The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-10
ENGLANp's GROWN COLLECTIONS.
Four Will BE Used During Ceremony
of Crovnin2 Edward,

Four Will BE Used During Ceremonv
of Crowning Edward.
At the coronation of King Edward VII
and Queen Alexandra four crowns wiz b
used during the ceremony.
The chief one, known as Queen Victo-
ria's crown, will be the one actually used
in the ceremony of GROWING the king:
the second one will be used for the crown
ing Of the Queen Consort,' and the other
two will be worn by their majesdes dur.
ing the services following the actual
browning. These, together with the sword
Of state, the sceptres and coronation ring,
all taken from the Tower by order of
the Earl Marshal of England, are in the
custody of the dean of Westminster dur
ing the coronation services.
The Queen Victoria crown, also called
the state crown, is a dazzling mass Of
precious stones, 1908 in all, and many Of
them having interesting histories There
is magnificent sapphire, which is said
to have come from the ring Of Edward
the Confessor; then there are sixteen
small sapphires, eleven emeralds, four ru-
bies, of which one belonged to the Black
Prince; four drop-shaped pearls, 273 other
pearls, 1858 brilliant diamonds, 147 table
diamonds and LIZA rose diamonds. With
all this mass of jewels the whole crown
weighs only thirty-nine ounces. The can
is of crimson velvet lined with white silk
and, of course, has an ermine border. It
was made in 1888 for Queen Victor1a's
coronation from jewels taken from old
crowns, and is valued at 81, 100000
1t is not, however, the most costly royal
crown EIIrnnns hot fCRfn IL
claimed by the crown belonging to Portu-
gal, which is valued at $S,0OO,OO0. The
crown which represents the smallest out
lay Is that of Roumania. 1t is made out
OF bit of old cannon captured at Plevna.
The most beautiful crown is that of the
King of Denmark. 1t is simple in design,
but Of artistic workmanship, the leaves
by which the circlet is surmounted being
curved and veined by precious stones, and
each leaf ornamented by magnificent
jewel.
Inc Oldest crown in Europe, which is
also the smallest, measuring only six
inches in diameter. is the iron crown Of
Lombardy.
The one crown which is distinguished
as the sacred crown" is that of Hun
gary. 1t is fairly revered by the peo-
PIE, being regarded as palladium. Two
mobiles of ancient lineage and a troop Of
halberdfers guard it night and day in the
castle of Buda, where it is kept In
odlen. times no king could reign in Hun
gary unless the sacred crown had rested
on MS brow, and II he died before he
had been crowned his name was stricken
from the record of kings. Even pretender
acquired quasi title to the kingdom, II
by force of strategem he could possess
himself of 1t. Twice the crown has dis
appeared, but how or where it was found
the tlrst time is unknown to this day. The
last time 1t was found buried In the
ground. A magnificent sapphire is It's
bright, particular ornament; this is sur
mounted by four beautiful green stones Of
some unknown kind, lapidaries disagree
ing as to what the gems may be. A sap
phire Of matchless beauty also adorns
the imperial crown of Austria.
The crown most decorated with emblem'
Is that of the German Emperor. There Is
the figure of an eagle four diamond
crosses four hoops supporting a globe and
this surmounted by another cross.
The potentate who possesses crowns ga
lore is the Pope, eight at least being
stored at the Vatican. Many of them
are simply gifts and have no special sig.
niicance. Napoleon / was the donor OF
one to Plus VII, which is the handsomest
one of all, having a beautiful emerald. A
Queen of Spain was the donor of an
other The principal papal crown is
triple one, representing the ecclesiastical
civil and judicial supremacy
In Spain and Belgium the crown does
not figure in the coronation services. The
feature of the ceremony in both coun-
tries consists in the King swearing 10
preserve the constitution and laws Of the
country. Nor is it matter of course
that Gear should be crowned, Though,
as all the world remembers, Nicholas ana
his consort were crowned with great pomp
at Moscow. The Gar being regarded az
a religious as well as temporal loro'
the crown in shape is modelled after =
bishops mitre. Again, in this case,
sapphire is the most beautiful stone IN tne
crown. There are five diamonds resting
on magnificent ruby, which form the
cross surrounding the crown.
Outside Of Europe the crown become
rarity. The Sultan, for example, pos
sesses no crown. coronation being vi
known in Turkey. In place OF TINS
substituted the investiture Of the monarch
with the sword of Ottoman. the saDe.
is grit around the new Sultan Win w
words: Take It with faith, for ye nav"
received It from God" %
The Shah OF Persia has crown
such 1t can be called. which Is yarloud
described as resembling a flower poi -
a bonnet. The small end Is open me on. li,s
closed. IL Is made OF cloth OF gola' t,h
strings OF hanging precious stones, snt.
here ana there ia. q o. feathers "A
ed by diamonds, rubiee, emefai9s 80.
pearls. At the top II set what "a
haps the greatest ruby IN the world,
uncut absolutely haWless stone 80 '''
as a hens egg.
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