The herald., 1896-04-25

The future statesmen, legislators and
patriots, and, perhaps, more important
still, the future mothers of the city
were very much in evidence yesterday,
and covered themselves with glory
With her usual punctuality her maj
esty arrived at the tribunes ten minutes
before 2 o'clock, the hour set for her to
review the children. She was received
by Sir John Francis and w. B. Cline,
esq, the latter acting in the temporary
absence of Prime Minister Gibbon.
Oddly enough, the queens pages were
not present with their royal mistress
until nearly the end of the review, when
they arrived and took their accustomed
places. But not only We're the pages
a trife derelict. for the maids of honor,
looking charming as ever, came driv-
ing to the tribuneS just as the last col
umn of children had passed the review
ing stand.
The little ones We're thus robbed,
somewhat, of the spectacle of the queen
surrounded by her court, but her maj
eSty more than atoned for this by her
sweet and gracious manner as column
after column of the children swept past
her TO the elder scholars she bowed
repeatedly, and indeed, almost con-
tinuously her thanks, and to the little
tots, of whom there were a very large
number, she kissed her hand and waved
a royal welcome.
The large flag, presented to the
schools of the city by Sir John Francis,
made an effective bit of color and pro-
volaed the onloolerS to enthusiasm, the
queen herself setting the example by
half rising from the throne and waving
her handkerchief Quite number re-
moved their hats as the starry emblem
was borne by, and the act of Difference.
though not generally observed, seemed
very proper.
On account prahably of the threaten
ing rain a large number of the girls wore
dark and warmer clothing than would
have been the case if the day had been
warm and sunny. This detracted some
what from the prettiness of the scene,
but none the less the procession was
effective, even by mere force of num-
bers.
A pretty little tot carried the rose
draped banneret of the Seventeenth
street school, and adopted an excep-
tional mode of saluting the queen in
passing the pavilion. The other chill
dren, marching in open column, had
passed with each hand raised to the hat
in salute, but this little lady was origi-
nal and dropped the flag of the school,
The act was prettily done, and, more
over, as matter of etiquette the little
one was correct.
The girls of the Ann-street school
made very fine showing with their
hats handsomely decorated with flow
ers The floral treasures they carried
in their hands they threw towards her
majesty in passing.
The Alpine Loyalty, too, was school
that, by observing a unanimity in GER
tain articles of dress, made a strikingly
pretty appearance. They wore sailor
hats with Fiesta bands, the girls hav-
ing white dresses with Fiesta sashes.
The Spring street school wore a sim
liar costume, and two tiny little girls,
one dressed in red and the other in blue,
acted as company leaders, and swag-
sered along with such unconscious self
assertiveness as to be quite amusing.
The girls of the Tenth street school
wore unique hats made from Japanese
fans, decorated with Fiesta colors, and
also made quite distinctive appear
ance.
There were in all over 1900 school chill