The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-22

profess and OF their poverty, they were unable to
carry out that reception in their old triumphant
style. n RDMUND YATES
MR.. GEO. W. HOSMER ON THE SHAH.
The Dntree OF tho PersiaM Monarch into
the French Capitalism Old Herald
Correspondent Tells tho Story--Bits Of
Wit, Philosophy and satire-Does Il
Pay To he . shahs gls ssylw esef31 rt
PARIS, July Z, 1873
The Shah OF Persia reached Paris yesterday at
seven p. NJ, and behold the grand agony OF many
days was over IN ten minutes. He was put down
from the cars at Passy. driven thence in an open
coach to the Arc de Triomphe, where onicial
speeches were indicted upon him, and was driven
thence again by the Avenue des Champs Elysses,
the Place de Ia Concorde and tho Qusi dOrsay to the
Palais Bourbon. where he 10 TO i've while here. In
the reception there was but little of personal cere-
mony; but 1t was altogether well oontrived spec
tacle, somewhat cheap and poor In certain partic-
ulars. and aimed apparently rather to strike the
imagination OF the Prince with show OF the city
and the people than to dazzle the eyes Of the null
titude with display Of princely msgnincence
TUE ROUTE. - rsfhnf,
The point OF reception and the route to the pal
ace were admirably chosen. All the part OF Paris
In effect. The Arc de Triomphe ITSELF which stands
on hill higher than any one Of Rome's seven, is
worth coming from Persia to see. The view down
the avenue towards the city IL closed by the
ruined wall OF the palace Of the Tuieries rising
grandly over the heavy foliage OF the gigantic
chestnuts In the Tuileries garden; toward the Bos
and the river the view closes more grsndly still in
that looming seat Of ARTIFICIAL thunder, Mont
Vacrtan; toward Courbevoie the eye rests at the
point where the troops placed their battery to re
at the Arc and it, defenders In the time OF the
Commune. and the view 10 along an avenue
straight % arrow, and not less fine In intention
than that Of the Avenue des Champs Elysees,
though the success rather in the Intention than
in the achievement. -. ..t.. .fI N
This notion Of carrying the Shah to the little
suburb OF Passy and dropping him at point for
which there was no other reason but Q pleasant
route into the city was . piece Of munioapsi
strategy, and 10 the first instance 'uls long while
OF trtumphAnt soiusion OF any dinicult proplcnA
by any one In authority in Paris for this city. like
most other cities, 10 not 80 happy In Its suburbs
many other things. Is al se taf er4s.
OUTSKIRTS CENTRALLY.
There is one side on which most modern cities are
alike-that il the outside. In the dreadful old
times when cities were built with walls there was
definite limit to the possibilities of eccen trio
shaobiness In the outskirts OF town, but since the
change that has done away with walls II has been
very otherwise, and the Grotesque play
OF freedom and architectural fancy on these
ragged edges OF municipal life has generally had
results far from agreeable to the eye OF the visitor
not to mention his nose. II your town had IN 1t
the forty cathedras. like those of Rome and Milan
and whole avenues of public ediHces like the
Capitol at Washington, It must materially belittle
the effect to have to approach 1t by traversng the
acres of bone-boiling establishments and pig pens
that flourish so sweetly on the line OF the Hudson
River Railroad at the upper end Of New
YORK. Yet 1t is evident that since 90
few visitors come in balloons the greater
number must necessarily cross the unpleasant
edges Of the town somewhere before reaching
those points near the middle OF IL where visitors
are usually entertained, AL this subject was ev.
IDENTITY well thought over by the Paris authorities
In London they have not attended to this In the
least. They never do Such notion as stopping
to consider eject on 30 1ne point as taste does
not commonly occur to organized bodies OF Britons.
They brought the Shah in just as every one else
comes in-by the regular train and by way of the
cabbage gardens and the tnkers' shops and the
slaughter houses and the cracker factories ana
the iron furnaces and the knackers' yards and the
breweries and the petroleum warehouses, and the
back yards and back windows of all the slipshod
population; but even there the route 10 not al
gether commonplace, for it goes over nve miles OF
houset0ps and the notion of riding over the tops
OF other peoples houses for such o distance, OF
sitting on the head Of q whole city at the rate Of
forty miles an hour must have commended itself to
the fancy Of 30 superior o person as a Persian
Prince. r
THE FIRST COUP FOR PARIS.
II was, therefore, altogether good conception
on the part OF his entertainers here to land His
Barbarian Majesty at q place coming whence
toward the city his eye should first be caught BY
an object so imposing physically, as this towering
OF many victories, and it was equally
well conceived to take him thence by q route SO
grand that his eye could scarcely light upon a
mean or pitiful object in the whole distance. In
deed, this thought was the masterpiece OF the day.
TIE MISE EN SCENE.
Preparation for the reception was made at the
Arc de Triomphe. with an abundant faith in the
climate 1t was an open-air festival and seemed
10 danger when there fell for minute or two the
ightest possible spray OF Summer rain, but the
sun trumphantly came forth, asserted himself and
saved his reputation.
Completely around the Arc de Triomphe, and at
q distance OF fifty or sixty yards from it, was
drawn circle OF seats. the rows Of benches being
arranged behind and above one another, as in
the boxes OF theatre. Between these seats
and the seats at the foot Of the Arc, the space,
perhaps ffty yards wide, was to be kept clear
when the Shah should come, aud this open space
was therefore sort Of circus, around which the
shah and his suite to be driven before the peo
pie sitting In the boxes. The circle Of seats was
cut only ct the points where the Shah was to come
In and 60 out 30 that, instead Of full circle Of
boxes, there were practically two equal amphi-
theatres. Imagine, therefore, a circus on such o
scale and OF such character that It may have the
Arcn triumph in the middle and not be altogether
overpowered BY such centrepiece, with the Shah
Of Persia driven around the ring as chief per-
former all under an open sky ofultra marine blue,
with Niagara OF sunshine pouring down on the
whole scene-imagtne this ana you have the pic
ture. The French and English thought it was
warm, but the New Workers stood It ike salaman.
ders. 9t .taW laa ~ tHa iHi'.l h0.ao9
TIE OUTER ROW AND TIE UPPER TIERS. oa
Behind the rows Of benches. however. there was