The New York herald., 1873-07-09

respect; very short man. stout and broadly
built, with an enormous mead. bald the cranium.
and with long iron gray hair waving down over his
shoulders the brightness ol whose syes can be seen
even through his spectacles. and an enormous
amount OF play and humor and fancy lurking In the
mobile muscles OF his mouth. This n Mr.. scuba
more, the Second Secretary OF the Post once.
the man who induced the government to
undertake the purchase OF the telegraphs
and under whose direction they have been
marvelousy ampiued and improved; q man Of
extrao rdinary powers Of organ zation and ofcal
aptitude, joined with the pieasantest lancy and the
brightest wit; man who, In his early days has
written magazine papers and stcries without end.
who has contributed some o. the neatest ami most
humorous verses to be found In the pages Of
I1tnch and who. with the exception OF Dickens, is
the best after dinner orator ever heard In my
life. The telegraph apparatus against which he
leans Is In
DIRECT COMMUNICATION wrrH rEuERAx,
and already the Minister left by the shah in charge
OF his capital Is reused up-It is three O'Clock Ia
the morning with him o read the address OF
graduation which the city Is about to one its guest
and which has been sent nearly four thousand
miles over the wire. Near 60 Mr.. scudamore
stands his chief the Postmaster General. Mr.. Man
sell, man with q SOFT shaven face. a stcalthy
glance and general Jesuitcal aspect and near
him. a tall, pompous, bald-headed person, "empty
and fne," as Mr.. Browning has it-consequential,
fussy and inane in the highest degree. This n Wis.,
count Sydney, the Lord Chamberlain the man who
ordered
THE BALLET GIRLS TO LENdrHEN THEIR SKIRTS,
and who, In his character OF censor of our plays,
forblds "Patrie" " and only just permits "F Frou-
Frou," while he licenses the crosses. indeccncies
OF the Palas Royal. He moves now, as do all the
rest, at the sound OF the blare OF trdmpets which
announces the approach Of the Shah. The Lord
Mayor and the Corporation have long since hustled
away to the ancient porch Of the Hall to welcome
| their VISITORS and to the sound OF marital music
| the procession enters.
FIRST CONES THE SHAH,
| leading the Princess OF Wales have already de-
| scribed the Persian monarch as saw him at the
Brussels Railway station the occasion OF his de-
parture, and there Is nothing to add to that de-
scription. He Is still dressed In the black tunc,
this time covered with dark green riband across
| his breast, bordered by rows OF priceless jewels.
His bands of diamonds he has left at nome but
tains his jeweled scimitar and his black pointed
cap, within it, this occasion, the Sea of Lightn
| o diamond which Mr.. Noses lsaacs would
exactly appreciate and envy. The solemnty of his
face is rather detracted from by the pair of gold
| spectacles, which give him somewhat comic
| appearance; and by his side walks the
Princess OF Wales, perhaps. strictly speaking,
| not the loveliest, but with her tall, grace
| iul figure, her sweet. earnest face and her
| thoroughly high-bred air, certainly the most at
| tractve woman In our land. She has her hair
rather tightly knotted in a coronet on the top Of
her head, thus let us hope setting the fashion Tor
the abolition OF those enormous, hideous chignons,
! which so dis1gure our English women, and she Is
dressed in
THE QUIErEsT AND MOST PERFECT TASTE,
| in blue and white satin, ornamented with
diamonds. Led by the Shah and the Princess, the
| procession composed of royalties and other nota-
bilties advances TO the dais, and after the great
| creatures have seated themselves on their golden
| chairs the one notable and impossible to be
avoided English affliction-the presentation OF an
address. The Corporation gathering themselves
| IN front OF their visitors, dried wlthered up
chip of little man, who is Sir Thomas
Chambers. the Deputy Recorder Of London, in a
hard, grating voice proceeds to read out prepos-
ferrous composition Of complimentary jargon. This
Is translated by the interpreter into Persian and
replied to in few short and decisive sentences by
the Shah. which sentences are again translated
into English by Sir Henry Rawnson, OF whom
| have already made mention. Then occurs another
never railing civic institution such occasions
the presentation to the visitor OF the freedom ol
the city, OF which he will no doubt make great
deal Of use. The cssket in which this document
was enclosed was, however, very handsome. being
| q huge gold box, enameled on all sides and sup
ported on each corner by kneeling camel
THE FIRST QUADRILLE.
Time was getting on, and II the King OF Kings
was to be introduced to any more OF the customs
of the West the ceremonies must begin at once.
SO evidently the Princess thought. After look
around gave the signal for retiring to the body
Of the hall, where, after the Shah had taken up
his position, quadriile was commenced, the
Prince and Princess OF Wales, the Lord and Lady
Mayoress, the Czarowitch and the Princess
Dagmar and the Duke and Duchess OF Teck being
among the dancers. Settling his spectacles firmly
on his nose, the Eastern pOtentate reclned COM
| fortably back on his seat and watched the per-
formance with hati shut eyes. What. wondered,
as gazed at him, were his thoughts as he looked
on al itf Did they go back to his native land and
the last TerpsichOrean evOlutions had witnessed
there'
| There the harem's inmates smile,
| Maids from the Wes, with sun bright hair;
6bed Iem .s he gsrseni rases here OF he ME-
Win Parthan diamonds ii their locks.
| Light Peri forms such gs there are
IA hef nsS o@n ssGsi orgS SeGss RsSp iSsspS
SPARSE such rainbow butteraes butt
Tia: they nigh, light fnnSy a. ;S the risn aowers
| Then been by magic all set flying.
Or was he thinking that he had had very long
day. that he was extremely tired and would like to
| 60 to bedY
Probably the latter, for, after witnessing one or
two Dances the Shah ntimated his desire Tor sup
| per, and, after taking o very slight refreshment,
retired from the Guildhal about midnight.
| EDMUND YATES.
| At the Opera-Tho Floral Hali-A NAM
ayers shSewdness-A Magnificent
House-Enect OF "God Save the Queen"
ON Americans.
| LONDON. June %, 1873
A state visit to the opera is one of the regular
dishes which we ''set before the King" Emperor,
| Sultan or Shah who may come to visit That
| such an entertainment would be provided for our
royal Quest was a matter of nc doubt-the only