Isn't it the aquamarine set now in the Torlonia family, the tiara has been worn by princess Sybilla at the Luxembourg pre-wedding dīner
--Previous Message-- : Source: "Ottumwa Courier" (Iowa) : dated Thursday, January 22, 1931. : : I came across this newspaper article about : Queen Victoria Ena and her daughters. : : Direct Quote: : : SPAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY BUY CLOTHES IN PARIS. : (by Adelaide Kerr) : : Paris--(AP)---Behind the gilt-edged mirrors : of a couturier's salon the bright black eyes : of French midinettes lash (sp?) with pride : these days over the newly completed wardrobe : of a queen. : : And, while Queen Victoria of Spain, who : recently visited Paris, moves through the : courts of Europe, the house which designed : her clothes watches proudly her queenly : progress. : : Satin, sable, and silver dignity, beauty : and verse...these are the things of which : the winter wardrobe of the tall blond queen : of Spain is fashioned. : : The dresses and coats of her daughters, : the Infanta Beatrice and the Infanta Maria, : though chic and beautiful to the last : detail, are designed along simple lines. : : Four evening dresses, two evening wraps, : two morning frocks, an afternoon dress and : an afternoon coat for each of the three was : the royal order. With broken English, : voluble French, flashing eyes and dramatic : hands, the Paris workers can describe them : to the last detail. : : For Queen Victoria there was an evening : gown of silver gray satin, so pale in tint : that it is almost white, it is designed : along subtle lines with a high waist and : full circular skirt, which sweeps to the : floor and is handed in sable. : : Another gown of silver lame is also : bordered in sable, above which shows a : narrow band of aquamarine blue velvet. WITH : THIS QUEEN VICTORIA WEARS THE GREAT : NECKLACE, BRACELETS, DIADEM AND EARRINGS OF : AQUAMARINES AND DIAMONDS WHICH KING EDWARD : VII OF ENGLAND GAVE HER AT THE TIME OF HER : MARRIAGE. : : One of her morning frocks is made of : heavy brown crepe de chine with a bodice of : yellow chatreuse crepe attached in incruste : design. : : Her two daughters---the Infanta Beatrice, : dark-eyed and blond haired; and the Infanta : Maria Christina, blue-eyed, fair-haired and : said to be the "picture of the : queen"---always dress alike. : : For them there were evening gowns of : black lace and tulle to be worn with short : black lace coats. There always were formal : white satin gowns and accompanying short : emerald satin coats. : : Queen Victoria helps to select every : article of clothing which her daughters : wear. She lives continually with her : children and they "turn o mother for : everything." : : End of quote. : : King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra : apparently sent a wedding gift of these : aquamarine and diamond set of jewels to the : Spanish Queen: necklace, bracelets, diadem : and earrings. Is anyone in the Spanish royal : family known to have worn these since the : death of Queen Victoria Ena? : :
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