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ENGLAND's RULERS. }. c., City. The
Queen of England was born at kensngtOn Pal
ace, May "a, 1919. She was the only child
of the Duke of Kent and Princess Louise
Victoria OF Saxe-Coburg. She was christened
Victoria Alexandria. On the death of her
uncle William ~, on June 80, 1887, she be-
came Queen Of England, and her coronation
was celebrated in Westminster Abbey on June
%, 1888. The following account OF the cere-
mOuy from a recently published life OF Dean
Stanley Will give good idea OF the great event
At 1880 O'clock a gun announced that she
was at the abbey door, and IN ABOUT quarter
OF an hour the procession appeared from under
the organ, advancing up The purple approach
to the chancel-every one leaning overland IN
they came. First, the great dukes, struggling
with their enormous trains; then bishops, elc.,
and then the Queen, with her vast crimson
train. ouIspread by eight ladies all III white,
enormous crimson trains, and the smaller
ladies with delicate sky Dlue trains Talll1s
along the dark floor. When she came within
the iull view of the gorgeous ao0ey sne pauseu,
as If for breath, and claSped her hands. Inc
orchestra broke out into the most tremendous
crash OF music / ever heard. II was glau
when they sud unto me, Let us 60 INTO the
house OF the Lord "
Every one literally gasped for breath from the
intense interest and the rails OF the gallery Wis
IDLY trem0led IN ones hand from Ine tIeihoiih ,
of he spectators | never saw anything ike
1t. Tears would have been a relief. one 1elt
that the Queen must sink into the earth under
the trembling awe. But at last sne moved on
TO her place by the altar, ana GAS nearu IToul
my cousins, who had place close Dy) Threw
herself Oh her knees. buried her lace III ner
hands and evidently prayed terVently. for the
first part the silence was so great tnat at my
extreme point could hear quite distinctly tne
tremuluus but articulate voice OF the arch
bishop; afleTward 1t was qule lnaudlDle. Inc
great draw wbacks were the leeOle responses W
the service and the feebleness OF the acciaina-
IonS-naldly any at all al the recognition anu
only toierable at the coronation. mat was the
crisis OF the ceremony and the most striking
part. The very moment the crown toucheo heI
head the guns went of, the truinpetS Degan ana
the shouts. She was perfectly lmmovaOie-hKe
statue. The Duchess of Kent burst into tears
anu ner lady had TO put on her coIonet LOT ner.
Inc Amounting was very 9eaulilua @ iron, ,h I'M tne
clio II OF gold; the homage, aiSo from the mag
nlhcent cluster i'll the very center
1t w a akeoff, though necessary one.
suppose that throughout sher lace was turned
away from tie spectators toward the altar. All
the movements were beautiful. She was always
accompanied by her eight ladies. hoatlng about
her like u silvery cloud. It was over al $50
!. e.. she went out then with her crown, her orb
and her scepter walked home. The rest had
10 walt I'LL for their carriage. which was
forced back by the length of The line TO hen-
nlngtOn Common. The crowd III the street 10
see Tie return OF the procession was stipend
Gus. 1t was all more like IL dream than reality
more beautiful than L could have conceived
possible. / should wish almost never 10 see hei
again; that as this was the first image l had
ever had OF her so it should be the last.
AMERICAN Nays. l.. II. NJ. City. Follow.
Ing. are the names of all the cruisers, battle.
ships and cutters in the United States navy anC
the length Of each: chicago SO feet, Bostor