Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-27
PRINCESS t}p BEATTY.
AN AFTERNOON WITH rHs MOST
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN PERSIA

BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN PtHoiA-
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Primes The Mother h"t3H~"'' """'
the wife IL siI~nt-Ths Prince "sas
w.,.. c,,,ou c,ox~.
Somewhere tet"een the middle ana eios0
II the sinetssnth century two American IA
dies strayei a. FAR froth home ~ fefsia' ana
on a certain eventful morn IN early summer
they rereiyei a gilt lsttsred billet dou1 from
royalty, budding them ION, thought OF hofnoD
10 - O'Clock tea At the palace
The shah, with his court anu tram OF AZ
tendant satellites, had ad )ournei 10 the ohiin
ran ridge Of mountains some Twelve niiits
back from tho capital
Here the Prime" - entertained MS royai
mother, one of IN" four "rthohoA III you WI"
pardon the expressionl wives OF the shah
The invitation came IN her name although,
M will hereafter be noted there was WHO
who was the most beautiful princes IN rer'
STA, the daughter in law OF shan
As the low carriage containing the guests
arrived within sight OF the palace gates
number OF red coatei male atteildants aP
proache'i to act rs escorts
The palace gates shut behinh US Win TN
clAnk Of doom. and two eunuchs no'' escorted
US down the marble stairway 10 the grounds,
upon ~hich tue lovely summer palace OF
Prince was shining in the sunlight OF
smiling setcuue,
group u fniryhke figures now appeared
around distant corner Of tho palace. and
came fiocking nearer The eunuchs made .
low oi"Hsance and departed Tho female at
PENDANTS of tho princess, for such they proved
~ le came ssarming about like bees
We we're conducted TO some cushioned
divsns, whore rugs were spread over the
grass, aud thsre for the first time paused to
take breath, and rralizs that beautiful a. was
the place II was not tho place alone we had
come to lsit, nor was 1t that about which
our curiosity most conferred Where, then,
was the princess or the queen. our gracious
boste.ss'
They had waited just long enough TO whet
the interest to the utmost. when the curtains
u the main entrance of the palace we're lifted
and two gracefully swaying female figures
came down the long pathway he EASTERN
w,fc must walk behind the mother. and at
tention now ceuterrI on the figure IN al
vsaa. As they came nearer her dress was
figure which was stout even for Oriental
beauty wns instinct with dignity and
grace which was thoroughly imposing Tho
short SKIRTS. which swayed with each motion
rs she walked, were OF lightly woven cloth of
gold the jacket, OF purple velvet emhroid-
cred With seed pearls and small diamonds,
was buttonei ~ltb solitaire diamonds
The guests now r,se and the attendants fell
hn. " attsI Esra-
cinusly and AS her face lighted. We saw it
bud look u spirit and tine Intelligence The
complexion was rich IN color like an ltalian'A
The eyebro%s were archel, giving an I'M
leriotis look To thu large dark eyes There
was n slight touch Of heIna between them, as
If 10 connect and Strengthen them Her long
hair was stained With henna ms were her oval
uails The har was bound with siiken
Tarf which covered 1t and which was tast-
enei IN the center by a large diamond OF
pure tint was 80 interested IN All the ac-
c'ssnries OF this must wonderful toilet as
quite to forget the stately phrases had heep
coming over to say :" nor Al length, IN
sufficiently embarrassed manner ! repeated
aa elaborate expression often used at court.
Sbereai the princess laughed pleasant littls
laugh hni said You are wen sers'si IN thd
dlpi"hat' iahS'aes' ana as II 10 put me AT
once en fapiStl with the l"S 81 surroundings,
with infinite tact sho TOOK my hahd ana SAID
IN a cordial un'"iiStra'ned manner Let us
Walk together through the GROUNDS lis
pr'nes has had everything arranged quite In
IaffSan fashion since ne returned from
abr""i. h"" do you IKE lt' We str"Iied on
together toward Paterle OF panSies' very
beautiful and OF great variety OF color
She gave us eech a hover ana SION after
all returned 10 the diVahs' where fe''eet.-
uehts were hiiiiost H'ihI"Iiate'y saNeu by
this time the charming sasoT iaire oil the
hostess nal maze US ieei quite al nome, ana
we were soon gesf'cnlatins gayiy ana ianiii'
'JiY tgether ne h'~teSs mai the ta't 10
U.s. the tno~t simple Persian expressions SUCH
a. We would 10 likely to hear daily among
servants ~ Persian attendnnts She had thu
naive simplicity Of child IN everything
even To our dresses, aud expressed herself as
frankly The soft gray Of my daughter
gown she oolertsd to as too duii, and shs
wondered did not dye her golden mar with
henna
Our lives are like pleasant stream that
runs ~ u usrro" valley Iran is an old ard
great country Its shahs are wise, from
their DEGREES We cannot demurl And after
all we are perhaps as happy as any
All the while the wife OF the prlnce-one u
tho most surerhly beautiful creatures We had
ever seen &c any country-a purely physical
typc of beauty. siood silently near
She rarely spoke: heT rich red lips had the
naughty curve OF the khajaf, she had fine
features, richly tintet complexion, gptG
natural and magnificent dark eyes with long
curling lashes Her finely formed brow was
shaded by bang OF slightly curied dark hair
and tue general effect. spite of the IMPOSED
Difference of her manner, gave the impress
sion Of woman Of stroug character and IN
domltable pride,
The prince bad now proyideutially returned
and escorted the ladies to the nliisic room Of
the palace. He desired his guests to play
upon the piano for him ! chose vel
known imitation OF the banjo, which PLEASED