The New York herald., 1870-07-29

eght Of my arrival to the upper GLASS OF hataia
4 was present, of course. But before anything
was said to have begun, presented myself petore %
She Emperor and Empress Of all the Russias The
supremely grand INCLINATION Of her body. the
superb lift of her head, the royal look that beamed
from her eyes will make me think forever that by
come mistake or another only was she Countess
Levasch0h.
F, The collection of well dressed gentlemen and
aounced ladies was something remarkable. When
first Kutais after passing the tolgate said tc
. myself "Oh. second rate town, military station
perhaps; shall only stop for to-day" How was il
found such an assemblage Of aristocratic society
st kutais? Had the Emperor chosen the choicest
Of st. Petersburg and sent them to garrison q
town GU the highway to Tihis 80 that strangers
shoud see and note it well to the good of Russia
No. Only had underestmated Russia and the
Russians. had classed her people only little
superior to the Turks because of their marolatry
and seryility. Hencetorth conscience demands
that place the Russians themselves, as a people
In the same rank as the French. Not in the same
rank as America England or Prussia, because
that is impossible as yet All, republicanism
gentlemen, is q wonderful analeptic for a people.
When the Russians shall have drank Of its doc
trines they will change the face of Europe.
Twas quite as.onshed at the number of princes
and princesses present at the soiree One princess
sang native song OF the Caucasus. That
native song have heard it every
where; heard it from the camel driver
U
woman who mourned her husband at the station
of Coon Gooma, in Abyssna; heard ii often
from the frail fair of Cairo; heard it at wedding
feast in Jerusalem; heard it at the Grand Mosque
of Damascus: heard it in La Mancha and Andelu-
sia; heard II ut Aglhi Rumeli, in Crete heard it
from all the southern nations, from those people
Of The dark eyes and sallow faces, aud know
shall hear it in Persia and India whittier wend
And yet it IL o native song in Georgia, at is q
song Of the country said the Count to me in eX-
planation. Why is it We neveI hear this song in
America, in England, in Ireland, Scotland, Ger
many, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, or
In any land Of light skins and blue eyes, 1t is not
to be heard in Crcassa but it is heard south of the
Caucasus in Georgia and Armenia.
prince helped the princess with deep, deep
voice, and young princess sustained her part
with very thin, grlish voice. Everybody capped
their hands, and the tw % prncesses hid their faces
with their fans. The ladies were dressed like the
natives of the country-a small round turban cap,
made of fine straw, bordered round with artificial
flowers, and a veil thrown over it, is the head
dress The other portions OF the dresses are much
TOO intricate for me, but / saw expansive panta
Doons of red silk, bodice of blue cloth, richly
embroidered and set of with pieces OF lace, where
ever bit could be hung.
After this trio had entered the two children Of
the Governor walked up to the platform to play
their part. The boy had quite Young America
air about him; the gir!--tall for her age-was
children-wel done-was heartily appiauded, so
heartily, indeed that saw the regal mother bend
to blush and smile. There were q number of pieces
played, songs and glees sung, OF sufficient length,
excellence and variety to please the most fastidi-
Gus.
CITY SIGHTS.
Kutais, though only town Of 1000 nhabit.
ants, and with nothing in its modern aspect or
In the two or three Georgian ruins in the vicinity
OF sufficient interest or importance to detain the
traveller. is celebrated for being the place where
Medea was born. | found no traces Of the Col.
Chlan magician who formed the subject of the
frau ueIv writ hu Euriu
anciently called Cyta, afterwards Cyteis, hence
the word Kutais.
OF my residence in Kutas, of all the scores Of
things with which | became necessarily ac-
quanted; of the English engineers, who spend
much time at t Hotel de France instead of ut
their work; of the two famous monasteries which
are to be found near the vicinity; of the
excellent farmer, named Lenabi, about whom
Count LevaschOf was especially enthu-
siastic, have nothing of sufficient impor-
tance to intercalate here, unless | had in
view an unnecessary extension of my letter.
EASTER SERVICES.
i must, however, not omit mentioning that
when l reached Kutais the whole town was in
jealous frame of mind for the celebration of the
good old days of Easter according to the ortho:
d0t mode This s BY kkssPng up
The ringers were soldiers, who relieved each other
every other hour. Another is by eating tall
plum cakes, notable for the beggary scarcity of
pums found therein The inha btants also in
new shoes and ornaments for the gentler sex, 80
that Easter Sunday was nshered in with great
ecl0t at Kutais, plum cakes, colored eggs, new
clothes and din of clamoring bells much con-
ducing thereto.
"Christ is risen,' said everybody in Kutas, as
they kissed each other on the cheek. Christ is
risen said the little boys saluting their young
friends with the profound gravity Of their
seniors. "Chrst is riSen," said the women and
the girls, and they also kissed with hearty enthu
sasm the cheeks of their friends, neighbors and
relatives.
A great many people went about the street
fling away with mournful vigOr, accompanied by
others playing upon one-stringcd violin. Great
ing such music as Pan did with his syrinx in the
words of Arcadia Others celebrated the day with
drumming on shallow tambour, and added to
this was the well known street organ l watched
with strange curiosity party of Georgians dis
porting with the agility of Fauns upon q green
hill. 1t was very like the dog dance Of the
Cheyennes. There were also many voices lifted
In the streets late at night, in much the same
stylc-and am certain from the same cause--as
fast young men when they sing at unreasonable
hours, 1--WE won't go home till morning. There
were the usual resorts OF the rising generation to
playing marbles and revolving in cradles,
and riding wooden horses round q circle.
The women of Inertia were out in the quiet
and most retired streets, moving their limbs to the
heavy fantastic dance of their country. saw
much better dancing in Lomali Land; the
Ghazeeyah of Beni-Looef and the nautch girls of
India are infinitely their superiors in this clap
hand ard heave-the-limb dance. This pastme of
the Inertia females is very tame business, and q
stranger would not waste more than n moment to
look upon it, were the languor of the movement
and stupidity heavy style not relieved by the pure
complexion, the voluptuous forms and wonderful
eyes Of the dancers. 1t was with clink of
castanets, ringing of bells, blowing of flies and
bugles roll Of tambours, laughter of people re-
turning home from the merri-makes. music and
songs, that each day of Easter week died at
Kutais.
HAPPY.
When ] left Kutais advanced to the region
which is only one of the many boasts of the Cau
cssus. The first hour of the journey developed
new scene to me. Miles upon miles of land
sloping up aud down; green knobs truncated
stood to the right and left as far the eye could
see, and between each knoll there were lovely
little hoows, howcry and verdant enough to de-
light the eyes of any one
Il not fhie 81 Ia onv countrv 9t' asked my cnm.