Posted by Dawn on June 27, 2015, 8:30 pm, in reply to "Jewels"
Source: Library of Congress newspaper collection.
From "Evening Star" (Washington, D.C.; dated January 29, 1904):
"The late Queen Victoria had a Yogo sapphire in her collection of gems."
[Source of the name "Yogo": 'The mines take their name from Yogo creek, the most northerly fork of the [Judith] river.' (near the town of Utica in Montana)]
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From "Free Trader" (Journal and Ottawa Fair Dealer)(Ottawa, Illinois; dated July 17, 1922):
"(Queen) Victoria thought them [opals] to be both beautiful and lucky and had a parure of opals and diamonds made for each of her daughters as a wedding gift."
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From "Evening Star" (Washington, D.C.; dated March 21, 1901):
Queen Alexandra's Jewels
"A souvenir from Queen Victoria is a parure of opals and diamonds, and a beautiful necklace of pearls and diamonds was one of her (Queen Alexandra) husband's first gifts. On their wedding day, he gave her a diadem of brilliants, and on their twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, a diamond and ruby cross. The diadem consists of brilliants arrayed in two rows, with ten large brilliants at equal distance, surmounted by scroll ornaments, the latter connected by Greek devices in brilliants. A ruby and diamond necklace from her sister, the wife of the late czar; a diamond and pearl necklace, with earrings to match, from the corporation of the city of London, and a diamond tiara, consisting of 365 beautiful stones, are among the handsomest of her jewelry possessions.
The queen (Alexandra) has a large collection of bracelets, the most interesting being one that was presented to her on her marriage by her eight bridesmaids. It is of gold, brilliantly set and divided into eight compartments, each containing a miniature portrait of one of the bridesmaids. On the reverse side the queen's initials appear in diamonds on a ground of enamel in garter blue tint.
One of the many jeweled crosses in this royal casket, and the most prized of all, is Queen Dagmar's Cross---an exact replica of one made for Queen Dagmar several centuries ago and a cherished heirloom in the Danish royal family. A diamond cross on a string of pearls from the ladies of Liverpool, a diamond and opal bracelet from the ladies of Manchester, and a diamond-studded one (bracelet) from the ladies of Leeds are other beautiful gifts.
A silver wedding present from the Grand Lodge of Free Masons was a magnificent butterfly, consisting of over 200 of the finest Brazilian diamonds and eyes of rubies. Some lovely sapphires, combined with diamonds, and Indian jewelry of the finest wrought and chased gold, set with pearls, rubies, and diamonds, represent other treasures (of England's new queen)."
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From "Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, Utah; dated November 12, 1911)
"She [Lady Dudley, formerly Miss Rachel Gurney] presented Queen Victoria with a fine pearl necklace which had been found in the River Blackwater."
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From "Omaha Daily Bee" (Omaha, Nebraska; dated August 2, 1896)
"Queen Victoria possesses the pinkest of all pearl necklaces, and it is reported to have been part of the dowry of Queen Catherine of Aragon."
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From "The Sun" (New York City, N.Y.; dated June 2nd, 1884):
"The suite of pearls owned by the late Lady Otho Fitzgerald has been privately bought by Queen Victoria for 40,000 (My Note: in English money symbol... which is not here on this keyboard). The pearls are intended as a present to the Princess Beatrice."
************************************************* From "Fisherman & Farmer," volume, (Edenton, North Carolina; dated November 8, 1889):
"Johannes Wolff recently played eleven pieces on his violin for Queen Victoria and she gave him a diamond pin and an autograph letter."
************************************************* From "The Salt Lake Herald" (SLC, Utah; dated December 4, 1892):
"Queen Victoria's pink pearls, Empress Frederick's seven rows of pure white pearls, and Grand Duchess Marie of Russia's superb necklace of the same gems, rank among the most valuable jewels in Europe."
"Queen Victoria was in the habit of giving each of her daughters since the day they were born a handsome pearl on every one of their birthdays, and thus when they grew up they found themselves the happy possessors of remarkably handsome necklaces. Empress Frederick of Germany and Princess Christian followed this charming example with their daughters."
"The Duchess of Cumberland has a collar of pearls valued at $300,000. This jewel was once worn by Queen Victoria, but she was some years ago forced to surrender it to the duchess on its being found that it formed part of the crown jewels of Hanover."
These are among quotes from that small article by A.E. Johnson in that newspaper.
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From "St. Paul Daily Globe" (St. Paul, Minnesota; dated March 5, 1888):
Queen Victoria's Pearls
Liverpool Mercury.
"Some years ago her majesty bought from a well-known London pearl merchant three beautiful pearls, the united cost of which was not far short of 500 (in English money). Four hundred and eighty pounds is the sum mentioned. They pleased royalty greatly, and were paid for without demur. A little while after the purchase had been made the merchant was surprised to receive a letter from a lady at court, saying: 'The queen wants much to know whether pearls will burn.' The reply to this somewhat startling scientific inquiry was an assurance that if her majesty wished to oxygenize pearls for her amusement she would find that they would burn in an ordinary fire. This rejoinder produced the secret. The queen had placed the pearls on her writing desk in a piece of the tissue paper which jewelers use. As she was writing one morning she used the tissue paper to wipe her pen and threw it into the fire. The pearls, all unobserved, went with it. The ashes of the grate were searched for them in vain. They had been destroyed so utterly as to leave no track. The queen, with her own hand, had cast three splendid pearls, worth more than the average income of her middle-class subjects, into the blaze. Pearls have not since been kept on the royal writing table."
