The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-22


beautiful Princess OF Wales, younger
aud handaOmeF looking than any OF hel
daughters, riding alOne 10 hef daught
eI'A wedding, with eOf0net OF dia.
m0nda on her head ana her aWanflikf
neck banded with pearls, And after
all came the bfidereleet, seated by hel
father, In u glass coach, wearing d
white satin dress, bowling right aud
left, too happy ana sweet 10 know
wheTe she was going, Andhhe ala for
get her b0quet, aud tho wedding was
delayed fifteen minutes while servant
returned for II,
After the Royal pageant had diaapr
peared within The sacred precincts OF
buckingham Palace, IN the rear Of
which Is tho chapel, where tho mar
riage took place, we hired bench
from an old apple woman aud planting
Ourselves opposite the grand entrance
waited for tho bride and groom TO come
out Here II was we heard the stroll
Ing b0Wlera and saw besides the Jug
glera, and toy yendera aud all sorts OF
queer people, 40 happily described ~
Dickens works. We had q bench 10
sit on and 80 thoughtleas Of the two
hours we had 10 walt, especially as we
could look over the heads OF tile people
and hee the whlte'plumed and the red
plumed hOrhe guards within the Palace
court ana many another regal sight,
but there were no other benches In
sight and II IN not 10 be wondered at
that faintlng fits were frequent and
that both men aud women were carried
from the grounds utterly wlted, after
waiting au hour or two m the Run.
"The Queen" "the Queen" was the
cry that ~ last went up And 10 our
surprise the three large windows open
Ing on the upper balcony OF Bncking'
ham Palace, we're thrown open and the
Queen heraelf came out and stood for
fifteen minutes In the central one, with
the Princess Beatrice on one side aud
tho Princess Louise on the other, Her
robe was black with silver plaatTOna
and across her breast she wore the blue
band Of the Order OF the Garter, with q
diamond c0rOnet and veil, A dear
little dumping OF woman she looked,
aa broad aa she In long, with the Pfln,
cess on either side and tho groups be,
hind her fully head taller 10 her
loft was q wlndOW full Of lords and
knights In red and gold and 10 the
right a "rOBebud garden OF glrlB' In pale
pink, This 10 the Queon'a fay0rlte
color and the bridesmaids all wore H.,
also.
Then pretty soon the Horse Guards
were In action and the Earl OF Fife, In
his Scottish military uniform Of dark
green, came flying past In the Queens
carriage with the happy Louise, and
after them the Prince ana Princess Of
Wales, aud othor members OF the
family, each carriage with q separate
escort, and as they turned the corner
tho Queen waved them goodbye, The
reception NJ Marlborough House, fol.
lowed, and then the bride and groom
left for their honeymoon at "Sheen,"
the Earl's house nj Richmond, q dozen
miles away.
When the Queen came up from Wind
aor Castle 70 the wedding her escort
blazed In red and gold but the Queen
herself rode In plain, open carriage,
clad In simple black, n0ddlng frequent
ly, hut with downcaat eyes, never look.
lug NJ tho people, which the Princess OF
WalOa-aweet creature-iB sure 10 do
80, II Albert Edward Is ever King,
Louise viii be as popular In this coun'
Try as Mrs. Cleveland was In America.
LONDON SURPRISES,
Th0ro q few things here that strike
the American 40 decidedly odd,
To 500 every man aud boy, who
smokes nj all, with pipe In his mouth,
To see as many women as men w the
"gin palaces" drinking behind the
screens.
10 sec fura exposed In the windows
In July and 10 sec them worn on the
streets with white dresses.
To sleep on feather beds, under three
blankets In the same season.
To have April showers In midsum.
mer and never 10 DO able 10 20 out
without an umbrella.
10 SEQ 80 many blind beggars on the
streets, which makes u8 wonder what
nsylums are for.
TO see such sharp and sudden con.
trasta between the rich and poor, be.
tween splendid palaces and crumbllng
tenements.
TO read such signs 90 "Koker Kut
Ice" "Strong TT Arm" saloon, "rhe
Horse and Coach Tavern" "St. Catha.
rine of The Wheel Tavern" "Perever.
ance Chop House" Lord Lorne Irish
WhiSkey| ITO the Queen and the
Royal Household" restaurant, etc, etc,
KATE BRowNLEE SHERWOOD.