Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-09
CITY OF JAIPUR.
The Center of Native Civilization in
India

From the ST. James Gazette
India is the land Of picturesque cities
but 1t is universally conceded that Jaipur
graphical books-is the most beautiful of
state of the same name, this being one
of the tributary native provinces in the
important territory of Rajputana The
name Of Rajputana is famous throughout
India. 1t represents a magnificent clus-
ter of states lying in the northwest be-
tween Punjab and the central states Each
OF these twenty Rajput states enjoys it's
own autonomy, with separate CHEZ to-
gether with a British resident.
The state of Jaipur covers an area of
nearly 1o,ooo square miles Though it's
name conveys little meaning to the aver
age Englishman, it is quite as important
a district as Wales, Holland, Belgium or
Roumanla. The population now reaches
about 100000. OF these some are pure
RaJputs of the old dominant caste; others
are of various inferior castles: some are
Mohammedans, and some belong to the curl
Gus Jain sect, whose shrines are usually
placed on the crests Of the highest hills
and who form very wealthy and inf1uen-
tial part of the community
Native civilization in India Is at it's very
best In Jaipur. That city is the CONNER
clal capital and banking center for all the
iNdJput MOSt OF the exchange for
the whole of the great Rajputana province
Is transacted here. The lovely city is one
or India most exquisite show places which
astonlshes every visitor by it's supera tive
beauty, but it Is a veritable hive of indus
Try. me people, clad in all the colors of
the rainbow, all day ply their work in the
shops and sheds. On the sidewalk men
are being shaved, and dyers come and wave
naTlns strips of green, red or blue cloth in
the sunshine. Women with their spinning
wheels, potters turning the clay brass
workers, cotton ginners, wheat winnowers
gold-wire drawers, silversmiths. shoe
makers and multitudes of handicraf tsmen
ceaselessly pursue their avocatiOns in full
view of all who may choose to look on.
while monkeys sport on the roofs, and the
teeming bird-life for which India is so ia
nous ADDS to the animation of the scene
Flocks of parrots, pigeons and crows fiji
about every gable.
IL IS, however, the perennial sunrise and
sunset colors in which 1t is stepped which
lmpart its peculiar fascination to Jsipur
IL Is the coral city of India, flushed all over
with SOFT, yet brilliant, rose tints This
extraordinary city presents an incompatible
aspect. 1t won an extravagant euogium
from Sir Edwin Arnold He was especially
delighted with that Hawai- Mahal-"Hall of
the Windsor nine-storied Zenana. which
forms the frontispiece of the maharajahs
palace. 1t is indeed a vision of daring and
dainty loveliness, with it's rosy masonry and
delicate overhanging balconies and Iatticed
WINDOWS soaring tier above tier In fanciful
architecture of pyramidal form. Other
grand buildings, besides the splendid white
marble palace. are the maharajah's college
Tor thousand boys, and the museum one
OF the nobiest institutions of the kind In
inola In the menagerie, maintained at the
hidharaJahs own cost, are dozen terrible
Hah-eatng tigers trapped In the jungles
villager. '