Marble Hill press., 1920-07-22

The Delhi loo,
The SaWab Of Bahawalpur Swns q
portion Of What Is known ~ the Deb
hi loot which as q whole. once con
stltuted the Morul efnperOrs' crown
jewels. fichcd - them iu turn fro,a
the H.ndus and their ancient temples.
81 u WIS fitting that some should have
found their way back. History re-
cords that every gem 10 the almost
fabulous collection has been ng'IrH-
lively. II not iiterblly. drenched 10
blood. There are ornaments for the
front % turhaus: CAPS TO cover the
head fashioned entirely o. Jewels. with
Just enough gold fillgree to bold them
IN place. ropes of pearls. rubles and
emeralds: numberless rings. bracelets
and anklets for women There N 4
wonderful diamond necklace called
the "Garland Of Delight the largest
stone Of which measures one and one
quarter inches in diameter.
The Garland Of Delight" has
blazed an lmperishable trail through
the history ~ eastern romance. which
II ever akin 10 tragedy. II was worn
secretly for a brief span by Gul Saffa.
The "White Rose. beautiful dancing
girl whose story bears repeating She
was the mistress Of Darn. who WAS a
brother Of Emperor AurHngzeb. the
last Of the four great MoRuls Dara
and Aurangzeb. sons Of Shah Jahan.
cock throne. But Aurangzeb. nick.
named the white Snake" because he
was born with n curiOusly white skin
nfier he had removed all obstacles, In.
Guiding his brother. managed. eventual
IS To coll himself on the cushions Of
the Peacock throne. After Dnra's death
the emperor seized his brothers pos
sessions. including the Garland Of
Delight" and Gul Saffa. She was said
10 have In her veins blood OF the Hin
du Rajputs. the race long noted for
the beauty and chastity OF It's women.
SO, when Aurnngzeb demanded her.
she said she belonged 10 Dara and
asked on what grounds he claimed
her. The emperor replied that her
long tresses had bound him as In a
net. That night a messenger brought
package TO him. wherein lay coil
upon coll OF perfumed hair. Again
the emperor sent back word that II
was the moon.llke beauty OF her face
that had enthraIled him. Then the
girl took knife and slashed her face
until II was hideous TO look upon. She
wiped the blood from II with a cloth
and sent II TO the emperor, as a sign
that nothing was left Of the beauty he
had desired. He never troubled Gui
Sann again. who soon died Of grief for
her lover.
The native state of Baroda is close
to the RUM Of Clutch. and the state OF
Indore had easy access to II. In It's
quiet twisting waterways lay rich
penri oyster beds. which. In the old
days. were infested with pirates.
Doubtless the ancestors Of the present
uikhhfSncr VI tutSE FtutCo kpt
share Of first pickings." since the
Maharaja Gaekwar Of Baroda has the
largest collection Of pearls In India,
although the handsome young Maha-
raja H0lkar Of Indore runs him .
close second. sat near this resplen-
dent parsonage once at Royal Hin
du wedding. close enough to hear .
pleasant little tinkliDg sound when he
moved, for he was wearing bis pearl
scarf" which he values at q crore of
rupees ($3.300. .OO0). II IL composed Of
nine strands Of cream luster pearls n
large as marrowfat peas. that hang
from thick pearl tassel over one
shoulder. across his chest to his hips
scarf fashion. Eighteen great pearls.
each with a carat diamond set into II.
form the clasp OF the neckpiece.
Think Of the vandalism Of drilling
them Maharaja Holksr has Inherit
ed his fathers peacock turbsn. anoth-
er marvel Of pearls, rubies. emeralds
and diamonds.