The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-01
MORGAN COLLECTION
OF JEWELS SHOWN
Wonderful Array of Famous
Gems on Exhibition in
London.
EACH HAS A HISTORY
Romance and Tragedy of the
Long Ago Recalled by
Each Article.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.
, The Tribune.

Special Cable 10 The Tribune.
LONDON. Sept. 3O->Art lovers. anti.
quarians and seekers after romance ovc
20 j. Plcrpont Morgan. the great Amcri
can financier. debt of gratitude for the
opportunity lie has given them 10 sec his
marvellous collection OF jewels and gems.
which have been on exhibition az the Vic
toria and Albert museum.
To say that this IS one of the greatest
COLLECTIONS ever In private hands is but
perhaps the greatest English authority on
such matters. has. prepared catalocue
OF this collection which is worthy OF the
preparation of historical novels ! would
commend this catalogue as furnishing ma
terial TO keep them busy for long time.
Hardly level in the collection hut
has its story Of romance and tragedy.
Many Of these arc told ir the catalogue.
Perhaps the most romantic story is told
Christian H., Of Saxony. composed os
thirty pierced ovals of open scro,l-work
decorated with enamnls This chain
passed into the possession of Henry of
Gunthcrod (Who died in 16ls). and waJ
buried with him in Inc Sophten church in
Dresden. In lIi0 the grave was opened.
the chain, taken and deposited in the
green vaults III Dresden the treasures of
which in 1906 were removed TO prevent
their falling into the hands OF Napoleon,
When The danger was over nlost Of tho
WAS lost and remained so for nearly
century. II turned out al public sale
in Dresden on juno 81. 1888. and. ny some
anna zing miracle /; was not con6scated
by the authorities. Herr Cuttrnan OF Bcr-
lin bought IL. and some years since sold
II. with other objects OF art. 10 the pres
Of Michael BotsH. the celebrated Dresdea
goldsmith. and dates from 1900.
Have Romantic Histories.
Another little romance Is c1shrined IN
the pendent jewel composed Of two
blocks of rock-crys,sl mounted in enam-
the famous SpaniaTd, the dufe Of Lerna.
prominent IN the reign of Philip III. 1t
was the property OF the member Of this
Convent OF San Pablo at valladolid
where II remained for many years. and
whence IL was claimed by hairess OF
the family. who carried It of 10 Ger
many.
Yet another little romance-a vioent
one. probably. II the actual facts were
the circular Jewel OF
ly said to be the work oi Gdlberti ard
made for Cosimo de- 3Iedic!. which was
stolen from the latter's son one night by
Lorenzo the Magnificent la November,
1859. shortly before Piero died.
Rare and Curious jewel
The numerous badges OF various or
6ers include one Of the Order OF the An
nunziata in enameled gold The knights
of this order took a solemn vow that
they would not wear its insignia with
that OF any other Order Of st Michel.
OF the many and beautiful pendent
jewels one of the most notable Is that
composed of wrought gold enamel and
ambergris. hitherto thought to be WAN,
The value OF large piece Of ambereris
such this In the sixteenth century
would hay have Zee ss@n I've very a srear' @ ana narne tne
OF great wealth; ira peculiar perfume
never seems to leave the material: the
centerpiece of this jewel Is small
1t originally belonged 10 the Wencke
collection At Hamburg and was acquired
mt the famous Splitter sale in Paris In
II is understood that Mr.. Morgan eX
poets soon to take this collection TO the
United States, where II will ne placed on
of Art in New York.
Coal Supply Is Failing.
Sir William Ramsay has stirred up
England by the announcement that her
coal supply is rapidly becoming exhaust
ed. Inasmuch. however. as ne says there
Is enough to last for about 10 years;
the alarm Is not acute as yet.
I'VE have In the British isles. ma
said. " very limited supply OF coal
For the laet forty. years the rate at which
this supply is being exhausted has been
steadily increasing.
He continued: "Tn 1870 no fewer than
11o 100000 tons were mined in Great
by three and a third million tons wear
II Is easy TO calculate that ii the rate
OF working Increases as II Is doing our
coal will be completely exhausted IN Ito
years.
coal raised in the United kinsdom IN.
creased from o36 900. .00J TO 23S 100000
tons equal to six tons per head OF tho
population, against three and hall tons
in Belgium, two and half tons In Ger
many and one ton In France.
~, guDremdCy
power OF competing with other European
nations are obviously governed. so Tar
as we can see. by the relative price OF
coal; and when our prices rise. owing To
the approaching exhaustion ot our sup
plies. We may look forward 10 the near
approach OF famine and misery
Police to Get Higher Pay.
Tho pay Of the London police Is TO be
and the general opinion is that
n Is about time. London takes pride in
her police force and with cause, 1t Is as
fine "A body OF men as can be found any
where Iondon's pride however, has NOT
taken the shape of paying high salaries,
ns the pay OF bobby now ranges be
tween S6.S a week as a minimum 10 the
maximum OF SS25. somewhat different
The cost OF tho Ceubrien colllcries
strike which has Just been ended after
a long and bitter fight. provides another
Illustration OF the gigantic losses involved
by labor warfare. The total cost TO own
nrs and men arising out OF the strike.
which began in November OF last year.
Is roughly estimated At S15.500,
Ii will cost many thousands OF pounds
TO put the collicrs In working order. FOR
turing the enforced idleness many parts
,f the extensive mines have been flooded
and Immense falls have taken place un-
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