The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-15

not generally SHOW himself III luviNf ""'
he is very fond Of horse racing.
LITTLE PRINCESS WLHELMNE, the NJ
lure Queen of the Netherlands, has just be-
gun to study French, having hitherto only
been instructed in Dutch and German,
,hich languages she is said 10 speak equa ~
we'll. The King Of Holland has, meanwhile,
almost entirely recovered frem his long III
ness. and. though he is unable 10 walk, his
physicians declare that he is quite out OF
hanger.
The German Emperor's new crown, which
he wears. however, only as King Of Prussia,
has a frame Of solid gold. It's weight j. 3'5
mounds and il bears 80 carats Of diamonds.
The lower band bears twenty-iour huge dia-
monds. Round the rim rise eight clover
leaves Of splendid effect, the parts beng
formed Of the finest diamonds. From these
leaves rise eight hoops adorned with seven
weight diamonds. Between these hoops
rise very beautiful ornaments, each bearing
"A diamond i'm it, middle. and pearl the
size Of an acorn on its point The whole u
surrounded by the apple OF the empire. con-
sisting Of a single large sapphire. This
enormous jewel is surm0unted by the cross.
which is adorned with eighteen diamonds.
HENRIK lBsEN, the Norwegian drama
tst. has been spending the summer in a
small village, Gossensass in Tyrol. situated
2. 100 feet above the sea on the south side Of
the Bremen Pass. As a proof Of the great
admiration and respect in which lDsen u
held in Germany, il may Doe mentioned that
the authorities in GOsscnsasS directed thai
one of the squares should be called lbsen-
platz i'm honor Of their distinguished visitor
In the hotel where lbsen lived there was
generally POO people Of all nationalitie-
daily sitting down 10 the table d'hOte. when
he. Of course, was the great object Of inter
est of all observers. The ladies were always
Fostering him for his autograph. and the
WORTHLESS of GOssensass used TO 90 great dis
tances out Of their way 10 pay their compli-
ments TO the celebrated author. Mr.. lbeen
has now returned 10 his old quarters in
Munich. where he has lived for so many
years during his voluntary exile.
THE assassination Of General Corona was
in these columns yesterday.
His tragic death in Guadalaiara has been
subject Of deep regret among American
who are cOnyersant with Mexican affairs
He was man Of great distinction in mill
tary and political circles in his own cOun-
try. and his fricndlness 10 America makes
his loss an international one. In the waf
against the French Intervention he was "a
leading feature. and especially distin-
guished himself in the engagements on tn
West coast lie was present at the siege q
Quereiaro. where Macmillan was captured.
and it was 10 him that the sO-called EmpO-
ror surrendered himself.
Since that war he has been prominent in
political affairs. lie was Minister 10 Mad
rid. and since his return from that post was
elected Governor of the state Of JaliscO, the
largest and most influential state in the Re-
public. lie was frequently mentioned 10
the probable successor in the Presidency 10
General Diaz. His wife was a California
lady. and his eldest daughter married into
one Of the leading families in Mexico.
KING GEORGE of Greece. the father OF the
Duke Of Sparta, is about forty-fivc year.
old; he has a thin, elegant figure, fresh
complexion. a fair moustache, and is very
bald. Though the King is an excellent
hOrseman he prefers walking 10 any other
exercise. and may be seen walking about
the streets of Athens almost any day. ag-
only by an enormous mastiii
When Athenians meet their King on h.-
walks. they salute him politely, but make
no further demonstration. and the monarch
raises his low felt hat and passes on. But
simple as King George is in all other
personal habits, he is not fond Of
"hOmely' food. and his chief. d.
cuisine supplies his table in right ROYAL
manner. An invitation 10 dinner at q.
Palace j.. consequently. rather popular az
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which some of the more pOrtly Of the guests
have often been heard 10 complain This j..
that when the sumptuOus feast is over, tie
King remains for an hour or more, going
about from guest 10 guest, engaging in con-
yersatiOn, apparently unconscious that
standing up and being on their very best
behavior is not always an easy matter 20
the bon dineur who has just risen from
table.
Mr.. WARD, whose two rapid Journeys
down the Congo made him famous. has been
describing in London the splendid appear
ance of SANKEY'S caravan as it was march
ing along the cataracts at the outset Of the
journey. As Ward was going down the
river he reached the brow of hill one mora
ing. and suddenly saw the approaching ex-
petition, stretching for miles over the hills.
First came "A tall SOudanese warrior bearing
a Nag, and behind him. astride fine mule.
whose silNer-platcd trappings glistened in
the sun. was the explorer himself. attired in
his famous African costume. Then came his
personal servants, the SOmali and SOudane.e
soldiery in their white robes and braided
waistcOats, train Of dOnkeys heavy laden
with rice, the ladies of Tippu Tbs harpm
IN gaudy-col0red garments, their faces con-
cealed by wells, and then the majestic form
Of the yertable Iippu himself, 1.-THE dandy
Of Africa" as Cameron called him, strut
ting along in his Aowing Arab robes and
turban, and carrying over his shoulders a
lewel-studded sword, the emblem the sultan
Of Zanzibar had given him to show that he
was the >ultan's representative in Central
Africa. Then came hundreds Of Zanzibar
porters with heavy boxes Of ammunition on
their shoulders, and white men on donkeys
scattered here and there along the line.
kIoro, the old capital Of Japan, and one
# the most charming cites in tn, world,
says the London Times, is practically the
centre of Buddhism in that country. Every
sect has It's head temple or cathedral there.
With authority over all the other temples
throughout the country, ana II Is also the
,0al of Buddhist pill Timages from all quar-
ers Of the Empire. Ii is and has for CEN
urles been city Of temples. According t.
1 late official report the number Of these
within It's boundaries is decreasing rapidly.
IN 1879 there We're altogether 3.737 tenn
lies IN hiot0. Five years later lin 1851
he number had fallen TO 1855. and in
he present year this latter was reduced 20
',2lu, decrease of about 800 temples i'm ten
ears. IL Is believed that the same process
II decline has been and is going on through
'ut the whole country; but il must not he
assumed that Buddhism is therefore losing
Is influence in the country. On the con-
rary, IN the last twenty years, aud IS
'ecially in the last ten, there has been a re-
narkable Buddhist revival. The decline i'm
he number OF temples is due TO the circum-
tance that, under the Tokugawa usurpers.
buddhism enjoyed almost the status of a |
lational and established religion; its priests
we're officially favored and projected: |
he Imperial Court. the 1okugawa
amily, and the local clans gave
nipple endowments 10 the principal |
emples Of each sect. and so these TEMPLES |
rose everywhere, and especially in kioto. |
nder the new government all this is |
hanged; Official favor and COUNT nance |
ave been Withdrawn, and the TEMPLES are
eturnlng 10 the normal and natural num- |
er. IN proportion 10 the number and wealth |
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