New-York tribune., 1884-10-12

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hr -, . ,omh whose floor is Jasper. whose walls are
| marble inlad with precious stones whose doors arc
| of solid ebony. and over when ris'S ah "i''0"
CANOPY covered with motheroi-pcaIi
| A ctv more or less was nothing to Akbar. absolute
master of n hundred million men ann Oh an ''io
riches of India. Having created spienda Guy az
Futchpore Sikri. he determined toexcei IL Il. At''
and succeeded. His palace with It's many "'lu"e''
rc,,oirs 70 this day in condition which enables
visitor TO realize all the magniiccnce oi the Moe"'
Court. II stands high on the banks OF the Jpmha'
the buildings occupying n space OF m'ic III" 'l'''i
in circuit surrounded by glorious red sandstone
wall sixty fct high. la Akhars time there were
ou,si,, Tins battlcmcntcl wall ditch ana rampant
| These have disappcarad but the inner moat thiity
feet wide still exists and the fort Is ch'o'eu " INV
drawbrilgc which once resounded 10 'he 'I'"' y,
,kho,,s sneaunen In great courtyard suTr"nh'eo
Lv arcodcs. now used as a Brits! arsenal s'in"s
tLe Judgment seat of AkbaT. In recess III V'''
| centre of the hall is pavilion oi whto ih"i" "'O -"
laid with mosaic where the throne was pl'c'u DO
low &c a large white slab which the irlhe Mih'S-
fer of the hour they were changed even mort iio
oue,,lv than capitalsl stood and introduce" ciah-
| ,,,e for iustice to the notice of the Emperor hc
hin the throne are series oi chambers ilsh'cu NY
windows of trcllis work closely eat IN marpe'
| Through these on great occasions whch puro"'S
vero held the ladies Of the Xcnana used to peer
FORTH themselves unseen. just as ladies' III tine ioase
of Commons az this day peep from their cage over
the Sneakers chair. This hall has recently nc'h re
| paired hy the Indian Government at an cNlo""'."''
of 5000 rupees. Close Ivy IS the Motel MuSliu' o'
c,,, Nosorr a ucn of architecture which would be
held ~ matchless if nile down the river, clearly
seen from the walls of the fort. the white 'lome OF
,h, IA, 1i1 not seem 70 float. a fairy thing far mp IN
,h, blu, .l,v In this mosque. built of pure white
| narhlr A>har was accustomed to worship IN the
| ,clcct company uf his many wives the Empcl"i
the rrinr,s oI hi, household, his Ministers ami 'hle
men ot war spread jheir praN.r fue' nn the mathlH
| pavement. while the ladics sah tNi r9aN'f' "h,hu
| marble s,r,pns which guarded them linm Manton
| nMn,,s shah lphan, standsuA ~ Nkhar, was hal
| a rontntv htut rhhNrlvd With rlnonsed ahu cN-
,etnnal opre''9nltes ~ rHnHNs{R ~, s a'""
| ia this nosine Ills RNh Nutuhkfeh' ,naNUls w
al the ooNelNsiun that hs iathei ha had Vh"uen w
soNctcisNtN Whcn he hal tat oh W" M,V" t tVt
nea,l, a uuAtter at VrntArN, slUl hiM NJ ~ lh'a
! n,o,ouU and redccWllN telgnri IA hia Altad " 'W
lack at thu ilall ot Justice IN Cof,Iot III Whlt y
lir, \khars marble couch, ErieNonslN shattered anu
| Iuu,Iiy mcndca as II it wclo broken dish lht
Gwen IN It's drUepitude II pats To- sh"no SUI
backed, cane-sea'rh mIs,f "Vn,weEh"' ,ui,,nw
rre,ented to tho Niccroy whou lac held Darhar al
AGRA. =. -, ,,oi,,
icwrllcd walls have been sadly pcchcd at bv SAG
R,tish soldier who seems to have had hnt eve l"l
iaep,r agate and comean. and dcit manu- ini
picking it out with the point OF hls bayonrt. ne
Indian Government with wciid>postd IIhriaity
hnyc recently wakened up To the value oi these
priceless possessions and have not Only taken
measures t. stop further deprcditl0ns nat nave ne
,,n tnc work of restoration. For the last five years
200 men have been daily employed IN reNiorlhS lc
un~ighly gaps whence the precious stone, & S pf'i
these descendants of the carly artists ahol cutting
ont marble with bows strung with fne stee! WIRE,
shaping and polishing precious stones ana ht'the
th"n INTO the wall with nicely which hut for
varied color would defy discovery of the joining
places Thc original carving "l tHc PHtr ,ni ,ainle
