Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-26

on their launches and heels and the prime
ministers do the same
After this the boy was taken IN hand by
tne Monanmedan priests and carried TO
the pavilion, the band playing a weird air
as they went. The operation was per
formed behind the curtains. while the Mo-
hammedans prayed, and at it's close the
thousands outside broke out into songs OF
rejoicings
The ceremonies ended with the serving Of
tea and cakes TO the party in the pavilion
The sultan. the Dutch resident and all Et-
ropeans took part in this feast. We drank
tea grown In Java out Of cups Of beautiful
china, and at the same time the sultan
and the resident drank out OF cups Of gold
Then We said goodbye to the sultan. and
the crown prince and the Dutch resident
with their retinues marched out together.
We following behind.
The City of the King.
On the day after this reception ] spent
some time in exploring the palace city.
Djokjakarta has over 100000 people. 1
judge. bat it is about and outside the city
Of the king proper. 1 took carriage and
drove through the walls OF his rnajcsty's
municipality and then Went uD one avcrue
ana down another, going through hundreds
Of acres covered with the houses and htits
OF the mobiles and servants Of the court. 1
passed by great trees trimmed in the shane
of umbrellas. They had a foliage like box
wood, but their branches and leaves formed
an umbrella-shaped mass as big as a hay
StdNh lHl3SiIe the blAEtSk naASi0Ck You
have ever seen trimmed 70 the shape ~ a
wheel of green leo feet or more IN diameter.
twenty feet thick, resting upon great
round trunk perhaps twenty feet high. and
you have one Of the waringen trees Of the
sultan's palace grounds. The palaces prop
er are enormous structures OF one story
with many rooms. The sultan has q big
harem. He has the right 10 take any wo-
man in his kingdom to wife and when the
daughters OF the mobiles reach a marriage
able age they are brought 10 him and be
picks out such as he chooses and directs
that they remain in the palace. The mobiles
are anxious to have their daughters I'm the
father and brothers good, fat jobs. as well
as to elevate the standing of the family.
The suItan's Band.
Passing his majesty's geological garden,
where couple OF the young princes were
studying the lions / stopped for a time at
the band stand, or rather music building OF
the palace city. 1t was an open shed with
a pyramidal brick floor rising In steps to-
ward the center. Within 1t a score OF mu-
sicians were sitting crossegged on mats
going through their exercises. Some had
barrel-lke drums on their knees others
had gongs and series of bells upon which
they were playing chimes One of the
gongs was as big as a bushel basket and
gave a forth a sound like a brass drum.
The golden faced musicians wore high SUI
gar-loaf caps, navy blue Jackets and sar-
ongs of peculiar patterns. They played
solemnly, but sweetly. AS I waited the
smell of opium came to my nostrils and 1
found that one of the band was taking n
smoke. during the breaks in the playing.
In another palace / saw three old men
sitting crosslegged chatting together. They
must have been high officials, for they had