The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-11-20
Stories
of Cradles.
Some Historic Ones Used
BY Royalty and others
that Cost Fortunes
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most delightful object in the family
circle. Consequently. the world and
his wife perused with deep interest
= paragraph In the newspapers which
gave details OF the cradles used by
the heir TO the throne OF Holland.
says The London Globe" These are
three In number. each OF them
work OF art. The one given by The
Hague is 'of round. trellislike wood
work in white aud gilt Twelve thou
sand hours OF work have been given
by thirty-four lacemakers to make the
lace OF which the hood Is entirely
made, while the rest OF It's accessor.
lea are OF luxurious description.
Amsterdam has also presented era
die OF rosewood, with silk curtains;
but. although II Is stately, II is not
considered equal to The Hague era
die. The third tlRy bed. however. Is
surrounded with the halo Of romance;
for u Is the one that was used by
Queen Wilhelmina herself, and this
is the cradle which will be most oc
cupied by the little stranger.
But although the trio OF cradles are
handsome homes OF sleep for the roy
N babe, their get-up does not put in
the shade the cradle exhibited at the
Paris Exhibition Of 1900. This was
the one used by Napoleon ii, and was
designed by M. Prudhon, its total cost
being G240. But there is to be seen
In the French capital a still more
of Nh.. lad nv
the Ill fated Prince. Imperial. II is in
rosewood, with old silver and bronze
Ornamentation. At the head is a
statue, in old silver, OF the City of
Paris, holding over the pillow an i'm
per.al crown In gilded bronze. The
pillow is OF white satin, with the gold
embroidered letter IN" thereon. This
infants bed was presented to Paris
by the ex-Empress Eugene, and It
was originally given to her by the
people OF the same city.
The cradle, too, which Rome pre-
scented to the King and Queen OF Italy, |
on the occasion OF the birth of their |
first child, was a magnificent work
OF art. The supports of the cradle
proper are in gilded bronze, the era
die itself being In silver. At the head |
is column ornamented with Roman
trophies, surmounted by a figure of
Rome, with a crown in her hand,
while on the inside is the wolf OF
the Capitol Opposite at the foot, is
a female figure, the genius OF the
House OF Savoy. the wings distended
as though to protect the child, and
srasping In her hands the arms of
he House of Savoy and Montenegro.
The figure OF Rome is over eight
feet in height being upheld by four
Hons. which are connected by the
arms OF the twelve districts OF Rome.
A SAIL more interesting cradle to
British people was the one shown at
the International Exhibition OF 1851
for II was the royal cradle prepared
Tor the use OF the infant Prince OF
Wales (now Edward VlD. Il Is OF
lockwood. two feet wide and two feet
ten inches long, the design being
symbolical OF the royal houses OF Eng
and and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In
Ehe centre OF one end is the armorial
bearing OF Queen Victoria, surrounded
boz foliage, lowers and birds. On the
rocker beneath is seen the head or
Nox, the Goddess OF Night. represented
By a sleeping figure. AZ the back
" the head OF the cradle are the
arms OF the Prince Cohsort. on the
1ther rocker Is the head OF Somnus,
ne God of sleep. In the interior OF
he head OF the cradle are guardian
angels, and above is the royal crown
embedded In foliage. The frlezes az
he sides OF the cradle are made up
i roses. peoples. foliage. butterflies
ND birds, while beneath them rise
| variety Of pinks. ]