The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-01
The Queens Jubilee.
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such a celebration as WIN take place
here in June-the queens diamond jubilee.
1t will be in commemoration of the ar
rival Of the Goth year of Victoria's reign.
This Is in every. sense the queens year.
In all the lands which own her sovereign
" throughout an empire some portion of
which is always sunllt, 1t will be the day
we celebrate,
The preparations for this event are now
well under way and every man, woman
and child in the united kingdom seems to
feel as If each would have at least
small part In the great rejoiclngs of this
series of days. Properly the observance
Will begin June Goth, accession day, but
the day of days will be June 3d. and this
Is the real occasion of the diamond jubi-
lee. Around this date have been grouped
the plans of celebration such as no one,
at least In reform days, ever imagined
would take place. The original scope of
the idea was magnificent. Its develop
ment is superb.
Oddly enough, the jubilee itself is proof
positive of the somewhat surprising mod
esty of one of the worlds great rulers.
1t is the people who have brought about
the jubilee and not the queen. In fact,
that lady was originally opposed to 1t,
for in her motherly heart she objects to
what the Americans call fuss and feath-
ers, and finds today as she has ever more
enjoyment in her own home, royal though
1t be, even in it's simplicity. However,
Victoria is an earnest believer in vox pop
uli, vox Del The head of the most lib
eral monarchy which ever enjoyed exist
ence, she, while preserving the rightful
position of the house OF Guelph, con-
stantly remembers that the wants and
wishes of the majority of the millions
who bow to the sway Of her scepter
should be paramount. As matter of
fact, the use of the personal pronoun in
,1c
come figure of speech. Near to the peo-
pie she has always been, and in each of
the so years that have elapsed since she
assembled the throne, barely more than a
child she has grown more democratic.
At all times, the queens influence has
been of exceeding strength both within
and without her own realm. Carlyle says
the history of mankind Is the history Of
Its great men. He might have said it's
great women, for in the annals of this
country the queen must take high place.
When one stops to think that during her
experience with the men who ruled mil
lions, she has. met the brlarlike intellect
of Napoleon Ill, the genius and hauteur
OF that monarch of the Russias, Nicholas
l., the crafty intelligence of Louis Phil
lippe, the answering determination of the
iron chancellor, Bismarck, the skill of
Guizot, and the Chesterfeldian diplom-
acy of Metternich, it can be realized how
strong mind she must have how firm
a grasp on the affairs of men, how keen
an intelligence.
These are the things which English
men the world over remember and love
their sovereign for. Any one who has
ever heard Britisher sing God Save the
Queen" knows what wealth of genuine
ness there is in the conclusion, and how
Justify he sings:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over US,
God Save the Queen!"
All England, therefore, is looking for
ward to June While the goth is acces-
sion day and the day following an occa-
sion for rejoicing, June % Is the time set
for the ceremonial. 1t will include a re-
ligious service outside st. Paul's cathed-
raj, the acceptance of an address outside
the Mansion House from the lord mayor
and citizens of London, a presentation
from the children of England and a tour
through the important streets of the city
and west end.
While the ceremonial is on Tuesday the
queen will come to London Monday, June
21st. About II o'clock Tuesday morning,
her majesty, accompanied by an escort in
which every power of the world will be
represented as well as all her colonies,
will start from Buckingham palace for
St. Pauls cathedral. The immediate at
tendants of the queen will fill II car
riages. These attendants include the
royal prlncesses and the maids of honor
and other feminine dlgnltaries of the
court in waiting. The guard of honor of
the queen will be composed entirely of
the princes o: the reigning houses of Eu-
rope who may be in England. The queen
herself will drive in an open carriage
drawn by those famous cream colored
Flemish horses which every Londoner
has learned to know. The Princess of
Wales will occupy the carriage with the
queen.
Before. and behind the procession of
carriages will be an escort of troops
formed of representative regiments OF
every colony In the British empire, be-
sides representatives of all the arms of
the regular British service. There will be
other professions in the vicinity of that
In which the queen is the feature, con-
sisting of the suites of foreign countries
and other notables. After leaving the
great central gates of Buckingham pal
ace, the queen will be slowly driven down
st. James mall. Turning by Marlborough
house, she will pass along Pail Mall to
Cockspur street, Trafalgar Square, into
the Strand. Thence on to Fleet street to
Ludgate Hill and thence to the west
front of st. Paurs cathedral.
Upon arriving beneath the great steps,
the carriage of the queen will stop and
those of the ladies attending on her win
be drawn up behind and on either side of
the queens carriage. Selected members
of the clergy will then take up a position
on the center Of the steps and a short
service will be carried out, consisting of
a prayer a special anthem, and an ad-
dress by his grace the archbishop of Can
terbury. This will be followed by a pro-
cesslonal hymn or some other jubilant
music. The princes who are acting as the
queens escort win remain seated on
horseback during the service. 1t is ex-
pected that about 20 minutes will be oc-
cupied by this ceremonial. Then the
queens procession will be reformed and
| proceed to the Mansion House where her
majesty will be presented with a special
address from the citizens of London.
Then the procession will reform and re-
| turn to Buckingham palace. The exact
route of the return has not yet been
| fixed
Queen Victoria has always shown that
there is a warm corner in her heart for
| the children, and they, in return, love her
In a way that every woman royal or
common, thoroughly appreciates. 1t is
this fact which has impelled the queen to
| give the children an opportunity which
many of the grown folk VVo1Ild he only fon