TEMPLE OF SOOKOO. 
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At Madfoeo, where I arrived on July 23rd, 1 was invited 
by the Regent to be present at a kind of field day held by him 
once a month. He is a prince of the royal blood, and the 
highest native in the Dutch service. 
AH his attendants were in their court 
dresses, that is, naked to the waist. 
Some sixty horsemen rather hanclsomtily 
dressed with curious caps passed round 
in review, after which they enacted a 
kind of tournament, each couple perform- 
ing a lance exercise as they passed the 
Regent at full gallop. It had a very 
pretty effect. 
On the road from Madioen, I visited 
the famous temple of Sookoo or Soko- 
wati ; we had to leave the main road, 
so mounted our horses and had a most 
beautiful ride over the mountain side to 
within a quarter of a mile of the Temple, 
which is quite different to anything I 
have yet seen, and for a wonder several 
of the figures have their faces perfect. 
Three stone slabs showing the making 
of the kriss were very curious, and the 
principal figure in the temple was quite perfect. After finish- 
ing my sketches^ 1 went down to the entrance gate and stood 
at the edge of the hill beyond, I could have stood there 
for hours looking at the magnificent scene before me. It 
was worth coming any distance, if only to stand on that 
spot on a bright sunshiny afternoon. 
The next day I arrived at Solo, the popular name of the 
