The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17
Great Is the Spendor and Rejoicing Among
Her Majestys Loyal Subjects in
the Sunny Cline.

seeking the same in the other; gay cava-
hers dashing back and forth where the
crowd is thickest, the drum-major strut
ting along where the sun shines brightest
on the dazzling red and gilt of his uniform,
the giittering floats numbering slowly
toward the rendezvous, while the gaudy
advertising wagon rolls blithely here and
there, overestimating its importance and
anxious only to be seen; the ubiquitous
'bike" threading its swift way through the
mazes of horse and man. the loaded street.
car now losing time against the i'm
pacted throng in front and now being
rushed to make it up, the brawling of
bands that have not yet found anythingito
lead but which, more than any. other of
all these, are the signs of the things to be
expected and cheer the crowds into patient
waiting-this is the great demonstration
in its chaotic state before order has been
evolved.
1t was shortly after 1 O'Clock that the
thunder of cannon told the people of the
city that the Queen had come from some
unannounced region or country but in
Southern Pacific Pullman. She had come
with her ladies in waiting and her maids
Of honor, more than score of them, and
a battalion of little white fairies and page
in wine, orange and olive. All the maids
of honor and ladies in waiting were dressed
in spotless white with graceful white hats
all laden with flowers. She came in regal
robes equipped for her throne in the Won
derful dress of gold and purple with the
marvellous Elizabethan collar and the gir-
die and pendants flashing with jewels
scarcely less brilliant than the crown, and
the crown was already placed for she has
been Queen these many years, but is only
now entering into her possession. The
crown, a wonder that told of the power and
riches of this Queen, shot back the suns
light with something of defiance if such a
thing may be said of such merry people.
There had been waiting at. the Arcade
station for some time a legion of the
Queens most gallant knights, the Gentle
mans Riding Club. They were mounted
upon brave steeds, wearing saddle blankets
of pure white canvas, bound with the
colors of the fiesta and spangled with its
stars. Their brides were of white also and
trimmed with the tri-colored ribbons. The
knights were arrayed in dashing style
themselves, with their big Mexican SOM
breros fawn-colored corduroy trousers,
black coat, black leather leggins and fawn-
colored gauntlets. There was company
also OF the Queens soldiers, late the
National Guards, who in new blue uni
forms, with fiesta decorations, were good
supplement to the other riders. Carriages
were drawn up in waiting, and from the
car the Queen was conducted to the royal
eeuipage, while the cannon at the park
told the news to the city and fanfare was
blown by the royal buglers. The Queens
carriage took the center of the procession,
the carriages of her maids of honor going
before and following behind.
With her Majesty sat her two ladies in
waiting. In advance of the carriages
rolled float where rode the fairy flower
girls, half buried in blossoms that over
flowed and fell in vining clusters over the
wheels and the horses.
The knights being bidden, rode on, and
the Queens triumphal march began, with
the dashing riders in advance clearing the
way, while bugler rode forward and an
nounced her coming. The Queen thus
rode through all the town, receiving the
glad acclamations of her people with a
smile of pleasure. With the slow dignity
of royalty they moved over the entire
route planned for the great parade, ar
riving at last at Central Park, from where
the other procession was to begin, and
passed wholly around it, giving the throng
already assem- bled in the grounds the op-
portunity to applaud her Majesty. Arriv-
ing at the great throne, they stopped. The
fower-girls were already out of the float
and were ranged on each side of the ap-
proach with their arms full of flowers.
President Koepfe was waiting, and as
her equipage stopped he assisted the
Queen to alight and led the way up to the
throne itself, the fower-girls throwing
their flowers before her, the ladies in wait
ing and maids of honor following. 1t was
a royal procession indeed, the simmer of
the golden dress, the dazzling sparkle of
the jewels as again they caught the sun, the
perfume of flowers, fragrance of roses in
the air and the futtering cloud of white
following after.
The Queen took her seat upon the throne
and bowed graciously as the multitude ap-
plauded. The maids of honor and ladies
in waiting took seats provided for them on
the steps below, ranging down to the last,
and between them gathered the flower
girls, and rare picture was complete. All
was ready for the grand review. Another
carriage drove up and Mayor Roeder
stepped from it to the wine-colored ap-
proach to the throne and made low obei-
sance. He carried an open packet, upon
which lay the silver key of the city. He
approached and in few words formally
presented it to the Queen. There was an
other thunder of cannon and the deposed
Mayor took his seat with the honored
guests in a reservation left to the Queen.
He had already assembled a great number
of people wearing honored names in the
workaday world, such as the Judges of the
Supreme Court of the State, Judges of the
United States courts of the State Judges
of the District Courts, United State Sem
ator Bate of Tennessee and great num-
Der of Others. The silver key was laid at
her feet and the signal was given that the
Queen was waiting.
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