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$500 and 5000 each
Were $3.50 to $1,000.
And these remnants !:

And these remnants:
40 Well Tailored Double breasted Suits. in gray
and tan; sizes 10 to Il. Reduced from $500 TO
1918 each.
25 Tan and Gray Suits. double breasted STYLE
sizes 10 to IL Reduced from $50 to 81 % each
35 Striped and Figured Blouses. slightly soiled
sizes Is and is. Reduced from Doc to 2oc each
lightweight Gray and Tan Topcoats: sizes
Is and 49, Reduced from $500 and $3.50 to
81 95 each.
tan and gray: sizes and 4. Reduced from
$500 and $500 to 81 .95 each.
10 Khaki Play Suits: long trousers; sizes ID,
IA Is and Is. Reduced from 81 90 TO SOC each.
40 Blouse Waists. with soft collars; sizes to
16 years. Reduced from S1O0 to 75c each
q Golf Caps; sizes 6h to I. Reduced from
Soc to 15c each.
Third floor, Tenth ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16

The Washington ball players still in
sist that there Is an overwhelming de-
mand for their presence well up toward
the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16
Canoe Fatalities.

From the Boston Transcript.
Spring canoeing is growing to be more
fatal than fall foot ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16

The suffragette sentiment survives. but
those thirty-nine-cent hats went out OF
business Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16

Champ Clark is lasting as campaign
celebrity long after the houn' dawg has
had it's day.
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Special price, S2.75 each.

Long Kimonos, Of lawn, in pink. ligh,
blue. lavender and yellow figured effects
finished with borders Of plain white.
Special price, soc each.
Lawn Dressing Sacques. Camille
style, trimmed with embroidered seal
Hoped edge.
Special price, 25c each.
Third floor, Eleventh st.
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Friday Special in
Summer Drapery Fabrics.

We offer about 1000 yards of
Cretonnes, Chintzes, Art Tickings
and other attractive summer
drapery and decorative fabrics, i'm
a variety of designs and colorings !:
both light and dark effects, OF a
very desirable nature.
An unusual opportunity to Sc
cure these materials at a remark
able saving in price-all are sub
Ject to slight imperfections.
19c yard.
Values, 3oc to soc.
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Friday Special in
WOmen'S Silk Dresses.

Fashionably Styled Silk Dresses
of crepe meteor, taffeta and fou-
lards, in plain colors, changeable
effects and pretty figures These
dresses are made with the newest
ideas in panniers,- jackets and
skirt draperies. Some have lace
collars, others high collar and
woke of lace
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Friday Special in
Mems Athletic Underwear.

Mems Athletic Summer Under
wear much below the regular price
for no other reason than that the
manufacturer wanted to relieve
his somewhat overcrowded stock.
The garments are absolutely per-
feet in every way. The material
of which they are made is checked
nainsook or cross-barred muslin.
Very thin, pleasant to the skin
and durable and satisfactory.
Athletic coat style shirts and
knee-length drawers. All sizes.
Special price, 35c the
garments
3 for 100.
Also a special lot of Mems "Porosknit"
Underwear, short-sleeve shirts and knee
drawers. This is an ideal summer under
wear, cool, durable, sanitary; subject to
slight defects which are not harmful to
it's service.
35c garment; : for SI.oO.
Regularly SOC garment.
Is dozen pairs Mems Lightweight Black
Cotton Socks, made with triple woven
heels and toes and double soles; entirely
free from threadbreaks or holes, but hav
ing slight weaving imperfections. Sizes
10Y, IL and liz.
E pairs for 75c.
Regularly 25c pair.
Main floor. st.
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carmen
3 for ST 900.
Friday Special in
Bows Suits at $500 & So. 90.

This collection of Suits is one
that offers unusual selection in the
matter of materials and colorings.
Every fabric is all wool and the
best of its character; attractive
and serviceable shades of tan,
brown, blue and gray, in sizes 7
to IS. The variety is good.
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$500 each.

Regularly $500 and $3.50.
Also Dainty White Lingerie
Dresses, made of white embroid-
cry flouncing and trimmed with
Irish crochet lace insertion
square neck and short sleeves.
$500 each.
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Ioc pkg. Were I5c.
And these remnant.

Fancy Letter Racks. Reduced from
SOC to 13c each.
3 Telephone Registers. Reduced from
loo to soc each.
Bridge Boxes. Reduced from J0c to
15c each.
Main floor. Eleventh st.
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Friday Special in
CretOnneS and Linens.

