The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18

tie fashion OF his people aud was naked, with the
exception OF cotton cloth round ms mhs.
HIS light complexion tfor he scarcely IA DARK AS
sspanialdl, the regu ariy OF ms features ana tae
extreme smallness and decacy of his hands anu
In a semlcrclc round him, little space BENG lelt
| Tor our CHAIRS were seated the various members Of
his family, who We're Keeping WIN nim me sec.u
sion rendered obligatory by the death OF relative
here could not have been far short OF 100 persons
| present, aud these were only the more lllustrious
| representatives or the family. All OF these anu
| some zoo additional relations i've IN the mouse OF
their rich connection. fhs Is, indeed the general
| system among high-caste Hindoos; the head of the
| fanny sonFe IIch nenOer OF 1t, Is expected 10
| chcerUlly maintain all the less fortunate branches
OF the parent stock. As the necessarles ana luXu'
OF life among this simple race are merely rice
| and curry lrnlt and a few sweetneais, the charge
| thu incurred 4 not so great rs might he imagined,
and Of course, the people thus provided for render
| various household ana business services.
AS ms acquaintance with the 'llindostanee tongue
| j. very limited. while my host knew scarcely a word
| oil English conversation had 10 80 on through the
| secretary. who had graduated III Bombay college,
| and spoke that nnNeiy variety Of the Anglo-SaAon
tongue known aa "llIndoo Engilshn with great lfee-
| dom. uiiuauo English by the way, II sometimes
! very amusing. a hmdoo complained 10 me the
native read THAI IN Reaares mo rafting OF We
hcles uisLnfD3 Tie continuity Of oue's auricular
repose.n thing that is decidedly nigh toned, john
sonian Enghsh.l Thanks to the interpreter, man.
| naged 70 convey 10 my entertainer various
interesting facts OF my past lie and my
| probable future Bnt the conversation soon
| naggcd ana dcgcnerated, am afraid, iDto an inter-
| change between mf host aud MS friends oI opinions
concerning my personal appearance TO close the
|
| s.aoW to see The GaeSwarh My entertainer could
not himself present me- but advised that should at
once Apply to The DeWan or Prime Minister AS the
GGekWaf is independent prince ne agreed with me
luC 1t would be more respectful 10 90 direct 70 me
DcWan than TO ne presented by The English political
! agent, Coonel bdlr. rue CUSTOMARY H.haoo hospi
| alues were yhen pro Tered. First OF all l was
| spunkol with rosewatar NY hahaSerehei was taen
| scented with ottHr CT roses; and lastly came the
| betel nut, VIA some 'ANlngs,' ncddihg iresh
beei !eai sneare, witil llnr, some cafdanon AeeaA
| eocoanut pafings and various other condiments
! whose exact nature / am unable TO indicate.
| ehewed TINS pnngent compound win great iesa; y
| muGc Ing tongue sore ana stained my teetD, pt
could not Of course, De lnlpolte enough TO spit IL
| Taking leave Of my hospitable host ] was con-
Quoted over his house, but saw nothing that need be
| described 1T length. \ low caste man Was waiting
| az / came down with some fruit and syeetneats,
| part OF winch ale, whle The rest was taken down
To the shisf6BI. High caste natives cannot cat with
Us, aud have therefore, adopted this amiaole pan
| OF sending away Christian guest win several
pounds OF candies IL s very rude to refuse 10 accept
them.
with chuaan, aud runs round two sides o. u quad
ransle The thnd side will probably at some time
or other be bnit; the fourth IS open 10 Inc street,
win tie exception or a gateway ana low wall The
palace Is prolpsely decorated with wood carving
sent up card 10 his Exceency, wntcn was speed.
lly answered by the appearance OF youth who
spoke very good English, ana said he acted as The
Dewan's secretary. lie was some twenty years OF
age, wlth a big prominent nose, large, low under
hp and decIdcd squirt rendered more noticeable
perhaps " tle huge siiver-rnined spectacies tiaI
screened bis eyes ~ color he was rather light.
dis dress was PLAIN coarse cotton toga, huge red
turOgn OF cotton cloth, aud pearl earrings sus-
pended nom the upper part OF tile ear. After u
great deal Of explanation had been gwen rs to the
OBJECT OF the VISIT was conducted through an ante.
