Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-10
H SAHlB OF LIMB.
Sir Observation-Disclosures, X. G. 1. e., and His
Queer Costume.

Sir Observation-Disclosures, X. G. I. E., and His
Queer Costume.
The news that Sir Jasvahsinghjee, &.
G.. l.. e., Thakore Sahib OF Llmbdl, is
stopping at the Palmer house, ma
shaken Chicago society from centre TO
circumference says the Herald. Ii the
Ahkoond of Swat himself had come
among us, or If the Begun OF DUDE a
condesccnded to make us a call, the seu-
sation could not have been greater. Sir
Jasvahsinghiee arrived at the Palmer
ON "Wednesday morning, accompanied
by his name and his suit of one Eng
lisman. The Herald reporter most con-
versant with Sanscrit was dispatched to
interview the prince, and was court
eously received. The prince seemed
quite surprised to meet In far away Chi
cage "a reporter who could salaam in
such graceful and genuinely Oriental
style. The reporter explained that this
perfection was the result OF practice, he
having frequently salaamed the door.
The costume of the prince is not easy
t. describe. 1t is a combination OF
Englisnn and IGdian styles. He wore
the ordinary civtlizes pant SO common common
in this country, and abo',e 't s h Si" a and
romantic-looking garment o, S.sbis
green striped satin, Its style of att
lecture ~ SOFU Ol CTOSS DtuNcch phO
Doric Mother Hubbard and the Ionic
Pajamas. On his shiny black hair he
wore a green turban, and thus attired
Sir Jasvahsiughiee looked as If he had
stepped out of comic opera or a vaude-
vile.
The prince talks better English than
most of the Englishmen who come to
America, but. us the Herald reporter
was pining for an opportunity to prac-
tice his Sanscrit, the prince kindly con-
sented to talk in that beautiful and too
little known language. Stripped of its
poetic figures and categorical imagin-
ings, which would sound extravaganza,
the princes views may be summarized
thus: He is travelling only for pleasure,
havinglcft his younger brother to run
the business of governing Limbdi. He
is the Thakore Sahib of that principality
and what he says goes with the Limb
dians, of whom there are several hun
dred thousand. The British do not in
terfere with him in any way. but let
| him do business rs a licensed ThakOre
| Sahib. at which trade he has beer
working seven years. He was edu-
Gated IN England, and has travelled in
Europe extensively. Hehas introduced
into his own government those features
of European governments which i'm
pressed him most, and he hopes tolearn
something e and ~valuablei in Chicago.
The reporter suggested that Mayor
Roche could give him some points on
the organization of a police force and a
fire department. and Sir Jasvahsinghiee
said he would try to meet the mayor
during his stay in Chicago. The prince
said that he arrived in New York on
the Adriatic August 26; that
he was. not seasick, as he has beer Il
great traveller ever since he was a
boy. He stopped at New York and was
entertained extensively. What a catch
he would be for some of the ~moncy-lov-
ing bellies of sordid Gotham! He went
to Washington and was given IL recep-
ton by President Cleveland. He thinks
Cleveland q substantial, brainy man
and said that he would vote for him if
he remained in this country long enough
to have the right to vote. He went to
Newport. and was there at the same
time that the Duke of Marlborough was.
Marlborough seemed to be very popular
with Mrs. Stevens and a few others.
He visited Boston, where he sought
some new and excellent spcctacles; also
went to Saratoga and Philadelphia, took
a trip up the Hudson and skipped ovcr
to Canada, visited Toronto, Montreal
Ottawa and Quebec, being rendered a
reception at the last named place by
Lord LansdOwne. He went to Niagara
Falls for a few days, and thought them
an enduring monument to the ~tireless
energy and inventive ingenuity of the
American people. The prince expressed
the usual amount OF wonder over Chi.
cago's s%plendor and phenomenal growth
and said he would consider the matter
of locating here and buying the Storey
palace. From here the ThakOre Sahit
will proceed westward to California
taking in the points of interest en- route
including the Yellowstone park. Proba,
bly, he will sail from San Francisco anl
visit China and Japan, thence proceed
ing homeward, but there is a possibility
that he may cross the continent again
and sail from New York.