The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-01
is A LABORATORY,

set apart for experiments in natural phil
osophy and chemistry, fitted up with an
air pump, electrical and other apparatus, in
which tie Emperor is said 20 have
greatly delighted in his younger days. Be
yond the laboratory IL a complete litt!e
theatre, snd upon its drop curtain is painted
scene whose quiet sarcasm wss probably
not intended By the artist. 1t is called
"Ihe Landing Of the Portuguese and rep
resents s. group OF astcGished Indians, 10
whom priest is Offering q crucifix, while
8 company of browning warriors with up-
lifted spears and battle axes stand ready
to back the priest in his philsnthropic mis-
sion Of impressing new doctrines upon the
natives.
We purposely left the throne room to the
last. 1t Is largo, lofty and gloomy az a
tomb, and never used except by candle
light Tor the Braziiisns have been ex-
tremely tenacious Of all the solemn fool
cries OF Portuguese court ceren opies. For
example. On every 3rd Of hIey during
Dom Pedro's long reign, be opened in per-
son the session Of the assembly general and
the procession pageant. There were the
haiberdiers. foot gugrds) with their battle
axes; dragons and hussars in picturesque
uniforms; mounted military bands; six
enormous state carriages, each with six
splendid capari5oned horses, and hveried
positions and eoscbmen, Tor the officers Of
of the imperial household; the chariot Of
the Empress, strange Eflzir, said to have
belonged to Sebastian, who lost his life
warning with the Moors, drawn by eight
iron-grays; tne magnificent imperial car
riege its eight mila-white horses decl1ed
with Primes of-Wals plumes; followed by
. long cavslcade OF troops ard an innumeg-
able company Of civilians.
The Empress. surrounded by her maids
Of honor, in their robes and trains of green
and gold. was always attired in court cos
tume-consistin ting of on underdresB of
white satin heavily embroidered with gold.
ricn lace failing over the cors2ga and form
ing the sleeves, which were Hoped at the
shoulder with
MAGNIFICENT DIAMONDS.
Her hair curled in front, wac topped by p
wreath OF diamonds and emeralds, set il
the ships Of flowers, rising above the fore
head IL the form of coronat, from which
long white ostrich feather cprled grace
fully backward.
The Emperor dressed in Imitation of his
illustrious ancestor, Kink John. must have
locked rather funny. He was Obliged 10
wear white satin from tip to toe, even his
shoes and bae roses upon them being eli the
sans material. His naked throat was sur
rounded ike a school-Doy's by dis shirt
frill, whose triple row Of edging rested on
q long ermine tippet, nowadays called q boa.
The suit Cited his stslwart legs and arms
90 snLgiy thai be looked in imminent dan ger
iof bursting through, ana ne must have
been thankful for ths voluminous train
with which, IN shst sorry case, ne might en-
veLop himself. He carried the royal scep-
ter in his hand and long, slim, gilded pole.
which he gresped about two feet from the
top, 81 hermits are painted with their
staffs. On his head was the crown. g great
golden epheroidGl which might have been
modelled from g melon, its orbicular Gee
tons meeting at tas top and supporting a
globe, surrounded by 8 tall cross.
| Arrived az the senate-ohamber-a plain
room, forty feet square, the Emperor, as
sisted by the marquis who bore his train,
ascended the throne, which w6s merely 5
high backed chair aet under some draperies.
behind tie seat Of the presiding officer.
Senators and deputies were ali ia official
costume green coats buttoned up to the
chin and half covered with lace, white pan.
falcons with laced seams swords aud
chapesux. AS & rule Brazilians are corpu-
lent and rather below the middle height.
and when His Maiesty's magnificent six
feet four inches lowered head and should
ers above them, he 'looked every inch a
king" in spite Of his undignitied toggery.
FANNIE b. WARD. q