The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-23

horses and isturb the sweet smile He
Majesty likes 10 wear. Naturally tn
flags OF all nations figured conspicuousl
in this carnival Of color.
Buckingham Palace itself was undet
GRATED, save for the royal standard
which fioated above it. The stands I
front and along the garden wall as ia
as Hyde Park corner, which were file
with civil servants, household servant
and their friends, were more to be note
for the happy faces Of those they con
| tanned than for prominence in decora
ton, although the long lines Of nationa
color under the trees were decidedly eff
| fective. Indeed, it was not until pass
mig Constitution Hill that one was fac
10 face with the great effect and note'
what the gradual adornment Of the las
month had led TO. All the old land
marks were there, of course, but th'
streets were transformed beyond recog
milton. II all seemed some large fair o.
gigantic festival All the houses anC
clubs Of Picadilly from Hyde Park cor
ner TO s.. James's street were ablaz;
with multi-colored draperies, relieved
Will Gl,llS u llOAtAS. IlCu
white and blue was the prevailing com
bination. not only in buntings and cloth:
but also in blooms-scarlet geranium
white marguerites and deep blue lobe
las. Of the houses, Dovenshire House
and Bath House were the most prOmi.
nent. Bath House being by far the mos
artistic, scarlet draperies festooned in a
ground OF yellow and red stripes, es-
cutcheonS and groups Of flags, with
baskets of flowers here and there. The
universal ''V. r. with the imperial
crown, were not lacking.
s.. James street was completely trans
formed and presented a brave appear
ance, with its tall Venetian masts,
streamers, laurel wreaths and rich fes-
toms. The DevOnshire club was nOta-
ble-scarlet and white predominating-
me rich draperies bearing excellent por-
traits Of Her Majesty. In Pail Mall
much Of the color was contributed by
the stands. The Wanderers club, al the
foot Of Waterloo Place, was decked in a
suit OF red white and blue. A little fur
Their on, at the Pail Mails east entrance
10 s.. Martins parish, more ambitious
decoration was attempted. Between this
point and EXter Hall the vestry had
placed eighteen arches formed of color5d
globes or balloons Of celluloid Of the kind
used in Paris during the cars visit.
The supporting poles were about five feet
high, decorated with an orifiamme or
banneret, and an escutcheon with two
flags The masts carried q garland of
us globes to each arch and every bal
loon contained an electric lamp Of ten
candle power Though Of course this
was 70 be best seen later, still il was
by 90 means Ineffective in day time dec
Grafton.
AT Exter Hall, entering the domain Of
the Strand Board Of Works, an abrupt
change was made from celluloid bal
looms 70 a line of Venetian masis, paral
lei with the footways extending TO the
law courts and the city limits The
masts were of gold, with bannerets be-
tween in graceful loopings, garlands of
paper and muslin flowers, which were
quite effective. The design was light
and striking.
The Griffiin-the site of old Temple
Bar-was so covered with decora tons
for both day and night as to be almost
Garlands, shields and
national flags were on the four sides,
while among the notices not the least
common was: Victoria. Our Beloved
Ruler OF Great Britain's Realms"
The prevailing color in Fleet street
was white and gold and a light arch
spanned the stree, unlike the majority
OF arches suggesting the Indian empire.
as decorative use was made Of the ele-
pnant
Ascending Ludgate Hill the sight was
most attractive. High walls Of color and
immense seas of faces sloping up to the
great grey walls of Christopher. Wren's
Paul's Cathedral. which
really seemed TO rise out of the hearts
Of the people-was a sight tremendous
y impressive. Round the cathedral the
road way had not been decorated but the
abutting premises were clothed from
corner 10 corner stone with decora lions
rejecting ana emphasizing the whole
genius Of a people represented here in
symbol or in substance
plenty of color, plenty of money spent,
but no effect that was noteworthy, I'M
II. passing out of it. Mansion House
stood revealed. perhaps the most gor-
geoUs and artistic bit of decoration on
the entire route. From the central flag
staf was flown the royal standard, sur
rounded by twenty-fivenational ban
Sers mounted on flower wreathed poles.
In the centre OF the pedlmant stood the
shield Of The City of London, heraldically
,olored, backed by a handsome trophy
4 national flags, and flanked on either
side by large carnucopias. On the CEN
raj cornice was the inscription: God
Bless Our Queen" in gold letters and in
.lther side the dates "1SS7-lS97' The
y indows were decorated with crimson
blush draperies, gold ornaments and en-
'lems typical Of the nation. \ number
VI heraldic shields. backed by ermine
nantes and trophies Of national flags
adorned the front of the building. In
.ront Of The balcony there vas a profu-
sion Of blue plush drapery ornamented
\ gold witl imperial crowns and mono
grams anr finished with bullion fringe.
'ose,tes and lassels. The columns Of the
buildings were entwined with wreaths
md here and there between depended
'lch baskets OF fowrs. Passing on
ward through King William street TO
-ondOn bridge. Venetian mas;s were
lgain noticeable, bearing golden ban
lers. entwined with floral garlands and
having laurel wrea,hs underneath a.
'rown az the top % The masts. The
Monument was drapei with lines OF
,ags and festoons Of lanterns. carried
. the surrounding buildings.
London bridge was quite effectively
decorated. Both sides supported tall
nas,s. topped with royal crowns in gold
nd bearing banners. The first and
,Sch alternate mast carried a floral