Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-28

individuals, as well as for the success of the
pageant. All windows or other places where ac-
cidentS were possible had been boarded up the
proper officers had inspected every balcony,
awning and platform, and those found unsafe
were required to be strengthened. Every shop
and house along the route was brought up to a
fabulous rental. Ordinary iouT-StOTy buildings
were let for fl00 for the day. One vacant space
brought G400. EX-Emperor Napoleon and par
ty had a house in the Oxford road, though they
had been invited TO share the facilities of the
army and navy club, of which the eX-emperor
is member. 1t is reported, too, that Napoleon
declined an invitation from the queen to be pres
eut at Buckingham palace and witness the depar-
ture of the royal concourSe. He was accompa-
MED by his son. Empress Eugene was unable
to be present. Several persons offered their
shops to the inmates of charitable institutions,
such as the founding hospital. Others sur
rendered theirs to the families OF customers and
still Others 10 their employees.
Among the latter was Miss Burdett Coutts
Ludgate hill presented an appearance of having
undergone some wonderful transformation. Its
dingy old houses had been washed and furnished
up; many of them reprinted, and every I'M
slightly space or angle was to-day occupied by
scarlet seats canOpied with canvas roofing On
the bill, balloon is anchored, crowned with an
enormous prince of Wales feather, and to it is
suspended an illuminated car. EVERYWHERE the
club houses, railway stations and all public
buildings for the time became grand stands
thronged with people and proiuSely decorated
Many private boxes, hung with damaSk and
lace, were erected on the sidewalks along the
route, particularly in st. Paul's church yard
The decorations are said to have surpassed any
thing ever before known. Miles of the distance
were given out on contract, 10 be ornamented at
the expense Of the metropolis. Much also was
done by subscriptions and by private enterprise
Lamp posts were painted blue and gold
| Venetian maStS were planted at intervals of
fifty feet, and Joined by wires, whereon flags
were hung during the day and coored lanterns
in the evening. The blackened, time-worn
| stones OF Iemble Bar were completely hidden
from view with flags and gded ornaments. At
| the crossing of harrington street was a splendid
| triumphal arch the erection of which cost
| E4OOO. Another, hardly less splendid, spanned
| the Oxford road. Flags, festoons, tapestry and
wreaths OF every conceivable character were dis
| played from housetOps and windows and across
the streets, A perfect wilderness of scar
let, gold and blue CLOTH gold fringe and
| other gorgeous decorations waved from bal
| comics and porticos, where galv dressed men,
| women and children pressed to view the process
| sion, and clappcd their hands and cheered, and
| swung handkerchietS and Scarls and hats in the
| air, as the royal carriages moved past. Ameri-
| cans IN the city were active in con. 'ibutng to
| the success of the day. Next to the British the
| American hagS were most numerous both often
enlivcned with notices, such as: "FricndIy
| Union the best Settlement of the Alabama Cues
ton.
| All traffic was suspended throughout London
and Westminster Several medals had been
struck in honor of the day and the event. The
nm, ,st,;oti Sen 80 "ith EeHViai le'ef' ana
mmhiisb pJ"io a, 3,lu t Inns, hinnS are
and hogsheads of beer leasted the poor of the
To-morroy, Tho ,,.;,,,, % WI, -,
49, 49, hoi'o ~ 'lie prince vi NaleS VIII receive
residents OF Fleet street will present Bible to
Princess Alexandra. The illumination of to-
night will he repeated tomorrow night
AT Berlin and elsewhere on the continent the
English assembled in the churches and held
thanksgiving services
- - uiSp.lSn loul pohiu'S says luc gov
Stntn parsoo Ssltnucu tnc eatneura III
'Sn Iss -; to;o Ill thGir nre temples,