Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-08
Price Four Cents.

keep me as a hostage until they came to terms with our government, and 8 host of other nights" that my husband says only my vivid imagination" could ever have con- jured up. Once within the palace walls we were not allowed umbrellas, though the sun was very hot. Luckily, had on a thick pith hat. The royal guards are most comi- cal looking set, some clothed and wearing shiny red helmets, others looking like mere coolies. They have queer collection of old muskets in their guard house-quite harmless, I believe-but they have some very nasty looking spears, long enough to run through three people at once. After a very little walking we come to some steps, and here we have to leave our shoes. This shoe question is a sore subject to Europeans, and has pre- vented most English ladies who have come to Mandalay from visiting the Queen. I don't know if any visited the last Queen, but they tell me no one has yet been to see this one. Now it really is not so bad to go few yards ln ones stockings, provided no indignity is meant by the exaction; one can put on two or more pairs of stockings, and even slip 8 thick cork sole inside-snything provided no shoes are seen. We walked through several passages, and when at last we were inside the palace the first thing that fell upon my sur prised ears was Good morning Mrs Row cit, from 8 cheerful English voice The speaker turned out to be g lady of the "Gamp" sisterhood, who came here few months ago to attend the Queen. She was considered in Rangoon to be doing a very risky thing, and possibly, had any mishap occurred to the mother or child, it might have proved so. As 1t was, all went well, and the pluck of our Camp" very nice un- Camp like woman, must say, is rewarded by salary of $50 month, 8 permanent place. and profusion of princely gifts. I found her barefooted, of course, but blazing in diamonds Earrings, brooches and rings adorned her person, and quantity of splen- did silks and velvets were displsye to me from her boxes. It was gr. at comfort to be able to rest at my ease in her room, and to hear all hel gossip was most amusing. I was there about an hour. We were then called to the throne room, and had another hour there be- fore the Queen came. A bevy of princesses and maids of honor came and sat with us, on the floor, of course, and seemed anxious to have a look st the foreigner. They were very courteous to me, chatting constantly through the medium of the sister who came with the superior, perfect Burmese scholar. They asked me many personal questions, in cluding my age, which, if they were credu- lous, they now know to within ten years. They were all very richly dressed in the usu- al Burmese costume. First comes ths tamein or shirt, which is very tightly girt round the hips, but flows more loosely st the feet, and traIls slightly behind. Those worn on this occasion were of the richest silk the colors and patterns alike tasteful though very gor- geous. With that a fine cambric loose jack ct, open in front, and disclosing 6 bright colored silk band, reaching from the waist to the armpits like 8 very broad sash This engagement produces the effect of a European square bodice, and leaves enough of the neck bare to show to advantage the mass of splen- did pearls, rubies and diamonds which every one of these lucky danes possesses The jackets have tight sleeves, which have to be worked on over the hand like long kid gloves, and in fashionable society they are made so long as to form wrinkles from the elbow to the wrist. The hair is dressed with scrupu- lous neatness, n CliHOis<, with thick coil at the back, relieved always with few fresh hnuarC