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Show Fun f r the Shah. In Iho Londou World this week tliero Is a s.tory about lholate Shah of Persia. Per-sia. It appears that during tho winter months tho little colony of sixty or seventy sev-enty English pcoplo at Tghcrau organize organ-ize concerts for .ono anotlior's amusement; amuse-ment; tlioro Is a danco now and tli"ii at the legation, and on Christmas night overy Englishman in tho placo is u guest or Sir Mortimer and Lady Our-and. Our-and. When tho wenthor Is cold, or course, thero Is skating. Skating Is tho greatest marvel or nil to tho Persians. Per-sians. A few yours ngo tho Into Shah, Ntsr-i-LHn, saw twenty xknters twirling nnd curling and spinning gracefully on tho ice. Ho was amused; ho thought It wonderrul. The next dny ho Bent to tho legation and borrowed a dozen pairs of tho skates. These ho madu his Ministers put on and attempt to skato on tho lako In tho palace grounds. Tho poor Ministers wero tarrlbly discomfited, but It was. twice ns much as their heads were worth to reruso. HlsMae8tey was more amused than over, and ho nearly had an apoplectic apo-plectic fit from laughing. |