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Show Courtier In Cnlleo, Th simplest court livery in, tho world Is probably that worn in the palace of the emperor of Korea, whose servants are all dressed Jn garments and headgear head-gear of red calico which Tiro easy to make and cost little. There is but little state at the palace, but of the "divinity that doth hedge-a king" the Korean emperor em-peror has more than his share. H'is person Is considered sacred; to touch him is sacrilege, and the' punishment of sacrilege 1b death. If the- emperor touches a subject that person becomes sacred too. It Is not lawful to speak the emperor's emper-or's name except ln a whisper, and only after death may his portrait be painted, and then It will be worshiped. The emperor's word Is law, and he j owns everything, lands and people, without restriction. Any wish that he may express Is regarded as an absolute command, yet he Is no brutal despot, but Is described as having a pleasant face with a benevolent expression. Physically he Is dellciite, and his shyness shy-ness borders on timidity. Ills ancient Korean state robes of rich yellow hue are embroidered with numberless num-berless cabalistic slgnst and his waist is encircled with a stiff ceremonial girdle inlaid with Jade. This looks rather like an iron hoop round a shrunken barrel and seems strange to Europeans, who are accustomed to belts which grip the body. |