DESCRIPTION OF THE CAVALCADE. 
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and being constantly under the royal eye, where they are ready 
for any advancing appointment, the squadron is generally filled 
by the relations or friends of persons in the highest power 
throughout the country. Their arms usually consist of a long 
persian gun, a sword, dagger, and pair of pistols, the latter 
stuck in their girdle or holsters. The trappings of their horses 
are very good, but without uniformity. Those who have gained 
any particular mark of distinction from the royal personage they 
attend, cover their bridles with silver ornaments, chains, and 
tassels; and their horses are otherwise gaily decorated. There f 
is no order of march amongst this numerous band, who mingle 
themselves indiscriminately with the mixed multitude of Persian 
gentlemen, civil officers, servants, &c., which compose the centre 
moving mass. 
Amongst the latter class of people, are the Peshkidmats, 
domestics who take charge of the smoking apparatus: and an 
excellent figure, one of these pieces of equipage makes in the 
motley cavalcade ; the man, his horse, and all the appendages 
of his office. A couple of cylindrical leather cases, are fastened 
on each side of his saddle, at the places usually destined for the 
holsters; one contains the kalioun, with its pipes, &c., and the 
other the tobacco. On the left flank of the beast, and suspended 
by a chain, long enough to clear his belly, hangs an iron-pot, filled 
with live charcoal; and, as an opposite pendant, we see a large 
leathern bottle, holding water : — fire and water being essentials 
to the enjoyment of the kalioun. In addition to all this, the 
poor animal is loaded with a couple, or more, of huge bags, 
stuffed with all sorts of things that it might be possible for the 
master to require during his long journey. Thus burthened, 
man and horse are obliged to keep pace with the rest of the 
