, 1876-04-03

Mosque, lta dotno aud tninutcts looking itke tho
creation Of somo fairy haud defined, ~ It wast
s,si s,a'' .s III itg sss; IL s r.sas ct ss II
rtnccs aud their srlnsos l,ofots tho Prince Of
Wales. for It waa econe Of dazzling epioudor,
full Of unaccustomed imagery to the tnind Of .
HighAesa IN order OF hla rank, and thou sol.
loved Lis kplend[l corteCa. Thoro Toro
rtErHAHTs coMrI1TELr sltEAT1tEn III ooLn AND
silver TnArfIN0s.
hearing howdalls Burm0unted by unique ltraldio
aoyices. Troops Of cavalry mounted on camois,
eayy dressod out, tho rtdern boing clad In
curious kind Of Chain arnior. Banda OF epeas-
mon, riding nory studs beautifully caparlsonod,
At the fotlock and abovo tho ttoee-Jo!nt. Ma9.
nGccnt palaunuino uorn followosl by state ~
tors OF nnaocountabto form and color, whllo
maco-bearora. mounted outrtdera. bpl!ock-caFts,
csnoples, anu ensRns. passed In cndlees Bliccos-
sion. l must not forgot sturdy elephant hnr-
noaBeJ to royal yebiolo Of mammoth proper.
tons, nor nluae1 neglect to mako monts1n OF
tho unctstl1zed music Produced by nxtthos!lnafy
wind instrumonta And ton,-toms. isicber uroas
never SAW; costly fsbrice aud 1ewcled pa19phcf-
MALTA being dlpplaycd In Tho most prodiRnl pro.
fusion, and again was l called upon 10 conEtnsu-
la.o mYscK upon eooing spectacle rare oven In
Xftor man has aoen ST. potors at Homo, tho
Miun Cathedral. and tue htnster ~ Yotls. be.
sides having stood n the Galierio dos ulaces at
Versailles, tho Marble Throno-lsoom at Caasrta,
dam. ono feois trilo incrodolous at boing in-
formed that away In tho East rises . structure
rivanE tlcn oil IN wealth and beauty; oonso-
auertly camo prepared to be disappointed In
THAT wpHDEn OF 1NDtA-'Tnk TAJl
As I wrote In my last, It was illuminated IN
honor Of tho Princes visit, and 1t was on
this occasion that flrs. saw II. Entering an c1.
| i20 feet, and which IN itself Was prodigy Of
workmanship, NO cotorcd = lovely garden Of
about 1905 foot aquarc, surrounded by ? ,graco-
torraco forming tho fourth. lIoso raro tropical
ttooB minRlo their fenthery foliage, aud tho
| heavy odor Of roses IL only oqualod by the
gaudy aplendor OF atrsngo flowers. As 5ou stand
contro t u Which bsautiful Fountains piay-iics
before you, and beyond rlnes tho Maueoloum.
| Tho grounds appeared like Maddlns enchanted
| garden, for oyory troe and hlrub was loaded
pocrless Tai roso above all, its poarly. whlte
| walls proiancd by no limp; aud as its soft con-
tour revealed itsclf to onr oyes, lghsenod by tho
nlollow. glow from tho garden, 1t looked Ike
the hoayeuly thing, with It's awctling douaos and
| slontlor mnarcts, should vanish foroyor. IA
| mentioned before, on ono sido OF this great
quadrangle ltho rivor sido) ., IL terrace ,s Gr
! squaro elevation Of somo 90 foot
ia built, on which tho TaJ LAS been constructed.
