Costly Laces And Jewelry

Quoen Isabella, of Spain, posaesaos collection of oíd laces which canco; i equaled in Enrope, and whieh is worM sever;ü millioiis. Productions of l eountrie% kinds and nges are therp Ju perfect in work, and of infinite richnenT Oue dress of poiut D'Aloncon is w,w more tbau 100,000 franos. Borne fon seta of trimmingg in oi ' bolongiDg to Her Majosty, are ;„ themselves a fortune. That colle tion of laoe iö the pendant to that of cashmeres bolonging to Qucen Victoria w!iich is eatimated at not less th' 5,000,000 of francs. Her MajestjC soases India slüxwls to which tho lbo of rnoro than twonty years had been de vok-d, and vrhi!b, at uo matter wU. prico, could uot Va reproduced at pres ent - ciintinR workmen having lOs( jl secret of Biich nn art. We do uot speat of certain shawls woven with the Üireaji. of gold, and in which the embroidery , ornamented ivith pearls and dianio1Turning to other matters of female ornamentation, wo can eay that the fW emeralds in feminine jewelry are n sessed by the Empresa Elizabeth o Austria, jnst as tho richost and most perfect collection of rubies extant is the property of the Grand Duches of San Weimer, daugh ter of Paul j_ Emperor of Russia. Pearls and to! quoi'-ei, which are without riïal, belont to the Biissian imperial family, as do sapphires to tho British house o( Guelph. As for diamonds- except tle crown jewels of various nations- ptivate collections can vie with thoso of O'iepns, and not disadvankageoush .