New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
A CELESTIAL REVOLUTION
THE EMPEROR'S NEW DEPAKlt hh-""'
TOOLE'S JOKES.

,,vox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT Of THE i"''' N'''
Toxic, May &c.
Tho Emperor of China has just made liS an"
-, n;ors nilcrimaQc 10 the Eastern lomos ol "A'
ancestors: an important state ana iens
,o, which no Son of Heaven ever Ne'i'"'''
rooloct The prcscnt occasion is especlaHS "''''.'
of notice for the fact That, Tor tle "i'' -
the history of the Empire, the Ennp',0 o,,n
himself 70 be seen by the people an" 80" .,1oI
vorsed with some of them. lndeeu "o ,iS,aon
". Ne rsturn ,rip. very much like any Europc""
sovereign might do. People throhse" ' 'i.,,
way by thousands as he passed. anu 80 ,,s,oror
wonder and awe upon the hrs' 'ni"' ~,;rits
ever seen by public eyes. le" "or', nneo,t
actually venturcd TO come lOI"'i" " =, ,ho
nctitions 10 him. To the asloins"' ,,la,
others if not of themselves thcN WIZ ,a,o
op the spot nor dragged away III cn"i"' a.
snlinters driven under their nails an" -
oers twisted from their Sockets "",' NV hon
A few wears ago such wouid s"i'iS ~" ot
their fate But this occasion C,i'S ,,ao,aoI
even repulsed. They were ac,u"'N ia
rho rmneror stoned He spoke to them' lie
roceived their petitions graciously' All" ,"'S
stiI live, There are those Mandarins VINO look
uno, this new departure with horror, as pr's'8
;no min. But in this liberal policy the Emperor
;s understood TO have the cordial support Vi d"
his chief Ministers Of State.
The Imperial party consisted OF the Empress
Dowapcr. the Emperor and Empress ana lo"'
ladies of the Court They left the palace pelo'e
sunrise on April 4. the Empress Dowager peinS
about a mile in advance of the Emperor an" Hi'
wife Three special travelling palaces or rest
inr-places, were erected at equal distances avis
the route The Emperor had chair OF pai'".
nuin. a cart and horse, 10 vary MS hlooe Vi
.o,al Ee is described as handsome young
man. with a pale and very intelligent lace' "lliie
the Empress Dowager's features are sald 10 Ut
token great force OF character. Everything was
irreproachably fresh somewhat unusual lc"'"'o
of Oriental professions. The chairs, car's' "c-
contrements and uniforms OF the troops were al
new. The number of persons IN the cor@ee was
more than 5000. On the fourth day the 'o1lo'
were reached. and the Imperial party stopped "V
a Lama temple. Next day sacrlilces were o'ole-
10 the Imperial ancestors ana the ceremohA VI i0
pairing the graves by formally placing hahulul
Of earth in each tumulus was performed. The
return Journey began on the following day. VII
.,er return the young Empress performed her hr'I
state function. Accompanied by some ladies oi
the court she revived the old custom of worship
MING at the temple of the Goddess of Sericulturc
One feature of the ceremony is the picking OF
mulDeIIN tdNCo, tictS WING
pose in the temple grounds.
How extraordinary an innovation in Imperial
etinuette is that made by the Emperor in thus
travelling openly and freely mineling with his
subjects nav he appreciated only when one remem-
bers that in no other country in the world nave
SO much pains been taken to convert the respect
and loyalty shown TO a sovereign into the natlohal
worship Of an Office identified with the sway OF
the King Of Heaven on earth, acting through MS
viceecrent at Pekn These efforts have not Dceh
made in any recent time and the originator oil
the whole pageantry Of Chinese royalty, lnciudHS
both the intricate court ceremonial and the nuneI-
Gus forms of obedience expressing the hinnllauou
of the subject before the Impcral office, is for
gotten in an antiquity that cannot be fathomcd
Such changes as have been made in 1000 years
have been introduced imperceptbly, and the court
officials can always and as a matter of fact do,
quote precedents of centuries ago TO decide trlinS
points of procedure and for the proper celebration
of important events. Voc unto them if the Drece-
dent is not applicable; and some lynX-eyed censor
is sure to discover the mistake if slip there he
A case happened only last year in connection with
the marriage of the young Emperor: The Board
of Ceremonies fixed the second day before the
marriage for the worship Of Heaven and Earth
whereas it should have been the first day, or that
Immediately before the august ceremony. The
bunder was discovered, and by tic eX-Emprcss
Regent herself, and the dehhqUents, including
two senior secretaries, We're deprived of five steps
of rank. One still unfortunate
E-Hung-Tsao although near relative Of the
great Li-Hung-Chang. was caShieIed.
So vast indeed, has been the gulf of separation
between the sovereign and his people that many
articles have been exclusively associated with the
former, and therefore forbidden to tie latter, as
g. met fla IL Ill
the Imperial emblem. The kotow. or form Of
worship, is rendered not merely to the person
oil the sovereign in Pekn, hut to every form in
which he delegates his authority to others Ii
is well known that the Imperial edict is always
received with the nine prostrations and the burn
ing Of incense. But il is not so generally under
stood that official of even superior rank has TO
perform the kOtOw meeting another Official
who has recently quilted the Imperial presence
SmiIar obeisanceS are paid during the week CON
tanning his birthday to the Emperor in the Imperial
Temple TO be found in every provincial capitaI
The fact that the Emperor's proper name is never
mentioned, ana that TO pronounce it Is a criminal
oleIce, SHOWS how exclusive the dynastic policy
OF thc Chlncse has always been. On ascending
tIc throne the ruler takes what is called k.yoh
mao, ana by that name he becomes known to
hnwPeyepp amG 70 nStory The present Emperor
ulis tapIlc VI tradition, and establish between him
seii and the people tue c0mmon-,cns. relations
.hat exist III other lands. He means in other
WORDS TO be az Emperor. but not god
=, some sad stories come from Australia about
!ii iooie lne English comedian, who is visit
ing mat continent. lie goes about playjnp all
SORTS oi plactlca jokes Of an innocent kind one
uay al Melbourne, he went into a photographers
supp dhu aiter inspecting the numerous samples
oi WorK that were hanging on the walls deIiher
aVeiS asked the young woman attendant if She
,.n vHuia recommend him 10 any place in Melbourne
Mneic ne couid have ms photograph taken The
numoie ana lnquiring gravity in his face thai she
1hiy On smiled, and said he could have his likeness
casn cstem 'aere' les, SAID Mr.. Tooe, in depre
Snis Sns anu considerate tone Of voice but 7
snOulcnt IKE to put you out. you know. Now
hSt = SUu couiu eii me OF any place where they mike
or vi IT. should be SO much obliged Inc
Srr wax iii y .shdcncy to laugh, for his man