The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-04

mansion overlooking ST. James
park and The Mall. which was
for so many years the town
house OF the dukes OF Suther.
land, has been thrown open to the
public as the London museum.
The lofty rooms are flooded with
light even on a dull day. and they form
an admirable setting for the valuable
exhibits that have been assembled aud
arranged under the careful supervi.
sion OF Guy Taking. the director. and
his colleagues.
There are three great features OF the
new m~useum-the collection OF early
seventeenth century jcwclry buried,
perhaps, at the time OF the great fire
or the plague. and found under a Lon
don house at the time OF its demoli-
ton two years ago.. the greatest col.
lection OF Cromwc 4liau relics ever as.
sembled. and the equally important
collection OF costumes. chiefly OF the
Georgian period which an two OF the
state room on the first floor.
Gold and Silver Room.
one Of the principal attractions Is
the gold and silver room, II contains
a unique survival OF the early part OF
the seventeenth century In the shape
OF a collection OF jewelry discovered
In the city This treasure was found
buried In a box and was part OF a Jew.
eler's stock. There are many dupli.
RaNan uVI aaVv4. ~ Nh. uHNf-1.. .. -.
an unfinished condition.
Altogether $40 pieces were d!scov.
cred, including rings. pendants. chains,
scent bottles. ~pomanders. and watches,
and part OF a communion set in crys-
tai aud gold The delicacy and ele-
gance OF the designs tand workman.
ship are remarkable and In one or rSo
Instances Il is curious TO recognize
the resemblance OF the ornaments
fashioned In Jacobean times to the art
nouveau OF the day.
one Of the most interesting OF the
rescuod relics In a cameo portrait Of
Queen Elizabeth. evidently carved by
the sam" hand as that which execut.
ed a precisely similar portrait pre-.
served at Windsor castle.
Rich in Paleolithle Implements.
The museum rs rich In paleolithic
Implements wonderful celt was dis.
covered within the last three weeks In
~Piccadilly circus-in neOlithic nipple
ments, and in weapons OF the bronze
age. Some admirable bronze swords
huUn h.IV. found a.. EN.s. D.u.R agsl
wall, and Wandsworth. and are here
displayed 10 indicate the civilization
which had been attained before the
advent OF the Ro4ans, TO whom the
visitor IL introduced by a natural tran.
sition.
The former dining room OF Stafford
house has been converted into Lon.
dinium Here are writing materials,
artistic tribes, toilet appliances. per,
fume, and manicure boxes and toys.
From Roman London the itinerary
leads to the saxon, Danish, and Anglo.
Saxon collections, whence n passes
TO the advent OF the Normans. At the
md OF the corridor is a room contain,
ing medieval relics dating from 1900
TO 1900.
Il Is perhaps when the staircase "a
assembled and the time OF the Tudorf
IL reached that the romance and color
OF London In old times are most for
chilly brought nome To the mind. The
arms OF Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary
and Elizabeth are effectively displayed
and meny curious and Illuminating sur
vivals Of their reigns are TO be seen
Relies Of Sixteenth Century.
Here, for instance, Is the claborat,
and handsome steelyard OF Sir Thorn
as Gresham. Various domestic uten
sila. examples OF metal work. a few
samples OF costumes. Examinations
and landscapes help the visitor 10 Wis
uAlize life In the sixteenth century
The proclamation for the resumption
OF relations with Spain after the de-
feat OF the Armada and the warran
for the arrest aud execution Of m,
I earl OF northumberland. both slene,
by Queen Elizabeth, afford a vIvI,
glimpse OF the character of that poter
q tate, from whose presence one nasse.
: ,pto inc room containing relies o
James ! and Charles /.
A erueiix found In Goswen ron,
9 strikes The note OF the eccleslastica
tendencies OF Charles time. stuar
badges, symbols. personal Ornament,
furniture and many documents ara n
Do seen here tore one reaches IN.