Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-06-30

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seated, while the silence is profound
Ten minutes elapse in waiting for the
members of the House of Commons, who
come tumbling in on the opposite end Of
the Hall, and as soon as silence is restor.
ed-and such silence never before heard
flor it was almost aodible)-the Qneeu
took her speech from the hand Of the Lord
Chamberlain, who stood by her side, and
read it in very deliberate, distinct tone Of
voice-and as Shakespeare says, with
good emphasis and discretion"
Not word vas lost and when she had
finished, she appeared to me ten times rs
majestical as before she began. Her voice
is very pleasant, and her intona,ions
showed that she understood and meant
what she uttered. But 1t sounded odd to
hear that little woman talk 50 supremely
of her power, her authority, her army,
her navy. her ministers, her people, etc
Queen Victoria is rather a good-looking, g,
pleasant faced woman, her eye being her
best feature, she is little below the me
diam height, with a very full, but not dis
agreeably fat figure. Her movements are
exceedingly graceful and dgni6ed; and
although she gave no signs of recognition
while seated on the throne, yet in passing
out she bowed smi!ingly to her friends on
either side. Prince Albert led her to and
from the Throne aud during the ccremo-
ny sat little distance on the Queens left.
lie appeared very stiff and stately and is
not as good looking as artists have gener-
ally represented him. His head is quite
bald, on the top, and his whole appear
ance indicates his subordinate position
reminding one of the severe satire of the
picture of "the Prince Consort in his
Official Robe"--his robe de NIT.
The gentlemen of England, who were
present on the august occasion, did not
particularly impress me as men of great
personal dignity and power saw no
head as massive as Webster's. as noble as
Clay's. or as striking as Calhoun S.
Among the Peers, Lord Derby looked
most like leader but among the Bis
hops, saw no very marked evidences Of
divine or human "authority y and, as for
the Duke Of Cambridge the military head
OF the army, no phrenolpgist would selec,
him from crowd as one "borh to COM
mand.' But the ladies' Of the nobility are
decidedly better looking than their lords.
have never before seen so large a colec
ton OF fine. fresh, rosy.looking women
The majority have fair compilations, blue
eyes. exuberant busts and luxurant heads
of hair.
On coming out Of the House of Lords,
the crowd WAS very great, as progress was
very slow; but it affords fine opportuui.
ty of daylight look into the faces and
eyes Of tho leading bellies of England ::
and although there was danger of being
smoihered in crowd Of peeresses, yet ]
suppose it would have been like dying of
rose in aromatic pain In the diplo
matte benches, none Of the Ministers
were more conspicuous than Mr.. Dallas in
his plain suit, and snow white hair; and
the pompous looking Duke of Malakof,
with his iron grey beard and jet black
moustache. The Duchess of MalakoI.
who was seated next the Duke Of Cam
bridge, is not so painfully beautiful as
had imagined her to be, from newspaper
reports. She would not make sensation
in the Fifth Avenue. But of particular
persons, | shall be able to speak more par
ticulary when have seen more of them.
Q .