New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-25
CETEWAYO IN LONDON.
VISIT TO THE CAPTIVE MONARCH OF THE
ILLUS.

| ceptcd having been rigdly excluded Members OF
Parliament and others bearing pass from the Colonial
Minister, Lor4 Kimberley have called in considerable
numbers. These latter presentations have been much
more formal tn n my first meeting with Cetewayo.
The last time called discovered him in the drawing
room OF the pretty furnished house in the MebUry
Road, seated ottoman opposite TO the principal
door. BY this arrangement found myself walked up
were. q species OF throne with Mr. shepstone
on side, and Mr.. Dunn, tho interpreter, ON the
other | greatly struck. and perhaps n little
amused at the sombance Of state car fully pre-
served. I Oud not help thinking OF James the Second
az ST. Gormain Of the Comte de Cambord at Froh-dorf
OF the latter days OF the poor old Emperor Napoleon at
Chselhurst. of Louis Philippe al Clcrmont and Of the
gantic Don Carlos Of Spain. All but the first have
in their grandeur and could with difficulty repress
a shadowy mournlu smile at the childish folly which
retained the trappings Of power when the substance
had departed Probably this hollow stmul1eT1m OF
royalty il due the devoted and somewhat foolish per
who surround exiled protenders and kings That
thc Coin:e dc Chambord should allow silly women ana
scheming priests 70 make him ridiculous Il not wondeT
full As Lolotte SAYS Of the dramatic author 8" Il 'St
bon Garcon, mGis n EST pas f9rt" That Don Carlos
should stir without brace OF cassocks jumping
round him Is also comprehensive. for the Spanish
Colossus pas art" Napoleon Ill not only
bon enfrHt and OF the world without faith con
vction hope but knew what tho reality Of power
yet he endured trumpery etiquette at Chisehurst
Tie explanation IN this latter simple II vas 70
please the Empress OF whom, poor woman one ND
not now say a single hard word After the memorable
interview between Marshal LebGuf and the Emperor
and Empress at which she told the Marshal that It
dsceful for him speak Of the incompetent state OF
the French Army the Emperor took the furious LebGuf
aside and told him that ladies must be humOred."
The resalt Sedan.
Etiquette having been maintained IN all Of these cases
II be wondered at that Cetewayo who Is what
Carlyle would have called "a real man, not homun-
cuius" should preserve certain savage state IN his
present reduced condition AS approached him he sat
still on his couch OF throne. He clad In fine blue
cloth this time and his blue navy cap lay by his side,
like ecal In the angles OF the room az II they
were going play Pu7s N the Corner" were three
other Zulus chiefs or headmen seated On chairs degree
lower than the King and the floor sat the servants
All on my entrance and sauted. the King. who
extended his right hand and smiled broadly upon me-
am told by we-nformed but perhaps envious persons
that the distinction with which treated and the
pleasure Ccewayo took in my company were due solely
to my size. which nearly equals his own 1t IA curious
but not unnatural that chief should estimate
all things according 10 sze The Zulus not alone in
this respect for many other tribes imagine that chief
must necessarily be tall. Just all Orientals admire
ladies whose physical charms Of rich and aTnpl
kind Everybody who was IN England at the time Will
recOect how the shah OF Persia fell In love with the
Princess Mary OF Teck and thought she must be the
Queen. CeewayO has been. after fashion. educated
WIZ. before Cetcwayo the most powerful ruler IN South
cm Africa was OF enormous bulk. and while he was
himself prisoner at Dude Moulen. Cape Town, the
greatest lady he Lady Robinson the wife
~; the Governor matron of handsome aud majestic
proportions Consequently he was necessarily asking
whether the Queen b ger than Lady Robinson and
If So how much SIze and especially adpo-e tissue,
represent to the Zulu mind power glory and dominion,
for Fat only the natural result OF magnificent ease and
abundance. Thus. told Cctewayo took me for a
verv great parsonage indeed M sat IN chair looking
n big If not n black himself. There was no mStak-
g the welcome conveyed his look, voice and grip OF
the hand but he did not after the manner OF Judge
ask mo 10 sit beside him his couch. This ct Of con
de-eeusion H. | apprehcnd, reserved for sovereign
princes.
Cetewayo wore neither ring nor breaatpln watch nor
chain the only OF gold gilt about him being the
small anchor button az the side Of his cap His suit or
reach me down order OF sartorial architecture
~ catch glimpse OF flannel shirt and narrow ncckiie
Of gay mixture of colors must confess tnat tue APP
bour.roi- London drawing room had in II something
very striking and peculiar All wore the curious cor9i4L
az hair 1uuntl over dialeu-s shaped 80 frizette IHlS
il sim that the Zulu who wears II is actually or Poeh
Tally maI"ra nan ~ rur TpIRTSE hat in wisely
Dr,l'I,u - 1,r,yaJ WARRIOR has .hovn that be has
o'ifgn 'u as Dickens loved 70 put H. middllns'
tI,s mir az fu, subject f. adorned i'm
~ Sr,r,i i-,-t mentioned A. "a wicked Frencluan
NJ iy elbow suggests his head is dec0yee Grat Ia Roes
M .j.i,n nj M, min ha- then certain analogy %
mat fo Roman Catholic r0BstgH0r, who - Of episcopal
rank without having ,oe even IN p0rbts utfdstupl
i-'N 49, H. ~ rnr,ttaal.d .o L. the other pOtcu-
- one y, 81 .,,.F
tIl nairl'H man 80. mn, I .ro,,,t root- so different
10 .3' . o t,,lI,' -, nre thr chiefs plo VIM nd
u' H., A. ~ Co~m.ri are not potential but very
vH9 I--til 49,, tn. f,co war chiefs are very
Il'i IL H., l.,,if reir nlsin blue clothes and
rI I'M fbe Held one being Uu-obogano,
are -Hl-'iI -, 49, Drfft 3tuI tle other
WI" ''t '' .,rn,aull.5 ~ TsnndlhUaua Like the
King, thc} are MAJ iIhll1 'il-Io' f ,,.,r.l,.ri
ineh. ana ,Iou's nlt s' ,s,,,or- trailing wb-key-
a rough ilihc IoI tn' -''''''' '7
selling, -cheini- ,ii l.li' m ,,+,roetn, oonversa
II is very dihrut I" iIIf 81. an r,.,r fU- Cere
ton Through the heAlIH Oh ul- i,d vim, The