Evening star., 1900-08-18
THE SHAH IN PARIS.
What He Looks Like and How He
PASSES His Time.

Paris Correspondence OF the London News.
We are SO blase from constantly recurring
sensations that 1t is now hard to excite US
about anything. The shah's arrival was a
very striking. and. to this generation. novel
spectacle, yet no extraordinary interest was
shown in it. Windows were to let In tho
streets through which he was TO pass but
am told that only hotel foreigners here for
the exhibition hired them
Muzafrer ed DIN. with his grand vizier
English doctor, apothecaTy, and a suite of
thirty-six other persons, arrived at 3:l5 on
saturday. The weather had greatly cooled,
owing 10 the thunderstorm Of the night be-
fore, but ii was muggy and oppressive. and
the shah told the president he had had
enough of European climates. and would be
glad to find himself again In Persia The
arrival took place at the northe. terminus
The shah is not taller. | should say, than
NJ Loubet, but differently built. He has
stout hgure that is not clearly outlined and
wore a ught-fittinG tunic with a plcated
skirt. He gasped sometimes for breath Ike
person threatened with failure of the
heart. The tunic was thick with embrold-
cry and bedight with brilliants. An inven-
tory OF the large diamonds would be of
wearisome length. The regalia OF France
In the time of the Third Napoleon had MOTH
ing finer than those set in the buttons of
his tunic and on the handle and scabbard
of his scimitar The great one in the front of
MS cap, surmounted by an aigretter. is one
OF the largest. The public had not been rig
orously excluded. and they pressed incon-
Venlently In upon him. He bore the intru-
sion with gentle weariness and seemed to
wonder whether the ordeal was to last long
Inc shah accompanied the president 10 a
flrst-class waiting room. There some mem
bers of M Loubets household had the
honor OF being presented. but when the
president saw how tired and listless his
guest appeared he cut short this part of the
ceremony, and. taking the shah out Of the
saloon. asked him to step into the carriage
ana Tour that had come to take him to the
Palais des Souverafns There was no firing
OF guns to mark the arrival nor during the
drive through Paris.
Every one was struck with the exhausted
appearance OF the shah. His want of life
gave an air Of listlessness to the proceed
ings. AS he and NJ. Loubet left the termi-
nus somebody cried, "Vive le SHAH" but
the shah was apparently tired OF himself
as of everything else. and did not seem TO
notice the compliment paid him There
Were some cries of ''Nive rarmee"' meant
for NJ. Loubet. The carriage they got into
was the one that took NJ. Loubet to the
July IA review. 1t is hung high. ana is
drawn by four horses. driven by POSITIONS
ana on this occasion was preceded by an
outrider Some squadrons of Cuirassiers
surrounded it. There was nothing like the
cheering that King Oscar met with As
Muzaffer ed Din does not like haste In any
thing. the pace at which the corieg,4 went
was not fast NJ. Delcasse and the head ~
The protocol were in the second carriage
and Persians only in the long line of onsn
carriages that followed. The shah used his
sclmltar as stick, and leaned nr, n
throughout the drive. He has n dignlfed
manner and his countenance betokens an
amiable disposition. but in some respects he
Is as impulsive as the late shah When he
FOUND there was no piano at the Villa
Evans he asked whether he might not have
one fetched at once. a manufacturer who
supplies his majesty at Teheran was tele-
phoned to. and in less than an hour the
grand piano had arrived. with eight men 10
take IL into the saloon where il is to re-
nam Inc piano was soon ready for the
shah, and he sat down and plaved a WALTZ
ana then a nocturne. He has musical feel
ing, but his fingers are rather short and
wanting in muscular power However the
piano Is as he says, responsive COM
panion.
Several members of his suite are sccor,-
phshed performers. They know in playing
now exactly TO suit his humor. This piano
incident took place after the shah had been
IN the Eiysee, where he called half an bo,,-
after the president took his leave His mai
esty saw Nine. Louhet. and accented nt a
buffet prepared for him an iced drink.
The Shah Of Persia slept soundly LAST
night in the bed of Napoleon l. one of the
historical pieces of furniture of TN. P,raca
OF Sovereigns, and this morning at 6 o'clock
the King of kings was taking arnorufup Gun
OF tea, with bread and butter in tho garden
Ills grand vizier. who stood beside him
read out kilograms they were handed in
BUSINESS being concluded. the shah in
spected an autocar. which was nut throuPb
Its PAGES by the builder The shah ster,ted
into the carriage, which was driven a. n
slow pace round the garden. Then. alIght-
ing, he desired to see il driven outside. in
the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne The ave
nue. was almost deserted at that hour. aud
carry passengers little dreamed that tho
gentleman in long overcoat, black as,ra-
chan cap and dropping mustaches aud
shoulders was the shah. He also drove our
this afternoon in the Bots de EollIogpa y,ytb
his suite, being escorted by poIicennan ~
cycles He was recognized and cheered
The bad weather prevented him going 10
san on the Seine In NJ. CASTOR M.nier'a
yacht He went instead to drive IN ,ba
Bois The cycle brigade rfnged round his