--Previous Message-- : : I thought some Christmas cheer would be nice : atop the board. And what's more cheery than : glittering jewels? : : In the center is Empress Eugénie's beautiful : bow (after which the Dorset bow was copied) : flanked by sprays of berries which were also : originally French but have now long been : Danish by way of Sweden, along with the : luscious Cambridge emeralds which are : unfortunately rarely seen these days. : : Merry Christmas! : :