The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-23
INSIDE BUCKINGHAM.
Queen Flashes Message Around the
World.

World
Inside Buckingham palace, London
June 22.-The queen breakfasted at 8
o'clock, and informed her physician
that she was not fatigued by the cere-
monies. Already at this hour in the
great quadrangle of the palace there
were many signs of coming ceremonial.
Gorgeously- attired servants gathered
near the photographed staircase,
which was lined with rare flowers,
while the strains of the national an
them, as a band passed the palace,
announced that the colonial procession
had started. At the same time. the
special ENJOYS who took part in the
procession began advancing from the
great quadrangle.
United States Special Envoy White
law Reid was the first TO appear. He
drove in, ACCOMPANIED by one of the
royal equerrles, the latter being all gold
with scarlet feathers. Mr.. Reid was
quietly attired. wearing an Inverness
coat, a white tie and opera hat. He
drove up to the great door of the
palace. where he was saluted in pass
ing by a dozen men in gold, and es
corted to the waiting room by the
master of ceremonies. the Hon. Sir
William ]. Scoville.
MILES WAS LEFT.
moment or so later, General Nelson
A. Miles. representing the United
States army, rode uD on a splendid
horse and in full uniform. He fingered
for a moment there without any one
attending to him, and then rode out
The Grand Duke Sergius of Russia,
a man of the heavy Romanoff type,
was not uniformed, and was completely
eclipsed in appearance by the gorgeous
Austrians and HungarianS in scarlet
and gold, with white hussar jackets
lined with pale blue and fastened to
their left shoulders, their striking at
tire being completed by high fur caps
and stiff plumes.
The brother of the khedive of Egypt,
Mohammed Ali Kahn, was mounted on
a white Arabian charger and was
greatly admired.
The Duke of Cambridge arrived, car
rying his field marshars baton, wear
ing tbs ribbon of the Garter across his
portly person.
After him, came the. lord chamber
lain, the Earl of Latham and score of
white wand chamberlains. They
mingled with the crowd and then
passed up the stair case.
Eleven royal landaus then arrived
and were mustered in the center of the
quadrangle. Each carriage was show
in itself, forming with its brilliant as
sembly of escorting horsemen and foot
men most gorgeous display. A pre-
liminary CLEAN of the sun pierced
through the clouds at this hour, touch
ing everything with bright light, max
ing the scenes as grand feast OF color
as was ever witnessed.
LATEST PARTISAN DAINTIES.
BY 1920 a. m. the carriages were
loaded and took up their position in the
centre of the quadrangle. Shortly after
ward the queens superb coach arrived,
and il had hardly come to standstiil
when the landaus with the ladies and
lords in waiting and the Drincesses
were in their allotted positions. All the
ladies wore light toilettes of blue lilac
and pink the latest Partisan dainties.
Then the ENJOYS landaus started. The
princes next mounted their horses and
ranged themselves in groups of three
Inc carriage of the Empress Fred
erick of Germany, waited until the
others had gone while the Duke of
Cambridge chatted with her highness-
In the meanwhile a platoon of the
royal servants lined up on each side OF
the great doors on an inclined platform
from the doors TO the place to be occu-
pied with the queens coach which was
placed in position and carefully tested
by a Scotch gillie.
After a momentary wait hoarse
roar of cheers. started by the royal
anthem played by the band outside,
the arrival of the Prince
and Princess of Wales. The prince
wore the uniform of field marshal
and the princess was dressed In pale
lilac and wore lilac bonnet with white
feathers.
At HI a. m. a hustle on the main
i 1frasr of 7saf-
majesty. Queen Victoria slowly des-
cended the stairs. assisted by a scarlet
clad and white turbaned Indian attend
ant. She was dressed in black, wore
black bonnet trimmed with white and
carried a white sunshade. At the foot
of the stairway, her majesty paused /
for a minute. and touched an electric
button connected with all the tele-
graphic systems throughout the British /!
empire. and it flashed around the world
the message:
From my heart, thank my be-
loved people. My Cod bless.
them
Her majesty then seated herself in |
her carriage. the royal trumpeters 1
a fanfare. the Princess of I
wales joined the queen and the Prin-
rees Christian of Schleswig- Heidel I
a
themselves opposite her majesty, and |
at 11:12 the queens coach started, Two
rillies in highland costume, wearing !
The tartan of Macdonald OF the Isles.
the so-called crown prince of Scotland,
occupied the rumble.
As her majesty emerged from the
,or+ico the sun broke brilliantly |
through the clouds and the queen
raised her sunshade-
The minor royalties next dropped in, I
followed by richly caparisoned steeds
for the use of the princes.
The arrival of the princes who were to
AXE part in the escort formed
splendid picture.
The quaint looking crown prince,
Danjle. of Montenegro. with black
rlossv hair under a dull crimson cap
md wearing a crimson Jacket heavily
with gold and with full
short male blue skirts. was greeted by
he German princes, who We're in fine
military uniforms evidently donned for
the first time.
JUBILEE PROCESSION.