The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13

| for the sight of single iirst-chop specimen
OF cntlroncd royalty I'm its regal crown.
| By tue way, we hHve forgotten, In the
! enumeration just made, 10 include the de-
| sccndauts Of the Irish kings who flourish
in this city on the Tat Of the land. The
| potcntatcs of the earth are fond Of travel
| ling in each others doininiOns; but they
| don't seem - be- ovcr-anxious to show
! Themselves in this republican country.
when NJ. IoHV JAY got NJ his prof ct
| to brinr the kings aud cmpcrors over to
the Centennial, hc must have been aware
that the suggestion had previously been
made TO some of them. When the shah OF
Persia was making his tour of Europe
three years ago, we were told how he sent
TO Minister BANCROFT in Berlin aud Minis
ter SciiENcK i'm London, expressing his re-
grcts ut his inability to promise that he
would make visit TO this country during
the Centennial; and, a. the shah il one of
the most ccrenouious of sovercigns. he
could not lave expressed such regret except
as an answer t. un invitation; and thcrc-
fore we must assume that hc was invited
by the American Ministers who were hon
oicd by receiving his regrets Perhaps,
howovcr,he was only informally invited in
the name OF the managers of the Philad cl-
plia exhibitions; aad II So, his regrets
were natural aud justified by punctiiio.
This theory is made crelih!y 49, the fact
that ihrse same iuAuagriS. about that very
time, mad an attempt t. induce the cN-
Empress ErGENlE TO enroll her son among
The Centennial visitors. There is no doubt
that the Shah whose proper title is the
Shah Of shlhs, would have had a
festive time in this country, with
his million dollar oycrcoat his stccple
hat, his Grand NiEicr aud his queer
rctnuc. Perhaps Boss GRANT might have
objected to his eating with his fingers, but
u glance at his blazing ana rcsplcnlcnt
clothes would have blinded everybody else
to his foiblcs; aud it must he remembered
that the shah of Shahs dimes with his hat
ON, prays before meals. and, rs "A Mahoin-
etan, refuses TO touch pork in any shape.
We presume that not only the shah hut
most of the other sovcrcigns had hints
conveyed TO them from the Centennial
managers rs to the dcsirlbilty Of their
presence in Philadelphia this year; but Of
course none OF them could he expected TO
recognize anything so unworthy of their
style Mr.. JolIN JAY is DESTROYS that they
shall be formally invited by Boss GRANT
under the authorization of Congress and
that such an appropriation shall he made
for their reception ana entertainment as
VIII be worthy of this Centennial r.
public.
There was n story current last year that
we were TO enjoy the presence Of the heir
apparent to the German throne, Prince
FREDERGcK WILLIAM; AMI the German
American population of this city began
10 raise subscriptions Tor Il display in his
honor; but 1t seems they are TO be dis
appointed in their hopes of receiving
him. II was thought AT one time that we
were To have an opportunity of welcon-
ing GrsTAvTs the heir apparent 10 the
swedish throne; but We apprchcnl there
is TO be the same disappointment about
him rs about the cx-impcrul heir of the
BoSAPtRrEs. We must not only % without
European mouaichs, hut even without
those who are but prospective monarchs.
ItlooLs as though, amOngall the many SOW
ereigns OF the world, we are TO behold only
the Emperor of Brazil, Dom PEDRO II. He
is not only a reigning potentate of high re-
nown, and OF the ancient Portuguese house
Of BRAGAHzA. but lie is an intellectual, Gull
tivatod, Gmiablc, progressive ruler, who
has familarizrd himself with the ways of
tho world by extensive travel. Though
we cannot show him the gorgeous scenery
of his own tropical dominions, we can show
him several things not 10 he seen in Brazil.
If we could induce Queen VICTORIA 10
pay visit 10 this portion OF the former
possessions OF her monarchy, She would re-
ceive welcome not TO be forgotten.
one temptation We can hold out to the
potoutatos Of the world by telling them
that should they come here to visit us,
they can study The SCN, fresh from the
press, regularly every day of their stay,
sundays not excepted.