The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-24
THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
The Enthusiastic Greeting She Receives
When She Shows Herself in Public.

LONDON GLOBE
A hot sweltering day, when even the
Gloucester House goat feels that promenad-
ing would be purgatorial and sprawls on
the pavement, regardless alike of the prods
of his friend the policeman and the incon-
venlence OF the pasSers-by. Just the sort
Princess is sure to be driving in the park,
and when the park itself is certain to De
crowded. So about 9, when the tread-mill
of pleasure had momentarily ceased. and
the last tea-party had been visited, the
horses heads were turned toward sthe
park, and dense swarm of carriages slow
ly converged on Hyde Park corner 1t
may be doubted whether the gatherings In
the park of this season are larger than those
of the Jubilee years, but the verlest sceptic
would scarcely maintain that there was
much difference between them. Yesterday
The carriages might have been counted by
hundreds, had any one felt an inclination
for mental exercise. The Row was liter
ally lined at the corner with rank after
rank of equestrians. The gravel on both
sides was crammed to inconvenience with
people wandering about in search of seats,
and other more fortunate ones contem-
plating them with that keen and assured
satisfaction which springs from anothers
misfortunes.
About palf-past the usual wave of ex-
pectation passed along the line. Mounted
inspectors gallOped about looking import
ant and shouting out Instructions. Ex-
more advanced than their execution, found
themselves and their horses in the act of
getting in the way, and were promptly OBJ
jurgated on the subject. Then, with much
preliminary noise of hoofs and harness: the
mounted policeman, who acts as blue
Mercury to the royal carriage, darts vio-
lently into sight, and behind him come the
imposing personages in black and scarlet
Hveries who condescend to adOrn the roy al
box. Hats fly off to right and left of them,
IN HON in nru
direction, dowagers bend and twist regard
less of cracking the enamel, and 10, the
Princess! Beside her sits the Duchess of
Edinburgh, in gray, and looking much
better. and altogether much nicer than of
yore, though not called noon to bow quite
so often or smile with such charming grace,
as our own Princess. Facing their
mother and aunt are the Princesses Louise
and Victoria each in yellow and blue, with
black hats trimmed with white, The Prin-
bonnet trimmed with lilies and green
leaves. and looked altogether sweet.
There must be some extraordinary charm
in her very presence, or why does the world
again and again rise from its seats and sa-
lutte even to the fifth time, and why do
people push. and turn and DOW again and
again. happy if they but see her-happier
Tar 1T they get bow and smile in returnf
Ask the Duchess of Rutland, whose heavy
carriage was dragging its weary way
ster, whose smart barouche got more
way on as the stream rolled on;
or Lady Hart. who was recognized
as an old friend as the Princess's
carriage passed her victoria. Lady B9hm.
too, could tell something of the charm of
her manner, and Lord LondesbOrOugh made
his best salute as she passed. Mrs. Bernard
Boere and Mrs. Stirling, driving quietly to-
Henry Matthews fixed his pince-nez firmer
. as the roy Il carriage went by.