An Empress' Pilgrimage

A palatial building has recently been completed in Jerusalem for the Empress Taitou and her retinue during her visit to the Holy City next Eastertide, says the New York Commercial Advertiser. The building cost about $20,000 and the furniture, which has been ordered in England and France, will cost over $15,000. The empress is expected to bring with her a large retinue and will stay in Jerusalem three months. During this time she will visit Bethlehem, Gethsemane, Hebron, Jericho and the Jordan valley. She is reported to have expressed a wish to end her days in the Holy City.