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Princess Sophie von Hesse could hardly be expected to face a second marriage unadorned by at least one trinket from the storied family jewel chest...
Martha Raye, hippo-mouthed comedienne, was victimized by a busy Manhattan jewel thief who was cleaning up in plushier neighborhoods. (Voice of the Turtle Producer Alfred de Liagre Jr.'s wife was already out $20,000 worth.) Comedienne Raye, who opened her closet and found her jewel box empty, set her loss at $15,000. Among the 16 whim whams missing: 1) a diamond-&-ruby ring (one kite diamond, one 32-karat diamond, 28 bluewhite diamonds, four rubies), 2) a pair of earrings (34 white diamonds, eight baguette diamonds, 3) a diamond-&-topaz ring (18 pearl-shaped diamonds...
...when rival feudal lords supported a "Southern Emperor" named Go-Daigo and a "Northern Emperor" named Kogon (both members of the imperial family). The issue was threshed out in a 50-year "War of the Chrysanthemums." Finally Go-Daigo's line gave up the sacred symbols of authority-jewel, mirror, sword-to Kogon's line. Since then, in the misty eye of Japanese history, the imperial descent has been strictly legitimate...
Young Mohamed Reza was brought up in a palace atmosphere of despotic splendor. From Iran's jewel-studded Peacock Throne his father grimly ordered his enemies murdered or jailed, ruled his "court with a caprice that ranged from slapping ministers in the face to kicking subjects in the crotch. (Once, rumor had it, the young Prince himself felt the royal boot and landed in a palace fountain...
...MacKinnon Day was just beginning. The Lutheran Ladies' Aid gave a smörgäsbord. The Monday Study Club gave a reception. School was closed and children gathered at the Village Hall, presented the Doc with a 21-jewel Hamilton watch and sang...