President Yuan Shih-kai_ takes.°0 much interest in practical offales of State to permit of loo great a waste of time, and it was long after he arrived at the south gate of the enclosure wh Altar of Heaven is situated that the ceremony was proceeding, His costume was a special one—as the costume of every other off participating. On his head th President wore a hat resembling 1
"mortar-hoard " with strings tied beneath the chin. was adorned witha large pear! surrounded by inelve smaller ones
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