The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-02-04
ROYAL Ceremony IN MAZDA
gascar.
THE CORONATION OF THE QUEEN.

An English clergyman in Madagascar
writes an account OF the recent coronation
of the Queen of that island The cere
monial was curious and interesting. All
the female members of the near branches
of the royal family were clothed ~
scarlet from head to foot The wives OF
the officers. etc, Zone hundredlor one nun
dred aud ffty,) were dressed IN European
clothing, some of them looking very hlce
and others hideous. Then came TWO DrasS
cannens; then soldiers in their .dillerent
uniforms Great andvance has Deen hlaue
in the dresses of the soldiers, ana they
really looked we'll Then came the ON
GERS of hipher. rank, in most eXpenslVa
dresses Velvet OF all hues, and gold lace
It profusio1l. Then came the Queen IN a
h andsome gided palanquine, with scarlet
umbrella. and their usual attendants.
When she reached the stone upon winch
for generations it has been customary Tor
a new sovereign to stand, she allghted ana
walked over the stone, accompanied by
the Prime Minister and other high o1ncl-
alsshe went to the throne prepared Tor her
The canopy under which she sat was IN
excellent taste The pillars were OF green
with gold moulding, and the hanglngs OF
green and gold too. The dome-shaped
roof was of scarlet velvet prettily orna-
mented with silver spear heads crossed at
the corners Beneath the dome were IN
scribed on the four different sides the fol-
lowing words "Glory to God--Peaces on
Earth-Good will to Men May God be
with US" At the side of the Queen was
a small gilded table, upon which was laid
a very handsomely bound MaIagasy BIble
and COPY of the laws Of Madagascar.
AS soon as the Queen had taken her
place the scarlet clothed ladies were tax
en- to seats to the south of the Queen on
the platform, and the French and our
selves were placed on the north side OF the
same. We thus had very honorable posi-
ton, and from which we could see the
whole proceeding The Prime Minister,
as first subject, took his place among the
people below. He WIS dressed IN white
velvet suit trimmed in gold with blue
leather boots A little boy about twelve
or fourteen acted as his shield bearer.
Behind him stood some two hundred Off
GERS, dressed chiefly in velvet. AS soon
as the firing of cannon had subsidized, the
Queen stood up and delivered her speech
The sentence in which she alluded to
christianity was as follows: laI
"And as to the praying, it is not com
pulsory; nor Is there any hinderance, for
God made you. ",iaajas.t sia aa9 aaiad &
The Queen was, very collected, and
spoke distinctly. but she could not bt
heard by the thousands who were present
The speech is to be printed and circulat
ed freely After the speech, the laws
were proclaimed, upwards Of eighty il
ALL and these too, are to Reprinted. AT
ter this the presentation of "pasina," com
menced The heads Of different tribes
GANG forward in parties, and made theil
short congratulatory addresses one by one
and presented their dollars. The dresses
of some of these chiefs were most rich anC
grotesque; the colors of some of theil
lambas were magifcent. and many wore
colored silk turbans. -London Journal. Il