Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-09
IN MERRIE OLD ENGLAND.
Interesting Festivities in Honor of
Lordly STRIPPING Who Attains
His Majority.

The Newcastle .(Eng) Chronicle, in
describing the festivities in celebration
OF the coming OF age OF Lord Wark.
worth, son OF the Duke OF Northumber.
land, who owns nearly all otthe north
OF England, says that celebration and
festivities will occupy nearly a week.
On Monday, the private guests will
arrive at Alnwick castle, and these, it
is expected, will include the duke OF
Argyll and the marquis o: Lorne, the
countess Percy's father and brother.
On the same day, probably, or on the
morning OF the following day, con.
gratuiatory addresses will be presented
to Lord Warkworth from the tenan.
try and from the inhabitants of the
town, represented by the common
council and the local board OF health.
On the Tuesday afternoon there is to
be a grand dinner to the tenantry.
This, so far as public congratulation
are concerned, will be the principal
event OF the week. The ceremony will
take place in the spacious guest hall
OF the castle, but even this is INSULT
Gent to accommodate all the guests.
The adjoining coach yard has been
taken IN tor the purpose, and has
been temporarily covered by q
waterproof canvas ROOT and sides,
which being decorated with beautiful
transparencies, make the place De.
culiarly bright and cheerful. The dec.
orations and preparations here are
OF the most lavish and tasteful char
acter. There has been a band OF Join.
ers and artists at work for weeks
past, making the place as attractive
as human ingenuity and the expendi.
ture OF money make possible. There
are shields, and banners, and exquisite
designs; there is lavish display of
crimson and gold; there are quaint
groups OF ancient armor, taken from
the castle armory: and there is dis.
play OF the priceless tapestry from
Warkworth castle. In beautiful tran.
sparencies there is illustrated Tenny.
sons poem on the coming OF age, and
a huge picture, by Messrs. Brown. OF
London-former residents OF Alnwick
-reproduces an oldtime fitting out.
side Warkworth castle. A circular
table has been set up in the center O.
the courtyard, upon which will be
arranged barons OF beef; and gallery
has been erected for the accommoda.
ton OF men skilled in the manipula.
ton OF instruments OF sound, who will
discourse sweet music while their breth-
rem are at the feast. Mighty are the
culinary preparations that have been
made for the dinner, and the descrip.
lions OF them have been repeated SO
frequently outside that they have be.
come obviously fabulous. After the
least there is to be much talking, and
there will be no lack OF congratulation
Tor the young Lord Warkworth and
his progenitors. The menu card, by
the way, is tastesully illustrated by
MIR. Brown OF London, with represen.
tations OF Chevy Chase. On the We'd
nesday afternoon there Is tc be q gar.
den party in the castle grounds, to
which the tenants and their wives and
elder members OF their families and
the local people have been invited. 1t
is expected that there will be more
than 5000 persons present, and the
women'folk especially are anticipating
the entertainment with great pleasure.
There will be music and dancing, and
refreshments will be provided in the
grand banqueting hall. On Thursday
there is to be q grand ball in the cas-
tie, tor which invitations have been
sent to the country families. On the
Friday afternoon, all the school child.
rem OF Alnwick are to be entertained.
They will dine together and after.
wards will witness a series of enter.
tainnlents, dear no juvenile hearts.
Madame Clarence will exhibit her
wonderful performing dogs; the Vend-
ONES will give their amusing "Chinese
Musical Laundry" act; Professors
Drew and Alder will give their "silent
fun" entertainment, and Professor
Essman will give q high. class conjuring
entertainment. There will also be two
Punch and Judy shows in different
parts OF the grounds. The weeks
round OF festivity will be wound up on
the Saturday with q dinner TO work
men, the occupiers OF small holdings
and cottages in the immediate vicinity,
together with their wives, the inten-
ton being that all who have any con-
nection with the ducal estates may
share in the good things that will be
going during the weak of celebration.
The town OF Alnwick will, it is antici.
Lated, be gaily decorated for the occa.
sion, aad q great influx OF people is
expected, so that public accommoda.
ton already promises to go up to
premium. The Northeastern railway
company purposes running trains
sufficient to enable people to reach
A!nwick from different places, and to
return at convenient times.
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