Imported Cretonnes and Print
ed Linens-the, best qualities pro-
duced, in patterns and colorings
OF the choicest selection. For
draperies. upholstering and cover
lngs they occupy position OF
foremost consideration from every
one acquainted with their meritsl
20 inches wide.
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Friday Special in
WOmen'S and Misses
RaincOatS.
S0.75 each. Values to $3.50

A timely special purchase
brings us 25 Showerproof Rain
coats at an unusually low price for
such high-grade garments. Full
length, in the popular mannish cut
and design; serviceable garments
in tan, navy blue, light and oxford
grays, green and brown, in plain
and striped effects. All sizes for
women and misses. Secured at
such deep price concession that
they are offered less than half reg
ularly.
Special price, So.75 each.
Values up to $22.5o.
And these remnants:
8 slip-on Rubber Coats: sizes IA and ~. Re-
duced from $500 to 81 each.
Violet Broadcioth Evening Coat. trimmed
with velvet and braid: beautifully lined through
out Reduced from $500 to $500.
Black Rubberized Raincoats. made mannish
effect sizes So and IS. Reduced from $3.50 to
$1,000 each.
Third floor, G st.
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Girls Department.

Light and Dark Colored Per-
Gale Dresses. long waist style,
high or low neck and long
sleeves fasten in back. All sizes
6 to ID wears.
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Friday Special in
Cotton Waists.

Various odd lines and incomplete assort-
ments, broken sizes, etc, that we have
withdrawn from our regular stock. Fash
Toned Of lawn, batiste. wolfe, linen. linene
and madras, in lingerie, trimmed with
hand embroidery, lace insertion and side
ruf1es. Also various tailored styles and
plain shirt effects.
$3.75 each-were $500.
$500 each-were 1895.
$1.5o each-were S2.75.
$I.5o each-were S2.oo.
Third floor, G ST.
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PAYABLE IN ,dvsnce-Nv mall postage prepaid:
Daily. Sunday included. month. 90 cents.
Daily Sunday excepted, one month. 20 cents.
Saturday Star, 81 year. Sunday Star. $z.4o year.
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Entered as second~class mail matter at the post
ONCE at Washington. d. G.
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The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning
EDITION Is delivered b. carriers within the city
at IS cents per month; daily only Is cents per
NAV be sent BY mail, telephone Main 2440.
Collection is made by carrier at the end Of each
month.
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Friday Specials in
Odd Lots Stationery.

1 lot of Writing Paper and Envelopes.
in white and blue; one quire paper ana
one package envelopes. reduced to
I5c. Were 3oc.
1 lot Of Gray Writing Paper, note and
letter sizes.
49,. 25c lb. Was 6oc.
1 lot OF Envelopes to match the above
paper.
Ioc pkg. Were ice.
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rns Evening star xswspapsr Company.

Business ONCE 1fth ST. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York Onice. Tribune Building.
Chicago once: First National Bank Building.
European once: 8 Regent ST.. London, England.
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$500 each.
Reduced from $2.25 and $2.o5,

Girls Spring weight Coats. navy. blue and
checks; q length: sizes to IA. Reduced from
SIS 90 to IS. IS each.
18 Girls Spring Coats. white. tan. red and
gray: y and full length: lined and unlned:
sizes to IA. Reduced from $1,000 and $l2.75
to 800 each.
Third floor, G st.
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Friday Special in
WOmen's Silk PetticOatS
and House Garments.

Excellent Quality Taffeta Silk
Petticoats, in black, white and a
range of colors that consists o!
the best plain and changeable eff
fects of the season. Designed III
the latest models and finished
with plain ruf1es; also black IN
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ST 90 and Sl.7S ward.

Values. S2.5o to S375.
Fourth foar G. St
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Art Wares Department.

Values, 3oc to soc.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-16
Letters From Petersburg Women
Who Were Guests Of Index Appeal
MANY INTERESTING FOREIGN SCENES DEscRieED-THE WIN
MEAS OF THE INTELLIGENCE Err TOURS WILL VISIT SAME
PlACES-TEN WOMEN TO GO FROM WHEELING AND
ADJACENT TERRITORY.

