Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-23

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end, Raleigh Clubs on the left Ind the
Junior sl6feA. Oh the right. In which. II
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bought FOR about hair the prices or tho
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column at the hepd Of the broad flight
Of steps leading from Carlton down In
ii Is on this arlstocratic terrace that
our new Ambassador to Great Britain has
rented = houEe TO live In close prox-
unity to royalty and no end OF swells.
in LONDON, overlooking the Horse Guard
parade ground.
or II the procession goes through Pail
Mall instead Of piccadilly, then II will
the town residence Of the Prince Of
Wales once OF the Marlboronxhs. which.
II Is said, the young American Duchess
Scst dnor - ysry 70
Cambridge Club. and next to that the
Guards Club. to which the darlings OF
London society rush for refreshment az
Directly opposite Is the MARLBOROUGH
Club. Of which His Royal Hlghness the
Prince OF Wales Is presiding genius. and
where he loves 70, meet his cronies en-
petit comHe. Further on are the mag
nificent Reform and Carlton Clubs. OF
huge political Importance; the Army and
Navy and United Service Clubs. and then
ashamed to Be seen In comparison will,
the spick and span redcoat on duty at
the door, and al the corner OF Waterloo
place. which We left only a moment ago.
Is the Athenaeum. home of the wit and
wisdom. the science and philosophy OF
the Kingdom.
=, From here on 1t is plain sailing into
T III, a. sa1a a,s ), called the grandest
tional Gallery on one side, famous old
St. artin-in-the- Fields church on a
corner, and the Nelson monument and
the fountains In the center. Here an
enormous mass Of people Is sure to take
advantage of the sioping ground to get
n view Of the procession.
From Trafalgar but q step L. to be
made to Charing Cross one OF the busf-
est spots in London. with the terminus
of the Great South Eastern and huge
hotel all massed into one, and sparkling
In the sunlight the brazen cross erected
10 commemorate the spot on which the
body of Queen Eleanor rested for a few
moments. when Edward / was carrying
1t from Granthan TO Westminster.
broadway. of London, past Somerset
House. with It's $500 windows. through
which the government clerks, the SOmer-
set House young men of Gilbert and Sui
ivan, look in vain for the fortunes which
would save them the daily drudgery of
red tape and sealing wax.
Leaving the church of st. Mary-le-
Strand on the left. the procession will
now until Sir Horace Jones much-ridi
culed memorial TO Temple Bar Is
reached. vita the noble stretch Of the
Temple Court bui...ngs and gardens on
the right and so TO Fleet street. the
home of the great London daiiies: then
Ludgate Circus. under the railway bridge
and the short reach up Ludgate Hill TO
ST. Paurs.
While history sticks out it's suggestions
at almost every corner of these historic
streets. 1t is not of the past but of the
q IA ma n rax.n 10
Will be thinking on June % next. when
the Queen dives down into the very heart
of her subjects belongings and interests.
The route of the procession Is about
four miles long. and into tat space.
which Will be lined with troops. will be
damned every loyal Britishcr and sight
seeing tourist that can get within eye
sight of the cortege.s
The decorations are certain to be SUI
peru along the whole line of march. clubs,
merchants, restaurants. individuals. al.
yying with each other as to which one
will make the finest display.
As for accommodations In London dur
ing the period of rejoicing. they will be
srowns sh the BerkeIey ahe ASe
marie. the Bristol. and other select
houses which our swell Americans do
most frequent will practically double
their prices and then will turn people
away by the hundred.
Many New Workers who have already
gone abroad or expect to go during April
anu 1hhs nave diiesidy Wtittsti " eISdSc
rooms for June. ana I am told that in
most of the bang-up hotels there are al
ready long waiting lists of applicants as
alta popular club.
And 10 all this excitement and antici-
patton of pleasure there is only one class
IF people who lend themselves more
eagerly than the now whole souled and
lnloosened Briton. and that is the Lon
Ion tradesmen. Do they not already see
their profits mounting skyward as they
prepare their fascinating webs for the
coming of the fly?