Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-04
THE EMPEROR OF CHINA.
4 Rich and Luxurious H0me-The
Young MOnareh's Education.
Se'o York Herlid-

a Rich and Luxurious Heme-The
Young MOnarell's Education.
Ne,o York Herald
The ruler of the 80. OOO. 900 of which the
+ Chinese nation probably consists, is now
within five years of his majority. and is
/ an occupant, while vet minor. of the
/ same apartments in which lived the En-
7 peror who preceded him on the Dragon
Throne. There, says the North China
Herald, he eats with gOld-tipped chop
sticks Of ivory. There he sleeps on
/ large NingpO bedstead, richly carved and
Ornamented with ivory and gold the same
on which the undetermined Emper0rs
Hang HsI and Chen Lung used 10 re-
cline after the days fatigue last centu-
~ and the century before. Like one Of
those living Buddhas who may be
seen in a lamasery on the MOagOlian
plateau, he IS knelt to by all his attend
ants, and hOnOred as a code There is this
difference, that the respect felt for him IS
more profound than tor them. The Seclu-
sion in which he is kept also is far more
complete. The building in which the En-
I perOr resides is called Yang Hsin Tien,
and is little to the west of the Ch'ien
Ching Meu in the middle of the palace.
At the back of the central gate, on the
south side, is the great reception hall
When Ministers OF State and others enter
for an audience, at four, five or six in the
morning, according to custom, they have
to 90 on foot to the centre of the palace
over half a mile if they enter by the east
or west gate, and when they get on IN
years they can appreciate the EmperOr's
favor. which then by a decree allows
them TO be borne in a chair instead Of
walking.
SEVEN MAGNIFICENT COMPARTMENTS.
The rooms of the Emperor consist of
seven compartments. They are provided
with the divan or k'ang, the peculiar in
stitutiOn of North China. The Hangs are
covered with red felt of native manufac-
ture, and the floor with European car
pets. The cushions have all embroidered
on them the dragon and the phoenix.
Pretty things scattered through the rooms
are endless in variety, and are changed
in accordance with any wish expressed
by the Emperor. The rooms are in all 80
yards long, by from to Yards deep,
and are divided into three separate apart
ments. the throne room being the middle
one. Folding doors 10 feet in height open
into each of these apartments to the north
and south III the centre of each. The
upper part of these doors is
in open work. in which various
suspicious characters and flowers are
carved. At the back paper is pasted 10
admit light to the rooms. The front is or
udulEHlGu Win Eilulu4- sculpture ana
varnish of various cOlOrs. These doors
remain open even in winter, because dur /
ing that season a thick embroidered cur
tain of damask is hung in the doorway.
which by its weight keeps its place close /
to the door posts and prevents cold air I
from entering. In summer this is re-
placed by curtain admitting the breeze, F.
on account Of its being made of very thin /
strips of bamboo. The silk threads used I
in sowing the GfrnG nf has hOO tGpafb or !
are Of various col0rs, and passing through .
the whole texture Of the curtain +
from the top TO the bottom are
very agreeable to the eye. The sum-
mer and winter curtains are rolled up
TO give air to the rooms when required.
Exit and entrance are effected on each
side of these curtains by side doors.
Along the whole front of thirty yards .
there is covered flight of steps fifteen .
feet wide. The roof over this rests on two .
rows Of pillars. The pillars shine with .
fresh yermilliOn, both within the rooms I
and on the steps outside, and are deco .
rated with sculptured work, partly gilt /
and partly vanished. The Hoppe who
lately returned from Canton gave the 1
Emperor a present valued at $1,000 1t
consisted of chandeliers holding 800 wax
candles each. His Majesty has also some .
electrical machines and numberless for /
eign curiOsities.
HIS MOTHER AND HIS STUDIES.
The Emperor was vaccinated when an
infant before his high destiny was thought
Of; otherwise ii would have been difficult
to vaccinate him, for, his person being
sacred when Emperor, no lancet can
touch him. His mother, the Princess Of .
Ch'un, who is a sister of the Empress OF .
the West. will be raised to the rank of
Empress DOwager when he is sixteen, .
and his father viii also be made Tai /
Shang Huang. At least this is to be eX- !
pected by precedent, so that after three
years we shall again have two expresses F..
dowager, but in this case they will be /
sisters. The Princess, his mother, goes in F.
to see him once a month, and kneels when
she first speaks TO him, but rises afterward. I
His father does so too The Emperor studies +
Chinese daily for an hour and a half, and .
Manchu also for an hour and half. He
spends two hours in archery and riding,
and in winter amuses himself with sledg- Z
ing. He has little brother of five, whom .
it may be hoped the mother takes with .
her when she goes to the palace. The .
teachers who instruct him kneel to him .
on entering, but afterward sit. The En- |
perOr has eight eunuehs who constantly /
attend him, besides an indefinite number I
for special occasions. He has his meals .
alone, and the eight eunuchs wait round .
him, restraining him if he takes too much /
of any one thing. His school room is at
the back of the Yang Hsin Tien already
described, and the hall for conference /.
each morning with Ministers is a little to I
the east.