The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-05-10

ihseisecllou q lrlumpbal arch had
been erecte d, and at spaces of few
feet strings Of flags were stretched
across the road, so that the ROYAL
procession passed under an almost
continuous archway Of waving
bunting. AT very early hour
IN the morning. the Prince Of
Wales, who has marvellous capa-
city for attending to details, aud
has for several weeks past given
personal attention to the arrange
ments for the event, visited the
structure in order to satisfy himself
that not the smallest detail had
been negnected. Not until he hsd
assured himself on this poiut was
the Lord Chamberlain prepared 10
signify that the programme might
be proceeded with.
TIE ROYAL PROC &Ss10N.
It was fifteen minutes past eleven
O'Clock when the BOOMING Of cannon
from the artillery detachment
stationed at St. James Park, immed
lately at the rear of Buckingham
Palace, announced to the hundreds
of thousands that were stretched
out over the territory for miles to
the westward that the Queen had
entered her carriage ana that the
royal pageant as prepared to move,
This was also a signal for the pre-
liminary procession composed of
personages who were to receive her
Ma jesty at the Institute, to move
fri III Hyde Park corner and through
the Kensington Palace Garden 10
the Institute. There were two of
these professions, one composed Of
score of Indian Princes in native
costume, and escorted by two de.
tschments Of cavalry, and the other
that of the Lold Mayor, the mem
bars Of the Board of Aldermen and
the visiting Mayors and corpora
tions from other cities. They ar
rived at the Institute nearly an hour
in advance of the Queen, and were
shown TO the sections reserved for
them in the order of precedence.
The state carriage in which her
Majesty rode, aud which was 4
vetltabte dream in artistic gold and
blue enamelipg, was drawn by eight
cream colored ponies, with cut
riders in uniforms of scarlet anc
gold. Two hundred life guards il
their magnificent uniforms am
mounted upon black charg
ers cleared the way TO
the prcc 9ssion. lmmediate
before the carriage gaIloped
squad of Indiana cavalry, on eithe
side of it, forming Il special escor
was a detachma emit of cavalry from
New South Wales, while in TIT
, rear, was a company of horse artil
, lery from Victoria, the display be
ing there ore domestic, Ind AM
. and colonial. Her Majesty wa
attired in gown Of black silk witt
bonnet to match, and sat alone o.
the rear seat OF the carriage, facin!
the horses. In her hand she carr
ed b3quet of white roses. On tn
) other seat, sitting Wis a Wis wit
Her Ma esty was the Princess Bes
trice, IN a lavender costume wit
, trimmings of pearl and golden cord
: Five otner carriages made up tn
Il procession. They were occupie
Il by the Prince and Princess c
0 Wales and their children, Prime
n Henry of Battenburg, and the ladie
a in waiting on the sovereign, til
n rear being brought up by the fu
= regiment of the Grenadier Guard
" The route of the procession W;
q from Buckingham Palace up Co
e. stitution lilil, around Hyde Pal
Is Corner into Rotten Row, the gree
y fashionable equestrian course tn
8 fringes the Park, thence throug
n the Alexandria Gate TO Exhibitic
as Road, and on which, between II
C. Royal Albert Hall, and the Roy
G. College OF Music the Institute
ne locate AS the carriage pass'
lc through the Alexandria gate it W
We in full sight of the Royal Able
Oh Mem orial, and here, fer momer
30 Her Msiesty bowed her head up
ks her hands as though invoking
ss collection of her deceased husban
ID The enti,e route from the Palace