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of thé paradeoBserved'in our former visiter at,the bottQferrf-the stairs,We
^ to f f em r shoes, and ascended into a handsome hall, supported by several
lofty pillars; at the farther end a portion of the floor was elevated six
or eight inches, and separated by a neat balustrade from the rest of the
room; within this space, under a white canopy, was placed a large cushion
of blue velvet fringed with gold, on a carpet covered with muslin. There
was a numerous assemblage of both sexes, but particularly women, sitting
round the balustrade. As soon as we entered, a space was immediately
vacated for us to occupy, in front of the door and opposite to the cushion.
After we had been seated a few minutes, the old lady came forth from an
inner apartment, and walked slowly towards the elevated seat, supported
by two.female servants, whilst another held up h e rtra in ; her long white
hair hung loose upon her shoulders, but she wore neither covering nor
ornament upon her head; her dress, which was extremely fine, without
being gaudy, became her advanced years and high dignity; | « l i s t e d
of a long ro b e of white muslin, and over her shoulders was thrown a, sash *
of gauze; embroidered with sprigs of gold. She fdyanccd to where the
cushion was placed, and took her seat on the carpet; supporting, her head
on her arm that rested on the pillow, whilst the two female attendants,
neatly dressed, kneeling, one « r e a c h side, fanned her with long gilded
fans. Every person seemed to pay her profound respect,, and when she
entered', both men and women bent their"bodies in the attitude' of submission.
I had brought, as a token of my veneration, a string of pearl and
some fine muslin. The Sandohgaan announced the offering, and enumerated
the: articles .with a loud voice, entreating, in my name, her gracious acceptance
of them. She looked at the English gentlemen with earnestness, but
seemed entirely to disregard the Chinese, although their dress was much
mote spcjjfa thanf^drs'^jh^nVaBjahi“w, is.ok thi'sfj|%!®jdhiextr€mdly|SompIai-
' sa 111 ?a i i < f v f u j a <■$ ti oj ' sue li name s ' how we
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i it h tft itt mi 5 idduig,
til itjsI^hAhif iiiul^^i^fll'djiJiiiffft'p^k^^uiHiu
numerous ^ ^ p , uifl.t|frLtv^£jt(lcij inijiiii, p u q /q y the
piihLip']S;]i-n^’i}i<'((oiJa.. aljhdughphci^vwL® sp^%ifc|cytsoii i^sjjg^h'puction.
" Afror 'she-' liad^reiued, a re i fs s u ^ id g lj^ 'r iL films
andipre’sel'jk'bsiwere lchujnfs^w h a tc ^ ^ dm i i coiildij^jd was unile^jvnfr
thp, prpdTico o F tlie j1 $ o ^ ^ ing laytel^o^v^i(Mi>tyj^K,s.J \ve
'/^iihdretv Vrithout ”anypc,drgmp^iy; ian d ^ ,l|^d jffi|^ |th e p-^yaf. family were.
p ic sa it^ trfpS was noticeussiljHtO/.tlUa^jur^l^aifhpo. ;sy^^b9Mhn^lw
returned hornet i gofftW-«- d oppressed By the lie it ol thejvjj itliu , uid,wvaried
b y , thb,t§petition%£,tedi%^|)3^E£S|^^||'r
■ On the twoJojr«Fwingf'da.ys wo \i^i(;cd tha prino.syiof ckaf Jl^issicn,
oT,|TdhgHo,;iand qf Pegahm,- titles take® from Theipros mqesj- jjv.r wlueh
they respectively pieside. These f } r p t h & V a i ^ j / l ^ ^
the priftceSofPromc alone, being hill 'inither to the hilg^^pe^idn, oi.jheir
apparent In the eouise of our \isits we had a'-^Sj^UA qjv^iymity {than
before, of viewing the streets ^d:bpilding|5f\hj. fqrmifr )5$e Invai iably laid
out in strait lines, crossing each other.at right angles. 'IJieJiouscspii geneipl.
differedfMlMe from those of Rangoon y they wcege,ajl'eoyered,with tiles, and
on the ridge,.bfrthe'/roofs was a 'long1 range; ejrtheii, pqts,flilLd \yithj
water, in readiness tABe broken in;.case';d|'&r.A Theffrj^hpiises!^ Brick
and mortar which we saw, were said to'helo^gttt^thb-rfertibers'tpfflie^yal
fam |l^ Rows of trees were plantecL in*seye^ks^q,e^.'|tYe; or^si^feetj'ia
front of the houses, forming j:a ,shady walk(for .fopf,\passengers. l ,As the
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