Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-09

ton, which were valued at EGO 900,
were destined to revert to Hanover.
OF precious rings Queen Victoria
had a great number. A pathetic in
terest attaches to the little enamel
circiet with a single diamond in it that
Prince Albert gave her when they
were boy and girl together, and he and
his brother came TO England to visit
their aunt, the duchess of Kent, and
frightened the life of the little prin-
cess, their cousin, who was a lone
ly child, by their merry society and
boyish pranks. Her engagement
ring was a beautiful serpent of emer-
aids, and she always wore 1t, as well
as the historic ruby and diamond
ring that was the outward and visible
sign OF her queendom, being put on
her finger at the coronation, and caus-
ing her a great deal Of pain, because
D mistake had been made in the meas
ursmeus and IL was too small. That
wzS speedily remedied, and she was
never without IT, She also wore
T~o Priced Rings.
TWO rings that the queen priced
very highly were presented to her by
che laEs Mr. Fortnum. OF Hill house,
SsanmOre. who was such an enthusi-
8stfc collector. and left no less than
500 valuable and historic rings to the
AshmOle2n museum. AT the jubilee of
1887 be sent her the diamond signet
OF Queen Henrietta Maria, and a few
years ago she accepted from him a
gold sapphire signet ring that had be-
longed to Mary Stuart, the wife of
William III. Her late majesty also |
possessed the signet ring of Charles
l., which is not at all too large for a
mans little finger, though it has the !
royal arms infinitely engraved on a
steel shield and the lion and unicorn
modelled in the same
metal, reclining on the shoulders of a
gold ring. Another of her
treasures was the signet ring made for
Charles II. when prince of Wales,
which had the ostrich plumes between
the letters G. p. cleanly and deeply cut
on table diamond, u by Is inches in
size, formed into heartshaped, seven
sided shield. The stone is lustrous,
but slightly tinged with yellow. The
back of the ring is enameled with a
bow and culver en- satire These are
all relics of the queens Stuart ances.
tors, and she had also some fine jewel
ry that belonged to Queen Anne.
A very curious and immensely val.
liable ring Is an extremely fine ruby,
half an inch in diameter and of SPLEEN
did quality. 1t is engraved with
profile head of Louis XII. of France,
and inside it is engraved "Loys XII,
1915" so it was probably a memorial
ring and fine specimen of Quattra
Cento work. The noted Kohinor is
personal jewel. and the queen wore it,
set as a brooch, on special occasions.
Its history can be traced back for z.
600 years. and in India it had the repu.
tation of bringing i'll luck and down.
right disaster. When it became the
queens property it was uncut, but
was committed to Messrs. Coster. of
Amsterdam. to be cut and polished. In
doing this many portions were cut
away, but 1t was made marvelously
1t was believed that ner
majesty intended to add the "moun. ,
tain of light to the crown Jewels. A
very antique brooch in the collection
is an "eye-onyx," double eyed and
brightly colored and presenting the
most striking resemblance to the eve
of some animal. 1t is supposed to
have been worn as prophylactic.
Collection of Canoes.
The royal collection of canoes is
almost priceless, and gains fresh in
terest from the fact that canoes are
again fashionable, after being in re.
tirement for at least 40 years. A
very fine one of Henry VIII. is ex.
ecuted in fiat relief on a beautiful sar
donyx, the head standing out in pearly
white on the rich brown BACKGROUND.
Another cameo shows his full face
with that of the baby prince, his only
son, who afterward became Edward
vi. The little face has cap round il.
and the stone is very large oval nico.
10, the back of which is followed ont
in intaglio so as to correspond with
the relief on the surface. This curl.
GUS eXpedient is characteristic of the