald leaves, but all fade into insignif-
canoe beside the famed emerald table. Of
which so much has been written by Ara
Dian writer's Tradition tells that 1t be-
ionged 10 Solomon; its TRANSPARENT ron Of
emerald is encircled by three rows of fine
pearls, and jeWeled gold foot for every
day in the year supports its magnifcence
But we doubt it's beng genuine emerald
for like the holy grail cup and many an
other treasure of medieval DAYS IAN
cient glass" is the experts verdict
Rambusson, the French authority. con-
slders the Turkish emeralds 10 be the
finest IN existence, but The size rather
hampers ones credulity. One poinard has
an emerald in its handle weighing 125
ounces; but the dagger of Sultan Maho-
met il, conqueror of Constantnople. has
stone of great purity and rich color, 400
karats in weight II is two inches lone
and one inch thick, and is undoubtedly
without rival.
Three uncut emeralds are also exeen-
iional; one as large as mans clencbsa
INST and two others as big as a hens
egg.
French stones.
Alas! for modern France, the Jewel shoo
of the world, and yet all her historic lew
ers are scattered TO the four winds
In list of the regaHa and stones made
public IN Ii9l we md mention of $50 fine
emeralds, stolen with their other glitter
ing companions in 1892, and no doubt mn
known TO US, many of our finest emera Ids
here are some of these French Jewels For
with the ever increasing scarcity of the
emerald the destination of every fine stone
found nowadays is well known
Al the sale of the ex-Empress Fugenie's
jewels IN London IN 1872. her many nairs
OF emerald earrings with magnificent
brooch, tiara of ten emeralds, set In small
briliiants, being knocked down. after keen
competition, for sum close on $4,000 and
three emerald brooches realized Sc COO In
the CasJellani collection are some very fne
gold and emerald earrings, found In the
tombs of Bo,sena. 80 '"e
Amongst the stolen Jewels were without
doubt, me famed emerald pyramid. as
large as the palm of the hand" sent nv
Cortez TO Charles v, but captured en- ronte
10 Spain by az French privateer.
Frencis admired il the more because of
Charles's bitter disappointment, and IL Wa
on gazing on its beauty that the Frepcb
King said: Il would like TO see the claIIsa
n ADAMS Testament, which entities my
brothers of CASTLE and Portugal 10 divide
the New Word between them"
Were Francis to come to life what cnuId
he now says Nanitas vanilatisi
Another noted emerald was that sent b,,
Queen Elizabeth 10 Henry " in ereatipss
of him as Champion of the Reforme3
Faith II was one of her many tokens ~
esteem, and with her usual keen vii
she also reminds Henry that the level
firm and true. iio
Charlemagne's most precious taiis,,ar
was a gift from the Empress Irene T. NJ
piece of the true Cross encjosad wds
large emerald fastened TO a gold cbstn i u
was buried with him, according TO one
tom, and when his tomb was rified tho raI
ic formed one of the treasures of Aaix-Il
Chapolle. Ia
In 1911 the worthy citizens yisb.r
curry favor with the great Napoleon' nr 20
scented him with their precious treasure
lie hung It round the neck Of Queen Hor.
tense, telling her that he had worn !,
at Wagram and Austerlitz, as Cbarise
magne had done in his lifeline. The Queen
wore Il undl her death, and II is stin in tbe
possession of the Bonaparte family. ''e
Noted Royal Jewels.
A lustrous emerald was chief ornament
OF Charlemagne's crown. The famed In,
Crown or Lombardy, presented bv oueor
Theodelnda TO the Cathedral Of Monsn
on the occasion of her marriage 80 q
D., stin shows Its fine emeralds ana ~,
crown OF her husband, King Azil,,labe
though remodeled by the famous Miisnesie,
goiqS,nltn, Anteliotto Breccloforte, in he
fourteenth century. also prove that en-,
Grads 9.,. existed before the discovery Of
IN recent exhumatlons at Toledo the