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the Grenadier Guards march down
from the old palace of st. James
through the rows of their confreres of
the cavalry.
Talk about military music, the band
OF this regiment was without exception
The very finest the writer has ever heard,
This guard of honor, with the Queens
ana regimental colors emblazoned all
over with the names of the different
battles in which the regiment had serv-
cd. marched in to the inner courtyard
where the royal family were expected to
arrive. Presently there was a faint
cheer growing louder each time it was
raised, and then for the first time roy
atty broke into sight. Royalty in the
| person of
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,
the only member of her majesty's fam
| lily of any importance who was at that
time IN London--the Prince and Prin-
cess OF Wales being absent on the con-
tinent. The carriage, escorted, by the
way, by detachment of the life guards
| in which the duke rode, was very splen.
| did, and the horses which drew it were
very splendid, and the coachman who
| drove 1t and the footman who stood be-
hind it were very splendid also; scarlet
and gold being the predominating coll
ors. His royal highness was fine,
manly looking Young fellow, bronzed,
and healthy looking, with a fine ex-
preston of face. He wore the uniform
OF captain in the royal navy, the blue
ribbon of the order OF the Garter and
various other foreign orders. There was
clatter, and a crash, and presenting
-
played, and the carriage and the sot
diers disappeared under the gateway of
the palace. Then it being understood
that no more royalty was at that time
in London, and that there would be
little TO see that way, a move was made
by the writer for the courtyard into
which, by little judicious maneuver-
ing he managed to get. Ensconced be-
hind a column he looked into the pal
ace, and saw steps covered with Grim
son cloth, a grand entrance hall paved
with yariegated marble, surrounded by
columns with imposing Corinthian
capitals.
Here the spectacle was imposing; the
brilliant military and diplomatic uni
forms, the court dresses, the scarlet
coats oI the servants, all of whom wore
the black Grape band on their arm, and
the wonderful dresses sweeping up the
grand staircase, showed to the best pos
sible advantage. tn 'apparitions, in
their quaint old dress, lined the stair
case on either side, and occasionally one
caught a glimpse of gorgeous func
tiouary in scarlet and gold, with long
flowing plume of swans 5 feathers III his
helmet, known rs Il gentleman-at-arms.
Now a bishop in lawn, bland and smil
iug. passed under the portico, leading
Mrs. Bishop, imbeddcd in tulle and
white satin. Then came minister in
uniform Of blue covered with orders,
chatting tamiliarly with a Young man
in the sober black velvet dress of the
English court. There We're
'EEAUTIEs AND BEAUTIES
that passed up that staircase: some
beautiC, real, some beauties sham: all
VERY much covered with white ostrich
up, tn1 sseb, diiupouds and white tulIe
lord mayor aud my lady mayoress
made their appearance, the Que in
splendid gown of scarlet and gold, fit
ting loosely over suit OF black velvet,
the other in a gray satin train lined
with rose color, over rosc-colored pet
ticoat.
All the gentlemen wore swords. and
those who could not boast an official
uniform wore knee .breeches anu silk
stockings. Mr.. Gladstone we saw-and
in uniform, and looking very aged and
careworn. The Marquis OF Ripon we
saw likewise, as we had done once be-
fore ut Washingtsn; and we took note
also of an old gentleman in ermine and
scarlet with a huge wig on his head
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covering of horse hair as those of the
lord chief justice of England. But
what shall we say OF the tarer portion
oi her majesty, visitors: some were
really splendid, such faces. such style,
such carriage, such haughtiness, such
wonderfully chi,elled features, and stat
ueSquc beauties some OF her majestys
visitors were. And lhe dresses. 0, for
a pen Of Il Madame Elise to draw them
faithfully There were bright red satin
trains trimmed with putting OF tulle
and bows Of the same shade over petit
coats covered with most natural looking
tulip-. There were pink trains over
white; there was Il violet velvet tram
trimmed with sky blue plaitings caught
down with pearls, worn over rich tor
ouoise-bue silk pctticoat and there was
4 train OF a light shade of blue trimmed
with black velvet aud magnificent point
d'Alencou lace.
We saw pri oces,--and very pretty
princess she Was-in mauve SIX tram
trimmed with bouillones OF tulle and
buncnc, Of hyacinths and lilies of the
valley worn over petticoat OF two
shade, OF tulle. One might have tan
cicd ones ,clf-well, just where one
was on the threshold of one of the most
splendid palace in Europe, at a mo-
ment when the sovereign within Its
walls was assisting at some state cere-