Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-25
TMR AnAn oR RRRsIA.

Jewels.
DR., Russell writes a. follows 10 the London |
TINES, from Berlin:
The Shah is, according 10 European notions,
a savage in many respecis-prOud, wilful, SEN |
sual, and arbitrary. II punctnality be "the
poli;eness of princes" ~ IL Ia said 10 be, the
Shah would, in consequences Of his utter indif-
ference TO engagements, be one Of the most i'll.
hammered men in the world. He kept the par
ade at POlsdam, ordered by the Kaiser, waiting
q couple of hours. He kept the Queen for half
an hour at the railway station waiting for him.
He would not 60 to breakfast when it was an
nounced, at the time Of invitation, but walked
about in the garden, and then, seeing an arbor
which pleased him, desired 10 have Lis breakfast
brought there.
When he sat at dinner yesterday he put his
fingers in his plate and ate with them, and If he
came on piece of some dish which he did not
like, he took it out Of his mouth and threw i
down-not on the ground, but on the Queens
(Empress) dress. If free from the more hoTrid
vices attributed TO Persians by travellers, he is
quite without shame or scruple in his disregard
Of what is called morality by Christians and
good Mussulmsn. l came home from Potsdam
IN the same carriage with some OF his suite
very hne gentlemen as far as their lace and
clothing went--but with all the frivoliiy and
arrogance of ignorant and uneducated men.
Their talk was of their own proves and OF
clothes; how they could ride better than any
people In the world, because they could back
horse from the desert and ride him, whereas
Europeans rode only horses which were already
broken ina Prussian officer dryly remarked,
The difference is that we direct the course Of
our horses, and that your horses follow their
own.
They all spoke French and the Shah in. Shah
knows it much better than he would be thought
to do from his mode of speaking it, as when he
Is quite at his ease he can talk il pretty nuently
But he is not much at his ease with European
barbarans, and it is ludicrous TO see him stand
ing alone in a crowd with clear space round
him and no one to talk to, for he balances first
on one leg and then on another, "like a hen on
hot griddle," and does not know what to do
with them or his hands. When he turns his
back and the spectator calmly surveys his exte-
rior, freed from the distracting influences Of his
diamonds the Shah does not present an impos-
ing appearance.
His face is seldom animated, and there is
something incongruous in the position Of his
respectable gold spectacles, la Thiers, Oil his
aqniline nose, Under PersiOn cap.
THE sHAHs JEWELS.
The Jewels Of the Shah have quite surpassed
the reports Of their size and value which pre-
ceded their owners arrival. Ihe treasury OF
Persia, We all know, was rich, to an incredible
richness, with accumulated wealth Of the sort
but no one was prepared to see MoRTALIBUs
ocuLIs, diamond near twice the size of the
Koh-i-Loor, or Mountain of Light" (now in
the possession Of the Queen of England, once
Runjeet Singh, the Lion of Lahore's greatest
gloIy) stuck in front Of a mans swoFl- belt, and
five diamonds, each larger than that jewel o.
jewels, EN- ECHELoN up his coat from waist tC
shoulder. These stones are scarcely cut, and dc
not show as they ought bot they are ofsurpass-
ing purity. The Shah's sword belt is q treasure.
house in ITSELF The sheath is studded viii
rubies, emeralds, and diamonds, which shame
their setting of purest gold.
The front of his coat is garnished with row
ofbrilliants instead Of lace The collar auC
sleeves are crusted with them, and his order
are Of the most precious jewels His spurs fasi
like sunbeams. All this on the person Of maj
who has nothing noble in mien OF face, although
he is above the average height of the Indiar
Mussulman nOblesse.