Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-05
THE WnRLn,s FAIR


To withhold or offer bread.
THE WORLDS FAIR
NE Royal Inauguration by the Queen, Prince Al
bert. Her Maicsty's Ministers, the Foreign .4m-
bassadors, nth an assemblage ,rithin the Crystal
Palace Of 10000 persons.
The following letter is from the special cor
respondent Of the Philadelphia Bulletin:
LONDON May L, 1851.
The Queen has just opened, to-day, with ap-
ropriate State ceremonies, the Grand Industrial
Exhibition, and it has been one of the greatest
pageants Of the age. Fortunately the day was
fine one. though the Queen. so the common say
ng goes, always has beautiful weather for her
public purposes. A slight sprinkling came up
Just as the Royal cortege was passing Hyde Park
to the Crystal Palace, but it amounted to nothing
and lasted but few moments.
The streets in the vicinity Of HYDE Park were
dive with people shortly after daylight, and, as
for the Park itself, by breakfast time it was i'm
nssable. 1t really seemed as if every house in
london had vomited forth its contents into this
garter, and the jam was as you may imagine,
immense. There was no such thing as passing
dong Piccadly at all and houses and trees, from
which the most distant glimpse of the Palais de
Crystal could be obtained, were overlaid with a
human multitude. To see the Queen, was some
thing-but to see her whole Court-to see all the
NODliltys dill jilt dil Ult LbIuS LII
dies in Waiting, all the Ambassadors, all the
ROYAL Family, the Royal Troops, the continental
Princes, and Princesses here on a visit in short
to see, in actual court costumes. all the living ap-
pendages Of regality, was too much to be resist
Cd by an ordinary bit Of human curiosity, and so
every body turned out for the occasion.
We knew there would be some glorious music,
for the band of the Scot Fusiers and of the Cold
stream Guards were to be there, and they are dis
Ill. Ill o~etl III u,
the Sacred Harmonic Society, with most of the
members Of the choir of st. Paurs of Westmin-
ster Abbey, of the Queens own Chapel, st
Georges at Windsor, of the Chapel Royal were
engaged. SGod save the Queen'' was to be sung
BY 620 voices, as well as the Hallelujah chorus !;
al the organs We're to be PLAYED by the most Gel
ebrated professors in the United Kingdoms
Some of the greatest vocal talent was secured and
in it were Miss Birch. Caradori Allan, Miss Will
Hams, and host of other celebrities This was
inducement enough for u.s. as well as for the mill
lion, without mentioning the august ceremonies
in addition, that three guineas (though sum
worth looking at) would purchase glance at
cheaply, if only for future remembrance.
So we went, and we went early. The Queen
and her suite were to enter the CRYSTAL Palace at
twelve. The doors to all others were closed at
eleven. We were on the spot at nine. and got
position of indsputable excellence, partly by
pass pdiuy W anu partly Dt our AIneTl-
can politeness. Mem: Americans are always
known here by their saving ssyes si,' 'sno, sir,o
(Englishman don't sSsir'' evervboav.) and bv
their suavity to the women in that s.excellent''
place we stood three mortal hours, looking at the
glass building in all its parts, wondering how
much muslin ("calico" they call il f1ere) il took
to cover the roof to keep the sun out-wondering
how much per cent. each exhibitor would find
his articles deteriorated when he got them home
ara:,, ho, oe
Light the great diamond displayed down below.
was really worth-and wondering who canoped
the throne for the Queen with such taste, the
blue and white silk, the golden stars, the ostrich
plumes, &c. minging so exqusitely with the
crimson drapery that cleaned over ALL
AT length the huzzas of the multitude in HYDE
Park, the bustlng of the officers, the entry Of the
Guards, announced the Queen and her retinue-
She reached the doors and then came the BOOM
ing Of the artillery, the shouting OF the people.
the hats and caps and handkerchiefs in mid air.
the organs loud peal, the sonorous ortpoarings
Of the bands, and the chorus Of 63o in the Nation
Anthem. Pnew we began 10 feel excited
ourselves, but we tried TO keep cool though every
body else was evidently gone completely mad
The Queen and her husband were accompanied
BY their children, and by certain lords and ladies'
OF the Royal household. The Queen was one
mass Of jewelry. Her bust was covered with
F~iAS utGi q QiCSS VI plih Siik bioCIuCu Wtt1
silver. A tiara of diamonds on her hair, and
tiny crown full of jewels on her head, gave her
We thought, rather theatrical air. But, we sup
pose, it was all right. Prince Albert was in mil
itary uniform. The little Princess was an imit,-
ton of her mother, and the Prince of Wales was
dressed up in the Highland costume, and we
thought looked silly. He put us in mind Of little
NJ aster Reed going to dance the Highland fling
At the Walnut Street Theatre.
Around the throne wac hla1e oc ,rroat,os, ,,,J
beauty. Everybody was dressed extravagantly.
and the gold lace and ribbons. silk and tinsel.
about the gentlemen, were perfectly astonishing.
Every nation seemed represented there too, IN
their various court costumes, from the China
Mandarin down to the French Commissioner.
dressed in exceedingly plain clothes. The Prince
OF Russia was standing beside the Duchess of
Kent. The Duke of Wellington was with the
Marquis of Anglesey. But we hadn't time to
watch all the distingues, for they were multitude
nous, male and female, and looked, together like
80 many flower beds in confusion.
:, The address of Prince Albert being read. and
ne Queens reply given, and the prayer by the
Archbishop over, the ''Halleluiah Chorus, was
gwen by the whole force on hand, and we must
say in manner most etiecting and sublime. The
Royal procession was then formed. and accom-
panied by music, paradod the whole edifce, amid
ne widest acclamations and applause. This
,ohifACtCus SFt' thiii, ipoheu
sone smiled on, the cortege once more reached
ue throne, when the Queen was pleased to pro-
Dunce the exhibition open, and the artillery
sgain began to open their wide mouths, the or
gans to play. the military bands to perform, the
rumpets to flourish, and the go vocalists to sing
once more the National Anthem And so ended
he grand proceedings.
Shortly afterwards the Queen, the ROYAL Fam
" and the whole of the royal suite, the splendid
Guards and all, took up their march en- carosse
I'd sn cheral for. Buckingham Palace, the air
neins rent, as before, by cheers, as they passed
around the assembled thousands in HYDE Park,
eonsTegated to get glimpse of them.
From that moment TO this, all London has been
n n state Of delirious enjoyment. The liquor
saops are crowded to excess. Every place of
IN .snusement is overhowed. Everybody appears
nave money, and everybody appears to take
Particular pleasure in making permanent in
I"snents Of It in cakes, candy, gin, beer, INTEL
vesaal amusement and other select realities. 1t
:. /. @e widest kind of holiday. The streets are
Tally impossible, and almost all the world
sou me "rest Of mankind" here presently is in a
- q semi-phrenzy that may not Be inebria-