The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-25

vault which had been held in her husbands name for
many years. and in this vault the jewels found They
included the following all Of which viii be Jaequenes:
Three ropes Of magnificent pearls thirysx inches
long, perfectly matched and valued at 000 Nine LIE
baudys engagement ring set with huge emerald fanked
with two pearshaped diamonds each weighing twelve
carats one greed ring set with diamonds surrounding
black pearl all imbedded in platinum seven watches made
by the most famous Of Swiss and other foreign watch
makers two Of which were presented Mme Lebaudy by
Russian grand dukes and engraved with their cres
one heirloom diamond, rose cut large fVecent
piece and set in old watch; three diamondstudded
tiaras each one worth comfortable fortune.
Several pairs of earrings pair consisting of pear
shaped pearls of large size pair OF smaller pear
shaped earrings and pair of diamond drops each
stone weighing five carats and the two stones perfectly
matched in color and cut; many diamonds, rubies and
sapphres all of exquisite and each uniquely in
gold platinum twelve pearl ornaments, breastpins,
dress clasps and pendants two miniatures of neces of
Lebaudy, shielded by diamonds cut concavely on the
under sde with facets above forming rings ten diamond
and opal stickpns; large Hungarian black opal de-
cared by jewellers to be the finest specimen of its kind
in the United States wide bracelet of platinum glitter
ing with diamonds separated by rubes twelve sunbursS
of diamonds and other stones several opera lorg
nettes in gold platinum and clOisonne enamel countless
ornaments for the bodice, belt and neck of and
exquisite pattern.
All of these little Jacquene will have instead of just
the simple birthday ring of cheap gold which she had
onged for Experts declare this jewel collection must
be worth at least million dollars-perhaps much
There great curiosity expressed by all those who
know of the life of Lebaudy and his treatment Of his fam
lily during the later years to just what Jacquene will
do with all her fabulous wealth when she learns how to
make of it. Now she is shy modest child, fright
ened at every unusual sound afraid of all and
peaceful when her mother out of her sight There
traces in her moods of the mperous will of her father
but of his eccentrces She have inherited
her mothers patient accomplishing disposition but there
is great wiStfuness in her eyes which the possession of
all those jewels and the realization that other girl of
her age in the world is as rich she can dispe
HDOr ito in EDOlich Shaa
hardly speak it. She talk voubly in French but only
with the greatest difficulty she write short letter
in that language and then only with the lud
misspelng and utter lack of grammar. Of arh-
metc, spelling and music, history and geography she
knows absolutely nothing at all Her father would never
allow her to be utored would he allow her to attend
either private public school, His idea of woman's
education that of the Oena of the last generation
she should be taught to be pleasing to man and at
tractive feminine esh-but to him woman
taity a thing that did not exist.
Once, when Lebaudy discovered Jacqueline and her
mother intent upon book from which Nine Lebaudy
trying to teach her daughter to spell out English
words he angry he drove both mother and daug
ter into small upstairs in The Lodge and locked