Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
BY-1HE M4RaH1sE DE FosrEsor.

BY THE M-ARQEISE DE FONTENoT.
;. It is not Willingly. that the ex-King
or Saxony and the members OF his
house are agreeing TO- the. transac-
ton by means Of which the entire
treasure ,.ot the Saxon crown. and
especially the well-nigh. priceless
contents Hof the celebrated green
tvaults Of the royal palace at Dress
den are passing into the formal pos
session Of the uitra-radAcal- and So
cialist government of Saxony. u,
What with the lawlessness that
has prevailed throughout SaKony
since 1919 and the widespread desti-
. tuition and the dearth of food and
of all the necessaries, of life, it is
amazing that. the treasure in ques-
ton should. have remained intact
| and that the ,world-famed. green
vaults should not long ago. have been
stormed and plundered by the Ores
den mob. that rs to say by the pop
| ulace of a city which has always
been regarded as a hotbed of social
| ism and of everything that Is anti
! monarchical.
I ;. For the green vaults have Justly
been described as the Aladdin's cave,
and II 1t so miracutouSly escaped
the seizure Of all It's Of ths rst
! poIeon, who passed and repassed
through Dresden. 1t was because the
then King of Saxony, Frederick Au-
ally himself to the French emperor's
cause, and became one, ef his prin-
cipal allies and adherents in Ger
German friend. the then King of
Bavaria. he, had the utmost difficulty
in preserving the possession of his
throne at the congress OF Vienna,
archs were regarded as traitors to
the cause of the anti:-Napo1eonic CO.
II ex-King Frederick augustus III
of Saxony has agreed to surrender
the possession Of the tpowa<sreasure
at a price, which, under the; circum-
stances, is purely nominal, 1t is be-
cause he feels -th9t he is lucky to get
anything at all for lit. and that In
the event of. his: refusing his consent
take 1T from him wi houts any com
jpensatiop what soexar, but, might even
deprive him of the valuable landed
Eestates which he has been allowed TO
tretain and. which yield him a hand
some eiRcome, i,-f,' =
t. y u X 4
The bulk Of .theatreasuses centaiTietd 9!
iin the green vaults wore assembled by
that magnificent and giant-like Fred
arick Augustus of SaSany, who was
likewise, King OF Poland. Indeed, the
Treasures include not only the crown
Jewels and regaiia Of the rulers Of
saxeny. who ins1h setentaenth and
centuries, were accounted
thesri so4ersfgns in Europe. but
also all the regalia and crown jewels
I'of the former kings of Poland.
p In one room alone of the sgreen
vaults, the. sjewelswhuge, bowls: Of
have been estimated at $76.000.e00, To
a@few OF tse%treasures
in other the rooms, there is an i'm
THE court dwarkof King Charles Ill
tof SPAIN There Dis alb the gold and
Silver plata used. at the coronation
Roman empire, which, contrtbuted by
tyaEtoNs reig1irE houses. OF Germany,
became the perquisite OF the rulers of
ESaxony as the principal prince elector
+ The gold plate. marypis. Of the geld,
fsmith's art OF the sixtcenth and
lseventeenth: centuries, Comprises also
Esome OF, tho most texquisite. master
There are the Imperial coronation ces-
ttumss OF tho Sovereign prince, elector
fef Saxony, coat buttonsG vest buttons,
buttons, sword hilt,. scab-
bard and collar, all Of: .large, sized
diamonds of the purestz water and
weighing forty and nifty rcarats
apiece. There Is the so.called court
OF the Grand AfoguA" comprising 149
tpieces, all OF the 'plrest gold, e&duie-
titelN7 Auap,siedsand jeweled ;audsgcaRyed
] In the, most tshed and delicate NAH