Thomas Parkman
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- Nov 28, 2005
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Life is good again.
Dear Members,
I am delighted at the ressurection of the Worst Royal Jewels. I am now at liberty to wax venemous and acidulous and get away with it. One can say all kinds of nasty things without having the moderators-they who must be obeyed-come down upon one with righteous ire and damnation. In the case of the Burmese tiara my initial opinion was in agreement with the members.
Dear QEII bothched thought I. But over time it has grown upon me and I no longer look upon it as an unpardonable monstrosity, rather a sort of mediocre attempt at something Better. I do hope they did not up and take apart the Hyderabad tiara to make that then, but then one never knows.
The other two tiaras she has had created are the sapphire thingie, a flop and the aquamarine thingie, an absolute flop. The necklaces redeem the sapphire parure bit the aquamarine is a mess, just big clunky rocks strung together. which is such a pity as the aquamarine can be such a lovely stone.
It really is odd that rubies seem to bring out the worst possible designs. I refer the members to what I call the Wurtenberg Haloween Trick or Treat State Horror Tiara and the awful Swedish ruby poison pill contraption that should really be broken up and the pieces sold at auction to help the poor starving people of Darfur. But then of all the various gemstones I suppose the ruby is the one most difficult to handle with taste and balance-those supremely elusive qualities which on this thread are so gleefully conspicuous by their absence. Cheers.
Dear Members,
I am delighted at the ressurection of the Worst Royal Jewels. I am now at liberty to wax venemous and acidulous and get away with it. One can say all kinds of nasty things without having the moderators-they who must be obeyed-come down upon one with righteous ire and damnation. In the case of the Burmese tiara my initial opinion was in agreement with the members.
Dear QEII bothched thought I. But over time it has grown upon me and I no longer look upon it as an unpardonable monstrosity, rather a sort of mediocre attempt at something Better. I do hope they did not up and take apart the Hyderabad tiara to make that then, but then one never knows.
The other two tiaras she has had created are the sapphire thingie, a flop and the aquamarine thingie, an absolute flop. The necklaces redeem the sapphire parure bit the aquamarine is a mess, just big clunky rocks strung together. which is such a pity as the aquamarine can be such a lovely stone.
It really is odd that rubies seem to bring out the worst possible designs. I refer the members to what I call the Wurtenberg Haloween Trick or Treat State Horror Tiara and the awful Swedish ruby poison pill contraption that should really be broken up and the pieces sold at auction to help the poor starving people of Darfur. But then of all the various gemstones I suppose the ruby is the one most difficult to handle with taste and balance-those supremely elusive qualities which on this thread are so gleefully conspicuous by their absence. Cheers.