New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18

phi Theatres surmounted with costly trophies ana
banners The most mporant OF tn enra Effect was
heightened BY the lavish employment OF mirrors Oh
purpose mountains and valleys. lakes with Islands
and bridges and trees and fountains were miro o-
dHeed To other portions Ions OF arose e and wild beasts
appeared represented by children dressed in skins
garden vistas were amply stocked with property"
fruit trees and flowers .,,.., -. ,,o,. ,,,ra
Of the route and its utilization would obviously sly
give distinct note Of vaTsy son TO Se Frsa
were speedily covered with buildings OF every pos,
the behoders' Wherever the river broadened or
curved houses. theatres and galleries were erected
Ps' they 5e Mers M Ssded
Some of them were intended for orchestras and
~ known at what point Of The. journey the father
mG Son Of and hS s Mother %oud
in need of them. an ENORMOUS quantity OF refresh.
hG stage hs en
iivened BY stroke OF genuine Chinese humog The
seems to have been unequal to the task OF fore
seeing he possibility OF ts n , wnen the
ance Of the Emperor and his Court were nearing
dea s2pp Sse IL the river should Such
thing had happened before, and the pageant was
due e "a, ne most was ar once held when the man
DARN responsible for that section of The route un.
keep the whose Ws tn
the river night and day with bamboos. while an
ice that might form. But the precautions were in
vain The cold set in and the river became fast
promptly condemned to lose two years salary and
ordered TO provide at his own cost sufficient num-
Der OF sledges TO take the place OK the now useless
The police arrangements appear to have been
we'll conceived and exceently carried out. Before
the appointed day the whole distance to be trav-
ersed-the average width of which was about
hundred and forty feet-was longitudinay divided
by barriers into three sections the centre for the
procession while the sidewalks thus constituted
were allotted to the spectators, who were com
PEELED to move each side in one direction only.
There was not the least disorder or confusion at
any time during the progress OF the immense pro-
cesson, which few. II any. Europeans were privi-
legged to witness. No women were allowed to APP
| pear publicly. but two days were afterward set
| apart TO permit OF their being abroad to see the
Incredible wonders OF the way and the celestial
beauty of the decorations. 1t was on January ..
1852 that the Emperor and his mother made their
entry into Picking by the primrose path thus Law
shly spread The offerings to the lady OF the fete
were said TO be "indescribable both In magnifi-
cence and variety: but nothing gave more salts
faction than a highly ingenious working model OF
n dragon presented by the resident Europeans.
With this toy the Emperor WIS so delighted that
he established 1t In permanent hcme In the gar
dens OF his suburban house OF pleasure All the
ordinances for the revels were duly promulgated In
.'The Picking Gazette" and their cost Is said to
have exceeded ''30O.GO.0c0 rupees. sum which
certainly makes some demand on our powers OF
astonishment But It included an immense outlay
for fireworks OF which there were nnumerable
gigantic displays: while the amount OF money law
shed on banners and lanterns was simply In
On ascending the throne Lung had soemnly
undertaken that In the event 9i ms pe,ms peri.
he womb show his gratitude by then resignng the
crown TO his heir. This vow he lived to perform.
for in 1895 being then In the sixteth year OF his
reign he abdicated In favor OF Kea-Ki Three
ouch remarkable "sxteth' anniyersarles-ln the
forms OF a regnant jubilee. birthday iete ana
formal abdication-n three successive generations
OF the same dynasty are probably without par
allsl w history