The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-25

drawn up each side OF the street near
the palace. To reach this place they
marched In good order, but with arms
sloped, and officers holding swords
breast high. }
Now. the carriages and -four, some
empty, but n of them containing the
Queen of Greece, dash down toward
the depot. (Which receives trains
from the rear,) through the principal
street, the balconies of which are
filed with ladies, while the sidewalks
are crowded with every imaginable
costume. First we have the Albanian,
with his blue gold embroidered jack
ct, manifold white skirt extending 10
the knee, black cloth CATERS, tled
with red, blue cloak lined with scar
let. red fez with crimson tassel. Then
come the Athenian Greeks In more
modern attire. (some ladies, however,
having the scarlet fez with gold tas-
SELF the Circassian, carrying his car
| tridges in small embroidered pockets
across the breast of his long blue coat;
the peasant, with shaggy sheepskin
~overcoat, his wife with embroidered
blanket sacque, her couture a bright
handkerchief, one of whose folded
/ COIuGIS AECDS GuG udiI 1IOn L1O AOLC-
head, while its opposite droops grace
fully behind the side corners brought
under the chin and carried to form a
a knot at the back of the head; her
chGuSsure consists of pointed shoes
tipped with fur or wool.
The Apostle Paul's statement
seemed fully verified this day, where
it reads, For all the Athenians and
strangers which were there spent
their time In nothing else, but either
to tell or hear something new" There
we all stood on the tiptoe of expecta-
ton. The mounted guards rode up
and down on their chargers, seated In
peaked saddles with gay crown
adorned saddle-covers. and cleared
the way for royalty. The salvos OF
artillery announced the arrival of the
royal party about noon, and g few
minutes later a carriage leading
the way with two officers, then
two groom outriders, and at length
the open royal carriage appeared,
drawn by four black horses, driven
by two postillions, and having two
postmen seated on an elevated box
behind. On the back seat of the
carriage sat, on the right. her Majesty
the Empress of the French, and on
the left the Queen of Greece. Facing
the Empress sat the King of Greece,
and opposite the Queen was the es-
cort of the Empress, Prince Murat.
The whole party, except the last
named gentleman, who wore a rich
Hussar uniform, were plainly dressed.
and bowed graciously to right and
left in order to return the ~courtesies
of the multitudes who, with uplift-
ed hats, but no demonstrative
shouts, welcomed the regal guest
The cortege dashed through the
lines, and curved past the waving
Palms in front of the Palace
where it was understood the royal
collation. stood ready. Being as hun,
cry as the two Queens, we went also
to our refreshments, and afterwards
learned that we missed the sight oil
the Grecian Queen showing at the
open windows her promising chill
dren. Conventionalities may sober
down the manner; regal etiquette
may freeze an apparent film around
the warm heart; but maternal feelings
will speak out, and many a royal
mother, Oornelia like, is prouder OF
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Believing that the Empress EugeIia
would visit the Acropolis, we FASTENED
after lunch to the main avenue and
soon found, as the carriages ap-
preached, that we were within six feet
of where they must pass. Raising
our hats to the royal pair, as ladies,
not as Queens, they smiled and bowed
as affably as if they had never worn
crowns; and we passed on to Mars
Hill, whence we saw the whole party
ascend the steps of the P~ropylea
and about half an hour later descend
part way. There the Empress, &C.
lively climbing round the Genoest
Tower, entered the wingless temple
of Victory, followed by the Queen
and remained some time inspecting
the statuary. On reappearing, tbs
King assisted the Empress. and gave
her subsequently his arm. while the
French Escort performed the same
dutytoward the Queen. On emerging
from the outer portal they assumed
their seats in the carriage and were
whirled through the crowd to the
Temple of Theseus.
On the way they passed Mars Hill,
looked toward Pilopappus, and drove
near Socrates's dungeon, as we'll as
Demosthenes's Forum. Emerging,
after an examination. brief, but sufi-
cientlfor the main beauties of Theseus,
the Empress drove. amid flourish of
trumpets, to the hag-croWned station,
and with regal leave taking disappear
ed amid the gracefully curling steam
Of an express train, but only to reach
her royal frigate, perform her toilet,
and reappear for a short space in the
evening, IN order to witness the fire.
works. before sailing for Constantine
pie. Thus, like a meteor from the
West, the Empress flashed through
the horizon of Greece, throwing a
modern blaze of light over the attract
i've ruins of antiquity, and disappear
ed amid clouds of vapor, as a star Of
the East, only to move with re-
doubled msgnifcence over the By
zantlnc splendor of the Ottoman EN-
pire.
GREEK FIRE.
In the evening, on the temporary
return of the Empress, the fireworks
came OF, as arranged, and the illu.
mlnatlon of Athens, if not exhibit
ing ancient Greek Fire was worthy of
Greece,
AS we ascend to the grand portal,
the Propylaa; we are greeted on the
right by the ~wingless temple of vic.
tory, Greeted to commemorate the VIC
ry-on M~arathon's plains,9 now married
somewhat by the Genoese tower, built
by those utilitarian seaman as a look
out for vessels. On the left we have
Agrippa's column and Neptune's Ionic
Er~echtheum, fanked on one side BY
the quaint Caryatides, supported struc.
ture, on the other by the Temple of
Pandrosus. A well is shown close by.
from which the popular myth hath II