Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-27


ana h,v. one. being" And what is
this kiny hls majesty. Prabat Sorndetch
Pra par,mIndr MAhah Chulalongkorn
Pn Chula Clom blao. and In what way
Is he psinr his almost divine influence to
mold the future Of his country Person
ally. his majesty Is one of the most
charming of men, land I pay him this
tribute the more easily because ! have
had many opportunities Of Learning its
jnsticel wen-iuformed, kind-hearted,
strong in character for an oriental, and
full II dignity. and he would be reckon
ed handsome man ana a gentleman
anywhere.
But there the praise must stop.
His life Is one uninterrupted act OF
self-indulgence. H. was the father of
two daughters before be was 10; his
first wife is his half sister Gin order that
the ROYAL blood may be preserved from
the faint of alien contamination. Is the
dullciOusly inaccurate explanation of
recent writer upon Siam5 the number of
wives" and women in his palace is I'M
known: everything concerning them Is
systematically known In Siamese as
kang nai-"the inside" and is a strictly
forbidden topic of conversation. Since to
have influence within the palace is the
chief desire Of every Siamese. every at
fractive girl has been thrust upon his
majesty by her father for the past twenty
years. His children must number more
than hundred.
The INSIDE" Of the palace is not a
suite Of apartments-it is town. The
private personal environment Of the king
Is not h0useh0ld-it Is community.
Every wife can load herself and her
children TO the ground with jewels every
one Of them has private treasure
chest.
or the conditions Of this country-in-
deed, even Of his own capital-the king
Knows next to nothing. Whenever he
goes out the streets are leveled and
swept; the soldiers and police don clean
clothes aud buckle on acc0utrements and
arms, kept specially for such occasions.
The police boats are painted and anchor
Ell In rows; the canals are cleaned Of logs
and rubbish Bangkok puts on for his
fnajesty's eye an almost European air
OF propriety. When he has passed the
clothes and bright arms are locked up
dirt
When the king visits his country palace
NJ Bang-pa-in. Nifty miles NJ the river.
all his wives and children with all their
servants, and all the princes. 20 with
him, and n tl0usand people follow in bis
train. The cost Of all this is enormous.
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Mneh the kings relatives are cremated
the ceremonial besgnrs description. The
last royal cremation cost 100000.
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ders on the New York city Boulevard
have been treated tn n novel sigbt rocon,.
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rell bicycle season began, of ladies
adopting riding costume which would
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well as suited 10 the needs of rider of
the silent steed."
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Twenty-third street. Disdaining skirts.
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nus auopteu costume Whieh makes
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