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Rh coat, of a lighter shade of blue, and, like an officer s shell jacket, buttoned up to the throat with diamonds of the first water. His trowsers were of black cloth, with a broad band of gold down each side. The baték which he wore over all was of a gaudy pattern, and was fastened to the waist by a very rich silk scarf, worked with gold, from which hung tassels of the same rich material. Into the folds of this were thrust two krisses, one of which was sheathed in a scabbard of gold, minutely carved and profusely ornamented with filigree work, and the other with a hilt of ivory, also exquisitely carved, and studded with diamonds. From his neck hung a massive gold chain of European workmanship, to which dangled a bunch of charms, some of which were little boxes containing perfumes and aromatic preparations. Both princes wore shoes, in which, as they slowly waddled rather than walked along the deck, they seemed by no means at their ease.

His highness Raden Rio, after the steamer was