The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-13
OF AZ|z
ARE 0UT0F SOAK
Redeemed From Pawnbrokel
Justin Time to Save Them
From Auctionecr.
WERE ADVERTISED FOR SALE

Not On y Monarch Who Has
Stopped at Sign Of Three
by ia MtRRUIsE DE FONTENOY.
r. N-suLTAN ABDUL AzIz'S crown
- jewels, which he pawned in tho
H. early part of last year for over
1000 900 francs at the Mont de
PIcte, at Paris, have been redeemed
by the Moorish government just in
the nick of time to prevent their
being sold by auction among other
unredeemed goods, the sale. indeed.
and wide. The eS-Sultan is by no
means the only Old World monarch
who has lad recourse to the Dawil-
shop. Milan of Servia was a frequent
borrower from establishments of this
character. not only subsequent to. but
also prior to his abdIcation; and while
| still on the throne, on one occasion
pawned at Vienna all his crown Jewels.
including a ieweled sword of state of
great istorical value and regarded
with veneration as a sacred relic in
Servia. in order to pay some very
heavy gambling debts which he had
contracted at the card table in the
Austrian capital. AS he failed to re-
deem them within the statutory period
they were advertised for sale and
Iplaced on exhibition until Emperor
Francis Joseph came to the rescue.
Iredeemed them and sent them BACK to
Milan. The late King of Naples, who
was at one time In very straltened
es, lbOrrowed a considerable
Isum from the great London pawn
brokers, thu Attenboroughs. on his sill
Yer. of which he a a. handsome col.
Election.
Queen ISABELLA repeatedly pawnedt
not only her jewels, but also the por-
traits of her ancestors, painted by
ed the walls of the palace of CASTLE.
her home In Paris. She never made
any secret about the matter. n was
wont to declare tina she felt particu-
in question by ties of gratitude. since
they had so often come to her rescue
and helped her out of so many imam
cial ~predicaments. The crown Jewels
of Portugal We're for many years on
deposit in Paris, as security for loans.
and while a few of them have been
redeemed. the majority of them have
been sold. King Edward is on record
as having on one occasion been obliged
to pawn his watch and that of his
IChristopher Teesdale. at Sedan. He
was visiting the battlefelds of the
War of 1870 a couple OF years after
wards, and was particularly anxious to
\ dS Olu eIcCOS IllllOls llhNclllS uIueEZ LIS
strictest incognilo. He and his party
stayed somewhat longer5a at Sedan than
they had Intended. and when the mo-
m ent came to pay the hotel bill, it
money to defray It's total. There was
Inc time TO write for funds. and to
Telegraph for them would have re-
vealed5 the identity of the visitors. So.
watches of the then Prince Of Wales
and of the latter's valet, and went Off
and pawrled them, along with his
own, at the local Mont de Piete, SENDS
ing back a few days later d servant
In order to redeem them.
While %tlais excited amusement, MOTH
ing but disgust was excited by the
action Of the late pretender. Don Car
insignia of the Order of the Golden
Fleece. which had been worn by En-
peror Charles ", in order 10 spend the
money obtained thereby on questions
able associates. He failed to redeem
the order in time. and, accordingly. it
wa placed on exhibition by the Mont
dc Picte at Milan and advertised for
u sale. Called to account by his indiE-
nant kinsfolk and above all, by the
Emperor of Austria, who redeemed the
l Jewels. he endeavored to excuse him
, self by conveying the impression that
The order had been pawned by an old
Eenera,, ,wno tor many years had been
actually allowed the veteran q
{ be arrested for theft, and it
was only during the trial that
S the real facts of the case came out
: namely, that the general had pledged
S the jewels for his employer IN the
. directions of the latter, ana that h.
9 had protested Bitterly against tho
I iansaction II, by which he had not hsnc-
fitted one penny piece.
Although little mention has bean
. made thereof In the newspaper. ana
none at al in the cable dispatches Of
cess Louise of Belgium at Rr,,ssei;.
q Following the death OF King annnid''
gave rise to all sorts OF cmbarrassin.e
9 contretem ps., Thus. among those who
her son, Prince Leopold Of SAKE
: of age. "a captain of Austrian i, ID ~
\ and wlo has absolutely iesnored n.
mother ever sinqeller sensational Ilirht
from Vienna with eXSCaptain Malta ]
chlcll' Anotlsr ehiparrasslnsrencontr
I was that With her son-in-law. Duke
Ernest 3Gunther of Schleswlg-Holstain'
only brother of the German ~,
: and who has held no commnninntinr
with Princess Louise since he married.
Eer. 3only daughter more than q de-
ME herself had only a week nrevInp,sI 9
: given out in Austria a WIDELY. nn,h,Isb,
ed newspaper Interview, LAWN : u.s.
on the fact that she was entirreiSss 'scsss &C
conduct she could not cotlnt ana " n
ANY respect, and with whom "ils di.1
not wish to besassociated in No ~, ~
Lar mind. IN fact; in so many , AN {
she disowrned her. 800 MoNuT
SIM Albert showed the ntmns
j courtesy and consideration Ia mn m,,ttoss
u Louise Inviting her to@come to tn.usa
~ sels 10 attend her father's funarai