PRINCESS MARY

Taranaki Daily News, 24 February 1922, Page 5

PRINCESS MARY

GIFT FROM LONDON CITIZENS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copjrlgtt Received Feb. 23, 7.40 p.m. London, Feb. 23. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen, after a procession in State through London to Buckingham Palace, presented Princess Mary with a congratulatory address in a golden casket and also a diamond chain and pendant from the citizens of London. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Absu. UNIQUE ENGAGEMENT RING. London, Feb. 8. Some interesting* details regarding r Tincess Mary’s engagement ring have t>een obtained by the London Daily Mail. The ring consists of a square, flawless emerald, which weighs three carats, and has a claw setting in plain platinum. This particular emerald is Known as “specimen gem,” and is an exceedingly rare example. “Emeralds are very seldom found without some small defect” caid a West End jeweller. “Pearls, diamonds, and rubies can all be Jk obtained perfect in thousands of cases, r but an emerald such as the one in Princess Mary’s ring is an altogether exceptional stone.” “Do you know where Princess Mary is likely to have her wedding cake made?” a woman reporter asked a well-known wedding cake “specialist.” “I think without doubt it will be made in the Royal Household,” he said. “They have all the facilities in the Royal kitchens for making such a cake, and the »ch«me of decoration will most probably be cbacea by the bride.”