************************************************* From "The Independent" (Honolulu, Hawaii; dated November 27, 1900):
Queen Victoria's Pearls
When Queen Victoria ascended the throne, all the jewels left by George III and George IV became hers. Among them was a fine pearl necklace that had belonged to Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Soon after the Queen's marriage to the Prince Consort, the King of Hanover claimed the pearls as part of the crown jewels of Hanover. The claim was submitted to the law officers of England, who had, though with reluctance, to give their decision against the Queen. The pearls are now worn on great occasions by the Duchess of Cumberland, sister of the Princess of Wales. Immediately on the decision being made known, the East India company presented the Queen with a fine set of pearls far superior to those she relinquished." (coming from this source: London Answers)
************************************************ From "The Roanoke Times" (Roanoke, Virginia; dated April 13, 1895):
"Empress Frederick has a necklace composed of thirty-two pearls, the total value of which has been estimated at 35,000 (in English money). Her mother, Queen Victoria, has a necklace of pink pearls worth 16,000 (in English money)."
".....that of the empress of Russia, who has seven rows of pure white pearls, valued at something like 80,000 rubles, but the stones of which are perhaps less beautiful to the eye."
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Queen Victoria's Fondness for Pearls.
"Queen Victoria has a great fondness for pearls, and has taken special care that all her daughters shall have fine pearl necklaces for their adornment. One of her first purchases after the birth of each has been two or three pearls, and every year until their marriage she has added a pearl or two to her stock, until the necklace she required was ready."
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--Previous Message-- : Source: Library of Congress newspaper : collection. : : Some of you were talking about rubies, so I : looked up some information in the Library of : Congress newspaper collection. Here's some : pieces of news about rubies and other jewels : I came across so far. : : From "The Caucasian" (Clinton, : N.C.; dated 15 December 1910).... : : (Florence Nightingale died on August 13, : 1910, whose death was mentioned here) : : "Queen Victoria presented her : (Florence Nightingdale) a ruby-red enamel : cross, emblazoned with jewels, and engraved : with the words: 'Blessed are the : merciful.'" : : : ************************************************** : From "Freeland Tribune" (Freeland, : PA) dated 5 November 1894: : : "Mrs. Green, the nurse who had been : attended the infant Prince [future King : Edward VIII] , lately received from Queen : Victoria a ruby brooch; from the Duke and : Duchess, a diamond and sapphire one, and : from the Duke alone, a gold one containing a : lock of the baby's hair." (I would : presume "the Duke and Duchess" : must be of York, the infant's parents) : : : ************************************************** : From "The Sun" (dated September : 23, 1906)(I forgot to write down the city : and state): : : "Of her personal jewels, next to her : wedding ring, the late Queen Victoria most : valued an insignificant enamel ring, set : with a single diamond, given to her by : Prince Albert when she was yet a child; and : his bethrothal ring, a snake set with the : finest emeralds. : : These three rings were never removed from : her hand and were buried with her. Much : treasured, too, was the bracelet she always : wore, composed of a numerous array of small : golden hearts, each with a minute miniature : of one of her grandchildren or : great-grandchildren. : : Queen Alexandra, in addition to a safeful of : diamonds and pearls, owns some wonderful : colored gems--rubies, sapphires and : emeralds--which, however, she rarely wears. : The only colored stones she really likes are : amethysts, and these she has given, at : Christmas and on their fete days, to her : friends and relatives in such numbers, set : in scarf pins, bangles, chains, hat pins and : sunshade tops, that she has quite : popularized the stone, hitherto little : valued in England. With dresses of her : favorite color, mauve, the Queen always : wears amethysts. : : The jewels she (Queen Alexandra) values : above all are her engagement ring, set with : a beryl, emerald, ruby, topaz, jacinth, : emerald--the first letters of which spell : out the name by which she has always called : her husband, "Bertie"; the : beautiful diamond cross given to her by the : women of Denmark on her marriage, and the : crown of brilliants, set in silver, bestowed : by the women of England on her silver : wedding day. : : The most splendid jewels Queen Alexandra : possesses are undoubtedly her pearls. She : has ropes and ropes of them; high dog : collars and pearls set in trimmings for the : corsages of her ball gowns. These have been : collected and given to her by the Czar and : her sister, the Dowager Empress of Russia, : as well as by members of the English, : Danish, and German royal families, many : being old heirlooms. : : "Queen Victoria sent a ruby and diamond : bangle---a very small one, tis true, but : still Victorian" to a singer called : Patti. : : End of quotes from this newspaper. I was not : sure who Patti was. I checked the Internet : and this lady is more likely Adelina Patti, : the Spanish opera singer, who lived from : 1843 to 1919. : : : ************************************************** : From 'The Salt Lake Herald' (Salt Lake City, : Utah; dated August 7, 1898)(this news also : was mentioned in the "The Times" : newspaper from Washington, D.C., on this : same date): : : Under this caption: "Queen Victoria : Possesses the Most Valuable Diamond in the : World" : : This quote: 'She owns a marvelous green : diamond that has never been set....." : : Do you know anything about this green : diamond or whether this green diamond has : ever been cut and set in a piece of jewelry? : : : : : : :
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