Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-23
chamberlains, attired in the darkest of
blue and gold.
The Sun Shows Its Face.

tnrOuEn lne CLOUDS at thlS hOur, IOuCnluB
everything with bright light and making
the scene grand feast OF colors. By 1920
O'Clock the carriages were loaded and took
up their position in the center of the quad
rangle. Shortly afterwards the queens su-
perb coach arrived and II had hardly come
TO a standstill when the landaus with the
ladies and lords In waiting and the prin-
cesses were in their allotted positions. All
the ladies wore light toilettes of blue, lilac
and pink, the latest Partisan dainties. Then
the ENJOYS landaus started and the princes
mounted their horses and ranged them
selves in groups of three. The carriage Of
the ex-Empress Frederick, OF Germany,
who was dressed in lilac and who carried
a white sunshade waited until after the
others had gone, while the Duke Of Cam
bridge chatted with her highness.
In the meanwhile q platoon of the royal
servants lined up on each side Of the great
door and an inclined platform from the foot
of the stairs to the place to be occupied by
the queens coach was placed in position
and carefully tested by Scotch gillie. After
momentary wait a hoarse roar of cheers,
started by the royal anthem played by the
band outside, announced the arrival of
the Prince and Princess of Wales. The
prince wore the uniform of a field marshal,
and the princess was dressed in pale lilac
and wore lilac bonnet with white feath-
ers. The prince mounted the scarlet cover
. ed steps to the entrance of the palace, and
then the Hanoverian steeds slowly drew
the queens carriage into position.
Queen Victoria Appears.
At lilo o'clock a hustle on the main
staircase announced the coming of her
majesty. Queen Victoria slowly descended
the stairs, assisted by scarlet clad and
white turbaned Indian attendant. She was
dressed in black, wore black bonnet trim
med with white, and carried white sun
shade At the foot Of the stairway she
stopped a minute and touched an electric
button connected with all the telegraphic
systems throughout the British empire. and
1t flashed around the world the message:
From my heart thank my beloved peo-
pie. May God bless them"
Her majesty then slowly seated herself in
her carriage, the toyal trumpeters sounded
a fanfare. the Princess Of Wales Joined the
queen and the Princess Christian OF Schles-
wig-Holstein Joined the party. Both the
pIincesses seated themselves opposite her
majesty, and at 11:I2 the queens coach
started. Two gillies in Highland costume,
wearing the tartan of Macdonald, of the
Isles, the so-called crown prince OF Scot
land, occupied the rumble.
The royal procession proper was inter-
woven with the crowd of waiting dignitar-
les Of all sorts. First came the adies-de-
camp to the queen, headed by the Prince Of
W ares ana lle OdkGS OL anu
Connaught and the Earl of Weymss. Then
followed the lord lieutenant of London, the
Duke of Westminster, K. G., in a lord lieu
tenants dress, with a glitterhg cavalcade
Of officers, the headquarters staf. To
them succeeded field marshals. Next came
officers of the auxiliary forces in attend
ance on the Prince of wales, equerries,
gentlemen in waiting and military attaches,
foreign naval and military attaches, a
ray OF titles uniformed in the dresses of
all the courts Of Europe, and half its crack
regiments wearing all its stars.
~ r German and Indian Troops.
Then as a compliment from the kaiser
came a deputation from the First Prussian
Dragon Guards, queen of Great Britain
and Ireaand's own" After the Germans
came the most brilliant group of all the
soldiery, the officers Of the imperial serv-
: ice troops from India, IN their uniforms, a
mixture Of the English regular army and
native dress. brilliant 10 a degree not to be
witnessed outside of countries where bar
baric splendor and ingenuity in embroidery
,ris the rule Many wore massive gold ear
rings with enormous stones, while some
wore in addition gold anklets ablaze with
sapphires and eneralds. as -~----'
The special ENJOYS not numbered among
the princes, followed the Indians-in eleven
two-horse landaus from the royal news
all painted black and yernillion. The royal
arms were on the panels, royal crowns upon
the tops. The coachman of each was
clad in royal scarlet. white knee breeches
and silk stockings, his head bewigged with
white horse hair and crowned with a mag
nifcent three-coriered hat decorated with
ostrich pEumes. o. '-
Five road landaus. painted like those for
the ENJOYS, four with four bay horses and
the fifth with the four Dutch blacks Of the
royal news followed. The occupants of
these were. princes and princesses of the
blood, the closest attendants upon her
royal majesty, to say naught. of her scores
Of more or less affectionate cousins from
neighboring principalities.
The sOvereIgRs Escort.
Then the first part of the sovereign's es-
cort rode into view-the Second Lifeguards.
As their brilliant uniforms appeared the
. whisper ran electrically; "Shes coming"
The guards were soon succeeded by the
escort of British and foreign princes. Many
faces were known, recognized and cheered.
This brilliant escort was composed of the
flower Of Europe's thrones.
Following the princes came the guard of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS officers of the native In
: dian cavalry corps-nen of fine physique
, and picturesque uniforms. But for these
the crowd had few eyes and for the COM
sr1ander-in-chief, who followed behind them
none, for they could see the queens horses.
= A cheer broke forth that seemed to shake
the ground, renewed again and again, as
her majesty's carriage approached. This
was drawn by the famous Eighth Hanover
ian horses, cream colored, with long tails,
;,white eyes and pink noses, their names
richly woven with ribbons Of royal blue,
with new state harness., saddle cloths OF
royal blue velvet with rich fringes of bull
lion, the leather work red morocco above
and blue morocco beneath. glittering every
where with royal arms. The liveries of the
positions were in keeping with the har-
ness and cost 5000 each. For once since
the prince consort's death the queen per-
mitted the mourning band to be removed
from the mems arms.
The carriage In which her majesty rode
was one with light running body, built
which her majesty is known to be very
fond. The body was dark olaret, lined with
iermillion, the holdings outlined with
Neads of brass. Beside her majesty rode
yhe Princess Of Wales; opposite her mai
1sty, IL. r. II. Princess Christian.
on the left Of her majesty rode H. r. II.
the Duke of Cambridge, on the right II. r.
II. the Prince OF Wales, who was followed
by the Duke of Connaught, the general
officer commanding.
Met by the Lord Mayor.
At Temple Bar. the boundary OF the an
scient city of London, the queen was met
by the lord mayor and city officials on
horseback while the judges Of the courts
and ladies' formed the background. Lord
Mayor Faudel Phillips wore the earl's robe