, 1873-06-17
THE SHAH or PERSIA.


1trEin {Jre y Correspondence qf tho London Ners.
Tho Shah struck mo as 2 rather handsome
nun. His complexion is, Of course, swarthy,
and would hotray him anywhere, but he has q
bright intelligent faco, flno figure, and good
carriago. He Is quite rs tall apparently as tho
Emperor, but not 80 etout. On ha arrival ho
aud but for bis cep would not hhve boon noticed
In largo aesombly Of oilicorB. Tho cap may DO
o worry e1ooilnnt article, md on q journey from
:feho1an by rail may havo proved convenient,
but 1t is not impressive 1t ia impossible to lift 1t
TO an.wer tho palutations OF tho crowd Instead Of
lifting their lead-covorings, therefore, tho
persiana mako apoouliar sort Of movnmenk with
thoir handa-now thoy SOON to bo accepting up
Wator In thoir palma and carrying 1t to thoir
mouths, now to DO tanning themselves with tho
at tho looks Of thoir hair. It Is m attompt,
doubtleBa, to initiate tho European military en-
luto, but tho fmitatora arc not dexterous, and
tho attempt il ludicrous. To return to caps,
howovor, it must be said that the etato cop of
tho Shah himseit is not to bo dospised It nnay
not commend itBolf to the psthotio eense, but
brokors looking after loans md young 1adios
looking after tho jewels will find It advisable to
garmont+ That cup itself is q high 1ound black
ono, in respect to form auch M ono aoea in Rus-
sin aud oven other parts Of Europe in cold
wcathor. Tho peculiar feature, however. is a
sort OF fanliko ornament. or 1t Is moro like a
small hand broom, which, tho handle down
wards, is affixed to tho front Of the hat, Tho
hnndlo Of this broom ronches noarly to tho bot
tom Of tic Int, and tho top rises Nh inch or SO
aboye tho same. But it ia M extraordinary
broom. Tho handle is studded with diamonds
and other precious stones, which stretch up
some distance among the straws aud aro vol
calculated to fill the human soul with envy. Tho
8hah'B coat ia also richly decorated with jowols,
gold lace, at ccters, and with his broad sash aud
gold cpAulettoa he might be taken for French
General OF Diviaion in full dross. Dut enough
Of theso descriptions. pcrsic0s odi, pucr, ap~
pdratus.
The Immediate attendants Of the shuh, thoao
Ds or ar ii osers &Hor aa
resemble the French rather than the German.
Quo If these gontlemon, indeed tho body phyHi-
cian Or. Tholozan), wears Fronch Genoral'a
uniform, rcd trousers with gold stripes, rcd cap,
Persian orders. Tho rest Of tho suite, who
followed along in pairs in .opon car
riagos, were generally clad in cagian
drcpa. They wore. tho Same sort of tur-
bun, ban hat black *. and plain, md, as rele,
In thoir looks. They aro largo, woll-propor-
toned, erect, noerly all haye long black moua-
taches aud whiskera, though aome wear full
beards closoly cut, and now aud then there is
through osowaa bosrays, rs have said, nervous.
moss and nwkwardnesg, but no moro than il nj
Waya shown by natives OF an isolated Btato 11rst
brought into contact with now civilization.
LILO SAAA hlHlRof aAoafS proper aogFe0 OF lnl-
pasBiyenoss. Unlike his followers, no makaB
no effort to acknowledge tho aalutations Of tho
crowd. I did not see him make so much as mn
inclination Of tho head. He sits erect, stolil,
almost indifferent, whi1o tho Emperor bows
right and loft to his faithful subjects. Tho Per-
aian guosts wero somewhat embarrassed as they
drove through what o Berlin journal calls, by
way Of contrast with Iehoran, tue City OF Intol-
ligence, but they can tako no lessons in doport-
mont from the ili.mannorcd crowds which re-
ceived them. Tho Emperor aud tho Shah wero
welcomed with something like respect, and tho
first fow cnrriages which followed woro not OK
actly iuaultod. But as party after party paused,
solens. aud at last every carriaga which drove by
with guoata was greeted With darisiye cheoss. T
Baw yast tllronge Of men and women treating
the Poraans. exactly as . party Of ill-brod
schoolboys might treat 4 Hottontot who should
DO suddonly turned loose among them.