The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24

money to burn. One room OF the pals
acc was walled with Jewels and prec-
ious stones. but 1t was only a pinch
beck apartment in comparison With
some OF the rooms in this fort at
Delhi.
The palace here has interior walls
whech were a. lacework Of marble.
pillars inlaid with marble mosaic and
screens cut out like lace. but the
meshes OF which were stone three
inches through. The columns OF some
OF the rooms were set with costly
Jewels. There were tables tnlaid with
precious stones costly hangings. and
paf ef f. paae wag Sat 81 sRas
Jehan and one OF its most beautiful
divisions was the harem where. he
kept his ninety-nine wives. I walked
| through it to-day. At one place tha
yelled ladies looked out through mar
BILE lacework into a court at the wares
| which the jewelers. brought there for
sale. In another is a marble balcony
where tho Shah and Muntaz used to
fish la an artificial lake lying below,
and IN third is a hall grander than
any audience hall Of the world. There
were bathrooms lined With mirrors
and rose water fountains and In one
into a chess board upon which tho
Sultan played, using pretty slave girls
as pawns and directing the move
ments by his voice.
some Ra q Try Try BEDROOMS ai1 We oceupied uf IL
the past by the ladies Of the harems
ure bSses IN ts marele fedgss
the windows circular holes were CUT
arms and about three feet In depth.
Into these the hours dropped their
diamonds and barbaric gold. T thrust
my arm down one of them up to the
1t was empty, but could feel my
! flesh thrill as 1t touched the stone In
| the pictures that crowded before me-
On the Peacock Throne.
| During my visit to Delhi. I spent
some time In the great palaces there,
and took photographs in the famous
audience hall Of this Same Shah Jehan.
! laid with Jewels and precious stones.
The ceiling was OF solid silver, and
when put up 1t cost almost s1,000.0O0i
| The silver was stolen and carried
away. but an imitation OF 1t In wood
| has taken its place at the direction
Of Lord Curzon. The wooden ceiling
cannot long last for the white ants.
which eat everything wooden. are
feasttng upon It. It was In the back
state upon the peacock throne. You
have probably read OF It. Tt was a
chair of gold and Jewels. the back
| consisting OF two peacock's tails SO
inlaid with sapphires. rubies. emer-
aids, diamonds and pearls as to rep
resent life. The throne itself was six
| feet long by four feet wide, Just about
the size of the ordinary double bed,
and vt stood on six massive feet.
which. like the back, were OF solid
gold inlaid with rubies emeralds and
diamonds. Between the two neacooks
4 was parrot OF the ordinary size,
said to have been carved out OF a
single emerald. and over the whole
was q canopy of gold upheld by
twelve pillars emblazoned with gems.
This throne alone cost $4,000, 900. It
/ has been torn to pieces and the most
OF 1T carried away. Parts OF 1t have
been patched together again into
smaller throne. which is now in ths
possession of the Shah OF Persia
-. AS l., I {, stood IN this audience hall
very concelted. pointed to a. Persian
Inscription upon the wall. giving its
/ translation, which was: 3
II there Is a paradise on earth.
It Is this! Il is this! II is thisn'
and as he concluded he said: When
Lady Curzon was here showed her
\ through this room and explained all
its beauties. I read her tha tnscrip-
ton and at the end she remarked:
YES. II there is a good guide in
i India
You are he'll You are he! You are
i he'll"
4 And perhaps the boy told the truth.
but he is such an accomplished liar
upon all other subjects that doubt
1t.
4. copyrighted. 1910, by Frank q. Car.
penter.)