, 1873-07-07
THE SHAH IN ENGLAND.
Tho Isnll Mt t3ufldhnll.

laHt sent. Horo sodlorp and ciyiIinnu md luilioH
young nna ladlea old had sentcd thcmnolvcB and
woro obviously dctcrtninod to hold port|nsciouA-
" to wlat they considered eligible positions
until tho roriod Of frttlon should arrive iii Tho
ndvont Of tho august guests Of tho oveniug. Tho
variety Of costumoa already was intlnlso. 70 tho
light nna color Of tho scono innnimato objocts
contributed ms well as animate. Trailing aprays
Of fl1cllaas loaded with waxwork-llko b1oB-
soma hung over tho casnolliaa, whoae
purity and whitoneaa oontrasted so charm
ingly With II, tho vsl dar1, a,, hair to VI Whit, i;
scono Or ratllor repoatod It oyor and ovor again,
until tho Henao Of my imitation by sio wallis l,o-
oamo uttorly bowildored. Tue Gutldhall Porch,
noble old hall, was bower Of foliago aud tlow
ora. Out OF II opened tho l'road passage leading
to tho foot Of the short flight Of Htatra which co,l
duct to tho anto-chambor, whonco by two archcd
the library Is resclcd. Tho Aight Of stairs and
| nuto.ohnmbor wore a vcritablo Eastern garden,
to complete tho vraiscmblance Of which it aeoncd
! only necessary that the notes OF tho bulbWl
should be heard among thoo roBos and tho sprcnt-
| Ing leaves of tho pnlms. III corner, under tho
shadow Of spreading palm, sat two grave Por-
eiang, in loworcd Oaalraerc robes and tall 1asy.
They wcro absolutely ladon with jowolu; az they
move m9ysa tho dGmoaa aa IN boaono belts
In the library itaolf, m apartment which for
| spaclouanenB and proportions is worthy Of tho
! great city whose volumes orc ato1ed In its a.
coVos Ino sceno %Ae sl1lGlllar!y brilllant. Along
tho contro wae broad carpetcd pnssago loading
up to tho ormson-coored dais at the top OF tho
| room. In tue contro Of tho dais stood throne
or chair Of state In crimson and golil tankod on
otthor side BY chairs OF o4nhl Gorgeos'snosa, but
ages who wero tho Bhahs follow-guoatg. In tho
| rear o. these Woro llmtoa number OF aoats for
inc ~, suto and tue membors OF ~ tho LORD Mayors
iamlly noilnu, up aea1nsf euo beautiful win
Bido OF tho wtdo contra[ uaesaeo bigcctiut. tho
apartment lengthW1se, wero six rows OF hcnchoe,
| and these were occupied exclusively by ladies.
| Iho report ma gong round at T. ~ that the shah
hau not yot ieft Bnck1agEnm ralaco, but nt five
sopnd OF the lfanpots proclaimed that tho ART
xai had already taken place. There was thrill,
INC stfers htnou up tho pGrHo',aees on tho eai1
marahalea themselves Louder aud louder
sWeliod tho tfumpet-bast. Iho trumpotora
sioWiy moSea Up Ine Sentrai passnge, tho nanu
nutns ~: ~ tn ~ n.e.a. @ ~, sni so pfrGoHs3uu
@ Momuau M isa ssnt9iy way up ne nloaa auey De,
figure being tho shah with tho Princess Of
! Wales on hiB arm. Thoro followed him tho
| witch with fhn T,nrd Nfnvoraau the Dni,a ~
III, III ,si 49, III, @ L. n:3e =, S.u DIn1 ~, "
edinburgh g WITH tho e rrlneeas Christian, Prince
AItnuf wlsn tn4 IIllcoeB mary, lnG DuNe OF
tlan. ~ ~ N' -'A' ' '''' 0'-' -
soirno a9gus. Ear elsqnnges m }g 19miy group tnem
eolyes. n ilont o. tno eohtlal onar OF atato tho
on his left, and tho touarevlla OIL his right Tho
| other 1ncnbors OF tho royal family stand to tho
right and loft Of thogo throo, with tho highest OF
lin por.,an ,unonnioa 1,,o Tor,l htnrnr ho1,}rr
~ X; hn''I ~ naiI oss1'ot that tss
foa1on ~ to eo; eo;t a9a,,5 @ 49,, ~ ~ ~
@1lgeuonl @ y! tho olty, seA.ua " .4G M ~. VI th9
prince OF Wales. In front OF tue Shah I'LL oval
open apace ia formed, and into it there stops tho
| Deputy Recorder, Sir Thomas Chambers. who
beainn to rasd tho afl1rnss. As ho reat,s "vre we
| I,nvo icisnro IN mi what n,nnnor ~ Nun o,,+
.uar1,y NJ icoat 10 In ,ri,n hon c,,"a n,n,,
l
~ u III TINS ponp. What shail tho
| phyBiognomtat make Of this dnrk-skinned,
dlgnliod gs man, with tho quiet keon,
| ihte1ugent 9yes, tno slateiy carnage
aspect, VINO stalub here surveying Win serenity
anu oquanlInlty 2 scone tlat must 20 now and
very sttange 10 NM anu glanclng hitlor and
tGl!heI VIII nardiy hoFoment o. h1s hoaai,
Whilo the 51opuIy ltocoraer enuhGlatos Inc flatl-
tndes ~ tn9 poaom o. his nineK irock cont,
WHICH ~ clobbeu Will DUO bas1 HllltofB Ill lo-