Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
HISTORIC RING SOLD
Cau9eo Deaths of an English
Queen and Her Fav0rite.
ELIZABETH DIED OF GRIEF
Had Ordered Essex's Death, Though
He Sought Pardon.
PLANNING FOR CORONATION
London Somewhat Excited Over
Fact That Street Cars Will Run
Most Of the Night.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

Special Cabegram TO The Star.
LONDON, May 20.-In Christie's famous
auction rooms, where so many American
art lovers have acquired a great portion
of the treasures that now adorn their
mansions. there was recently sold q
rather Insignificant looking ring. which
once caused the death of an English
queen and her favorite.
The ring itself is Of gold. with black
arabesque foliage, enameled blue. Into 1t
is set sardonyx cameo. carved with a
portrait of Queen Elizabeth. done by the
anonymous Italian who also carved the
famous portrait Of Henry VIII. now in
the royal collection at Windsor Castle.
AS for the history of the ring. Queen
Elizabeth gave 1t to the Earl OF Essex, at
the time when she was most passionately
in love with him, ordering him to keep 1t
and stating that whatever he should COM
NIT she would pardon him when he re-
turned that pledge. Then the earrs
enemies. having prevailed with the
queen, caused him to be impeached. She,
besides, was exasperated against him for
the contempt he had shown for her beau
ty. Ut was brought to her that he had
said her mind was as crooked as her
body.)
When he was condemned she expected
to receive from him the ring, and would
have granted him his pardon. according
to her promise. and the earl, finding him.
self in the last extremity. would have
sent 1t.
Tried to Send Ring.
To this end he applied to Admiral
Howard's lady (the Countess OF Noting
ham,. who was his relation. and desired
her, by a person whom she could trust, to
deliver the ring into the queens own
hands But her husband. who was one Of
the earl's greatest enemies. and to whom
she told this imprudently. would not suf
fer her to acquit herself OF the commits
sion. So the queen consented to the earl's
death. being full of Indignation against
SO proud and naughty a spirit, who chose
rather to die than implore her mercy.
Some time after, the admiral's lady fell
SICK. and beng given over by her ply
stefan. sent word to the queen that she
tell her before she died. The queen came
to her bedside. and, having ordered her
attendants to withdraw, the countess re-
turned to her the ring from the Earl OF
having returned 1t sooner. since her hus-
band had prevented her.
The astonished queen burst into q furi-
Gus passion. Shaking the dying countess
that God might pardon her. but she never
could The queen flung herself out of
the chamber, overwhelmed with the ut
most grief. She sighed continually for
a fortnight, without taking any nourtsh-
ment. lying in bed entirely dressed, and
getting up hundred times a night At
last she died with hunger and with grief.
because she had consented 10 the ueath
of lover who had applied to her for
mercy.
Exhibition at Glasgow.
American visitors to the coronation
would do well to spend few days at the
Scotch exhibition at Glasgow. which is
far more interesting than any Of the So
called coronation exhibitions in this city
which have been created for no other
purpose than that OF enriching their pro-
motors.
The main purpose Of the Glasgow exhi-
bition, on the other side. is to depict the
national life and history of Scotland, and
any surplus will be devoted to the es-
Establishment of a chair of Scottish history
and literature In the University Of Glas-
gov.
Prof. Giaister Of the university. who has
taken a leading part In this movement,
gave an interesting resume Of the prin-
cipal exhibits In the historical section at
a luncheon given the other day. Scottish
art. from the very beginning Of pictorial
presentation, is represented by many
priceless works. Scottish architecture is
revealed In pictures of many notable
castles and mansions. Memorials Of Wal