(From Petersburg. Va. Index-Appeal.J
The young ladies who went TO
Europe last month as the guests of
the lndex-Appeal have concluded their
tour abroad after n most enjoyable
trip. A telegram received here an
nounced hat they reached Boston
at s o'clock yesterday morning. and
will probably be home in two or three
days.
Letter From Miss Gill to Her Brother.
st. Ermins Hotel, st. James Park,
6. w. London. Eng. July 81. 10 a. IN.
dearest Little Brother and All: We
lave at last arrived in London. after
an all night trip from Paris. We left
Paris last night at Q o'clock and
changed from the cars TO the boat at
I o'clock in the morning. Then We
crossed the channel. which they say
II nearly always rough. but last night
there was hardly a ripple. We got
about three hours sleep last night.
lever taking of our clothes. How's
that? We got here about Z a. m,
quite tired out.
am made of iron. ! verify believe.
as | feel perfectly fine now and am
now taking the first real opportunity
l have had for writing. Miss Bette.
Miss Newcomb and Miss Robertson
have gone to church 1--WE can't realize
II is Sunday. The rest OF us are en-
joying ourselves as best We can. Gale.
Ruth and Lizzie are asleep (where !
expect TO be as loon as 7 pencil this).
We didn't think we would be doing
ourselves justice in going out after a
three hours sleep in twenty-four. al
though | am not tired at all. / am
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~SHAKESPEARE'S HOME.

certainly having all kinds of a time.
Paris was the fulfllmcnt OF rather
hazy dreams. the realization OF which
was more than ] had hoped for.
The hotel there. the st. Petersburg.
was comfortable. and even bordering
on the elegant We had the best ac-
commOdatiOns and had a lovely time
there. The first day was devoted al
most entirely TO shopping. II one had
the whereWithal one could buy her
self silly. Prices are pretty much the
same here as with us. except silks
and gloves such as We pay g. FOR may
be bought for 80 c%nts. perfect beau
ties. too. That Is just an example
The next day Cook had us land
that's no joker. We saw so much
that 7 am almost ~befuddled Al the
noted public buildinEs. the palace Of
the Louvre. the Pantheon. the palace
OF Justice. tho palace Do ia Concord.
y hich IL rho largest public square boo
the world n is beautiful beyond
comparison.
tn On 80 vent -0 fhr rumher'ess
public Affairs with fhe unzpaIabia
nance Hu' ~ ai saa on that trip
fhe tomb ~ 'haure.ia ~ Napoleon Dol
the NOS impress ra fn mo- have
rsver had slrr a fea ns bad
vhrr ] sf0of r f. rsFr frar.
tomb Con Erur h d s-rms
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~terpieces. done by the old masters Of
the day.
We then visited the famous art gal
lery OF the now living painters and
sculptors. They have their works Of
art there while living: after they have
been dead fifteen years they are
transferred TO the different museums
OF arts
The two hours drive 20 and from
Versailles was through the most pic
turesquc country J ever saw. you
would certainly love La Belle
France. I'm crazy about it. Have a
strong notion Of going back some
day.
As for England ] have not yet
seen enough o. o. 10 say. a. I've been
here for spch a short time % am al
n asleep
tn hotel. tho - Ermirs. is simply
lovely and w. have the best ~ essrv.
thing just a. Ee uere promised. and
2 am Thoroughly enjoying o. Don't
know JUST bow i0rE ue vu DO here.
and 2 uIII send cards daily Lizzie
AMI ! together. she is lovely
and ioreab~ Read ms letters %
~ur ENDS ae ! can only urfe On
home foiks arf uIu have fo con
fsrf myself rfh osrls fo aT rfre-s
H ID harder than o ran I'd f.
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Some Of the Women Who Took
Tours Last Summer
THEY WRITE POST CARDS FROM EUROPE TO CONTEST MANAGER
TEN INTELLIGENcER WINNERS WILL START
ON SAME TRIP NEXT JULY. .r

