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SOME WINTER DAYS AT THE PALACE The Portrait for America--Details and Accessories of the Same--Days at the Palace--The Meals in Winter--Winter Evenings--Learning Chinese--Occupations of the Ladies--The Young Empress’s Birthday--Days of Mourning at the Palace-- Anniversary of Death of the Emperor Tung-Chih--The Empress Dowager’s Sorrow.