Year: 1873

the palace peoDe to enjoy the supper given
to the Shah; the other class, numbering 5000, who
received tickets permitting them to enter the
palace grounds, to listen to the music and observe
the fireworks.


THE IMPERIAL SUPPER.


The Tins appointed for the arrival Of the Shah
was eight O'CLOCK but the Oriental monarch, true
to his habit did not arrive till fully TWO hours
afterwards. Then he was received 1t the entrance
OF the palace by the Austrian Emperor and his
household. Her Majesty the Empress. who had
been poutlng at Ischl because OF q slight she had
received from the Shah, appeared this evening for
the first time since his arrival at the court 1t Is
said that the Persian monarch made due explanar
ton OF his slight, excusing himself on the ground
that his astrOloger on examining the hens after he
had killed them, discovered that the day set apart
by the Empress for his reception was an unlucky
one, and 80 he sent word that he
could not come, but would himself ap
point q day TO pay his visit. But he
was determined to the beautiful Empress
before he left; and after all the arrangements had
been determined by the grand master Of court cer-
emonies, the fireworks purchased and everything
ready, he inrimated that he could not attend the
Jete unless the Empress herself would be there.
For," said he, "the world would lose its riches and
the It's splendor and the great sea itself would





could not have the pleasure OF looking upon the
eyes OF the one woman Of the universe who could
be called surprisingly beautifuln Thus, or in some
such Oriental fashion as this, the explanation was
duly made; or 1t may be that Her Majesty being,
among other things, q woman and cutiOus wlthal,
could not resist the temptation fseeing the Ruler
OF the World before he left Vienna. so she
was in attendance at the )ete, and received the
Persian along with her husband, and was very
much hOnored by Nassr-ed-D Din, who was permitted
to enjoy her society for over an hour-an hour,
perhaps, Of the most terrible torture he has en-.
dured since his arrival In Vienna Tor he was i'll at
ease, as bashfu q boy In his nrst love and very
awkward, for the "lightning conductor OF virtue"
had at last found the source from which all virtue
proceedeth, and knew that he had sinned greatly
among the innocent groves and waters and woods
Of historical Laxenburg.


MUSIC AND FIREWORKS.


The company assembled at Schoenbrunn was all
that was brilliant and rich and astonishing In
Vienna. All the Ministers and members OF lega-
tions were there, our own Mr. Jay conspicuous in
his plain apparel, and a few bewdered Americans
in his train who were mistaken occasionally
for the custodians Of the ices and
creams but who did bountiful allegiance
to the supper. Alter the supper many
of the guests strolled In the grcunds and listened
to the music OF the eight military bands, directed
with remarkable harmony and skill, discoursing
everything, from the latest child OF Strauss BRAIN
which he entities the "Persian Hymn" up to the
majestic strains Of "LOhengrin" and the march In
"Tannhauser." They looked at the moon as she
clipped with silver the high tree tops" There
were g0ssiping and laughter ana Irritation among
the eOsO between the broad avenue from the palace
to the Gloriette and groups OF honest viennese,
hither and thither, waited patiently until
His Majesty of the Sun should have condescended
to finish his dinner and make his appearance.
At last, about ten O'CLOCK the imperial party came
on the balcony, and, as the Persian national
hymn was played by the entire musical
force on the ground, blaze OF rockets
arose in the air. After this there
was pyrotechnlc display representing the lion and
the sun and the coat OF arms OF Persia, many
colored and dazzling which, as 1t famed out on
the night from Its high eminence, evidently
pleased His Majesty, who answered the cOmpl-
ment by a salute to the Kaiser. Then came other
rockets hundreds OF them at the same time, it
seemed; flowers and bouquets, and bursting shells
and balls Of fame-blue, red, green and all the
colors Of the rainbow-hOating over the scene.
Succeeding this came a pyrOtechnic representa-
ton OF the battle OF LizZa-a battle. by the way,
which, being the only one won by Austria
during the last 500 years Of any con-
sequence, and indicating the triumph OF
the Austrian arms over the Italians in the
Sadowa campaign. Is favorite subject for
and Illustration. The battle OF LIZA
was shown on the long front Of the Glortette half
a mile distant from the palace, by some ships firing
upon other ships, and shells coming out OF fort.
and explosions like those Of cannon, and rockets
eaping high in the air, Of many-colored flames
md and uvh
eaping and seething, the battle scene standing
out against the pale sky like picture, very beau
tiful, lasting only for minute and fading away at
last like the rest OF the things that die Then came
the illumination OF the fountains, which was &C
cOmplished by four Drummond lights red and
green and white and blue, perched upon the top OF
the palace and throwing their stream OF light
upon the eaplng waters and the Gloriette above.
The heavens bathed with the midsummer light Of
the harvest moon, the shadows under the trees the
tapering decoration OF the Foliage, which might al
most be called architectural, so majestic and sweep
ing was 1t; the windows Of the palace dazzling with
light and filed with the faces Of the most sublime
and llustriOus people in the word-at least Of the
Persian and Austrian world-and the vast sea OF
faces beneath. the air filled with music by the
various bands, terminating in rocket bouquet,
formed panorama Of beauty, life and color
nature and art in union as 1t were-that His
Majesty, II he has any poetry in his Persian soul,
will long remember in Teheran.


''OUR REvELs NOW ARE ENDED"


The panorama filed up the time till eleven, when
the lines of fire went out and the great ones de-
parted The rete was over and the glory all
gone, save that midsummer glory of the night,
which remained until the morning came His Maj
esty Of Persia, very tired, am told, drove from
Schoenbrunn to Hitzendorf and thence by train
back to the palace at Laxenburg, and to bed be.
fore midnight because 1t was written that he
should leave Vienna the next morning


Farewell TO Austria.


VIENNA, August II, 1879


Yesterday morning Francis Joseph accompanied
by his Or other and many OF his SUITE came to Lax
enburg to say farewell to the Shah, and they had
breakfast together. About ten O'Clock His Persian
Majesty drove to the station, accompanied by
the Emperor There were in all about 200
persons In attendance. II was yery warm Lax