The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-21
GOD SAVE Her.
Queen Victoria Celebrates
Her Sixty Years of
Queenship and
Popularity.
LONDON HISTORICALLY LOYAL
Opening Of the Gorgeous Pagean-
try Of the Week -Congratnla-
tions from All the World.

sovereign's entrance facing the Lont
Walk, and traversed part of the Higl
Thames streets of Windsor on her wa.
to the railroad station. Her Majesty'
carriage was drawn by pair of gray.
with positions and outriders. The Queer
was accompanied by her eldest daughter
ex-Empress Frederick of Germany, ant
by Princess Christian of Schleswig- -Hol
stein .and Princess Henry of Battenberg
who occupied another carriage, preceding
that of Her Majecty.
The Queen. on arriving at the railroad
station at Windsor. walked through The
private waiting room leaning on the arm
of an Indian attendant and by slopine
gangways, entered her saloon carriage.
An immense crowd gathered near Pad
| dington Station in the early hours of the
morning and waited with stolid patience
The early hours were enlivened by the
pealing of bells and in the morning
greece everywhere foated the: Roya
lne Gays proceedings was Windsor, where
! by SIX O'Clock the short route leading from
lne castle to the Great Western Railway
gathered to see the Queen start. Flags
4 ana 1oWers were everywhere and the
order OF the day, God Save the Queen, .
| appeared on houses and banners without
! end The statue of the Queen near the
/ Castle was decorated and gorgeously can
opied IN the Renaissance style and tall
/ venetian maSts with their fl,lttering pen.
/ mons lined both sides of the route
Next to Paddington, the crowds selected
1 buchlnghan Palace as the most interest
ing point to view the proceedings, as the
| gathering of the enyoys and their suits
and the Indian officers invited to luncheon
| 70 ne afterwards presented, had already
lations relative to the identity of The he.
JeWeled and ordered officers as they
Grove up in royal carriages or smart
tbs tbsai a nansoms nan hired for the occasion. In
ana had badges on their left arms. velvet
/ in gold. oiuei eo
Inc police were kept busy attending to
ialntlng women, but the crowds were in
the pest OF humor and chaffed every one.
aaA,, 4 NUMBER OF Americans, armed with ko-
uaks mad stationed themselves opposite
the Palace gate and somebody III the
crowd shouted: Now, Yanks, three cheers
Tor your mother" raising a roar of good
humored laughter.
! On the right of the Palace gateway the
duchess @ of Connaught and her children
and some of the Battenbergs awaited
the arrival of Her Majesty.
| a few minutes before one o,eIocl q
noarse roar OF cheering in the distance an
nounced the approach of the Queen and
amonntad am enseling az grew IN strength until It
| plauSe as the SOVEREIGN reachad tha =;
cinIty Of the Palace. s-Ns.. 'Ae =
II1az me queen was dressed in black. and
lgreetlngs Of her subjects. She looked
pleased, did not wear spectacles and was
,3ig,t ,,Hs more re tired than any lady of her age
FredeTick, who sat beside Her Majesty,
was was also dressed in black. Princesseas,
Snristlan S,,as ana Battenberg sat opposite the
tan Wore lilac costume and the Prinnass
Henry OF Battenberg was dressed =,
pbaca: Pa Z. I've Two Scotch gillies rode behind
Palace yard, the carriage passed siirant eat
passed nassednperg r. ,ar waving her hand as she
pPassheas pnchesss 70 ~ fer children, who, with the
MAJESTY amid an enthusiastic renewal Of
the cheering and the waving Of hand
Ihe Guards then paraded in the Palace
yar;a, ana the Duke of Connaught. who
arrived soon afterwards was waryni,y
fneerea. n,sIa On entering the Palace yard the
dren and was then saluted by the HE
guards as they rode off 11'1e
pa,a ne queen. as soon as she entered the
ra.ace, proceeded to her private anart
ments for luncheon and fhe rovai 1pa,.5 a,,,7
oIner guests had lunch in the State SIM
ssites per room: ON: Levee was worn and the the
Sultes. VINO were also in levee 6fess mad
incheon in the garden and the vest;b,,,ia , eau =
Despite the enormous crowds in London
seats to view the procession tomorroug,
ct city aost sund;cag going {o begging Many Of the
sea seats Is, Gratis M among their disappointed
IT The B, e,e railway station at Windsor was
beautifully decorated in scarlet ana pnid -
MOVERS mover In bloom, and tall, artistic Mains
me Queen was received by the 5irectars
OF the railway. "The Queens Trairls.9
,1p uTsu cIoaa ior tne t nrst I time todaywas drawn
magnificent engine Queen Empress ),
beautifully painted and picket o,,f wifi,
goid-leaf, carried the Royal arms EN-
Royal heraldic devices over the smash
boards OF the driving Wheels The train
was composed of six carriages hui1t On
me American corridor system and con-
common in the States The Queens 90 ~
rage, which is 54 feet long. occupied fba
centre of the train. 1t Weighs ~ +o,s
ss, and IS mounted on two logic trucks swung
Like all the carriages it is painted II, in
great western colors, chocolate with
cream panels. The headings are in raId
ana a. the doorhandles with their moulded
mons heads are gold plated The doors
are emblazoned with the Royal Arms
The running gear is encased in malogany
with carved lions head at each corner ne,
apovs abs intsr;c Wn;cr II giided imperial crown
partments. the centre, the Queens room
and at one end an open saloon for Ja,.
Majesty's maids, at the other an open
saloon tor the gentlemen in attenda nrS, II
The Queens room has plate glass bow
windows and domed roof the ceiling ~
which Is white enamel with har1d-pair1ted
borders. e. Inc curtains and upholstering
curtain poles and incandescent lamps are
silver plated. The woodwork is mahoganv
ana the outer doors are carved with the
Royal Arms Near the windows Is the
Queens favorite swinging arm chair 3 nd and
sofa A small folding writing table IN
which is an ivory electric bell comnlefes
the furniture Of the apartment. Sliding