Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-09
ROYALTY AT THE OPERA,
Last Evenings Performance the Finest Spec
tacle Ever Seen In London

Inst Evenings Performance the Finest Spec
tacie Ever Seen In London.
The German imperial party arrived at Pad
dington station, London, last evening from
Windsor in due season. The reception there
was devoid of ceremony. The emperor and
empress, the Prince OF Wales and the Duke Of
Edinburgh drove in an open carriage to Buck-
ingham palace attended by Positions. The
route was specially guarded by police. few
houses were decorated. A dense crowd at the
palace gates gave the party an ovation. The
guard Of honor at the palace consisted of the
Coldstreani Guards and "Beef Eaters
The gala opera performance last evening
was the finest spectacle ever witnessed in Lon
don, surprising in every way any previous af-
fair of tine kind. The interior of the opera
house was lavishly decorated. Festoons of
roses hung from box to box, and on the front
OF each of the 200 boxes we're three huge bou-
quets Of red and white roses Several Thousand
pounds were spent for flowers alone. The ROYAL
box. consisting of five boxes thrown into one
located at the center of the first tier, n
bower of exotics and was draped with bright
yellow and gold satin surmounted by an enor-
snous PrusIian eagle. The audience was COM
posed of the best known of the aristocracy.
he men were i'll uniform or court dress. he
women were 6blaZe with diamonds, the display
OF which was unprecedented.
Ii was after o clock when the emperor and
empress. escorted by troop of cavalry, ar
rived at the thester. In the mesnwbiie the
Prince and Princess of Wines and other mem
bers OF the roysl family. the lord chamberlain
and a brilliant staff had been waiting i'm tbe
foyer. The Prince of Wales conducted the EN-
press and the emperor conducted the Princess
Of Wales to the royal box. The emperor sat in
the middle the empress ON the right and the
Princess of Wales on tbe left. The Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh. the Duke and Duchess
of Connauyht, the Duke and Duchess of Fife.
the Marquis and Marehioness of Lorne and
twenty ether members of the ROYAL family
The emperor wore the levee uniform of the
Guarde Corps The Prince of Wales and the
DUKE OF Clarence and Avondale wore the uni
T;fo ~ W.. uhe 1eh,n h1Ssats. ihe puchess o.
seats. while their bnsbands The Dnke Of Fife
and the MARQUIS of Lorne, were RELOCATED to
the rear. The entire audience rose on the
entry OF the party and the band played the ma
tlonal anthem.
The jewels worn by the empress were mag
nlilcent She had miniature crown of dia-
lnonds on her head and huge emeralds and
diamonds on her neck, while the front of her
white aud gold broeaded dress was mass Of
Jeweis'and orders The displays OF the Princess
oi wales ana the duchess OF Edinburgh were
especially brilliant. Between the sets the roy
alties adjourned to the foyer, guarded by
Deef Eaters-
The program was splendidly carried out.
MISS EaInes, Nine Albani and the Dereszkes
received unstinted plaudits from the occupants
of the royal box and others. 1t was after mid
night before The Huguenots" was begun.
when. greatly to the surprise Of the courtiers,
tiie boxes ana stalls began to empty. The roy
alties remained, though fully fifty boxes and