not beng portable sacabc property. has suffered
least and there are suites of rooms containing pdis
some four feet high from the rough lace ol WHICH
are carved in relief beautiful flowers which bcnd
their heads will all the graceful rcpoSc ol the living
plant Even beyond these IL beauty arc 'le SiIccns
each one carved ont OF soma sap III llai o'c anu
loolIinn like delicate acewolk. Sonei INES whole
window is thus wrought, giving glimPScs ol thc
Jumua which washes the wal lis OF the tort ana OF
The green fields that lie beyond. OFTEN IL Is an oeh
screen over doorway desicrcd 10 piomot1 'nf tii &
culation al air which Is one OF thc chl1i eh"S III t
house builders in India. Wherever me screens ai'
pear they beautiful beyond possibility oi tcrio-
ductnn by modern art ard IT is well that So many
remain undamagcd. In the Dwan-l-kiaS; or Pri-
vatc aud hall. is another throne 3i Ak'af $ i
slai of black marble six feet square IKE ms couch
il is cracked right At ntcrv ais on the Inc
Of the crack are two sIIndged rei spot>' WHEREBY
Lauus a tale When the MaharattaS, continuing
| thcir triumphant campaign against the MusStl
mans took Agra. the Raah OF Blripore prc"umptu-
on,lv seated himself on the throne OF tie Gteat
Mogn! Whereupon the shocked marble cracked
and "A cont Of blood issued FROM Its angushed heart
later I.Orl EIIcnbulON.N. HdNIHE t'l-
uurlcd the conquerors of the Moeui dynasty TOOK
hi. seat ON the thronr. when once more the sensitive
marble distilled huge drop OF blood. HIS SAT
iacrrily accounts for the second Stain Across me
broad courtyard is smaller throne of white
| marble Here according tn MTssulman tradition,
| tLr Emucrors fool was wont to take his seat and
mimic his mighty master. II ls noteworthy tnat
the lester with a shlcwdness net lnccnpatlbic win
native simplicity. was careful I" rave ms throne
we'll ont side the SWING ol the Emperor scliuitai.
I'm this paIt of the building Is the Jessdmlne
Tower with bouquets of icssaminc carved III relief
ont oi massive blocks oi marble ieadht OUT 9i J,
is a court paved with squares oi black ana wht1
marble 50 a. to fnur a pachIsI boald lacili>l IL !
game something like hackganinon but ia place oi
IVORY pieces Akbar wont to engage number "l
rlctiv girls who stood upon tie squares ana moved
ithcr and thiiher at a signa from the PLAYERS. III
this quarer is aiSH thc Slis ,gh, ,pnu pni"v
ot Which are decorated with thousands oi hitS "i
looking glass. In AkhaI time the BATH was served
with water falling ~ a broad sheet INTO ilhibl'
lnslr Behind the waterfall lamps shonr. tt"l'
blaz,d amid the fountains, Their lciraci'h lHiI'
cleaning AZ thoutand points "ierc u ,a"5n] ] ],no
, immature mirrors. Leading "nt oi t',o Ielaua
nnnrt,uru,s is u small square jealously shut IN 10y
hinh walls. Here the ladies OF the Icna,a used to
= chailrr with happy mcroh hants admitted I" snow
their wares The Garden oi the Ienaha ~, save III
. respect OF lack oi care much the same as II wa'
when the imperial wives WaiLel M! possil,H nnIoi
stone copinrs into little squares dnd nNals, some
| tunes inclosinp foot or twoot earth, ana aranl
forming the boundaries ui u mimic lake. Here. Too"
p is Muchoc nhawan. where Akhar, inrpctiul ot the
cares oi state aud assisted 10y his ta>ntltr wives
wmrda the Summer aitoinoun iNh'p ~ 'auh
Recent ,Xcava,ions carried on ~ { e ncirhorhonl
p al the tort have hronrht to light number oi
marble pillars. somc broken. Others whole bat all
= preserving the mp,rlNhnhlc work "i the early
. SCULPTOR Ihcy lie ~ u heap ~ "nc oi ia, court
= wards there Icing apparently no settled tohrnr oi
! dealing with them. Perhaps they might be spared
for one oi the London parks. rs examples oi
= thc nos, inn which at had reached IN lndia
at The time Queen Elizabeth was on the
, throne of England outs'do Akhars pal
nee hnt still thn The circle oi the fort IN palace
huIl hy Jchdngir, Akbars son. The passion Ion
palace building was great among the Mogul I'm
u"rors that III. beautiful house Akhnr had butt