what she did about having you with
us"
Versailles. France, Aug. 3. 1911
From Miss Florence Z. Leslie, Sup
~erintendent of Kings Daughters' Hos
pital, Portsmouth. Va.-CWritten on .
card bearing the picture OF lie Chat
eau, Versailles. )-'Have had a mag.
nihcent trip. We sail tomorrow
Miss Leslie won her tour in a contest
nducte on the Portsmouth (va)
Star.
London, July %. 1911
From Miss Ruth James, Portsmouth
Va--(Written on a card bearing a
picture of Edinburgh Castle and Nat
ional Gallery Wv are ENJOYING
a delightful trip. On the train now
going TO London. Had a splendid
trip over; saw many icebergs.
Thought OF the people in u. 8. A.
and how warm they must be-
miss James is a witty young lady.
but IL is sure she didn't mean any,
thing by mentioning icebergs and
the people in the U. S. A. in the same
~sentence.)
London, July 20, 1911.
From Miss l.. Esther Marshall. Mar
tnsville. Va--(Written on a card
bearing a picture of the Corner OF
Tottenham n Court Road" London.)
are having such a royal trip.
Delighted with everything. Haven't
met any dukes or lords. so no danger. I
Have enjoyed every moment, except
being seasick: all right now. Best
wishes. miss Marshall. although
living about 60 miles from the city In
which he contest was held (Roanoke, !
Va. was elected chaperon, took the
trip with Mrs. f.. l.. stephens, OF Mar
tinsville. who nominated Miss Mar
hal. She vas advised by the con-
test manager before she left on the
tour not TO marry a duke or lord
and she needed the advice).
Another ard from Miss Marshall.
dated Paris. Aug. 2. says: I'VE are
having such a good time. Everything
has exceeded our expectations. Lon
don Is great but Gay Paree' is bet
ter. Still another card, this time
from Martinsville. which says: 81 ar
rived nome safely. Had the time OF
my life. enjoyed the trip more
than | can tell. None OF, the party
married a tho ac) count"
This magnificent European tour Is
within the reach of every woman in
Wheeling n adjacent territory.
There Is room for more contestants In
the lists. Get in and win the "Trip
OF "A Lifetime" Winners will bo
named five weeks from next Wednes-
day. Everyone has an equal chance
TO win. TRY 1T.
REMEMBER. THERE WILL BE
TEN IN THE WHEELING PARTY.
BE ONE OF THE TEN.
ASK THE CONTEST MANAGER
ABOUT 1T. CALL. PHONE OR AID
DRESS BOX $50. WHEELING. W.
VA.
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Bruce. the James aud Mary Queen Of
Scots.
We have seen so much and there
is 80 much 10 tell and We have been
70 80 many places that things must
come 70 ~ by degrees. when We shall
tell our friends all.
The siris are all well and Join IN
sending regards 20 the Index Appeal,
~ ] nave said IN the above. We
ere on the Numldian homeward
hound and we shall have many things
to tel When ~ arrive r. q :
N1fe-~B o. \ r. MIsr Bette %
II eeney. 81 exceedingly popular
school teacher pho won fhe chara
rrrsh.p - the Peters blrE party The
sane people uho are cr-frrfi-r IRE
Int ~ contest handled the
f~efrrrturF contest
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From Miss Sweeny.

