The herald., 1896-11-24
The GREAT DUKE
: SCI; SEEMED j i|MOROUy
When in Company of the
Princess
THE DAUGHTER OF THE VANDERDL1S
Carried Her Part With Grace
and Dignity
ENGLISH TOWNS EN- FETE
As When Prince of Wales Pays Visits
to His Friends
Palace Refurnished and the Lackeys Get
New Clothes
Palace Refuruishej and the Lackeys Get
New Clothes
Lots Of Notable People Attend the Re-
ception and Bicycle Parade is Sup
plemented by a Grand Display
Of Fireworks.
Associated Press Special Wire


Copyright, 1861 In honor of the visit
of the prince of Wales to the duke and
duchess of Marlborough, Woodstock and
Blenheim were en- fete today. The dec
orations were most elaborate and uni
versal The railroad station here was
made brilliant with scarlet and gold
canopies, flags and colored lamps, and
the streets leading to Blenheim park
gate were lined with Venetian masts,
festooned with colored lamps and in
Vulnerable flags, many of~which were
theStars andStripes sewn to unionjacks.
Everywhere were loyal, welcoming mot
toes triumpbal arches covered with fol-
iage, bunting in profusion, lamps of all
colors with Prince of Wales feathers
in abundance.
The palace was thoroughly refurnish-
ed, the art treasures shown including
Carolus Durans full length portrait of
the Duchess of Marlborough, formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, which was
hanging in the first state salon. In adj
dition all the lackeys wore new liveries,
there was wealth of chrysanthemums
throughout the palace, and the Marl-
borough arms bazed from every con-
venient spot.
The most elaborate arrangements
have been made for shooting parties
during the week. There will be state
dinners every night, string band of
about fifty performers furnishing the
music during the repasts Perkins, the
organist of the town hall of Birming
ham, will play the great organ in the
long library on Thursday, on the occa-
sion of the festivities for the people Of
the vicinity who are expected by thou
sands. There will a great torchlight
procession of 1000 laborers of Blenheim.
a display of fireworks SURPRISING every
thing seen outside of the crystal palace,
two enormous bonfires will be lighted
at the statue of the duke Of Marbor-
ough and the procession will march from
the statue past the palace. This will
be followed by an Illuminated bicycle
parade in which A. j. Balfour, the con-
servative leader in the house of COM
mons, and the first lord of the treasury,
is greatly interested. From the statue
the porcesson will pass around the oval
facing the north front of the palace,
where it will be received by the Prince
of Wales. On Friday there will be
concert and reception at which the glee
singers from Oxford college chapels
will sing at the Prince of Wales re-
quest
Early in the afternoon Blenheim be-
gan TO be thronged with sightseers, in
cluding hundreds of cyclists from all
parts of the neighboring country. The
frai O.dE
with the servants and the baggagemen.
BY six o'clock the brilliantly illuminated
town was a charming sight to behold.
The royal special train arrived at
$3.50 pm. and was met by the Duke of
Marlborough, who was waiting on the
platform. Outside there was a dense
crowd of people. The Prince of Wales
was the first to alight from the train.
He was followed by the Princess of
Wales, Prince and Princess Charles of
Denmark, Princess Victoria of Wales.
The most cordial greetings were ex-
changed between the host and his guests
after which the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of Marlborough led the procession
from the depot. The royal party were
greeted with enthusiastic cheers and
few minutes after the arrival the car
riage procession was formed as follows:
The first vehicle, an open landau, with
the horses ridden by postilions in the
Marlborough livery. contained the
Prince of Wales, Princess Victoria OF
Wales and the Duke of Marlborough
1t was escorted by the mayor and town
councillors on foot.
In second landau were seated Prince
and Princess Charles of Denmark. Cen
erai Ellie and Lady Kingscote, escorted
by eight town councillors on foot.
The third carriage contained Lady
Londonderry, Helen Stuart Curzan and
Randolph Churchill.
In the other carriages We're seated Wis
count and Viscountess Gesford and
Samuel and Lady Scott. Following these
carriages came one of the Blenheim ON
nibuses containing Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
N. Curzon, Major General Sir Francis
Greenfel and Lady Greenfel, and Henry
c. Chaplain, A. j. Balfour, Sidney Gre
Vile and the Earl of Chesterfield.
The Woodstock brigade acted as a
guard of honor and marched after the
procession to the gates of Blenheim
park. The Prince and Princess of Wales
aud their party received an ovation.
Prince and Princess Charles of Den