The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-03-14
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Of December lad n4 " hiii4 sol hlli''
self wHg preparing Tor tie grand illu-
minntion which had been announced
to take place this evening Ia honor OF
the twcnty-iflh anniversary OF the
reign of Francis Joseph l. " II was F.
the intention of King Sol To honor his .
earthly brother pOtcnlalc, he certainly /
"dld il up" In unusually grand style
and had the day to himself, that Is, IN
the Illuminating line, though genu-
inc Joy seemed to pcrvadc the city.
business was not generally suspend
ed, but workmen and worliwomen
seemed to be taking holiday, and the
streets and public vehicles were crowd
ed with throng of pleasure seekers,
A general order had been issued to
the effect that at ) p. m. all omnibuscs
and public vehicles should stop rum
ming in the city, and that even me
whole length of the Ring strassc should
be freed from street ears or other con-
yeyances, in order that the expected
crowd of pedestrians might have I'M
disturbed possession of the city ana
enioy, without danger of being tram
pled under the feet of horses, all the
beauty and gaiety Of the illumination
As early as i p. m. the work of prepa-
ration for the evening began. Flags
were hung out of windows; banners OF
the Austrian colors were cntwined III
graceful devices OH the fronts Of public
buildings, and various designs in jets
of gas were in process of erection.
Already the streets were filling with
the eager crowds, the throng OF fla
cres and carriages was diminishing,
the sound and rattle Of wheels was re-
placed by the pounding OF hammers
and the murmurs of human voices.
As the light of day faded, the win
dows of all the houses burst into II
blaze of glory. Dwellings, stores ana
offices, whether in cellar or garnet, all
were Illuminated, if only by single
candle. The illumination OF the win
dows was generally by candles, the
number varying from two to twenty,
according to taste and wealth OF the
parties. All the public buildings, eX-
cept the imperial buildings, that is the
palace, the imperial opera house and
theater, We're illuminated.
Glowing monographs of the royal
initials, +. j., sWmountcd by brilliant
crown, cleaning banners, twinkiinG
stars, and transparencies OF vArious
kinds, decorated the exterior of differ
ent buildings. Many OF the transpa-
rencies were portraits of the imperial
pair, while others were practical ana
referred in complimentary terms to the
emperor On the various open market
places glowing electric suns made Il
light more brilliant than daylight
itself
On several of the markets, or public
SQUARES, tasteful tribunes were erected,
upon which bands Of music were sta
toned and which at intervals woke
the sleepy echoes, with bursts of joyous
music. -
At7p. m. the royal cortege left the
palace and began the tour OF the city,
A strong guard of policemen, siN
abreast, forced Il passage through the
densely packed throng, and a similar
guard brought up the rear of the train
An open carriage, holding the "burg'
ermeister' and another city magnate,
preceded the imperial carriage, in
which was seated the emperor, dressed
in marshals uniform and wearing Il
three-cornered hat, Ornamented with
graceful green plume. lie
greeted the people with the mill
tary salute and looked with interest
at the different transparances, portraits
and other devices, as they passed along
BY his side sat the crown prince, a lad
of fifteen, whose head was covered by
the stiff, ungraceful, but exceedingly
genteel "stove-pipe" hat, or "cylin'
der" as it is here styled. He sat quiet
ly leaning back in the carriage, but
now and then, as something of more
than usual beauty presented ITSELF
drawing his fathers attention to il
with great animation.
The crown prince is much admired
and one hears Of his talents and won
derful requirements. 1t is stated that
he speaks perfectly six languages, Bo-
hemian, Polish, French, Hungarian
and English.
The third cnrriag" was closed, and in
it sat the heautifu! empress, accompa-
MED by her chief count lady.
The fouth ANA last carriage was oc-
cupied by Acknowledgment Count Bel
legarde and Herr Won Latour.
Loud cries of "Hoch! Hochw and
the peoples hymn pealiDg fourth from
the musical instruments greeted the
appearance of the imperial tram, and
as it passed over the broad market
places, cleaning with brilliant lights
and packed with dense but good ma
tured throng and through the narrow
streets, now rs light as on q bright
day-for the sun scarcely peeps into
many of these crowded narrow thsr-
oughfares-the emperor must certain
ly have been touched by the evidences
of his popularity of the good will borne
to him by his people. After passing
through the principal market places,
the graben over ST. Stephens Piat2,
where the gothic spires and arches of
the beautiful cathedral stood out
against the star-lit sky in bands of bril-
liant light, and cleaning in the vari-
gated reflected rays of the numerous
electric lights seemed like a vivid
creation of the fancy, or fairy
of building called into existence BY
by the potent touch of cnchamter's