Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-15
4 GRAND COACHMAN'
-. ,s AT THE HEAD OF THE LORD
MAYOR OF LoNpoN's STABLE

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.,ect.-The Carriage and horSe'
,,.vors May Come and Co. bu' '"'
Coachman Is Fixture
An antediluvian spectacle was pre-,
,ored for me in the stables OF tne lolI 1
r,ovor of London. In vast courtyaiu
49, onornous carriage made OF gold' 10
ubich were harnessed six maglnhoInS
hroyn horses; harness ornamented WIN
massive copper, chiseled by an artist,
70 NOT with taste at least with greaV
seal of care, and a multitude oil rioOonS
and cockades Of cherry color. 18th
On the seat, six feet above tne ,i e'n'n'
rho coaobman, but what coachliihn,
nv friendsl A coachman the breed ..
wLicb has been lost since the time Vi
Tonis XIV. He wore wig with sen
trrle line of curls symmetrically AZ
ranged. had bicornered hat on nlS
head. and he wore his livery as Neli4ns
TON after Waterloo must have worn MS
Uniform. His livery has grand ar -
is black and gold. The frock Is TOO OF
narnontal The black velvet OF RI dlsap,
nears under thick embroidery OF goiu
wheat and field flowers of purple sllk'
brt the chest on which it is opened Is
60 annie, and the large epaulets, win
GOLD frinees, fall with nobility so I'M
noeiro nm arms so fat and so firm, tnaI
one cannot find this exhibition Oh
wealth excessive
The carriage is y poem. 1t is OF the
unrest rocco style. Massiveln the low
or part, the panels Of which are orna-
mented with allegoric paintings, the
box is exclusively formed OF looking
glasses held together by a light frame
work of gilded wood. Everything Is
oilded. from the Cupids which hold the
box TO the chimerical figures which or
nament tho platform where the grooms
stand; from the Tritons which hoiu
with their strong arms the seat where
the corpulent Phaethon is enthroned 10
the she'll where he places his feet; from
the hub to the tire Of the wheels only
the interior of the carriage is not gilt.
f. is ornamented with red cushions
"Haye you seen everything" asks
the fat man say "Yes, :" and Master
Wright descends from his perch. he
puts aside with sacerdotal slowness one
by one his bicornered hat, his wig and
his frock. As he becomes a simple NOR
tai he talks and smiles. / smile, too,
because he strangely resembles Coque-
lin His trumpet shaped nose is particu.
larly a success.
Master Wright is not too proud OF
it, He is proud only of his size. de
talks of it with evident conceit
"Do you know" he says confiden'
TALLY, that measure from shoulder
to shoulder ~ inches? To become a
member Of the Royal guard, where
there are splendid men, you need only
AZ inches Some OF them measure 48.
There are some who measure A, but
there is not one who measures AZ. "
In the harness room-in u special
room Of which the first coachman alone
has the Wright hands 10 me one
Of the sets Of harness Its weight is
fabulous Each horse carries 10
pounds Add TO this the enormous mass
Of the ear, and you may understand
why Il is that ordinary horses will not
do for the annual parade, The livery
man who has charge Of the stables Of
the lord mayor is compelled 10 search
tor two months Ia advance in order 10
fnd the six horses destined 10 drag dur
ing this memorable parade the formida
bic machine The rest uf the year there
are only siA horaos IN tho stable They
are all beautitul, but ot a smaller size.
-Four Of them arc harnessed 10 the 500
ond carriage tho lord mayors dress
carriage Two are harnessed % the semi
state carriage
The carriages arc NOT tho property VI
the lord mayor, but u The city ~ Lon,
don fhuy arc rented by tho year Tho
price ls very high. as tho coat " arms
and the painting Ou tho panels must ho
changed every year Tho second COZ
uagt ousls $500
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