, 1885-04-09
A GRAND RECEPTION.
The Prince and Princess Of
Wales Visit Ireland.
The Royal Party Greeted
With Open Arms.
The Princess Tribute to the
Irish Colors.
zinc ROYAL Visit to ireland.

u April o.-lhe prince and
princess of Wales and their son, Edward,
had a splendid reception in Dublin to-day.
The streets were crowded with enthusiasts.
tic F%enians, and the buildings along the
line of march were handsomely decorated.
The Nationalist Missed Lord Mayor
O'Connor. who is a strong Nationalist
himself, but who drove in official state
with the royal escort.
A grand stand had been erected at the
railway station. When the train bearing
the royal party arrived from Kingstown
an immense crowd had assembled. When
the prince and princess had alighted there
they were greeted with tremendous cheer
ing. They were escorted to the grand
stand, where a large representative gath
ering had assembled. When the enthus-
iasm of the crowd had been quoted. an
address of welcome by the Dublin Cham
Der of Commerce was read. This address
dwelt specifically upon the benefcent in
fuence which the visit of the prince and
princess would exercise upon the welfare
of ireland. 1t alluded also to the labors
of the prince in the case of housing the
poor of London. When the procession
was about to start from the station several
bands Joined the forces in rendering the
air, God Bless the Prince of Wales.
For a time considerable excitement was
oo.oeioraJ b,. eou, t~,rlIo - H. ~o...l
carriage. As the horses drawing the car
riage emerged from the depot they were
scared by the sight Of the crowd and
glare of the uniforms. The animals
SHE'D and pranced around for a few mo-
ments, and it was feared they would break
away and overturn the vehicle; but the
driver in a short time had the animals
quiet and under control. This episode de-
layed the procession a short time, when it
again moved off in perfect order. The
route was through Westland row, Lincoln
place, Nassau street and Grafton street to
College Green, where the first stop was
made. The green was literally packed
with one solid mass of cars, carriages, and
people afooG The advent of the royal
party was hailed with tremendous cheer
ing. One of the features of the process
sion was the presence of a marching force
of students They numbered an even
thousand, were jauntily dressed, bore walk
ing sticks as arms, carried two Union
Jacks for banners, and made the streets
resound with the CHEEKY and lusty singing
of God Save the Queen" The princess
Of Wales captured the ~populace at sight.
The refined beauty of her face and the
elegance of her figure were most artistically
set off in a special costume of green,
which had been made for the occasion.
The dress was composed of a close fitting
dark green velvet bodice with. silk skirt to
match, and a princesse bonnet trimmed
with beads and dark green feathers. This
tribute to the Irish eolors, so deity and
beautifully made, was instantly recognized
by the people, and her royal highness was
everywhere greeted with APPLAUSE. After
luncheon at Dublin castle, which was over
about $3.50 in the afternoon, the prince
and party proceeded to the Dublin so
ciety's show at Balls bridge. The royal
escort on this trip was composed of Hus-
sars. This escort was preceded by Earl
Spencer, escorted by the lanciers. AT
Balls bridge the reception was just as en-
thusiastic as the one on College green,
and the cheering along the route was
hearty and unanimous. The exhibition
was varied, one of the features being a
series of extraordinary jumping feats.
The grand stand, which had been altered
for the occasion, was crowded with promi-
nent persons.