chamber, in which the servants OF the gentlemen
attending the peYans eyee were waiting, then
up a narrow staircase $50 narrow tnat we
could only go up them single ne), and
lastly took my place IN the outer hall OF audience
on either side OF the room were the sultord 10 mis-
ESceency, consisting OF contractors, farmers oil
monopoes merchants VINO mad come to complain
OF oyer-assessments and all tile various HANGERS
incident 10 an oriental Court. They hdd mostly
seated themselves on tue 1oor and We're waiting
Tie pleasure OF The great MANI with Eastern pa
uenee. Many OF them. no doubt had come there
uay alter day ler weeks. ! was rather lucky Tor
the Dewan no soon or caught slight or my Caucasian
lace than ne pecAoned me INTO is inner chamber OF
audience. lt was small room, furnished with tree
small tables, lew cdalr5, lodnge and The strang
est assortment OF ornaments nave ever seen. On
the cenlle table tnee was CLOCK, Win lion over
II That opened anu SMUT MS eyes ~ every movement
OF the pendulum, On the side tables were some
more clocks aud some music Boxes one oil the latter
beng snrmounted by lteIi&e wooden fg
| ure OF an American darky, VINO, as the
| or his natl0na baujo. scattered al ut in all
| directions were various European toys-wOogen
| figures Of lap dogs ana Savoyards. d tn steam
engine AMI tin horse carriage some wax fruit ana
many other similar tribes. lie walls were adorned
with some bad photographs OF the Maharaiah and
the Dewan ana their respective fathers, together
WIN number OF cheap French cOored prints tI4he
- me Mallle,' &cl ana a choice collection Of
tae iIline Minister 70 Ills Royal Hiehness the Gaek
war OF Baroda.
stout, middle aged liindoo, win good tempered
expression upon his lace. IL mouth y vide and
lial-empted OF It's teeth While such lew stumps a.
remain are stained black with beel; his eyes are
dull; his SKIN i ptted with smallpox; his eyebrows
nave grown together and form continuous arch;
his har IL thick and very black. He was dresse In
"A lace shirt ana white cotton pajamas lor dlaWcrsl
a gold necklace was thrown round his meek and his
second toe was encrcied with u silver ring
had scarcely completed these observations when
the bewan asked me Through the English-speakina
secretary, what was the rank u my layherW In
reply stated OF course, tnal lie had rank at all,
and that III New York where lived we had neither
rujahs dewans zelnndara, and that the
only distinctions in society sprang from differences
IN wealth aud education. | was at once over
whelmed by sea Of questions concerning the
people ana the institutions OF the United
states aud for fully half an hour ] kept the
secretary busy N explaining the general politi,
told hun that IN recent war score" and more OF
soldiers "a croren Is mltlion had mustered round
tue STARE ana stripes, Tie pevan's donDa eyebrows
fenHlbg ascenGed TO the middle OF his forehead and
ne looked az lie win evident increduny. but
neel not detail All that explained 10 him II
pilsed among Other Things descriptions Of green
backs Commodore Vanderbilt, tue great nterna-
tonal loaf race the Capitol nj Washington and the
GOadess Of Liberty tnat surmounIs It. may
say, however, mat many things he heard
seemed 70 produce a marked impression upon
his mmd Last OF all, when he asked me how |
got money 10 live on, and when told MN that y
rich man gave me rupees to travel from New York
10 Baroda 10 write Il letter to MIN about tue Gaek-
war tue said letter being subsequently printed IA
newspaper, he was lost III astonlshmeni. lie
grantee my request TO be presented 10 ne tackwar
with the greatest cheerniness, made an appoint
ment Tor the following Gay, and sent sepoy TO
show over the city.
Baroua as belts "A city under the SWAY OF an In
dan ruer, exhDlts IN marked degree the essential
chaiactersucs Of an Indian city-dirt, density OF
pupnlstlon, oeggarS, bad roads and bad doors.
None OF TIE stree have sidewalks, and they are 80
uneven that nothing shat a bullock dray can stand
tue wear and tear Of driving over them. rhe houses
are mostly IN very didplaated condition tut are
frequently covered win riehiy carved woodwork.
Iney vary greatly IN height, aud TINS probably com
bined Wl-h the white dresses aud rel turbans and
oaek faces q the men, aud the gaudy colofed gar
ments OF th3 women, IL the cause Of The slaguiarly
picturesque eject they create upon the eve. Here
and there the streets are blocked with gate 10 tic
rece ses OF which the sepoys Of the cdeKwSr clad ia
ragged uniforms OF the European pattern keep
Ruarl. Ia the centre OF the city OF these gales
y snrnounted Win huge English clock, imported
~ Tie DaeKWar and IA esented to tie Inhabitants or
the city.
The special "sgntsr OF Baroda are very few.
Firat, there are the GaekWar's tigers, dozen IN
humber, elsht large ones aud four cubs. These are
helt IN sort ot sel at the corner Of two streets