The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1903, Page 13

THE SUNDAY CALL. 13 take the trouble esent gifts, and from late Pope, his, h s I'f AMOUNTS to something when versary into the R Bood, the whole of Catholi great love an be had won Kindly life Each remembrance to: Rim, but when effering of the King glum, was given prayer stool an he exqg ne of e <y aluable 275 of e A5orIA > Wonderful Peacock Throne in a Palace of Farcical Splendor The palace of the Shah of Persia is al- most farcical In its dingy splendor. Here is the fabulous wealth of the Orient sur- rounded by decay and dirt Mr. Donald Stuart in his book, “The Btruggle for Persia,” describes the strange contradic- tions of luxury and squalor. The throne is & sort of wooden bed nine feet by six, the woodwork covered with diamonds, emeralds rubles and sapphires, some an inch long; the whole value of the throne must be five million dollars. It is rumored that some of the precicus stones have been removed and glass substituted. but Mr. Btuart found all the stones that he had time to examine genuine and beau- tiful, On the floor of the throne is & carpet #0 thick with pearls that the texture of the cloth is invisible. On the walls a painting by an ancient master is framed next the advertisement card of & Birmingham dealer in flsh- hooks. A vase set with turquoise and pearis shoulders a cheap mug such as s sold a country fair. Clocks in the of pagodas, that every hour pour f stream of pearls from fountains, stand next to a clock by a London maker that tells the time of every capital In the world. Great gaps In the walls mark the places where thieves bave done thelir work; evidently with no opposition what- ever, for 1t is no uncommon thing to find in the public bazaars articles from the palace offered for sale. In one rcom the visitor saw a litter of packing cases half emptied of the gim- cracks and ornaments the Shah had bougbt in Europe, monuments to the way he had been fleeced by tradesmen of more highly civilized nations. One of the most Interesting rooms was that filled with the portraits of all the monarchs of Europe. In t was his Majesty's writing apparatus. Hers stood a globe such as may be seen In a schoolroom, except that the continents were made with gems of different color and all the names and rivers were marked in dlamonds. In the citles of the Orient, every trade has its quarter. You pass through long streets, given up In turn to the armor- ers, the carpet sellers, the workers In pre- clous metals, the potters, the brass- workers, the mercers, the sellers of sweet- meats, the saddlers, the provision dealers, the dealers In antiquities, the leather sellers and other tradesmen too numerous to mention. Their shops are very tiny—the stores nearly fill them: the dealer sits amid hi wares cross-legged In Eastern fashion— grave, impassive, full of the numan dig- nity that seems to have passed from most inhabitants of the Western world; see- ing everybody, importuni obody. ¥ should he, when he say and belleves, that custom is from Allah? It is no part of his business to force the hand of Provi- " TR msors Loz zy S o= e of four scaliops sets this a way keeps it distinct object, yet each scallop e. One reads “Le- tlosophae™ or philos- her “Christianae” or &nd the fourth and last “Res- or restorer. dation is so soft and filmy that e mass of fragile, clinging ady to float away on the faint- frail, delicate nothing. overshadows all, the two immense keys hey were the guard- of Heaven and could ceserved the glories d who richly merited mstone. m is the Pope's family 4 strange as it may seem, it is of 1y number of twinkling which would appear a most appro- token of his plous life. »osite the word philosophse is the figure emblematic of adoration—an an- gel with great shining wings bent bum- on her knees playing a harp and forth her praises to the Adored te wisdom and pesce are Tepre- f of wheat and some and a wide ) give learn- rid for the mere There are but few persons who have net heard of the supposed prophetic mottoes, applied in the eighteenth century by & mysterious man once known as the pseu- do Malach! to the future Popes. The mot~ to which fell on three Popes was ignis ardens or a “burning fire” and this new successor of Leo, Plus X, is the last one on whom this flame falls. - Certainly Leo was known for his zeal in all religious work and the ingenious declare that this is the reason he was chosen to be the head of the Roman See for s0 many years. At the time of his election he w not expected to reign more than fi ears—ten at the utmost— but the man who was to be the head of the church at that time must possess the character of a teacher and be an absolute master of a true and beautiful doctrine. 8o the “burning flame” with its darting fires forms one of the many emblems and is placed next the last, or the presenta- tion of the holy sacrament—singularly apropos when one thinks of the long life consecrated to the church and its priest- hood. Around about and everywhete, blooming, budding and filling every avail- able niche, is the great, beautiful passion flower, in itself denoting and forever re- calling the dying passion of Christ, for 2CODZeED _oa CozzrERS FREZ I which it is so symbdolie. Never once, during the months that it took to make the priedieu, did the Queen tire of suggesting or of watching the most minute detalls and when the finished gem was at length dellvered into her hands, she, as well as Minnie Daeusaert, had occasion to feel amply repaid for all their trouble, for to-day it is acknowl- edged the premier of all laces. @ence. In some of the little boxes that pass for shops, two or three plous Moslems will discuss religious matters while they walt for customers. Some will evpn de found reading “Al Koran.” From dayoreak un- til nightfall they are at their post, pa- tient, uncomplaining. There are special days when a file of tired eamels comes In from the country bearing from the Interior native produce y find its way to London, Paris and then true bellever and in- must squeeze into the corners ‘way for the overloaded, super- cilious beasts that would be very quick to resent any {li-treatment, and seem to have nothing but contempt fgé man, the master. At other times a small company of ‘women will come down one of the streets of the bazaar, very closely velled, and preceded by a servant. Some high official is sending a few of his wives to the Turk- ish bath, and it is well not to stare too curiously at them if you desire to remain popular. —_ Literary Furor? ! Well Rather! | E.W.TOWNSEND the Famous Author of Chimmie Fadden Will Make His Debutasa Writer in Ghe Sunday Call September 20. —_