At ono ond Of the plateau xisos handsome
mosque, which Las Its o1act couutotpart In au
| Ia callod tho "jhwab." or balance, - it aorvcd
no purpose bnt to complete tho fnultoss har-
rnony which everywhere proratls ih thia Iomark-
able spot. The exterior Of the mauao1eum 10
beautifully mud dellcately omboll!slsd with COL
orod marbles. forming goomosrlcai designs and
tp1ts from tho Koran, which do not detraot
from its dazzling whlionoss, wh'lo tho into-
| rior Ia
| rrnFEcT JEWEL CASE,
| beng iulaid With wondorful tracertos and ara
basQuos Of laPiH"lazui, cornean. agate, Jaspor,
| bloou-ntons and other precious stouos, wrought
iii such IN lnim!sable manncr tLat even tho
onoush WHOM ho eaid: ''rLo pntlans Designed
like Traua, aud 0niahed like Jowelorsl"
| This glorious structure. which las boon eallod
rs poem," "a fabric Of usint and aunahinc" !"
ton Of an air CASTLE" atands monument 10 Tho
love Of lnan Tor woman. For tho Emperor
Shah Julian sworahipod Mumtaz Mshnl, tito
bride Of 9 lessor ruler. who vaa 5000 sum-
knowa TO Eastorn nounrcha, AID tho beautiful
Exalted cue Of tho palaoo" became the vito
OF Tho Groat bfogul. In course Of timo, tho
lovely ptiacess died, md hor ndoriug husband
should surpass iii eplondor everything Of whose
existence Ao could lDArn. The result was the
Tat-tho puroHt creation that ever emanated
from tho mind and hand Of man Az the Prince
thrown upon tho building. creating . lovely
eYoct but tic portion Of tho illumination
which TO me wns the most striking vas tho nf-
pnaranco presented by tho Jnmna Nirer, on
the bosom OF which myrads Of aaucor-Hhapod
Tampa were borac onward BY tho gentle cur
ropt tho lights balng sot alrift by boats further
| up tho atroan. A. far al tho eyo could roacli--
aud from tho platform you could trace tho wind
upon millionB Of these tiny flames went danciug
along, looking like On intensified starry night
moving In panoramic form boforo QUO toally
experienced d BouBatlon Of pain upon thinking
how fow eyes. comparatively, could ever bohold
this
UNPARALLELED LONELINESS
| Some threo hundred yoa1a ago, tho Great
Akbor (or Ukbor) and hid spousor when return
Ing from suppressiog tho inaurrectiopary movo-
ments Of certain recalcitsant mobiles, halsed for
ropoao near lofty rock Oh tho top OF which q
holy Fakir lived In . cayo. Now, tho Royal
couple woro sighing for M holt, and tho sanity
mau, knowing this, hdSisel them To ramsin In
tondod, togethor with tho sp!ritunl exortions Of
tho piouB hormit workod tho desirable result,
aud sou vas born them: Consequently, Fut-
tehpoor-Sukru waa aolocsod ~ ltoyal residence,
ure-payilons, cover walled inclosurc, having a
circumference Of milos. A rich, etupendouA
gate, 1870 feot In heiBht, md considered tho finest
III India, loads to spacious court. on ono aido
Of which standa beautiful mosque. aud ia the
contro Of which ttaos o GRACEFUL somb Of puro
mllite marble, iu which tho Fakr lies buried.
This structure ia Of oourse Of Barncontc hrchteo-
Llll9s EuA 1O cAuulkltD IL lG HctAAl IAAt lS
poats % IL each tiny portion zero tue creation
Of Chinese workor of ivory. Tho light whtcl,
falls upon tho canopy Of the tomb (conptote}y
1norusted with mother Of pearO comos through
Nidn slabs Of ptorced marbev, so dclichtoly cut
thnt they look like the 1noat OF iaco. In truth,
tho wholo building Ia moro like a gigantic iyor,
caskot than any thing clso, aud IT Beoms almost
roprchensibo not to keep 1t undoE glass case
But my fooble description would weary yor
should attempt to land you through the laty
ninth OF splendid pa,scos, faultless snnctunries
gracoful klosls, and acorcH of bizarre structures
whose former uso ta merely nlattor Of conjeo
lure. 1t Was glorious excursion, and cal
mover forget tho Impression that tho wonderful
buildings Of Futt0hpoor-Sukru made on ml
Landsomost buildings ooucotyable, the nos
| lovely OF which iR
TIE PEAnL AoaQuE,
Of such BtainIesa variety OF architecture tha
you caunot find words To express your uu.
bounded admiration. Thon, bosidos a ma1bl
bath, decorated With thousands Of tiuy nir1ora