The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-21

thousands beyond that she had arrived.
Before starting loyal address was pre-
serted by the Rev. Walter Abbott, Vicar
OF Paddington and Chairman of the Pad
dington Vestry, who was accompanied by
thei two members of Parliament for Pad
The Queen graciously received the adj
dress by the Vicar of Paddington and
handed back to him a written reply, ex-
pressing qualification that the generous
instincts of her people towards the poor,
4 aged, sick and young had produced such
remarkable results. The late Prince. Con-
4 sort like herself, in reply OF Her Majesty
| Continued. manifested great interest in
i charitable institutions and her children
shared that feeling, which formed not
the weakest tie between herself and her
pes,pie.
4 The passageWay to Praed street was
/ lined by the Eighteenth Middlesex Regi-
ment, which also provided the Guard of
i Honor. The route to Buckingham Pal
ace was yia Oxford and Cambridge ter
race, Grand Junction Road and Edgware
Roiid to the Marble Arch; thence by Hyde
Park and Constitution Hill
Over the distance, excepting the por-
| tioil of Great Park, every house in the
| background of the picture was superbly
/ decOrated, flags, flowers banners and fes-
toons and endless notices on the order
of the day: God Save the Queen" At
Edtgware Road a handsome triumphal
! arch was erected by the Paddington au-
| thorities ard another had been put up
by the Marylebone Vestry, near the
!! Marble Arch.
The first triumphal arch was very
| handsome, castellated structure, in imi-
/ tatlon of gray stone, covered with IVY
! and bore the motto:-"Thy Hearts are
1 Our Throne
The second triple arch was at the bot
the the Marble Arch. It was asp covered s W with
crimson cloth, flowers and flags, and bore
! the motto:-"God Bless Our Queen.
an immense i' assemblage s dase e Every er WINDOW ~
had It's occupants, every roof its sight
seelis. every available space in the street
and square, sidewalk and gardens, the
paths and chairs and even the trees and
railings of the parks were black with
loyal humanity. The Queen drove slowly
to to gratify her people. Her face every
| tuds. In unrestrained strength the rich
and tumultuous expression Of loyalty and
rose clearly above the constant roar Of
reclamation. Hats were thrown in the air,
handkerchiefs waved in welcome, every
| one We'd with his neighbor In active de-
moIlstration of loyalty and delight.
Nearing Ficcadilly the Queen saw for
| the first time the conspicuous evidence of
T,, Whst had been pr,sparsed II for the morrow
| gone in profusion of decoration; the
| grand stand at the side and front of it
garaanded with flowers, rs, :. flags and d mot M
| Queens nobility, no less esxuberant in
their welcome than that from the packed
| windows and roof of st. Georges Hospital
| and the stands in front, full of the
/ Queens Conlmoners.
Through Burton's gate the Queen pass
| ed on to the garden entrance of Bucking-
ham Palace, always between the living
lanes of her subjects, always the object
of endless homage and SalvoeS of cheers,
which continued until the gates had shut
the Queen from view.
This afternoon, at four O'Clock, in the
thrcne room of Buckingham Palace. Her
Majesty received the Imperial and Royal
ENJOYS. The room is Ga feet long, finely
proportioned and richly decorated. At
the end opposite the entrance was the
alcove formed by two walls pillows sur
mounted by a carved and gilded wreath,
borne by two-winged figures, to which
were attached medallions bearing Royal
initials The walls are hung with Grim
son velvet. both relieved with profusion
of golden hues. The ceiling is richly
carved and gilt in the. boldest, italian
with armorial bearings and has white
marble frieze adorned with bas reliefs
illustrative Of the wars of the roses i'm
menSe crystal lustres hung from the cell
ing. The dais, canopied in velvet, was
carIleted with royal administer, the gift
Of the women of England, at the sugges-1
ton Of the Duchess Of Teoa. beautiful
at Bridgnorth Shropshire. It is eigf-
teen by sixteen feet and of unusually
me mns een.re m tWo We snanes ane
gram v. r. L., in bold letters of gold,
SUPPORTED by the Tudor rose. and star of
dndia the the whole being eld eneosed n
aHenri Soft qui NAL y Pense.'' This is
sur1nounted by the. Imperial crown, en-
TFea WITH pK ppbon wrs be S6ra Sd ae eds tsd
ground, is composed-in rightful colors-
of the rose, shamrock, thistle and lotus
flower. for India. At the angles 1, s.; are ami
titutle allegorical of the. colonies, the In
dian tiger, the African elephant the Can
adan beaver and the the ~ TIA kanga
the conventional band worked in soft
The United States Special Envoy,
Whitelaw Reid; General Nelson A. Miles,
U. s.. A.; Rear Admiral J. ~. Miller, U.
S. ~, and the other members of the
United States Special Embassy; reached
the Palace a few minutes after TWO
o'clock. They all wore evening dress,
with the exception of the army and navy
oicers and the republican simplicity 9f
the brilliancy of the uniforms around
them
The American party was received by
the Master Of Ceremonies and was con-
Quoted by the Queens equerries to mar
served.
garden, but was escorted to the state sup
per room, only his suite being entertain
ed in the marquee. MT; Rel Reid was re- re,
most cordial manner
After lunch the Envoys strolled about
II In addition to the United states Special
Embassy the Envoys presented included
General Dadoust, Duke of Auerstadt,
Grand Chan cll,r of the Legion of
Honor representing France, and two
French Generals of Division, one of them
especially representing President Faure;
NJ ssrozier, Chief Of the Protocol. and a
brilliant staff of French officers; Prince
Albert of Prussia, the Prince Regent and
a staff of eight general officers, repre-
senting the Emperor of Germany, in addi-
ton to Duke Albert of yVurtemberg,
Prince Rupert of Bavaria, Prince Fred
erick Augustus of Saxony, the Duke and
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the |
Grand Dukes and Grand Iluchesses of
Hesse and Mecklenburg -Strelitz, the
hereditary Prince and Princess of
Hohenlohe -Langenburg and the heredi- |
tary Prince and Princess of Sake |
CobuIrg and Gotha, representing the
integral portions of the AGerman |
Empire. Russia was represented by |
their Imperial Highness the Grand Duke |
Sergaus and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth |
Feedrewna and large suftes The Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir presump- |
tive to the throne of Austria, represented
the Austre- Hung Empire, accom- |
panied by number Of Princes. Italy |
sent to rpresent her their Royal High
ness the Prince and Princess Of Naples
and Sweden and Norway was represented
by Prince Eugene, the fourth son Of
King Oscar. Prince Ferdinand He was
accompanied by the Princess and their
and Princess and Crown Prince Danilo |
der lligne represented Belgium, the Duke |
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