New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-21

famous philosophers stone; Gualor paid tribute in
tombstone villnit In chalccdony. Lunla In snpprc',
whilst Persia presented onyx and amethyst 10 her
powerful ncighbpr. This rarc wealth Of precious
stones "a dispogcd over tho marble with minute
skill and artistic taste where the marble ends aud
the Inlnvinp bcains ia 10 he told only by the varied
color Ilnnrily thc Tai has escaped the fate ~ the
palaces within the fort The British sodlcr flushed
with victory and animated by extra faiions oi
proq and new born love Of nri. hn7 not come pok-
iug round the walls with point of hayorrL NOT
has the Jat swoopcd down on the place. nor 'h'
Mahnrafta ovcrrtr il. II vs. ~ pcricct as VINE"
Noor-tchan was laid mere md loohue upon itS per
icciucss Shah 1clnu conceived hc notion of hnilh-
inc a similar mnnanlnrm 90 the other side oi the
river connecting the two by silver bridge
The ptny, Of the beautiful Moor
icbnn ia DUNN n vnnlt underneath Tho level door
by which nccesr Is obtained 10 the conoinph' a
Aiehi of marble 81, ts tends 10 tho solemn GLOOM 90
the chamber, the lioh' falling Ike DIM break 81
dny full on tho ond IT ihe tomb bearing the ~
fcription of the Emure-s's rnmc, TINS n the
cfowunp beauty Of ~. .lcn Of the immortal arclii-
tcct-the chamber an eloom and only The nam" OF
the dead wife illuumcd by ihe soft daylight strne-
rlinq down h. staircase. Whilst we Wer" "nl"Y-
inc the beauty Of the inlaid work easily ENOUGH
the half hght of line chamber, there cane bustlmG
down the steps an auua-tOutiuE intruder with a
lantern whose VULGAR farEiur light he shed upon
thc inScrInticn % the tomb an proposed 10 carry
round the chamber 50 that we mi Int rub our noses
against the MASTERPIECES of the nameleSs artl't9'
He vas Scpoy and confess 70 iin1iu@ u dllicnlt
10 rcp,css the wish that he hid died during the
mutiny. He and worthy colleague with another
lantern were fluttcrinr round the uppcr chamber
w en we arriv"d pcsternc visitors 10 note tins
and that 20 he seen ONLY with their lantern. ana
taking MI the cracoVsucSs ont of the place IRE
authorities. who take such infinite Of the tn.
should confer last favor u'on the public by
having these obuOxous pests r"ionV"d.
shah Johan never BEGAN his no11o'"um on me
other side of The river wanting roo cirN Il
tomb for imsolG He was laid by the side
of his lost bride the 'oWh being ma 70
riGccnt enough even for ~ c''p","r II TannL ~
the eft hand SAo loavn Nco"-'"1an's undis' nrhch
IL tlc centre and hoar. TIE foil wing iuScripft" :
The MA rn1ticcnt Tomb of the King. lnhab'tani II
the tw oIleavrnS. Hdcvun and Kh0o': the Most SUI
lime sitter on the lronc IN ne AIRY hr2vcn''d
or in u radis~. shah Jchau B1I~hl' GaZr". I"acS
to his remains IIeaves is f'rhnl, His death TOOK
rlacc -he 2Gth Law or Pui1h. N the wear 1916
of the H1irce a. d. 1862 From THIS trans l,
on 10 thc next" ach grave iscovcr"i by an m
mcusc block # m9rlle cxqusite y inlHd \ Marie
screen carvcI 50 dclicatel th't il looks like Tcb
of lace-wor "pcrc - III" ccnotao's nat eiahd in
the Ger ire OF tho .narbia ball above the vdu. pc
walls of this iaroer chauhcT are inlId to the ROOF,
which rises ~ dom" over the cenOtanhS. nus
marble dome possesses ainidSt other bcaull the
most ,r"lolions echo ever heard. single note
sung il rcpeafcd rs if b an angelic choir dying
away in { q fain'oSf far-o0 'u J.
The buidu0 of tee Tai occupied "oNno work
men twenty two wears aud cost hroc millions 't,r-
Ing even in the ace when there were no trades
Unions and no pos,ibilit' of stutce. some q talls
are preserved in Persian manuscrpt of con
tcruporaTv date. The vcllo" marble cost - 20 the
square ward the black marble cot 60 the crN~-
tai 81: AID the laus la1lui Gl15 the square
vard Whntcvcr mi0ht have been the wages 81 IN"
workmcn the masters of art were pald "n an I'M
ncral scale considering tn" value of money ~ tl1
date. The OvcTS""r was pad at PC lHte o. Iiuo
month similar wac being allotted q" INC ch''I
illuminator aud he master u son. II rs p"ThapS
interesting to add that the platform OF ind SAINT
stone on which the TAI stands m"a'urcs oGl by ~
feet. that the terrace Of white marble hUUt on
this plat form aud from which the beautiful siruc-
turn rises j. 313 feet square that IN" roof Is M
lifted 20 fret from the terrace; that the doWc-lO
fee i'm diasaetcr-is 100 high and that the GIT
crescent which suruOunts the dome * 900 t'"t
from the ground. The urrlcctlpn Of the archtcct
art is told ~ the fact hat ono looking uuon the
huildinr does not think whether II - large or
small or of any particular gcOmctrica shape II Is
snipiy ucrfect sonnet niuP 10 bc seen not once NJ
aud hour II is chameleon among architecture
works. I'm III, early morning whist dawn shrcak-
inc il seess colored light blue. rosc-tintcd be
meath the rising sun. dazzling Whifc ~ noon-lh',
violet color before an impending Storm crmspn ~
sunset. nearly whito under the mOODIigllt al says
q '"''S ~ ''''' Irr~pY W. LroY.