The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-06-22

commands you, dear mama, TO leave
her quite alone for hours" Many
anecdotes that show her Majesty's .
kindness and integrity belonging to
this period are lovingly told.
On tho day after her accession,
the Queen, escorted by guards,
drove to st. James's Palace to be
proclaimed, and to make her appear
ance according to custom at the
window OF the Presence Chamber.
A week later her Majesty went 10
State to prorogue Parliament. The
Queen began to read her speech in
a voice which Fanny Kemble, the
great actress, who was present,
said was exquisite Nor have
ever heard any spoken words more
musical in their gentle distinctness
than My Lords and Gentlemen,
which broke the breathless silence
of the illustrious assembly whose
gazs was riveted on that fair flower
Of royalty. The enunciation was as
perfect as the intonation was melo-
dious, and l think it impossible to
hear more excellent utterance
than that OF the Queens English by
the English Queen" The speech
ended with an emphatic commenda
ton OF the proposal to diminish
capital punishment, aud a promise
that she would endeavour to
strengthen and improve the civil
and ecclesiastical institutions OF the
country. The Duke OF Sussex, with
tears rolling down his aged cheeks,
could not refrain from softly ex-
claiming as, with deep feeling, the
Queen thus struck the keynote Of
her reign: "Beautiful beautiful"
That this ceremony, following as it
did so many others, was great
strain is proved by the fact that on
returning to the robing room the
young Sovereign tainted.
The coronation OF the Queen took
place on June rs, at Westminster
Abbey. Days before the streets we're
thronged with plumed retainers OF
ambassadors, swarthy strangers,
: and easily-distinguished provincials,
When the great day came, the peo-
pie were said to have become "Coro-
nation mad" The royal maiden OF
nineteen wore a robe of crimson
> furred with ermine and bordered
: with gold lace. Her train wac
borne by eight beautiful young
ladies. Just at the moment when
the Queen took bar seat, the clouds
which had been heavy all the morn
ing, broke, and the sun shone into
!. the Abbey. 1t was hailed as happy
7 omen. The light caused the dia
}, monds OF the peeresses to CLEAN
: aud when Prince Esterhazy, who
( was covered with brilliauts, moved
8 he cast dancing radiance all round
: Nothing could have been more en-
Q thusiastic than the cry of "GoC
j. save the QueenW that was raised
o when the Archbishop of Canterbury
d presented to the British people
g Queen Victoria.
+ 1t was on Oct. 10, 1889, that Prime,
Albert, with his brother Ernest
o came on visit to England. Fou
5 days later a momentous scene wa
Q witnessed during grand ball a
t Windsor. In an interval of dancing
y Her Majesty gave her partner
> Prince Albert, some white heathe
d and psnsies from a bouquet she car
% RED, accompanying the gilt with
l. glance that spoke volumes, Th
D. Princes dress afforded no means o
. wearing the flowers, but he wa
=, equal to the occasion. Taking GU
d his -penkuife and cutting slit in hi
N tight green Rifle Brigade uniform
p he placed them immediately owe
> his heart, and the dancing was con
10 tinusd. The next day the prime
u was told that the Queen desired t
70 speak to him, and he was the
:" shown into an apartment where tn
no Sovereign sat alone. In the cours
~ OF conversation she asked the prime
~ how he liked England, and on hi
20 replying "Very much" said "The
is | why should you leave it," And in