Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-10-17
He Revel. In Golden Luxury,

The ruler of the two hundred and fifty
millions OF which the Chinese nation prob
ably consists is now within five years o
his majority, and is an occupant, wnIie ye
a minor, OF the same apartments in whici
lived the Emperor who preceded him OF
the Dragon Throne. There be eats with
gold-upped chopstieks of ivory. There
he sleeps on 4 large NIngpo bedstead.
richly carved aud ornamented with ivory
sDd gold. the sans on which the noble
minded Enperors ksng Hsl and Chen
LING used to reclIne after the days fatigue
last century and the century before. Like
one of those living Bucdhss who uay be
seen in lamasery on the MongOlian
plsteau, he is knelt 10 by all his attendants
and honorei as q g d. There Is this differ
ence, that the respec. felt for him IL more
profound than for them. The secl'ision in
which he is kept is also far more complete
The building IN which the Emperor resides
is called Yang hsin Ten, and Is little TO
the wet of the Ca len Ching Meu in the
middle Of the pa.ace. Al the back OF the
central glte, on the southslde. Is the great
reception hall. When Ministers of State
and others enter for al audience At four,
five, or SIX IN the morning, according TO
custom, they have to go on foot to the
centre of the palace over half mile, If
they enter by the east or west gate; and
when the get on in years they can appreci-
ate the EAperors favor, which then By a
decree allows them to be borne IN a char
instead of walking. The rooms of the
Emperor consist of seven compartments.
They are provided with the dlvan or 'ang,
the peculiar institution of North China
The k'angs are covered with red felt OF
native manufacture, and the floor with
European carpets. The cushions all have
embroidered on them the dragon and the
pLnIix. Pretty things scattered through
the rooms are endless In variety, and are
changed In accordance with any wish ex
pressed by the Emperor, The roons are
in all thirty yards long by from eight TO
nine yards deep. and are divided into three
apartments, the Throue-room beIag the
middle one. Folding doors ten feet In
height open INTO each of tLese apartments
to the north and south IN the centre OF
each. The upper part OF these doors Is I'D
Open-wOrk IN which various auspicious
back paper is pasted to admit light into
the rooms, The 'front.' Is ornamsnted with
gliding, sculpture, and varnlsh OF various
colors. The doors remain open even in
winter, because during that season thick
Embroidered curtain OF damask Is hung IN
the doorway, which by its weight keeps its
place close to the door post and prevents
cold air from entering. In summer this Is
replaced by a curtain admitting the breeze
on account OF lis being made OF very thin
strips Of bamboo. The silk threads used
IN sewing the strips OF bamboo together are
If various cOlors, and passing through the
whole texture OF the curtain IRON the top
TO the botOm are very agreeable to the
eye. These summer and winter curtains
are rolled up to give AIR TO the roobs
when required. EXIT and entrance are ef-
fected On each side or these curtains by
side doors. Along the VIII DE front OF
thirty yards there Is covered flight
steps fifteen feet wide. The roof over
this res.s on two rows of pillars Tne
pillars shine with fresh vermiiiOn, both
within the rooms and on the steps outside,
and are decorated with sculplured work,
partly gilt and partly yaru.shed. The
Hoppe who lately returned from Canton
gave the Emperor q present va.ued at
S, 600. 1t consisted of chandeliers hold
ing 500 wax candles each. HIS Majesty
has also some electrical machines and
number ess foreign curiosIties.
The : nperor was vsccinated when an
infant, before ais high destiny was thought
Of; otherwise it would have been difficult
to vaccinate him. for bis person being
sacred when ( nperor, no lances can touch
hlm. His mother, the Princess OF Ch 'un,
who Is sister of the Empress of the West,
will be raised to the rank of Empress
Dowager when he is sixteen, and his
father will also be made TAI Shang Huang.
At least this is 10 bt expected by prece-
dent, so that after three years We shall
again have two Expresses DOwaser, but
IN this case they will be sisters The
Princess, his mother, goes in to see him
once a month, and Kaeels wEel she frs,
speaks to him. but rises afterward. HIS
father does so too. The Emperor studies
Chinese daily for an hour and haf, and
Manclu also for an hour and halt. lie
spends two hours IN archery and hiding,
and in winter smuses himself IN sledging.
He hss little brother OF five, whom II
may be hoped the mother takes with her
when SIZE goes to the palace. The teachers
who instr Ict him kaeel 10 him on entering,
out afterwards sit. The Emperor ma:
eight eunuchs who constantly attend HIN,
besides an indefinite number for specia
occasions. He has his meals alone, anC
The eight eunuchs wait around him, re-
strainIng him If he takes too much OF any
one thing. His school room is at the bach
OF the Yang Hsin lien already described
and the hall for conference each morning
with Ministers is a little to the east.