Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-09
THE SHAH AT HOME.
His Manner of Travelling When In the
 Persian Land.

His Manner of Travelling When In the
 Persian Land.
 [Erom the Fortnightly Review.l
 It was pitch dark as we approached the royal camp, and the appearance presented thereby was very extraordinary. There ap- peared to us to be mi les of white tents, each with a camp fire burning before it. There were camels, mules, and horses in every di- rection that our eyes penetrated. It was as if we had suddenly been plunged into the midst of vast army, and we'll 1t might be, for the following are roughly the statistics of the retinue which accompanied the Shah from his capital to the frontier: Four thous- and quadrupeds, including mules, horses and camels, for carrying the luggage and drawing the carriages: 5000 tents to ac- commodase 1000 to 5000 individuals; s5 carriages for the royal suite alone, three royal wives and their forty female attendants. The Shah's tent arrangements cover over an acre of ground.
 The huge red tent inhabited by the still siumbering monarch was visible from afar. It was pitched in 8 grove of poplars by the side of tiny lake, and surro unded by wall about eight feet high, made of Resht em- broidery that Is to say an embroidery of chain stitch, uniting little bits of colored oloth, which we know we'll nough in Eng land in the shape of table covers and anti maoassars, and for which I have never really felt any great affection; but still, when it deco1ates high wall inclosing an acre of ground the effect Is startling and magnif- cent. Finer table covers of the same mater many gayly caparisened horses around us, and just as we approached quantities of mules were on the point of starting with royal and other baggage, with bright red balls cast over their burdens. All the car- riages were waiting ready before the gate l into the royal inclosure which was formed l of poles painted red, looking not unlike gall lows. Ainsi Dowlet the Shah's favorite wife was just going to start in her gilded carriage drawn by six gayly caparisoned horses. She l Is 8 remarkable woman who has held her position of favorite for thirty years. She l has no children she is not young and I am 1 told not beautiful; but her intellectual quail | ties are such and her manners so bright that they have placed her far ahead of the other ladies in the royal harem. There, too, wa, the Shah's own horse called Beest sitouI or Twenty Pillars with it's beautiful and neat gold bridle and it's saddle cloth of very | fine Resht embroidery partially covering itl glossy Hanks. From the bearing rein two straps of gold lay across his chest; he is { splendid animal and always held in readiness for his majesty to ride when tired of driving in his carriage. Close to Twenty Pillar l stood another horse in readiness to carry hi
 majesty's pipe bearer: the pipe is luxur, indulged in by all Persian grandees whei
 travelling. His maiesty's own kalyan O
 water pipe is carried In @ drum-ehapsd cas-
 covered with purple velvet and gold ant
 strung from the saddle. At the other sid
 are suspended the fire box and the wate gourd similarly decorated and all ready s'
 that moments notice the pipe can be pre-
 pared when the Shah expresses a wish for
 whiff of tobacco. Among the horses wer
 the body guard with their silver and gol.
 batons the running footman clad in red witl
 hats, any number of officers and soldiers
 The scene was one of the greatest animation
 and brilliancy, lit up by the searching ray of a Persian sun.