The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-27
SOME HISTORIC CRADLES.
riny Beds Of Royal Infants Are Of
Wonderful Workmanship.

riny Beds Of Royal Infants Are Of
Wonderful Workmanship.
There is to be seen in the French
capital a very historic cradle--the
one occupied by the Inflated Prince
Imperial. 1t is in rosewood with old
silver and bronze characterization.
At the head is a statue in old sill
yer of the city Of Paris, holding over
the pillow an imperial crown in gild-
ed bronze. The pillow is of white
satin with the gold embroidered IN"
thereon. This infants bed was pre-
sented 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 it
self being in silver. At the head is a
trophies, surmounted by a figure of
Rome, with crown in her hand,
while on the inside is the wolf of
the capitol.
Opposite, at the foot is female
figure, the genius of the House of
Savoy, the wings expanded as though
Nd ir,o in
her hands the arms of the House of
Savoy and Montenegro. The figure
Of Rome is over eight feet in height,
being upheld by four lions, which
are connected by the arms of the
twelve districts of Rome.
A still more interesting cradle to
British people was the one shown at
the international exposition Of 1851
Tor it was the royal cradle prepar-
ed for the use of the infant Prince
of Wales, now Edward VII. 1t is of
lockwood, two feet wide and two feet,
ten inches long, the design being
symboical of the royal houses of
England and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
In the center OF one end is the ar
moral bearing of Queen Victoria,
surrounded by foliage, flowers and
birds. On the rocker beneath is seen
the head of Nox, the Goddess OF
Night, represented by a sleeping fig
ure. At the back of the head of the
cradle are the arms of the prince
lonsoTt
On tie other rocker is the head of
Somnus, the God OF Sleep. In the in
terror of the head of the cradle are
guardian angels, and above is the
royal crown Undecided in foliage
The irieZes at the sides of the cradle
are made up of roses, peoples, fol-!
iage, butterflies and birds, while be-
meath them rise a variety of pinks
Another cradle of great historical
interest occupies an hOnored place
among the many treasures possessed
by Lord Salisbury at Hatfield House.
And that it is worth its weight in
gold is apparent from the fact that
it was occupied by Queen Elizabeth
in her infancy, When Queen Victor
ia and Prince Albert visited the an
cestral home of the Cecils in 1910,
her majecty was greatly interested in
the crib of her illustrious predeces-
sor, and when about 1900, Lord Sails
bury presented her with miniature
reproduction of the cradle in silver,
she received it joyfully. TIE model
is beautiful and costly piece of
workmanship, about one-fourth the
size OF the original. which although
now somewhat fragile, was especial
ly brought to town for the purpose
of securing perfect copy. When Its
owner found that the ancient cradle
had begun to be damaged through
visitors rocking it, he had the rock
ers removed --Philadelphia Tele-
gram