From Miss Sweeny.
PtpIS. July 81. 19lO.-Some say,
See Paris and die" but the chaperon
says See Paris and live to come
again"
We have been here four days and
the weather was never more beauti-
full for sightseeing. We have visited
the Palace OF Louvre. Versailles. Ma
p%oleCn's Tomb. Norte Dame. Mary
Magdeline Church. St. Paul's and the
Grand Opera Chanticler.
We have seen all the apartments OF
the kings and queens. furniture and
reception halls. Louis XIV. bed in
which he died. gallery OF mirrors. etc
in Versailles.
IL | only had time TO write all. but
II has been utterly impossible to
write letters on this trip.
We go TO London tonight. thence
70 Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Our hotels are perfectly gorgeous,
every comfort imaginable. and II our
friends at home could see our grand
apartments they would say. Let's go
TO Paris, too"
We gazed upon N%apoleon's carriage,
cost $25O.OO0. weight eight tons.
drawn by eight horses.
We also visited the much-talked OF
Anna Gould's residence. built entirely
OF pink marble. by Mansard, in 1918.
Visited Tinany's Palace OF Justice.
Napoleon's Grand Triumph Arch. one
OF the finest monuments in Paris.
Just wait till we come and we will
tell IL all.
Einel Tower. built for Paris Expo
sitiOn. but the site Is where NAPOLEON
watched the military reviews: 1000
feet high. wireless station on top. and
holds 10000 people. Five statues
around. representing America. Europe.
Africa. Aisa and Oceanca.
See Paris and live"
Girls are we'll and happy and send
kind regards 20 Index-Appeal.
Walt and We viii tell Il all.
O. :.
August .. 1911.
y. s We left Edinburgh his morn
INK a. : 30 for Glasgow. This was a
short Trip by rail. We boarded the
Numidian and We are nov on the
beautiful clyde. scenery Of which Is
very beautiful
We are supposed fo reach Roston
August ~ n spend a day. thence
to New York city
Steashlp Numidiau. Aug -. tsif-
Homew ard bound after a most do
liEhuuI trip from start to finish our
"trip from Paris fo London acrogs fhe
English channel was fre. and ehii.
u 49, pretty bush. fhusp of us who
suffered from fhe dreadful maIde m-r
nr fHe Lake Lrs escaped H GA fhIs
rip
We arr.af FOOL LONDON early son
fay snrrrr and after r~nrasIrr o.
a wrar m.f.n.. HraafTarf 90 the
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TO affect everyone the same way.
There were sixty Of us in there at the
same time. mostly girls. and not a
SOUND was heard except an occasional
step on the marble floor. for five min
utes. II is beautiful and a~we-inspir-
ing beyond description.
The next day Cooks mar took us
to Versailles. the home OF the kings
There We had a glorious time. The
Petit Palace" built by Louis XIV.
for Madame La Pompadour: the larg-
err palace of Madame Du Barry. and
finally the chief royal palace, which
is. as others. superb in grandeur. The
paintings and sculpture are all per
fectly grand. These royal chambers
are all very rich in the original. The
bed OF Marie Antoinette is especially
interesting. gold and silk and v~elvets.
all OF them. We then visited the
royal stables. the coaches used by
Louis XIV, XIV. XVI. and their wives.
All gold and velvet. fine silks and vel
vets. etc. Magnificent, Especially
beautiful Is the coach OF Napoleon l..
used only twice-once AZ his wedding
with Marie Louise and again at the
christening OF his son. the King of
Rome. All OF these things are sim
ply wonderful to me. The gallery OF
mirrors In the Grand Palace is love
ly. II is the largest room | ever saw:
the walls are. all mirrors and win
dows. the floors covered with the
same carpets that covered them in
the time OF the "Louis'-over 300
years old. The ceilings are all mas
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in London and Is an immense monu-
ment We then went back TO st
Paul's Cathedral a magnificent build
INK. In which We saw the tomb OF Wei
lington. the great soldier also many
others. We we're also much interest
Cd In a square structure called the
famous White Tower of Keep
This was built by william the Con.
querer. In iO7s to overuwe The inhahi
tants ~ London. and h. one 81 tho
most unique ~ the Irregular mass 81
buildings. representing toe -. ons
made d. subsequent u~rousrchs
This beautiful lower is ffs feet
from north 90 auIfh. and SIS feet from
easf to veFf and o. - feet high
Tire sails are thirteen fee' thick
within these eaIIa Sr Walter ~
aas cruIlef and urufe BIZ History
rf b Word end here aizo Prince
lame n' scotland Gee irraroer %
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Win a Free Tour

You al The opportunity 70
tour Europe absolutely free OF
any cost II within reach OF any
woman who will grasp Il. Con
ditions are casy-and fair.
Luck or chance will not enter
az all into winning these glor-
"a tours. Determination-ac-
ton-Work-there T. success.
Get your friends oreanized-
map out a campaign for them.
They'll b glad 20 help you. but
you must let them know that
their help is wanted
While % Course You'll ret
votes BY scouting payments on
sNscrihers. both Old and ne~,
don't forget the voting ballots
don't forEef that the value %
fhe-e are m b. decreased anf
that esrh dave delay In Eetdng
started means the lnas % votes
uhirh might others ne have
heen secured
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palatial hotel. ST. Ermins. we visited
three churches I'm which a service
was held respectively.
First the Westminster Catholic Ca
thedral, and we all declared the
music the finest ever heard. all male
voices. From here we went TO St.
Pauls Cathedral. thence to West
minister Abbey. all OF which is in
describable.
The whole OF Monday was spent in
sightseeing. We visited the places
OF interest around London: crossed
London Bridge. and visited the Lon
don Tower. also the magnificent Al
bert Memorial. erected by the late
Queen Victoria TO her husband. This
memorial stands in the largest park
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hill. covering eleven acres. 24O feet
above Princess W, one of the most
beautiful in Edinburgh. st. Margaret's
Chapel. as well as many other points
OF Interest. In the castle the regalia
OF Scotland is found. consisting OF the
Scottish crown, Lord High T~reasurer's
mace. sword OF state and belt; scep-
ter, Jewels of the Garter. coronation
ring OF Charles l.. Order of the
Thistle and the collar of the Garter.
There is an interesting history con
nected with the crown jewels. After
the jewels were lost for more than
100 years they were found by Sir
Walter Scott in a large oak chest,
which is still seen in the crown room.
The crown was worn by Ropert the