The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
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SEEING THE QUEEN.
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~ London Crowd Contemplating the Eoyal
Family.
| Olive Logan's London Letter.
My residence is in the South Kensington dis
| trict, and young lady friend, dropping in to
lunch with me on that day, we resolved to go to
| Hyde Park, there to behold the majesty OF Great
| Britain on her road to Buckingham Palace. En-
route my friend stopped into her bank and drew
| some money, of which she had need. She put
| the glittering golden soveregns into her purse,
| her purse in her hand bag, and on we started to
the park. The crowd was enormous and what a
| lovely sight was that which met our gaze! Ger
| tainly there cannot be in all the world more
enchanted public pleasure ground than this
| Park of Hyde. Even thus early in the spring the
trees are bursting into leaf, the grass Is thick
and green, and the air is odorous with the subtle
sweetness of nature at her gracious work OF re-
| newal The hand of man constantly supple
ments this activity, for in Hyde Park the roads
are as smooth as dancing floor; not the litter Oh
| handful Of leaves is allowed to obstruct the
pathways while Rotten Row is the model for a
riding alice the world over Even the statuary
which adorns the park is carefully watched ana
put into repair the moment signs OF detsrlora-
ton begin to show themselves. At present the
colossal Achilles in bronze, which was the result
of subscription raised by ladies OF England to
commemorate the achievements of the great
Duke of Wellington, is shrouded from top to
is the interesting statue of Byron, which was re-
fused admission at Westminster Abbey in which
sacred edifice, however, lies the dust of many a
more licentious man. The spirit of religious in
tolerance is still SO powerful in England that not
even Hyde Park was open to a souvenir of the
atheistic Byron. 1t will be noticed by the passer
through Hyde Park that Byrons statue stands
behind some ratings which inclose plot of land
called Hamilton Gardens. This is private prop
erty. believe, belonging to the Queen, and here
the sculptured image is allowed foothold.
Now. here comes the Queen! The cry is raised
afar off, and at a rapid pace on comes the impos-
ing cavalcade through the loud buzzing OF a
| multitude of lips: 1.-THE Queen! the Queen"
airy with pistols in their hands, and still others
| with drawn swords Then come the outriders,
jockeys on horseback, riding rapidly, and clad in
the deepest mourning livery. The Queens car
Quoted by position, who mounts one of them:
Two Highlanders now occupy the seat once held
| so proudly by John Brown. At sight of the aged
sovereign every hat is raised. The great lady
shows the traces of years and sorrow.
| Her hair is white and her face care
worn. She is dressed in the very
deepest mourning with heavy Grape veil and the
widows cap. Beside her sits the Princess
Beatrice, clad in what is called halfmourning,
with purple velvet bonnet and mantle en-
| lived with the same color. On the front
seat of the carriage is Prince Henry, of Bat
tenburg. the Princess Beatrice's affianced hus-
band. He is a fne-looking young man, with
what should call an American cast of face;
well understand that On both sides this may
| be a love match. To the raising of hats the
| Queen bows occasionally, and is soon out of
sight passing out of the park under the beauti
! full marble archway, adorned with the incom-
parable Elgn marbles as a frieze. The carriage
which follows is filled by ladies in-w waiting,
| duchesses, and other women of rank, and in the
| third and last carriage are seen the children OF
! the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, who have
| been staying with their royal grandmamma ever
| since the departure of their parents for India |
| have said that the crowd was enormous and the
| police force was almost unable to direct the
streams Of pedestrians and carriages.