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was no cessation OF the bigtng east wind when mas
troubled long yet the sun struggled ont through
the Clouds and had the semblance, II not the reality,
OF warmth The cards Of Invitation to the opening all
contained words dress" printed in the cor
ner; but this announcement, usual rise TO tho
most contradictory interpretations Military men,
judges, dipomatists and the higher public servants,
have all kind OF uniform state attreor livery.
whatever you choose 10 call IL. But the great
OF midde-class Englishmen, who never 60 to
court, and have connection with the public service,
are unproyded with official garments a. they are
with stars and All the Continent IL Is the
custom all state occasions from avoiding upward,
to put on the evening dress OF the perodback trowsers,
evening coats and white ties supposing you have not
got unifOrmno matter what may be the hour OF the
day But one Of the unwrtte laws Of British society
! has laid down that IL Is ungenteel TO appear
| in evening attire while the is shining; and
nothing short of absolute compuson will
| make the true Briton sin against the "lex
non scripta" OF his social code. So the gallery had
rather motley look about IT, There a sprinllng OF
uniforms; but diplomatic costumes black trowsers with
gilt stripe down the leg, and Quaker.cut coats devoid
OF collars and laps, and sparngy decosated with gold
braid were the ascendant few adventurous spirits
had dofed the black velvet jerkn, rcsusctated from
the Elizabethan era, 10 enable John Bright to go
to Court without any infraction Of Royal ETH
quette or OF Quaker convictions. But the dress.
though striking, is deemed by English society TO
look "theatrical;" and by the application OF
that eptnet It's rate is uTes,es
suffered in gorseousness from the inclemency OF the
season. 1t was cold and cherries In the carly
morning before the out for musiBs ana airy
gosamer fabrics and the Spring and Winter fashions are
rihe and faded. Even II was, the opening OF
the Exhibition must, think have added largely 10 the
sick list of persons suffering from eatarrhs, colds nfuen-
zas and bronchial nhammatOns Part Of the proceedings
consisted OF concert in the Albert Hail. and large num-
beers OF tickets had issued for the concert The hold
of these tickets conceived hemseyesto eenttedto
witness the opening and In large numbers at the
appointed hour on arriving, they found Themselves
very much in the position OF people who have been asked
after fashion, drop in in the evening" and
find reaching their entertainers abode that the guests
have yet left the dining For some two mortal
hours the ckethoders had TO stand outside or
oiter about the gardens and nehct their healths nor
| their tempers improved by thet detention
The Royal party arrived at the building very few
minutes after 12 in the following order:
First Carriage-Maior G. II. GRAY, EqueTy to His
His Hghness Prince John OF GicksSurc; MsiorGen. Sir
Francis Seymour Bart, C. b., In attendance on hs Royal
IieuCo Burnell, the Gentleman in attendance his
| ROYAL Highncss the Count OF Flanders.
Second Carriage.-COl Stephenson, e. b.. the Field
Officer in Brigade Waiting; Col. ID. Baltic the silver
stick in Waiting; Lieut.. Col. {, Ieesdale C;B2 -
Equerry His Royal Highness the Prince OF Wales Mr.
F. Knollys the Private Secretary TO his Royal Hishness
Third Carriage-The Hon. Alexander 7. Fitzmauricc,
the in Waiting to His Royal Highness the Prince
Wales Ide f2 D. r. 4 ba d t MaRS the MARQUIS
Of Hamilton the Lord in Waiting His Royal Hghness
| Fourth Carriage.-The Earl Of Morley, the Lord in
Waiting; Gen Lord strathnairn. G. G. b. the Gold stick
in Wating the Baroness Van der Bosch, the Lady IN at
tendance Her Royal Highness the Countess OF Fan
ders; His EXceilency the Count dOultremont de Durs,
Grand Master Household Of their Royal Highnesscs
| the Count and Countess Of Flanders.
Fifth CarragcThe YiscOunt sydney, G.C.B. the lord
Chamberlain; the Earl Of BessborOugh the Lord stew
ard the Duchess of sutherland Countess OF Cromare
| the Mistress OF the Robes.
sixth Carriage-The Marquis OF Aiesbury k c., Mas
ter of the Horse his Hgness the Prince john OF Chicks
Seventh Carriaee.-Her Royal Highness the Countess
OF Flanders; his Royal Hghness the Count OF Flanders
| his Royal Highness the Prince Of Waies' 's'@
A sute a their approach by battery OF the
Royal Horse Artillery, and the national anthem was
| played by the band of the Scots Fusiler Guards.
The procession formed, rather attempted 10 form
but without much success in the Albert Hail. and then
descended by broad staircase from the northern gale
OF the Conservatory around the body Of the hail. and
| took up position a raised das on the southern side
the miniature glass palace According 10 our stcrco
typed rule on all such occasions, the listh psalm
sung; though why the lines
Praise Lord Tor lie is gloroasi
| Never shall ne promise iai
| sin aad death shah not prevail"
should considered appropriate 10 the Inauguration OF
an exhibition of painting and pottery is Of those
things which the you think about the less you
| able to understand.
Princess Helena OF lschesvig- TIostcn, who TO
have acted the representative Of the Princess Wales
was absent from cold, and her place taken
by the Duchess OF Flanders, who IS here visit with
her husband No breach Of oyalty IS contained in the
expression that this lady who one Of the Hohenzolcrn-
Siemaringens and the OF the prince whose cleo
ton the spanish throne has plunged Europe IN is
better gifted grace state procession than the Princess
Christian The royal personages who took their stand
the dais the Prince OF Wales, the Duke and
Duchess OF Flanders, the Duke OF Cambridge Prince
Christian OF Sheswig IIostein, Prince John OF Sehes
-Uolsten- Glucksburg the uncle OF the
Princess Of Wales and Prince and Princess Tcck Be
hind and around them number OF ministers and
dlpomatiss. Mr.. Gladstone not present and The
Opposition, headed by Mr.. Dsrae, repres nted in
more force on the dais than the Government. The
| Royal Commissioners, the foreign delegates, the
! Chambers Of Commerce, the Mayors OF the
various corporations, then presented TO
| the Prince, a ceremony which consisted in tho
members these different bodies passing In single
file before the platform, and bowling to and being bowed
to in return by His Royal Highness Then, In very
clear, ringing voice. the Prince called out ON pehat
OF Her Majesty the Queen, declare this International
! Exhibition now OPEN" There was a blast OF silver
trumpcts, salute OF guns outside, and then the pro-
ce,sion formed GAIN and making its way with extreme
difficulty through the crowd passed up and down the
two long galleries which form the Exhibition. As a
| Cabinet Minister l found in the crowd remarked
to me, II do not suppose there Is any man
| I'm England, except Cole, who could have got
tho Court 70 walk mile for his profit and pleas
ure :" and for my part do not think there is II
| we have an elective empire in my time, shall vote
for "Kng Cole as my chosen autocrat After tn Royal
party had left which they did soon rs they had per
formed their allotted task Coles trcadml there
q concert I'm the Albert Hall, at which the only note.
worthy incident the performance Of theip1soral
ode OF Lord Hou shton's, set to music by Cavalier
people OF this favored land
| Within this peaceful orbit met,
| We strike tic chords Wiih trembling mana,