The herald., 1897-03-28

at least a small part In the great re-
joiclngs Of this series of days. Properly
the observance will begin June goth, Ac-
cession day. but the day of days will be
June 22d, and this is the real occasion Of
the diamond jubilee. Around this date
have been grouped the plans Of a cele-
bration such as no one, at least In mod
ern days, ever imagined would take
place. The original scope Of the idea
was magnificent. It's development is
superb.
oddly enough, the jubilee itself is proof
positive Sf the somewhat surprising
modesty 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 op-
posed to It, for In her motherly heart
she objects to what the Americans call
fuss and feathers, and finds today, as
she ever has, more enjoyment In her
own home, royal though 1t be, even
in its simplicity. However, Victoria Is
an earnest believer In vox populi vox
Del. The head OF the most liberal mon
archy which ever enjoyed, existence, she.
the house Of Guelph, constantly remem-
bers that the wants and the wishes of
the majority of the millions who bow
to the sway of her sceptre should be
paramount.
As a matter of fact, the use Of the
personal pronoun in the queens address
to parliament has become figure OF
speech. Near to the people she has al
ways been, and in each Of the sixty
years that have elapsed since she as
cended the throne, barely more than
child, she has grown more democratic.
At all times the queens influence has
been of exceeding strength, both with
f. x.,ft1 A,1x No lula
says the history of mankind Is the his
tory Of its great men. He might have
said its great women, for in the annals
of this century the queen must take high
place. When one stops to think that
during her experience with the men who
ruled millions she has met the briar-
like intellect Of Napoleon III, the genius
and hauteur Of that monarch of the
Russias, Nicholas l., the crafty intelli-
gence of Louis PHILIPPE, the answering
determination of the Iron Chancellor,
Bismarck, the skill of Guizot and the
Chesterfeldian diplomacy of Metternich,
1t can be realized how strong a mind she
Affairs of men, how keen an intellect.
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 genu-
lneness tnere 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 Access
sfon day, and the day following an oc-
sion for rejoicing. June % is the time set
for the ceremonial. 1t Will include re-
lgious service outside ST. Pauls cathe-
dral, the acceptance Of an address out
side the Mansion house from the lord
mayor and citizens of London, a presen-
tatfon from the children of England, and
Z tour through the important streets of
the city and West End
While the ceremonial is on Tuesday
+. the queen win come to London Monday,
June 21. About II o'clock Tuesday morn
ing her majesty, accompanied by an es-
cort, In which every power of the world
will be represented, as we'll as all her
colonies. will start from Buckingham
balac6 nor st. Paupa cathedral. The3m-