The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-03-17
JUST A FEW TRINKETS "
SOME OF THE THINGS WHICH
THE PRINCE OF INDIA WEARS.
Most Costly Piece of Jewelry the
World Has Ever Known. Hat
Trimmed With $4,000 Ruby.

MOST cosby EISCt Oh JcNtiIN 1iiI
World Has Ever known. Hat
Trimmed With $4,000 Ruby.
In a palace older than western
civilization, on a jewel encrusted
throne, a relic of a vanished art, sits
the maharajah of GWaliOr. over
$2,0O0,0O0 worth of diamonds and
precious stones glitter on the mag
nifcent robes which mark his regal
state The wealth Of Rockefeller
or a Carnegie pales into insigniti-
canoe before the vast riches of this
prince, whose clothes alone repre-
sent a kings ransom.
The barbaric magnifcence of the
most richly dressed man in the
world is almost incOnceivable in
land where a paltry diamond tiara
or a single necklace is regarded as
wonderful. Around the neck Of the
prince are six rows of pearls, the
last row pendant and of enormous
size. Even in India cannot be found
a collection of these stones to equal
this necklace. Seven ropes of large
pearls swing from the shoulder to
the hip for the support Of his sword
in his gold enameled and diamond
encrusted scabbOrd. This gorgeous
weapon is estigated at being worth |
S250,000, and it is possible that that
value falls far below the real worth |
of the gems with which it is adorned. /
But the necklace and sword belt
form but a small part of the mass /
of jewels which glitter from every
part of the princes costume. The /
only parts of his dress which are not |
Ornamented are his headgear and his
boots. In this respect he forms a
contrast. to the majority of his
brother Indian rulers, who usually (
wear gorgeous jeWeled turbans. The
maharajah of GWaliOr, however af- (
fects a curious kind of hat which .
looks like an Oriental SLOUGH and is .
bare of jewels with the exception of .
a great ruby, valued at $4,000. +
His highness probably in a modest F..
moment considered that ruby suf-
cient, and perhaps he is not alone in
his opinion.
Cape Worth S5,OOO,OOO.
But all the wealth of the Mahara-
Jan OlIIulIId NdluOJ COutDdIt WIFI
Mararajah Sir Sayaji Rae Gaekwar
Sena Khas Khal Bahadur of Baroda,
q. c., S. l., commonly known is the
Gaekwar. This person is even more
magnificent than his name. His
jewels have been valued at $4,000
600, while his yearly income exceeds
$15 100000.
This superb monarch has one arti-
Gle of dress which is the most costly
piece-of jewelry that the world has
ever known or is ever likely to
know. 1t is celebrated under the
name of the diamond cape, and It's
value has been placed at 100000, i
it is impossible to properly +;
estimate the value of the stones
which comprise it. The only reason l
why his brother maharajah is able
to claim the title of the richest
dressed man in the world is because
the lord of Baroda is a modest per-
son, a graduate of Elton and Oxford,
and keeps his cape for the edifica-
ton of his visitors.
The diamond cape really is COM
posed in the main of woven pearls,
but it is edged with an arabesque
design of diamonds. rubes, sap
phires and emeralds, and such is
the size and glory of the diamonds
that they. far outshine the more
numerous other stones This mar
Vicious creation was originally de-
signed as a covering for Moham-
med's tomb, but in the east things
do not always reach their original
destination, and the cape by some
means or other came into the pos
session of a former Gaekwar Not
unlike other famous jewels, it has
been baptized in blood, and three /
ruthless wars have been fought for
its possession.
However, the Gaekwar has a few
trifles which he consents to don at
Durbars and other state occasions
Among these is a turban which is
worth a mere 100000 and a pair
of gloves which you might be able
to buy for 100000. He also strews
a few knickknacks over his person in
the shape of emerald studs and ruby
buttons with diamond star or two, !
so that altogether he would go at a
bargain sale for about a million, |
without counting the value of his !
princely self.
\ 100000 Sapphire.