Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-30

New YorI's Magnificent GIFT for
Admiral


Admiral Dewey.
Having the distinction of being the lrs;
American city to welcome home the hero oi
Manila bay and his men, New York City is
not content with the tribute OF cheers and
shouts. gorgeous decorations, forests OF
futtering red, white and blue, two days oil
parades and the varied melody OF a hundred
bands. These are appropriate and charac-
teristic, but temporary. In an hour they
become a memory. The city supplements
the outward show of admiration and well
come for the admiral with two handsome
and costly souvenirs of the occasion, beau
tiful specimens OF the goldsmlth's art. The
first is a gold loving cup, the other a gold
badge encrusted with diamonds and other
precious stones. Both are to be presented
to the admiral at the city hall reception this
afternoon.
The gold loving cup, the handiwork OF
Tiffany artists. is Roman in form and made
entirely of eighteen-karat gold. The three
handles are three dolphins. beautiful,
wrought in green gold. Around the neck OF
the cup, as in the armament, cluster forty
five stars-the sisterhood OF states-extend-
ing greeting to its greatest hero. The han
dies divide the body of the cup into three
sides or panels. These are employed for the
principal decorations. On the front panel is
a finely wrought portrait in relief of Ad-
miral Dewey, surrounded by wreath of oak
leaVes in green gold, the whole resting upon
an eagle with outstretched wings Under
meath this panel, upon the band around tho
loot OF the cup, are the letters &c. D., u. S.
NJ" and an anchor. The second panel has
chased in half relief an excellent picture OF
the United States flagship Olympia, and be-
meath 1t shield containing the four ad-
mlralty stars and the word OLYMPIA" On
the third Is an escutcheon, upon which an
pears a suitable inscription, and, beneath,
the coat of arms of the city of New York,
IN addition to the ornamentation noted, the
rich decorations around the foot include a
series of anchors, a rope tied in three knots
dolphins, seaweed, etc.
Tho cup will stand about thirteen ;ncbas
hlgh, nave capacity of four and one-half
quarts and will undoubtedly rank as the
richest gold loving cup ever made in this
country. The cup rests on an ebony base
hve and three-quarters inches high, and the
Wnole is fitted in massive and superbly
nnlshed quartered oak chest, bearing a plate
with appropriate inscription.
Inc medal rivals the loving cup as a work
OF art. The pin above the medal is of rose
gold and is entwined with laurel wreatbs
or green enamel The chains and shield are
OF rose gold The inscription on the shield,
Manila, May 1, 1885, is in blue enamel.
surrounding this is border of rubies san
phires and diamonds. The ID" suspended
from the shield is of diamonds. Behind
there is red, white and blue ribbon.
Ihe medal proper is of bright yellow gold,
bearing Dust portrait of Admiral Dewey,
surrounded by laurel wreath. The inscrip-
tion Is, Reception of Admiral Dewey by
the City of New York, 1S99." Encircling
the medal proper is chain of bright yell
low gold, each link Of which contains a gem
There are sixteen gems in the chain. They
are diamonds, sapphires and rubies.