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Show C08T OF LOUIS' BUTT0N8. Grand Monarque Said to Have Squandered Squan-dered ,000,000 In Thli Way. 1 aut thousand dollars for a drop-shaped drop-shaped pearl scarfpln, 115,000 for a rturl stud, 14,0(0 for a coat fastener formed of a whlto bouton pearl with guld bar, 1850 for sot en buttons en suito and J77S for a pair of brilliant s'civo links tbeso aro a few of tbe trices reallxod at tho recent salo In London of a noblo marquis' Jowelry. But, after all, everything Is comparative, compar-ative, and the marquis' gems, rare and costly though they are. TtouiS hat been quite eclipsed by Louis XlV'a personal y lry Tbo "grand mor arquo" had many erases, but for but-tins but-tins tie bad a positive mania. In a single year. 1C85, ho squanderod C00,-000 C00,-000 on them, and iom ot bli pur cbascs are well worth glancing at On Aug 1, 1CS5, he bought two dla-mona dla-mona buttons for C7.9C0 francs and seventy Cvo diamond buttons for 58t 703 francs. Tho buttons for a single vest cost Louts 200000 Of tbe 254 "boutonnlerca" uied 102 contained five diamonds each, while tbo remainder wero slnglo diamonds In all, tho "great monarque" Is said to have rpent 15,000 000 on buttons alono |