The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23
TOM PAGES PEN
TELLING or A DAY ~ LONDON.
RoyALTYANDH oWiTAPPEARED
TO HIN
REVIEW OF rpE GRf NADER
GUARDS.
grandchildren Of the Qucen-sn Enfcv
esiing Letter Prom Across The
Uccan-A Big Day IN the
Great Metropolis.


We had the fortune TO be in London
)n the Queens seventeen birthday. &C..
a, one might say. on enc OF her seven
.ieth birthdays. for although she was
,orn on the 24th Of May and the bells
were ruug on that day. whether 1t was
that 1t required two days 10 make a /
birthday. or whether there /
was some other reason. don . know. I
but Her Majesty took the 18th also az
her birthday, and the bells were rung .
even more lnlnuOusly on that Gay /
thau the day before and the real birth /
day work was done then. Such din /
a. the bells made never heard. The /
chimes here are not as they are
with Us la regular tunnel. bItI
are constant reiteratiOn Of certain
series Of notes struck with grelt
rapility from the brazen Threats. until
tho whole air seems vibrating. and
when every bell in the six hundred
churches Of the metropolis was c'ang
ing with an It's might the noise was not
inconsiderable. ! was awakened early
IN the morning by the unusua. din.
which for q time was not unpleasant.
as the distant bells were very mellow.
and these IN Westminster, led by Biz
Ben. wereIich ard sOnOrOus The great
point Of the ringers is o. make as many
chimes as possible IA given peri 81.
and boo ST Sepulcher there Dis tablet
concentrating the fact tnat over i've
thousand chimes were there rung iu SD
brief a time that. having forgotten 10. !
am afraid 10 set 10 down positively. II
/ should do it yOu would not believe 10.
] know did not when read 10.
A ROYAL BIRTHDAY.
A royal birthday is not altogether
without it, drawbacks. as / found 10
my cost the other day. when Prime
George of Wales. the second son of the
Prince of VALE. had birthday. H.
was given the freedom Of the city. amt
having 10 20 90 Guild Hall 90 receive it.
the million or SD other people who had
business ln the city at that time were
nm measure deprived of a portion oi
their freedom during the hours that ihe
ROYAL Prince was bulietiEed o. b.
there-that Is. the principal streets were
~biockaded whilst bee was ln "thc
city. all vehicles being eXD uujed. and
rs / had TO go to bank / had % walk
from Ludgate Hill 10 Founder IS Court
and back. a distance. / should say. of
three miles. Tie sun was very warm
that dav. | began fairly conservative.
but as | worked my way along through
the thrOngs OF people. all trudgug like
myself. | grew more and more liberal.
and when. ON ms return. ! found the
way barred by the police. my CONVEX
sion became complete. Think of the
most important commercial centre ON
tine globe being practically ptralyzed
for several hours, and hundreds a.
thousands of people iucOnyenienrod. ln
order that a y1ungster may drive at "a
uot down street and receive hOnOr-
which should be accorded only 90 those
who have won them. a good number
/ of my fellow sufferers mani.
testify thought it was all right
enough. bat there was many am
other beside myself who damned
F Prince George THAT day. IL is this
/ kind of thing which does more o.
/ LTD ralize the nation than all the elo-
Queuce of the opposition member.
The House of Hanover is prolific race
and births and BIRTHDAYS with THEN
attendant imposts ard inp4s.ion'
make many people pause and consider
the cost. Inherent worship of power
holds many. whilst long habitude and
tine racial quality of conservatism hoio
many more still loyal. but nome can
fOfc,cll the future.
VIEWING ROYALTY.
To return. however To- the Queen
birthday. I'VE had. through the kind
ness Of Captain Zlln-ki. gotten Tickets
tO the Review If the Guards by lli
ROYAL nI.bness the PruccOi Wales d.
S.. ime. Park. and at 10 o'clock w'
were ON the ground. 8 dense thr1rl
surrounded The large square aroun.
which the grenadiers were distributed
Oar tickets admitted "a 90 ODE
inner line of seutrles. SO wo pass
aloug Though the crowd Oi badly
dressed women and took mp Ou
position near the archway Do
thehope Of seeing the Princess of Vale
she mad already arrived add was at thl
window ABOVE Us. from which hung 900
old scarlet canopy. whilst tine family
was distributed along at other win
.d0W-. Two of her daughters and lal1
90 waiting being ON her right. an'
another daughter. Prince George. au'
lady iu waiting being on her leit
The Processes are dull. stolid-iOnkia.
girls. with the George Ill. face tina
. goes back from the point OF the nose
both above and below. They wer
dressed in light or white dresses wiki
tickets and turbau hats with polu
LOT suil white feathers at the side
The Piilce-s herself was dressed il al
. 0nye--reen iiess. with small greer
. bonnet. having two or three pink rose
las tine side. She was not only the hand
soonest. tut by far the ncstdr,,,e
woman of the thousand. ] saw
Soc carried on very lively converse
ton with stout and very hOmei
woman al her side. thought the 1--we
illness somewhat affected. perhaps
was 10 make up for the stolidiiy Of no.
solemn young women at the 0tner win
dOWs. She has a slender, straight tig
uie. an elegant manner. refined, high
bred face, and faultless taste in dress
. and IS the Jest-lres,ed and most elegan.
looking woman have seen IN England
was strongly reminded of one %
cur charming Richmond women. but
have seen ID one in England go ele
CANT.
TIE GRENADIER GUARDS.
Thrreview was a specAcle well word
seeing. as IL comprised a review of th
Grenaier Guards and az the Cold
stream Guards. and tine old ceremon
of "Irooping the COlors. / am atrail
Co - iuto "a description OF the lsi
which was much too elaborate for
civilians mind 10 wholly comprehend
but the march of the Life Guards be-
fore the Prince. with their gieaniu!
helmets aud cuirasses. their white
buckskin bfeeches. black sheerskius
and wonderful boots. on their great
black horses, richly caparis0ned
Was very stirring. They cam
by at swift irot. each maj
iolting for life, according To the Quee
regulation. and their FURNISHED ar
m0ur cleaning in the sun. The Lift
GuardsmaE S seat vhen his horse is srll
Is Ike the rock of Gibraltar. Every
thing Is on the heroic scale his might.
black charge with heavy irappings. hi
FURNISHED helmet and steel hauber k