Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-28


The procession proceeded TO the palace by
the mall and arrived q few minutes after 12
o'clock. The carriages passed through the
mall and up the Buckingham palace
road were filled with guests IN all the
simmer OF satin and tho brightness Of flow
ers common to the drawing room. They
set down at the Pimlico entrance and re-
ceived by gentlemen ushers in lcvee uniform,
They were conducted by rather devious
route through the halls and corridors to
the vestibule Of the chapel, where there was
a small rush of very notable people, all ar
rivlng Mt about the same time. The vesti-
bule was banked on both sides with palms,
hydraugeas and ampanulaus, with a rich and
and brilliant bed of white flowers below
them.
Among the first arrivals were Lord and
Lady Randolph Churchill, and IN this floral
bower, with her clear brunette complexion
admirably set off by dress of yellow satin
and large diamond star shimmering ab owe
her forehead, Lady Churchill made most
striking feature.
Maria, Marchoness Of Ailesburg, in royal
purple ana velvet arrived Just after and
then came Lord and Lady Vantage, the
focmer wearing n generals uniform with
many medals. They had seats on the left
below the organ, and Lord and Lady Sails
bury also took seats on the left.
Gladstone wore the uniform Of an elder
brother of Trinity house-dark blue, with
epaulets.
That portion of the chapel reserved for the
guests filed rapidly. The Lord and Lady
ADercorn, Lord and Lady Roseburry, Lady
Spencer, the Duke and Duchess Of Westmin-
ister, the duke in scarlet uniform. with the
Order of the Garter, and the duchess in
white brocade, with diamond tirafa; Hon.
Hy Matthews, home secretary, the Duke
and Duchess of Argyle, the duke
wearing kilt; the countess of Cadogan,
the duke of st. Albaus, the dowarer Ouch
ess of Athoie, the duke of Portland, the
dowager duchess of Roxburgh, the duke of
Richmond and Lady Lenox.
The royal chapel was rather q strange
melange of colors and architecture. A deep
red dado rises for ten feet abound the walls,
and above this are panels of blue and gray
reac hing to the ceiling, and narrow wings.
AT each side the roof is high and rectangu-
lar, in small blush gray squares, with pale
blue squares inside them, each carrying u
medallion of white. The room in its entire.
ty, including the two wings and vestible, is
only thirty by forty feet. The floor proper
is twenty by thirty feet and was covered
with dark red carpet. This was thickly
set with red chairs with white and gold
frames. Fine dark brown columns wero
twlned with ivy and water lilies for
third Of their height. Between them hung
garlands of pink roses The organ loft on
the left was undecorated, and sent a mass of
glttcring rays from its gilt carved front to
tanGle mp tho color in the scene. Light
came from two rows Of small square win
dows just underneath the roof on each side,
the glass being in white and yellow squares
with wide border of blue at each side
The pulpit ut the right of the altar was of
yellowish grey caeved marble. There was
u huge bank of palms in the place usually
occupied by the clergymen. The pedestals
of the columns was of dark yellow grained
marble twined with ivy, and between them
was WIDE red cushion fronting the first
tier OF wide pews. red prayer cushion
was affixed to the back of the front row.
The chancel was hardly big enough to
comfortably hold the o.s.iciating Clergyman.
1t is enclosed by II low rail of red satin, and
has palngs of gilt above. All was magnit
cent in reds and crowns representing the
baptism of Christ by st, John. 1t was so
elaborate and SO imposing that it lent re-
ligious feeling to tho picture which the
blaze of color would otherwise have
destroyed the gallery was undecorated'
save for line of ivy along the front and the
queens pew. The others were occupied by
the guests, her majesty sitting in the front
row on the left of the main floor, next to the
altar rail.
Notwithstanding its small size, the chapel
was not at all crowded, every seat having
been marked on plan, and every guest con-
Quoted to his prearranged place. The choir,
consisting of twelve girls and boys in white
surpiices, were grouped at the left of
the organ. A march specially composed be-
gan TO swell forth few minutes after the
appointed hour, and the Archbishop of
Canterbury. bishop of London, dean of
Windsor, and Rev. f. A. j. Hervey, were
conducted to the altar. The clergy were in
full robes of white and presented strong
color contrast to the elegant masses of color
that had begun 10 Tighten up the gloom.
They also presented rather
peculiar feature in the shape OF
medals on their left breasts, Mr..
Shore wearing two, the Archbishop
of Canterbury one, and the bishop of London
one Within the altar rail the Archbishop
of Canterbury took his position on the left,
the bishop Of London on the right, and the
others behind.
In the meantime the royal family had been
assembling in tho Bow library. The clergy
had scarcely taken thir places when a fiutter
and faint hum announced the coming of the
royal procession. 1t was led by the house
hold officials, ushers, equerries in waiting,
and lords in waiting. Then came
Princess Victor of Hohenlohe, Prince
Victor Of Hohenlohe, hereditary prince of
Hohenlohe, Duke and Duchess OF Teck,
Prince Francis of Teck, Duke OF Cambridge,
Baron of Powelrammingen and Princess
Fredericka, Prince Henry of Battenburg aud
Princess Beatrice, Princess Louise and the
Marquis Of Lornc, Prince and Princess
Christian Victor and Albert of Schles-
wig-Holstem; Prince George of Wales,
Prince Albert Victor of Wales, Crown
Prince of Denmark, Princess of
Wales, King OF Greece, Viscount Lewiso-
ham, Vice Chamberlain Lord Montcdgeumbe,
lord steward, grand duke OF Hesse, and
finally her majesty, the queen.
An occasional march rolled out from the
organ and ner majesty was conducted to one
of the white and gold chairs ut the left of
the altar with the Grand Duke of Hesso on
her left, little in front and the King of
Greece behind her, the princess sitting be-
hind the King OF Greece and little to her