The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-20
The Shah.
" London Gossip" in the Dublin Nation, of
June 25th, writes thus about the Shah:

June 2Sth, writee thus about tho Shah:
Londoners seem to have quite lost their
trumpeta are being Blown, banqusts spread,
ensigns waved. addresses illuminated, and tho
whole tide of ordinary business arrested by .
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nesdny, the reign Of mirth and jollity has
been, indeed, uDconfned. 1t was pitieble
enough to see the broad space IN front OF
midnight. by some Thousands Of phiio.Per-
sians intent on catching even GLIMPSE Of the
ahadow of the new arrival on the broad white
field ofthe window blinds, in spite of the rain
which descended on their heads with unsea-
sonable violence. The eagerness Of the wo-
men, who constituted q goodly part Of the as
the atoms guest, was irrspressible, aud be-
came, in the mouths of the reugbs, who were
winning, not golden opinions, but watches,
from all sorts Of people, fertile topic for p az
slap robe, though worn only by satellite OF
the Shah, cansed an Immediate sensation and
when MI. Par aEdfys Ssnd tb SVagsd lo
the bonnas Of deosnt dsmonstrativenoss.
" There's old Gutta- Persia's tpne!-you'll see
walton Of q gentleman in corduroy, who had
several times warned the police that he was
bonnd to dine with Colonel Henderson before
M AND Tsd tho TO
consequences to them would be very dread
fol-" Then, few citizens, inspired by the
conviction that matters were slow, began TO
payfully tilt their neighbor's hats over their
heads, and to Distribute presents of -four made
mp in tnch.square packages. Three tract dis
tribntors came to grief through this proceed
explosions Of satirical sympathy. More rain
fell and dispersed the ptebs, to the great relief
Of the oonstables, and the great grief Of Claud
arrested by . blazing banner hung out from the
window Of q disinterested Strand tradesman.
The legend Of the illuminated device ran in
Arabic, and is translatable as follows HAL,
King Of Persia, Most High; Upon yon be the .s
any of tke Christian benevolents VINO distend
SSngns
ty to demonstrate with its proprietor. II he
| hadn't out-Heroded Herod, he at least out-Al-
| lahed Allah.
On Friday evening the Shah was the guest
| Of the Corporation of London, who provided o
| magnificent reception at the Guildhall. All
Cheapside was blocked from an early hour
| and it was at no small risk of being 1attened
by the crush that carriages forced their way
| to the venerable shrine of Cog and Magog.
Cavalry lined the street, but were helpless to
back the sosgea n he
or Of being trampled into pulp. The Horse
Guards-always popular in London-bore with
the Inconvenience, with great good humor,
were the victims. inside the Guildhall, there
was display of flowers, and bunting, and
heavy services Of gold and silver plate-the
nies-suoh rs had not been seen since the me-
morable night when Q Royal Guelph, oppressed
with wine, fell, In the Same places under the
legs of the table and the Aldermen. All the no.
liabilities Of London were present. Princes,
generals, merchants authors, artists ming led In
splendid groups Of ever shifting color, whilst
the toillettes Of the ladies made up blaze to
Jeam.s Plush could do anything approaching
: common justice. By-snd-by, to the clattering
. of hoofs and the strident shrieking of bugles,
, ed, and was conducted up to the centre of the
Hall by bevy of smiling oouTtiers. On bis
Z arm was the princess OF Wales, wearing his
thicIly studied With gems Then followed the
! Heir Apparent and the Cesarevipa, the latter
wearing an exact duplicate of her royal sis
ter's mantle. You will have anticipated that
the Inevitable address by the corporation, and
you will be correct. The ceremony began and
ended with the usual exchange of hypocrisies,
and then the Shah took seat on the dais,
whilst Prince and Princess solemnly rose up,
and began to dance for his sublime Amusement.
The Shah's visit to the opera was very bril-
liant affair as far as rich uniforms, over-dress-
ed beauty, and capital singing could make it
still it is pretty evident that his Majesty is
much afflicted after the manner of the late Mr.
Babbage-he has no ear. He comported him
self admirably at the Windsor review, and il
Illustrated his delight with that somewhat taw-
dry spectacle by presenting the Duke of Cam
| bridge with o scimtar worth three thousand
| pounds 1t is rumored that he has offered the
Queen necklace worth half million sterl-
| ing, which, of course, will not be accepted.
The splendid rumors which preceded the
advent of the Shah's jewels fall short of the
truth. He literally coruscates with briliants
of every imaginable size and lustre clustered
and drawn out into wildly grotesque designs
Personally, he is not much to look at. His
eyes are good, but drowsy, with a'lambent,
fraff foolf 1nAn hafr
heavy, pensle lids. The mouth is finely
moulded, but weak, and the same chagacteriS-
tic applies to the whole head. Therofis but
in his yellow, phlegmatic face. He is an ad-
vanced niger and here / must quit him.
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