. A diary in the East : during the tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales . mounted men; and at last the tail ofthe procession, which if long drawn out was by nomeans always linked sweetness, disappeared roundnn angle of the street, which was at once filled bythe people who had previously lined it. After theprocession passed, the Prince and Princess returnedto the Palace ; and later in the day the Princessdrove out quietly with Mrs. Grey through thebazaar, and did a little original shopping. ThePrince drove to the Viceregal Palace, idsited theViceroy, and had pipes and coffee, and thence wen
. A diary in the East : during the tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales . mounted men; and at last the tail ofthe procession, which if long drawn out was by nomeans always linked sweetness, disappeared roundnn angle of the street, which was at once filled bythe people who had previously lined it. After theprocession passed, the Prince and Princess returnedto the Palace ; and later in the day the Princessdrove out quietly with Mrs. Grey through thebazaar, and did a little original shopping. ThePrince drove to the Viceregal Palace, idsited theViceroy, and had pipes and coffee, and thence wentto the Nile, to inspect the Alexandra dahabeahand the flotilla prepared for the Eoyal party. In the course of the afternoon, and somewhatto the discomfiture of refined courtiers, who do notthink donkey riding compatible with dignity, some v.] DONKEY RIDING. 183 of the party proceeded in a long train throughthe bazaars in that fashion, to the great delightof the donkey boys, who soon learned the rankof the distinguished personages who had honouredthem with their A visit to the Duke of Sutherlands Palace wasincluded in the excursion by the Prince and Princessand suite, and there again pipes and coffee were forthe third time presented to them. In the evening La Grande Duchesse was represented for the firsttime in Cairo, and was exceedingly appreciated bythe native part of the audience. Pebruary 5th.—At 12 oclock the Poyal party,with the Duke of Sutherland and friends, visited 134 THE NEW PALACE. [chap. the New Palace of the Viceroy at Gizeh, on theleft bank of the Nile. The object of building a new palace must bebest known to him who is master of so , certainly, he has succeeded in obtaining oneof the most beautiful residences that king or em-peror can desue. The palace is not yet finished,but has already cost more than £250,000. It isnot alone sumptuous halls, immense saloons, de-corated in the most exquisite manner in imitationof the Alhambra, nor gorgeo
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