The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-16

and the wonder is that they travelled through
the gallery In so short space OF time. They
STAYED longest with little party of Japanese
most of whom, to the barbarian eyes OF any
Londoner would seem identical with the troop
Of iupglers who lately performed the butterfly
trick In st, Martins Hall. Ihey were, however,
Commissioners from the Tycoon and from
Prince Satsuma, and were presented 10 Ihe
Emperor and the Express with q good deal OF
forInality. Opposite to them, on the gangwayy
were ranged small band Of gaily dressed
Tunsian musicians, who played on sort OF
hurdy-gurdy and on tambortne. III was
little bit of comedy introduced INTO a TaCher
dull ceremonial. on the one side OF the plaJ-
form, in dark solemn robes the Japanese were
bending with the most awful gravity, some Oh
them reverently falling on their knees TO the
Empress; on the other side, in the gayest of
dresses, and with the jauntiest air, Jhe Iunlslan
musicians seemed to make mirth OF the somDre
Japanese with jingle Jingle, Jingle. The
Emperor looked from one side 10 Jhe oJneI,
perplexed whether he was to be grave with
He did his best to be courteous to both,
and so passed on to the American Com-
land, stationed at the end of the circle. AS
he descended the staircase he was greeted win
loud hurrahs which one rarely hears out or
England. Two sailors seemed TO De foremost IN
cheering, and were conspicuous in the crowd.
The Empress smiled upon them, and smote
their hearts. "Ah, Bill" said the one to the
other, "she glU me sech look" in the great
crowd, rushing and tossing about, and nlllng
the ear with a rattle Of French phrases, " ptCe
one heard with sort of bewilderment inter
polated in all their genuineness "Ah BILL she
que me seen lOOh'
THE CENTRAL GARDEN.
From this point visit was made down the
Rue de Russie and thence into the Central
Garden, over the surface of which an immense
number of plants had been stuck In the ground
the night before, and which then looked by
no means the better for their translation. On
this picture, however, their Imperial Maiesties
did not dwell. nor did they traverse more of
the building than l have mentioned, but,
avoiding the routes which led to the tiers Of
packing cases and unfinished courts, came
back at once to the hall or vestibule, and so
on across the unfinished park into the Impe-
rial Pavilion. The whole visit-for ceremony
it could not be called-was over in an hour and
half. Except in the Russian and English courts
there is really very little to see yet. The EN-
peror left the building about 81, and went for
refreshment to q pavilion which had been pre-
pared for him near the grand entrance, land
which is likely to form one Of the chief sights
connected with the exhibition. The arrange
ment of this structure is merely q private en-
terprise the speculation of about a dozen French
tradesmen, but they have set about their work
with spirit, and having spent an immense sum
on its preparation, the Emperor has been
of three small apartments, each of which is
most elaborately decorated-one called after the
Empress. in the style known as that of
Emperor, in the fashion of Louis XIV;
and the third allotted to the Prince in
sort of Alhambresque decoration. Besides
these apartments thre are ante. rooms. in
which the ornaments are of Pompeian charac-
ter. The juXtaposttton of so many styles de-
tracts somewhat from the harmony of the
regarded as in itself miniature exhibition
and in all its details perfect. The door of en-
trance alone, adorned in its arch with beautiful
scroll-work of hammered steel, has cost about
$1,000. In this elaborate little pavilion a short
stay was made, and the imperial cOJte0e left the
Champ de Mars in the same quiet and unOSten-
tious manner with which it had entered it, but
welcomed everywhere with the same earnest
deem TpSDpct.