| Show famous camou jewels J ewels brought brou to U S ma marie aie 1 louises ne necklace colace has new adventures in new york i new york the empris cepress incle louises diamond necklace the one napoleon presented to her when their son the ill fated langion LAl glon gion wits born la Is undergoing adventures advent ures in america por for generations its career had beeh a placid one acme as it passed from owner to owner by the he orderly process of 0 inheritance until it reached arch duchess marjo theresa of austria who ho finding herself wora nor to in need of funds funda than decided to put pot it onabe on the market it was sent bent to this country for disposal and now to its record are being addao investigations and rumors of suits stilts growing out of the disparity between its estimated af pf S and its ts sale pale figure I 1 of gays says the shenew new york times american Ameil can prosperity having iving fit gained lor this country the reputation of being the worlds best market american background has been provided for chapters in the stories of many of at the worlds famous jewels in many in staf stances ices the facts are not known for jewels have come here nol not in the settings in iii which they made history but as separate stones the litte emirl czarinas czar inas handsome black a young american society matron upon occasion caston oc the ahlers pearls of three strands said eald to corn com ase the most moat valuable string in ex are also owned in this country hy by whom it Is not generally known the jeweler who bought isiom them in parts paris for the wife of nn an american millionaire will not reveal her identity this necklace was origin originally nily tle the property of the first president of the french republic Jose josephides phines emerald last fall there was to be seen on display in the salon ova of a new york tork jeweler the tha sparkling emerald the victorious young bonaparte brought back from italy to his first wife josephine it Is now no the property of a new york woman josephine might not recognize the stove stone since in her day it was surrounded surround edwith with brilliantz brilliants brilli ants whereas it vow now hns has a modern setting and Is surrounded by square and baguette diamonds by the side of Jose phones emerald the bassak diamond was displayed this stone one of the worlds two dr an s n rost most important imports rit diamonds came into the shap heavy with history once it served as th the e eye of an east african indian deity A nomad prince pran e wrenched tt it out of its socket and from him warren flu stings got lt it the east C ast india company sold it to london jewelers from whom the duke of westminster bought it to adorn ad orn the hilt of his sword an enn mure more ta in inous diamond also now resilient resident in america Is the hope diamond known the world over for or the sinister spell it Is reputed to have carried about from the time it was stolen from a hindu idol in am 1688 until it came to its ita present owner Ameri america cli a coming into a shire chare of the worlds famed jewels europe and asia remain the real treasure chests the greatest wealth in gustei ing stones Is indias In Ind dias las und and so sc labu lab blous louB Is that wealth that to tn pick lt its greatest gem eem seems impossible the sancy diamond Is there und and i so 80 Is the empress eugenie Kug enle th the former once owned by charles the bold was used by the frenchman de sancy to save hla his king from embarrassment junies james 11 II another H nut her owner took it with him when he es to france after the loss of his louis XIV bought it and louls louis XV wore it at tits his coronation during the revolution it wits stolen hut but napoleon got it anek then hen sold it subsequently it went to spon then to russia and bitch back to paris now it la Is owned by the of in u ralla the prince of baroda ow owns ns the empress eugenic ro which cath C nth erane 11 II of russle presented to 6 an fn a evorite through whose fatally family it passed to napoleon ill the jewels of royalty in spite of the fact that thrones have lately undergone vicissitudes of fortune the vast majority of the worlds famous jewels lelela continue to be associated with crowns crofts the roost most val valuable bable collection of in europe Is said to he joint that made by margherita kneen mother of italy jewels of fabulous richness anny m still adorn the persons person of royalty nobility and millionaires but more and more of them are coming to serve ra rather theras HB museum pieces or else like the crown jewels of great britain to have a double when no sante occasion calls for their anyone may see them in the tower of london tile most famous of all diamonds Is there tile the or mountain of light which came to british sovereigns by way of the per ier conqueror nadir shall shah and the rajah of lahore tile the cullinan diamond from south africa the largest ailini has ever been found now divided into nine large stones and a number bf small brili li hints tints Is part art of the royal collection and in ID king georges own crown Is the blood blond red ruby to for which don pedro of spain killed hilled the moorish lung kins of granada and which in fear of its supposedly evil influence he gave to the black prince for aiding him in a his wars henry V wore it in his coronation helmet at the battle of Agin dagincourt agincourt court and there I 1 it Is said to have saved hla his life deflecting the sword blow the due dalencon aimed at him the re regent gent diamond among french crown jewels none has had more fame than the blu blue e pitt or regent dinni diamond ond originally dug up op by a slave of india who lost his bis life seeking 0 jo o buy passage to freedom with tits his find afterward thomas pitt governor of madras bought it from a denter dealer and in 1717 it was was acquired by the duke af pf of orleans regent of france during the minority of louis XV it was stolen when the Tull erlea was su sacked clied but was recovered to alborn the lie sword of napoleon 1 I now it Is kept to in the louvre of the russian crown jewels that in the hands bands of the soviet government the most arresting perhaps Is the scepter that bears the famous orloff houd among them too Is the shah diamond from the canopy of the throne of the great mogul |
