Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-19
HOW AREPUBLIC RECEIVED The sHlH
The Z" King Of Kings I'm Switzerland.

GForeign Correspondence Of The EreniHJ S,dr.l
| GENEVA, July 5tb.
Russia, Prussia, Belgium, England and
France have been successfully excite over the
| nea- approach OF the Shah of Persia, ard ysn
| little republican Switzerland hes not been
behind in rendering her ovation to this most
undeserving of moRsrchs.
The Journal De GeHere, the principal paper o.
this city, announced that "as a Sovereign the
| Shah would set foot upon SN lss territory, aud
as Sovereign he would be received" aud thus
| it has proven.
The Shah was announced for Friday, but
| with his usual punctuality, did not STRIVE until
Sunday evening. He came by special tain
Il ON Paris, and an immerse crowd awaited his
approach. room in the depot was fitted u,
in the Persian aud Genevese colors, ard
carpet was laid so that his foot ight not ouch
the dust. 1 counted II carriages in waiting for
him and his attendants. The first one was
occupied by the Shah and his Grand Vizier.
accompanied by N. Ceresole, President of the
Swiss Republic, and NJ. Kern, Swiss miuis-~r
ID France.
Before the arrival OF the King of Kings the
inpatient spirits in the crowd raised Ca es OF
"a bss lie Shah" varied with "a has le chat"
but upon his appearance all beca ne quiet, aud
no manifestations of enthusiasm or the contra
ry were exhibited. He drove slowly down the
Rae du Mont Blanc, which was iestooned vii
flags, preceded by the gers d'arme woo m ale
way for him with some difficulty.
The Shah is rather fint looking man, an
has black mustache. Upon his heal he wore
a Persian cap, remarkable lor nothing but n.y.
uhesS' H's coat was sVddded with diamonds
emeralfs, and other precious stones, and he
held scinetar, the hilt of which was studded
with diamonds. He did not view the crowd with
anV lOX air. N tha
that he gazed with an air of amazed bewfIter-
me MT, which, in plain Err rlish, mears that he
had tit of deep disgust. He stopped az II,
Hotel des Bershes.
On Monday the Lion OF the Rising Srr wa,
to start at O'Clock for trip on lake Lemau,
out a. he never keeps his app Iiu uents, eleven
O'Clock was the hour OF depn ture. A grind
dinner had been prepared for him at Veyev. a
fashionable place at the other end of the like
OF which he is said 10 have partaken heartily;
at least, so stated the Jenknses of tue Gaueya
press.
Alter dinner the patty returned down the
lake. ana at zine O'Clock tue steamer entered
between the break-waters in front d g eneya
As II steamed along its way, green apI rel
lights were burned ON the break-waf ers, ou ~
steamer, and on shore,-while tue band on
board played the Persian national air. and
cannons were fired at intervals of a few seconds
The reports OF the cannons were echoed .ou
louder, and then suddenly dying away; aud tha
whole TO use bqckneyed expres,ion s.Was a
scene never to be forgotten" 1t was ma gnlii.
cent indeed As soon as the Shah had laudCd
the lights were suddenly exunguished makiuy
TIE darkness more noticeable on account of tue
previous illumination.
All day Monday Geneva was drapcd with The
eoors OF apparently all countries. The Ameri-
can flag foated in a number of places, and the
nag O1 Geneva, in red and orange, was waving
Tuesday the Shah in Shah rode to the foot of
the mountain a few miles from Geneva and
made the ascent mounted upon his white Arab
ian horse, and thrs he obtained a very fine view
Il Mount Blanc. A dc. cript on Of this remark
able featis thus SUNNI up in a Geneva paper
''Ali we're charmed with tue outrageous msu.
ner In which he made the ascent aud return
without serious trouble.n
Wednesday the Shah breakfasted at noon
with the Swiss counsellors of state. 1t was sad
that this was the first occasion upon which a
sovereign had set ft ot upon Swiss soil ON official
business. The principal amount of business
uansac,e "a by the Shah while here was to be
sum total
Thursday morning. his Majesty the Shah de-
Pafteu lcr luIin, where he will interview his
Majesty the King of Naples. His coming I,
Geneva relieved it for few days of the dull
ness which invariably prevails there for Ge
neva, although great center for people of an
nations, Is as dull and stupid as are the gener-
atty OF Swiss towns. The visit of the Shah was
not marked by the least manifestation of enthD-
slasm fOr himself, as he is considered to be a
anu ldCI IlaI during
tue late Persian ia mine he did nothing TO re-
neve the sutferings of his people as not tended
10 raise btm In popular estimation. Yet on ac-
count or the manner in which he has been re-
ceived by the potentates of Europe, he NAV
well feel disposed to regard himself a greater
parsonage outside of his own country than with
in it; The Shah has a fair amount of conceit
and believes bis title of liking of kings" to be a
verify. This is shown by his having assured
one of the most powerful European monsrcbs
that as he had $50 tar ruled well, he would be
permitted to continue the sovereignty of his
own COUNTRY. F. II. X.