The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20
JUBILEE
THRONGS
GATHERING
Never Before Did Gay
London Contain Such
a Crowd.
MIGHTY IS THE POPULAR
INVASION.
Decorations for Tuesdays Big
Parade Put Up Rather
Too Soon.
STARTLING EFFECTS OF THE
GALA ATTIRE.
No Less Than Seven Thousand
Persons Have Applied for Spe-
cIal jubilee Honors.
Decorations for Tuesdays Big
Parade Put Up Rather
Too Soon.
STARTLING EFFECTS OF THE
GALA ATTIRE.
No Less Than Seven Thousand
Persons Have Applied for Spe-
CIal jubilee Honors.
copyrighted, 1897, by the New YORK sun.I

LONDON, Eng, June 19-The Jubilee
is now in complete possession of London
and all its inha bitants. Those for whom
the whole subject has become a night.
mare have taken flight, and the millions
who remain are in full sym pathy with the
great occasion. The influx of visitors
from the provinces and abroad now
amounts to a mighty invasion. London
was never so crowded before. These num-
bsrs will be vastly augmented Tuesday
and it is most appalling to contemplate
the situation on Jubilee day, which will
present the greatest e Sg regation of human
bein within the smallest area the sun
ever looked down upon.
London is putting on gala attire. Most
of the decorations are now in place and
many effects are startling and hi locus
owing to the absence of any general plan.
Every man and his neigh bors in London
are utter strangers, and the idea of con-
sultinG ore another in order to secure
harmonious result and joint display of
loyalty is altogether opposed to John
Bulls traditions and principles.
The consequence is that one building
clothed in royal purple shrieks al the next
door which is draped in crimson. These
crimes against art are so numerous that
they finally cease TO offend and become
amusing IN their hideousness. The official
5edecking OF the route of the procession
was done TOO soon. High Venetian masts
have been placed along the curbs, with
heavy festoons of artificial leave., flowers
being streYn between. Yesterdays heavy
showers have alreaoy dilapioated these
adornments. The average stranger hardly
knows in what spirit to regard Londo on's
attempt at fetc-making 6. W. Stevens,
for instance, finds it both ridiculous and
sublime. Max Beer5ohm votes 1t an aw-
full bore. Stevens writes 10 the Mail that
London is grea. big baby. I;s mother,
the Queen, has gwen it new toy which
1t calls a diamond jubilee. London is a
strange child, and has pulled out ali its
little wooden boxes and bricks and piled
them up all over the fronts of the houses.
London is setting down to plav, but all
through the game she never iorgets her
love and reverence for the mother who In
spires it,"
The Queen continues in good general
health, but greatly breads the next weeks
series CT ordeals. She drove this alter.
noon from Windsor Caste to T .osmore
for tea. Her Indian attendant wheeled
her to her carriage and TWO ladies-in- " ait
Ing helped her 10 enter. She was heavily
velled and noticed nothing about her.
She did not acknowledge the solutat:ons
OF passersby. 1t is pTeba bic tie national
merry n aking will not be marrei by the
publication of the melancholy news of the
Queens blindness. 1t is h!gn tritute 10
lhe good taste and considerateness of Lon
don journalism that refrains fror, CHANG
ing popular joy into sadness, for the facts
regarding the Queens i'm paired sight and
probable abdicaiion are now known in
most II not all OF the newspaper Offices.
The truth Is also wIdesT read in the clubs
and well-informed circles. but the knowl-
eige OF il has not yet reached the masses.