Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-22

inally made for William w. though he
meyer used it. The leather Is almost
covered with exquisiteiy chnsed gilt metal
work. and altogether the harness Is us
magnificent u set as can well he ina
glned. No collar Is used, il leing all
breast harness. The brides and bits
alone weigh sixteen pounds. md .,tlic
whole set weighs 40, heavy weiglRior
n horse TO carry ia addition to n position
and the cienms often become FESTIVE
nnier their burden, although they scarce
ly go beyond walk. The state harness
room is quite a show, for the harness
l. kept in glass eases round the chamber.
ln addition TO the set Of red harness
for eight horses, there is another set
for q pair, larger and even more i'm
posing. IL was made and often used
during the life Of the prince coilsort,
but il never used now.
A pOnderOus set of black and gilt har-
ness was mnde for George III. but far
lighter and prettitr Is the set Of harness
for the blacksmith us team are only
slightly less striking tlinn the cregms-
which is used by the prince and princess
Wales ut leyres, drawing rooms and i'm
portant functions. The leather is black,
ornnmented With 0rmuli chasing, and it
looks very handsome in combination with
the red cloths aud large red rosettes,
Another black and brass set, which Is
often used for theater work and semi
Hkult NttuNlolNt Is VI lllHA
and compares well with the work Of the
mother country. In the graceful orna-
mentation the shamrock occupies prom
nCnt position.
Besides the state harness room there 10
another large apartment hung with sets
loo numerous TO count, hut which is of
ten bare during the season when foreign
rs well as English royalties are in Lon
don The task of the superintendent. Mr..
Nicholas, is then by no means nn easy
one for to his lot falls the upportionng
of the lightweight carriages in her
maiesty's stable. This large number, of
course, includes the famous state couch,
the jubilee landau. the seml-state coach,
which her majesty now always uses In
preference To the state coach. and
eleven other dress coaches"
The state coach Is wonderful piece Of
work. II Is made of the finest oak gilt
aud weighs over four tons. The body of
the coach is bOrue by four huge tTitons,
those in front also supporting the box
scat which 1t would take u very I'M
posing coachmau TO fill adequately, The
body is decorated with eight mythology
cal and allcg0rcal panels, very tine ex-
nmplcs Of Ciprinnis best style. Curl
ously enough there Is no suggestion of
yugarty about ibis gold carriage, which
for maguificcucc throws that used by the
lord mayor entirely In the shade. and il
ty has ceased to use 1t, for having been
built over 1870 years ago for the corona
ton Of George III, and having taken
four sOvereigns to be crowned Il has an
historical interest, besides being most
effective addition to any form Of pa
geant. But the queen never liked the
coach. chiefly. be il whisperc1, because
the eNtreme strength of the springs
caused a swaying movement which az
ways made her feel sick and no doubt
the fact that she used it 50 constantly
in company with her husband makes
her dread to revive memories Of the
past She has never used it since his
death.
The seni-statp coach which has re-
placed IT, was, like one set Of the hale
ness, mndc IN ireland. and except for
This fact aud that it is always used at
the opening of parliament, 1t is scarcely
worth comment, for though handsome 1t
Is not remarkable.
Far more interesting is the jubilee Ian
lau, which, il possible, the queen uses in
its place. This landau was not, as its
name implies. built for the jubilee, but
had been in use for over twenty years,
when it WAS accorded the honor of the
chief place in that famous procession.
Her majesty is very fond of that I'M
calmly carriage, the landau, and will
never. as II rule, ride IN any other; hut
the jubilee carriage Is different from the
ordinary landau in that 1t has no box
scat, a variation which makes it slightly
more graceful in form. The team Of
creams ridden by Positions are always
used with this carriage, which is IN fact
Il posting landau. Owing 10 her mnjes-
-g's preference for the jubilee carriage,
IL has Travelled all over Great Britain 10
take part in every kind Of ceremony
When the queen goes abroad she usu-
ally takes one or two OF her landaus,
which are even more cumbersome than
the majority of those built. But she
does not take the creams, possibly she
fears TO take them ont of England from
q -uperstitiOus fear ut the fate which be-
fel those belonging TO George |. or pos
siby il is that they are not good tray
rlprs. They are spirited beasts and of
ten very difficult to manage when fret
ted 10y the weight Of the state harness.
Aud yet they have had the same train
ing as the other royal horses, who all go
through regular course of noises 10 as
custom them To hear every form with an
unmoyed front Day after day they are
placed in close proximity TO military
bands. driven near trains whistling and
pulling. and finally their education Is
considered complete when they have
grown used to firing. which they are
taken to hear. like some schila cDmplet-
ing its musical education at course of
concerts, whenever there is a field day
AT Allershut
II is no cNaggcration TO say that oven
excepting the creams, the royal stables
contain some Of the finest horses in Eng
land, aud her majesty deserves to share
IN the praise earned by those who do
every thing In their power to improve
the breed Of the horses they cultivate.
The extreme interest which the queen
takes vicariously In her stud is chiefly
owing to Sir George Maudc, who is
nttiIR tho auh1npt
MRS. ETHEL. MACKENZIE Nc.
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