The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-17
A Brilliant Scene i'm English Court Life.
ILondon Correspondence New York Times

lLondon Correspondence New York Times
The Queen leaves the Gardens at noon,
and takes her favorite drive over the
bridge which was blown up during the
Regents Park explosion, and out at the
North Gate, past Titchfeld Terrace,
and along st. Johns Wood-road and
Maiden Vale, across Edgmore-road to
Hyde Park, and thence to Buckingham
Palace, where, few hours afterward, she
is holding a drawing groom. Pall-Mall
and st, James Street are alive with car:
riages filled with fair women in what we
call full evening dress. 1t has been
pointed out recently that the Queen
should relax this regulation. Low dresses
are not only unbecoming in the day time,
but they must be positively dangerous.
Many beautiful creature has taken a
fatal cold at the royal levees. Dashing
equipages, with funkeys wearing in their
manly bosoms" bouquets as big as
cabbages, push along in the West End
thoroug ghfares, the Household Guards
move splendidly down Portland Place
and Piccadilly to the strains of martial
music, the bandsmen smothered in gold
lace. Generals and admirals, in full uni
form, make their way to the palace, in
hanson cabs and on foot. The park is
alive with colors. The Prince of Wales
and his attendants are amongst the first
to arrive. They come from Marlborough
House, on the other side of the park, es-
corted by a detachment OF the Royal
Horse Guards. Then comes the Princess
Louise, looking fresh and radiant, and by
and by troops of royal and other notabili-
ties, and the band of the Scots Fusilier
Guards, stationed in the court of the
palace, fills the air with delicious music
1t is an imposing picture, the entrance
of her majesty. She is attended by a
| bevy of duchesses, ladies in waiting,
mistresses of the robes GALL in splendid
toilets and blazing with jewels), mar
| quises, earls, mobiles, officials cf State,
and royal pages. Her majesty looks re-
markably well. She wears black silk
dress with train of black embroidered
satin, a white tulle veil with a tiara of
diamonds. Around her neck was neck
lace of uncut Oriental rubies set in dia-
monds. As 9 brooch she wore the Koh-
i-nocr, matched with earrings that
| flashed thousand prismatic hues. She
also wore the ribbon and star of the Or
der of the Garter, the orders of Victoria
and Albert, Louise of Prussia, St. Cath
crime of Russia, st. Isabei of Portugal,
and the SAKE Coburg and Gotha Family
Order. The diplomatic circle is unusu-
ually largely attended, the Turkish and
Russian ambassadors being conspicuous,
and the German ambassador, with the
Countess Marie Munster and Nine. and
Mile. De Bunsen. Among the brilliant
throng [ recognize the United States
Minister and Mrs. Pierrepont. The pre-
sentations commence with the japanese
and Italian Princesses and Counts, and
then go on to commoner clay-even
down to Misters and Misses, and the pro-
cession continues for hours, until you
might fairly pity the Queen, who no
doubt breathes sigh of relief as the last
kiss is imprinted on the royal hand.
Then begins the real struggle to get away
The royal body-guard and the yeoman Of
the guard render efficient service, as dc
the more humble officials; and when the
nimble lamp-lighter starts on his rounds
and not until then, is all quiet outside
the palace.
Thus, for scores of pretty marriageable
women, commences the London season
and the present as have said before
promises to be one of the most brilliant
seasons of her majesty's reign.