The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-10
KING EDWA RD's BEST GROWN.
II I, a Jeweiry shop All nv Itself, and Its Cost
Was ~ 500. q

At the coronation Of King Edward VII and
Queen Alexandra four crowns will b" used.
The chief one, known a. Queen Nictoria-
crown, will DO the one actually used IN the
ceremony Of browning the king the second
one will be used in browning the queen con-
sort. and the other two will he worn by their
maiestlos during 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 during the coronation services.
The Queen Victoria crown. also called tho
state crown. il a dazzling mass Of precious
stones, 1908 In all, and many Of them have in
t~eresting histories There Is a magnificent
sapphire which is said 10 have come from the
ring Of Edward the Confessor. Then there
are sixteen small sapphire-, eleven emeralds.
four ruhies. Of which one belonged to the
Black prince, four drop-shaped pearls. ?73
other pearls. i'3e7 brilliant diamonds. IA
table diamonds and I,c7i rose diamonds
with all this mass Of Jewels the whole crow1
weighs only thirty-nine ounces n VIZ. made
I'm 1895 tor Queen kict)ria's coronation from
Jewels taken fromo Id crowns and isvalued
az 81. Son,nO0 The can Ia Of crimson velvet
lined with white silk. and has an errnine
border.
II is not tho most costly roysl crown in
Europe. TINT DISTINCTION Is asserted for. the
crown belonging - Portugal. which IL valued
AZ sS,Oru,uuu The crown which represents
the smallest OUTLAY - that e Eoumarla II
l. mad. out Of q bit Of o!i vHruun captIred at
Plevul
The most beautiful crown Is that Of tho
kiug 81 Denmark II l. simpl" In design. but
of artistic craftsmanship. H." leaves hv which
the Clrclet l. -urmounted being curved and
veined by precious stones. and each leaf
orHlmeutei hy a magnificent J"wel
III" Oldest crown in Europ", which Is also
Tho .tFullRsf rtlnLtHrlng only ~ lnRhnS in
diameter, D.. IA" iron crown Of lombnrdv.
Tho one crown which is Distinguishing as
rcvered by q" people. being regarded "a a
palladium Two mobiles Of ancient lineage
and a troop of halberdiers guard it night and
In "lden times no King could reign in Hun
gary unless the sacred crown had rested on
his brow, and II he died before he had been
crowned his name was stricken from the
record Of kings Even a proteuder acquired
a quasi title to the kingdom II by fore" II
stra he could possess himself of IL
Twice the crown has. disappeared. but how
or whore 1t was found the first tim" Is IN
known 70 hi, day The last time +, was
This i. ~surmounted bv four beautiful green
stones of some unknown kind. lqpida ries
disa greeting as to what the gems are \
sapphire Of matchless beauty also adorns the
imperial crown Of Austria
The crown most decorated with emhlems
is that or the German Emperor. II has tho
figure Of an eagle four diamond crosses.
four hoops supporting n globe ana THIS SUI
mounted by another cross
The pptentate who possesses most crowns
is the Pope. eight at least being stored At
the Vatican. Many Of them are simply
gifts and have no special significance Nj
unlaon was the donor Of one To- Plus VII.
This IL the handsomeet on" Of all, having
a beautiful emerald 4 Queen Of Spain
was the donor Of another. The principal
papal crown il a triple one
In spain and Belgium the GROWN does
not nglre in the coronation services. The
feature Of the ceremony in both countries
consists in IN" Kings swearing 20 pr"S"rv"
Tho Constitution and laws 81 the country.
Nor l. II a matter Of Cours" that n Car should
be crowned though Nicholas and his con
sort were crowned with great pomp a. Mos
COW The Car being a religious a. we'll n =
temporal lord, the crown in shape j. modelled
nftar a bishops mitre Again. In this case,
| the crown There are FIVE diamonds resting
on a MAGNIFICENT ruby. which form the cross
surmolnting tho crown.
Out,lda ~ Europe the crown becomes
n rgritv The sultan, for Na'uple pos
Se.-cS no crown. coronation being unknown
i'm Turkey In place Of This i substituted
| The iuve-tIture of tho monarch with M" sword
sultan with the words Take II witt faith.
for va have received II from God
The shah Of Persia has n crown, " such
Il can bee called. which l. variou-lv Described
as r~o-"mhling a flower pot and n bonnet.
Tho small end Is open, the other closed.
II il made 81 cloth Of gold. with strings -
| HANGING precious stones, with her" and 'hora
rIhi.-. emerald and prarla A. tho ton
T. So what IA perhaps III" greatest ruby
in the world, an uncut. absolutely fawleSS
stone n large "a n hens egg