Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-19
It is in this room that 5 7anish kings

receive on State OccdSioHs diiu heie
too, their bodies lie in state after
death. The throne Is Of rich velvet
embroidered. Around 1t are grouped
four great silver lions with their heads
turned away as If guarding the occu-
pant Four broad steps lead up to the
thrcne from the polished floor OF the
room and the crimson covered foot
stool is in itself work Of art.
In this room have been gathered for
ages curios and gems from Spanish
possessions the world over, at a time
when Spain was mistress Of the world.
And here in front Of the throne hang
chandeliers Of rock crystal, which have
for generations been the envy Of other
European rulers.
Neither Sweden nor Belgium pos
sesses a throne calling for special men
tion. In fact what does duty for the
throne Of King Leopold Is merely a
comfortable armchair in the chief re-
ception room Of the palace in Brussels.
The Belgian king indeed, as all the
world knows, has ever been more in
tent on commercial interests than mere
regal show and ceremony.
The Austrian emperor, like his
brother, the Russian czar, has several
thrones-one in the great Hofburg' In
Vienna and another in Budapest as
king Of Hungary. The last named is
by far the more interesting on account
Of it's history and antiquity.
Italy boasts Of two or three thrones
That Of the Quirinal Is remarkable for
it's simplicity, being little more than a
chair Of velvet and gold upholstery
raised upon three low steps. The
throne at the Palazzo Reale in Turin
is like the king of England's throne at
Windsor, now very rarely used. The
Italian king is no lover Of ceremony
and when he is obliged to receive he
invariably does so standing on the
steps of the throne and going through
the ceremony as informally as possi-
BILE.
One cannot leave Rome without TAX
ing note Of the papal throne In the
Vatican. It is placed in the Sala
Regia, which was built specially for
receptions by Sengallo IL Giovine; here
also the pope holds his consistories
The crimson velvet dais Is edged with
silver and gold embroidery. and there
is a canopy enriched with the papal
arms and bullion fringe. The throne
itself is snow white, very elaborately
carved, and the great high back shows
an eagle and a surmount Of angels
supporting the triple tiara.
The Turkish sultan has several
thrones, Of which the principal Is In
the palace of Dolma- -Bajtche. 1t Is a
seventeenth century work and was
constructed for Abbas the Great. 1t is
Of pure white marble, which is habit
ually covered with the richest Of gold
and cashmere shawls. The sultan
when occupying 1t reclines against a
cushion which is encased in a net
work Of pearls. .
There is also a superb Turkish
throne at the old seraglio and another
at Yildiz Kiosk. These, however, are
not thrones in the European sense OF
the word, but rather luxurious couches
resting under wide canopies.
Even the Abyssinian emperor has q
throne in these days-a huge carved
oak chair made In France, for which
the Lion Of Judah, as Menelik calls
himself, paid over $4,000 francs. The
emperor only seats himself upon 1t on
very special occasions, and when ne
wishes particularly to impress some
civilized visitor Ordinarily the Negus
sauats cross legged on a heap Of cush-
ions in anything but regal manner.
AS to Muley Abdul Aziz, sultan OF
Morocco, he receives in a large hall al
most as bare as a prison. In this
apartment the sultan seats himself
crossed legged on a wooden platform
placed in a small alcove at the upper
end Of the hall. 1t is the boast OF this
dynasty that neither throne nor pal
ace is needed, since the peoples alle-
glance Is religious as we'll as social
The sultans Of Morocco have q saying
Our throne is the horse and our pa
vilion the sky!"