ROMANCE OF A BRACELET.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2168, 6 August 1897, Page 6

ROMANCE OF A BRACELET.

The other day the following advertisement appeared in the London papers:—"£soo Reward.—Lost, 18th inst, in Daly's Theatre, or between that and the Strand, a diamond and emerald bracelet with Spanish coat of arms, medallion, with 'Carlos' engraved on obverse. The above reward will be paid to the finder upon restoring the article uninjured. The bracelet being of historical Importance, is of great consequence to the loser, but no farther reward will be offered.«lnformation to Messrs Steggies and Darling, Woburn Chambers, 22 Henrietta street* Convent Garden, W. 0." A correspondent says that the firm in question refuse to reveal the story of the case, bat he has succeeded in eliciting certain facts. It* appears that a party of Spaniards of high social degree arrived in London a few days ago to witness the Jubilee celebrations, and took up their abode at a famous hotel in the Strand. One of the patty is a handsome lady of about twenty-seven years of age, who, it transpires, has from girlhood been a favourite of Don Carlos, and a constant visitor to his family and friends. On the night in question this lady, accompanied by a female attendant, joined a party from the hotel who had a box at Daly's Theatre. She was wearing magnificent jewellery most of which had been given or lent to her by Don Carlos, who, it seems, is the hereditary custodian of many valuable Articles which have been used as personal adornments by several generations of of his family. There was a crowded audience at Daly's, and the lady with her attendant became separated from the other occupants of the box. On their return to the hotel a gentleman relative of the lady met her, and was taking her arm. when he exclaimed: " Tour bracelet's gone!" The distress of die lady was extreme. " I saw it on my arm as I passed the box office coming oat of the theatre." was her reply. The gentleman took the ladies back to the carriage. They drove to the theatre. The acting manager had the building searched, mustered the whole staff, questioned and cross-ques-tioned every one; in fact made a most exhaustive inquiry without avail. The lady was advised to send for the police, bat this suggestion only intensified her distress. Eventually she admitted that she objected to police intervention 41 lest there should be some scandal, as the braclet had," she,said, " been given to her by a 'would-be-king' and if it became known that she had brought it to England several very eminent people would get into serious trouble." Considerable persuasive power was, however, brought to bear, and at last the lady consented to employ a firm of private agents. The bracelet is said to be worth £SOOO.