Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-04
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XIV e-cpivrd Whtir in Lppdt'n,
The queen If the sandwich islands
r.ltbaila's wife. was iu LondaH dur
~ tbe Jubilee wear. saws u Washing
I'- correspondent of the n. I. Trio.
Her visit at first uccasioae6
.,ar discussion in court circles as to
, She should be received. In the
,J She had the footing of royal per-
S-,ars and was entertained as guest.
Go 6ad quarters in one of the royal
,I.,ss and was invited to all the
lily ceremonies of that year. Az
,-,rr entertainment she was cOnsuic-
ms through the richness of her dress
and the look of ecstasy upon her face
a. Isinv permitted to occupy place
among the many great rulers of Europe
,,Ge then were in London. 1t was the
#r.r time that she had had a real taste
81 royal spleudor In the Sandwich
Islands. controlled by people from this
o,unrry. the royal persouages are con-
si8arei somewhat il the light Of
i,ta. their surroundings are not lux
yrous and the petty revenues of the
kingdom support in only small de-
yrqa ANYTHING like ceremony.
At the various royal banquets given
IN London during that year this colored
ouepn was always the object of nerv-
6Bs attention, aud was the subject per-
Mans of as many stories as the shah
11riny his visits. Some of the court
officials among themselves spoke of
her in a most irreyerent fashion.
There was always great difficulty in
finding some high official compliment
enough to be her escort to the table.
The question of who shall take out
the darky queen to-day?' was at times
serious one. The duke of Cambridge
was once designated for this honor,
but he peremptorily refused. Nothing
of this. however, reached the queen,
and her cup of bliss was made full to
running over all through her stay.
She was lodged in real palace, in the
company of the greatest in the Euro
pean royal world. She had real sol
diers for her guards. When she went
out to ride she had one of the royal
carriages with foOtmen and outriders,
followed by a stately mounted escort
of English guardsmen. Ii she could
only have appeared i'm the capital of
her own home with such magnificent
Surroundings her conlentment would
have been complete. / saw her to the
best advantage at the jubilee cere-
monies in Westminster abbey. This
great cUurch was packed with an audi
ence made up of the rank, the beauty,
and fashion Of Europe The broad
nave was carpeted and guarded by the
picluresuuclv dressed members of the
Yeompu'> guard. 1t was down this
broad walk that all of the visiting roy
allie, came, dressed with the l0rmalitv
aud spleudur required for the higoeSt
ofncm. ceremony. There was no one
IN the royal procession who showed
such rXubcrant contcutment and hap
pjue,~ as this coIored queen, She was
attended by two maids of honor who
were equally dusky and radiant
The queea then seemed to be about
40 wear, of age. She was of medium
height. with well-rounded figure.
Her complexion was Il light chocolate
brown. her features were regular. heg
eye, were dark, her nose was nearly
straight, while her mouth was not as
large ID, the general type Of her race.
Her Hajr which had something of the
crlu,Iy curl OF the Africans, was long
and v,- twisted in careful coil upon
her vtn-poIsed head. Her dress was
Of gb, mauye color, with wilder
ness ol dainty lace trimming. 1t was
made by some London artist. aud be-
came aoU we'll. The jewels which She
Wore represented the entire revenue Of
her Ein4dom for ut least one year. In
Deed e wa, said afterward that there
wa, deficit in the Sandwich Island
treasury, following her visit to Eng
land. She walked in the procession
with % Slight swinging motion, just
family suggesting the cake-walk Of the
American negro. There was no one
ia .lo entire line who attracted more
attention. and | am sure there is no
mgm1.y ia Tine qu'eu's life more agree
able % her than her dazzling expert
euce upon this memorable occasion.