Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . he princes and high officers walkedto the carriage-door, and the King drove home to hispalace. On the next morning there was a state dinner at theroyal palace. The party consisted of the King, His BoyalHighness the Celestial Prince, several princes, members ofthe royal family of lower rank. General Grant and party,the American Consul, Mr. Sickels, and Miss Struder,daughter of the Consul at Singapore; Mr. Torrey, theAmerican Vice-Consul, and Mrs. Torrey; the ForeignMinister, his son, the Kings p
Grant's tour around the world; with incidents of his journey through England, Ireland, Scotland .. . he princes and high officers walkedto the carriage-door, and the King drove home to hispalace. On the next morning there was a state dinner at theroyal palace. The party consisted of the King, His BoyalHighness the Celestial Prince, several princes, members ofthe royal family of lower rank. General Grant and party,the American Consul, Mr. Sickels, and Miss Struder,daughter of the Consul at Singapore; Mr. Torrey, theAmerican Vice-Consul, and Mrs. Torrey; the ForeignMinister, his son, the Kings private secretary, Mr. Ala-baster, the members of the Foreign Office, and the aids of AROUND THE WORLD. 673 the King who had been attending the Generah The Si-amese all wore state dresses — coats of gold cloth richlyembroidered — and the King wore the family decoration,a star of nine points, the centre a diamond, and the otherpoints with a rich jewel of different character, embracingthe precious stones found in Siam. The General was re-ceived in the audience-hall, and the dinner was served in. DANCING-WOMEN OF SIAM. the lower hall or dining-room. There were forty guestspresent, and the service of the table was silver, the pre-vailing design being the three-headed elephant, whichbelongs to the arms of Siam. This service alone cost£10,000 in England. There were two bands in attendance,one playing Siamese, the other European music, Celestial Prince escorted Mrs. Grant to dinner, andsat opposite the King at the centre of the table. General 674 GRANTS TOUR Grant sat next the King. The dinner was long, elaborate,and in the European style, with the exception of somedishes of curry dressed in Siamese fashion, which we werenot brave enough to do more than taste. The night waswarm, but the room was kept moderately cool by a systemof penekahs, or large fans, swinging from the ceiling, whichkept the air in circulation. After we had been at the table about three hours, t
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