The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-25
Random Notes of
Life i'm London.
Describes the May Day Festivities, and Miss
Kaiser Sees the Queen and Prince Albert.

dressed In red velvet skirted Jackets,
trimmed all over with gold lace that
shone very brightly In the sun. They
were the Queens Trumpeters, and took
their place in the palace yard, and COM
menced their duties by playing God
Save the Queen" before the palace.
They were followed by the finest body
of cavalry in the finest uniform that I
ever expect to see, who took their place
on both sides of the gates, thus forming
a guard through which the guests had
to pass. There were a great many
state carriages, and these were most
elaborate. The Lord Mayors was all
red and driven by red drivers, and be-
hind on the rumble were not less than
three powdered footmen standing, all
dressed In white stockings, red velvet
knee breeches, red swallow tails, white
lace shirt frills and cuffs and three
cornered hats on their heads. The vari-
GUS embassies represented also had
very elaborate and peculiar carriages
and liveries, as did also the members
of the royal family. who came in their
state coaches also.
Tho Popular Prince
The prince and princess Of Wales
were most loudly cheered as they rode
up in vehicle which made me think
instantly Of the pictures Of Cinderella's
pumpkin shell coax of Fairyland, it was
so big and numbering. The people seem
to like the prince very much indeed,
and MISS Radical says that he Is very
much more popular than his reigning
mother. AS each member of the royal
family drove up, no matter how far
removed from the queen they were, the
trumpeters blew forth God Save the
Queen" so that they really stayed there
all afternoon, and at every appearance
of royalty, either coming or going.
they played it. After watching this
passing show awhile, found a seat in
a part Of the park near Rotten Row,
where I sat and looked at the people
riding up and down this magnificent
roadway. Not being the fashionable
riding hour, however, there were very
few women mounted and, of course,
the men are not SO interesting nor
pretty to see, so l soon arose and went
to the Duke Of Wellington's monument,
where I stood waiting for her majesty
to come out and let me gaze upon the
glories Of her royal countenance. 1t
was about 5, and the drawing room was
over, and large crowd soon collected
to see just what 1 was waiting to see,
too. We waited a dreadfully long and
wearisome time, and at last were really
rewarded by seeing the gates Of the
arch open, and, knowing that they are
never opened for anyone but herself.
we, Of course, knew that she was COM
ing So we just did crane our necks.
First came company Of the aforesaid
Beefeaters; then the trumpeters, then
four outriders in the queens livery, fol-
lowed by carriage drawn by six
horses and in this carriage Princess
Victoria, Princess Beatrice and her own
Royal 'Ighness 'Erself, with stiff, tiny
little bit of public smile on her face,
and bowling a lot of very little digni-
fled bows, on all sides. The people did
not yell and screech and throw up their
hats so much for her as they did for
the prince and princess. at all, but they
looked at her sort Of reverentially, you
know, so I guess they really do love her,
anyway. She had on a black bonnet
with white feathers, and long Widows
veil, from which they say she never
parts, and looked just like her photo
graphs, exactly like them. There were
three Scotchmen servants on the rum
BILE, dressed in Highland costume, and
looking very picturesque. The queen,
you know, is SO very fond Of her Scotch
servants that. like her veil, they go
wherever she does.
1 saw her afterward In the park,
where she was driving about, and now,
after having wasted an afternoon in
getting look at her, am quite satis-
fled and shall not waste any more time,
though am really very glad that did
see her, at last.
There have been great many con-
certs this week, too many. in fact, and
there are such a number of them to
talk about that shall not speak of any
at all. Sadie Z. Kaiser.