The sun., 1873-06-24
IHE SIffH or PERSIf.
He Wears Diamonds all over him mud uses
his Fingers tor Fork-iic adds TO tue
Number of his Wives.

YtytH C0Jye .u0iirrre 0f ne IiNies.
The jewels of the shah have quite sur
passed the reports of their size and value Whirn
preceded their owners arrival. lhc I'd~NtN %
Persia, we all know. was rich. to an tucrcdible
richness, with Accumulated wealth pl inc s"tii
hut no ono wa prepared t. see mOtIthua g'"'''
u diamond nearly twice the size oI th' .hth-'-
moor or Mountain Of Light NOW in NE i"-.
session OF the Queen Of England, once Hunl'tt
Sing, the Lion ~ Inhorcs greatest glgrNt iuck
in front Of q mans sword-hclt and I'VE dtt-
mondS. each larger than that jewel Of level, en-
Gchclpu up his coat from waist to shoulder
These stones are scarcely cut. and DO not -h1w
as they ought hut tho\ are "l suiltI- Hit pul,I'
The shah. sword belt j. a treasure !u-" in IT,
scit Tho fhcuh IL uddcd with rubics' me
raids, and diWnondS whi'h shane thtt : un1
uf purcst gold. Tho front uf his cont T. glr-
nshed with rows of brlliants IN tend oi iace.
The collar and sleeves arc crustcd with thcm,
aud his orders are of the most prc'iuu- jewels.
His spurs flash like sunbcans. Al ih'~ ON the
person Of man who has nothing noble IN inicn
or face. although ne l. above the average height
of the Indian Mus -uliuan nublcs-c.
AN ILt-MNNSEHED rorENrATE.
But in spite Of his Jewels and external splcn-
dor. the Shah-in-Shah is, according to Eui opc ln
notion, q savage in many respects proud, viii
ful, sensual and arhtrlry. II fpunctualty hc che
/. .pulitenuss # princes. a. 1t s said to bc, the
/ Shah would, In consequence of his utter indif-
/ ference to engagements. be one OF the most Ill
! hammered men in the world. lie kept the pa
! rndc at Putsdam. ordered Iy the Kaiser. waiting
] aCuuplc Of hours lie kept the Queen for huf
| an hour at the railway station waiting for him.
/ lie would not 90 to breakfast when II wa am
| nuuuccd. ~ the time uf invitation, but walked
| about IN the garden, and then, seeing az arn3r
/ which pleased him, desired e. have his break
| fasi brought there. When he sat at dinner yc--
tcrdny he put h. fingers In his plate and ate
dish which he did not like, hc took 1t out ~ hi.
! mouth aud threw IL dpwn-not on the ground,
| but on the Queens tEmurcssJ dress.
His suite all spoke French, and the Shal-in-
Slab knows II much better than he wound be
| thought to dc from his mode uf speaking IT. Hs
| when hc Is quite at hi- case he can talk it prct-
| ~ Guently But he Is not much AT his ease with
| European harbarianl, and IL j. luiicrous to see
! HIM standing alone IN crowd with clear
space round him and no one TO tax TO- Tor ne nal-
| anccs first on one Lex aud then ON another, like
! what to do with them or his hands. When lee
| turns his back aud the spectator calmly SURVEYS
his exterior. freed from the di-trhciing infu-
cnccs of his diamonds, the Shah does not present
All imposing appcarance. admit that the backs
ui most people fail to impress unc but Ms MdJ,s-
! tys tailor has rendered hiS T,r,iS quite ai-
normally ridiculous by making his fruck coat
, with multitude Of line plaits, like those Of a
! Highianders kilt or OF n lady Of Queen Hess =
time over the hps, and So all round. Ills face Is
7 seldom animated, and there H. something incuu-
gruous IN the position of his respectable gold
Spcctacles, ii la 1hiei-. On his Gquiliue nose,
under Persian cap, and, over all these, dia-
THE snAn TAKES ANOTHER WIFE
The, followers of the shah made some
! appeals to the enormous old Colonel of
| Police, who j. famous for the rgidty
Uf ut. manners and the severity with which he
I guards the morals Of the city. to relax his code
ln their favor. and were not at all successful
/ The shah has, however, some reason for think
ing that the high tone ot the Police Director Is
not maintained uniformly. for he has n think
told you already. added to the number Of his
wives here, If report Ice true, and cspuuscd rirl
! Of fifteen whom he saw by accident. and innlc-
diately proposed to by q representation to her
mother. which that good lady accepted, as tnerc
was "A provision made Tor her daughters future
| In Persia. There has been some trouble In
teaching the shah and his followers that women
are to b. treated with respect, even though
they 20 about with their faces uncovered, and
one Of the most useful lessons they will carry
back from Europe j. that winch will teach them
To- consider their wives tucir equals, and not
their slaves ~ they learn II. There i u great
III Tor they do not al all approve Of all they
sec here.
The wives who were sent back for high rcaso IS
Of state from Russia 90 lchcrau tore tucir IL
fate for what woman y not anxious and what
] wife. even though she hC one OF three. likes to
see TER husband let loose ON the wide, wide
world without the least resignation. They
were simply turiuusiy clamoruu- and turbulent.
Their grief touched the imperial heart and he
n d special tplcgraius sent t. and fru al every
stage. reporting how they were TIL they were
safely hA X at Astrakhan.
AVI.HsE To PROGRAMMES.
when the successor of Cyrus Grst came To
Berlin, II WIS supposed IL would prove easy to
prov NtGe amusement for him during hi- stay, but
IL soon became apparent that there was -rcat
~ engagement to be observed. lie hatC- a ptu-
gramme Of any kind because ii looks hk. die
tation. He cannot bear to see a written or
printed paper. for IL looks rs If his freedom of
action were controlled. When he was in Russia
he thought lac Wa- ill-trcatCd by the immense
parnde- that were ordered Tor his honor They
morning hc refused to attend an Inspection
] especially ordered Tor hiut, anC kept the Car
waiting ill II Was announced he would not
come at all. He deteSts ChdmherlaiuS, has nu
notion 81 engagements and obligations ot rem
devious and the ike, but he Is learning e.
re- urn the sautatiuus Of people IN the street
Instead of answering them by a stare througn
hIs cC,acles.