The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-07

HISTORIC REGALIA OF ENGLAND KEPT UNDER GrARD IN THE
TOWER OF LONDON.

ing Of the height by repetition Of the
lower design. The early spikes or
rays became changed to flowers. the
NY being the usual model. Then came
arch e the open circlet. and the
expression. he has closed his crown"
came to mean that, a king had as
sumed imperial or royal power.
queen Victoria. and in this. which 10
a perfect constellation or Jewels. the
our arches to close the dome of the
crown meet to support in the center
the jeweled orb. and above that again.
an equal armed cross. each arm Xix.
a battle ak. placed back to back. The
cap OF violet within is copied from a
crown OF Henry VIII.
The great Kohinoor diamond, the
chief ornament Of the rown. was
part Of h treasure taken at Lahore,
In India. When it still graced the
native sovereign collection Of gems. 1t
Used to be shown with other jewels at
great assemblies. or %durhars.
The great ruby of the kingdom Of
Bohemia. captured by the black prince
at Agtn court, is a wondrous stone.
/ The regalia OF crown jewels of Eng.
land, which may be seen in the tower
OF london. where thousands of Ameri.
cans have viewed them. are as fol.
lows
Sir Edwards crowr. made after the
pattern OF that crown broken up and
sold during the civil war. although far
more richly embellished; the new state
crown made for the coronation OF
Queen Victoria: the Prince of Wales
crown, the aueen c%onsort's crown. the
queens diadem. q circlet Of gold made
from the coronation Of Mary D'Este:
consort of James H.. ST. Edwards staff
OF beaten gold. the royal scepter, a
scepter with the cross. the rod Of
equity, or scepter with the dove. the
queens ivory scepter made for Mary
D'Este. an ancfen, scepter made for
Queen Mary. consort of William Of
Orange CHI. Of Great Britain), the
orb. the queens orb. the kohinoor dia.
mond. the sword OF justice. the armu-
lee or coronation bracelets. the royal
spurs, the ampulla for the holy oil,
the gold coronation spoon-the only
piece of the ancient regalia remain.
ing; the golden saltceliar. the bap-
tismal font and the silver fountain
presented to Charles II. by Plymouth
town.
One would think that as the kings
treasury was so nohly furnished some
Of the largest and finest jewels would
have graced the principal regalia." So
wrote a gentleman after he had count
cd up the great treasure IN jewels n
plate which was sent over to Holland,
privately, by the kings special war
rant to the duke Of Buckingham"
This was In the reien of Charles l.,
and yet in 1649. when the trustees of
parliament had got possession of the
jewels from the upper jewel house in
the tower 1t was found hat the crown
had no great value.
The imperial crown and other re.
gala of the realm at the time Of
Charles 1. were valued at only 1000
pounds.
In another account. written in 1925,
the kings jewel Office was said to
contain an immense quantity of Jewels,
gold plate Of divers forms. such as
feathers, flowers. collars composed OF
diamonds. rubies. sapphires. etc. There
were also basins and ewers. ''molls,"
cups. saltcellars and dishes.
And now the old tower of London
holds hi regalia of England. You
may see there the stones which have
given cause for endless intrigues and
strife set in new gowns. So the fame
and glory Of older civilizations, old
before ours began. are renewed to
lend luster to our empire Of today.
These gems and grandeur are all sym
hols of the ever-stifting aspects Of all
human power-Eone today. to be
found tomorrow. and again to fade
and appear over and over again in
ever-altered form.