The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-22

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j Victoria's glorious reign"
$ THE AMERICANS.
United States Special Envoy Hon
2 Whitelaw Reid, General Nelson A. Miles
l q. S. A: Rear Admiral ]. n. Miller. q
= s. N. and the members of the Unitet
= States special embassy reached the pal
! ace few minutes after o'clock. The!
: all wore evening dress, with the excep
ton OF the American officers, and ths
republican simplicity OF their attire wa.
in startling contrast with the brilliancS
, OF the uniforms around them. The
American party was received by tn;
master Of ceremonies and conducted by
} one of the queens equerries TO a mar.
que in the gardens where lunch wa:
served. Mr.. Reid, however. did not &c
10 the garden but was escorted 10 the
state supper room, only mis- suite being
entertained in the marquee. Mr.. Reid
was received by the prince of wales in
the most cordial manner. After lunch
the ENJOYS strolled about the palace.
In addition to the United States spa-
cial embassy the ENJOYS present includ-
ed General Devoust, Duke Of Auerstadr
grand chancellor Of the Legion of Hon
or, representing France. and two French
generals OF division, one Of them eS-
pecially representing President Faure;
VI. Crosier. chief Of the protocol, and a
brilliant staff of French officers; Prince
Albert of Prussia. the prince regent OF
I Srof If al oh al
officers. representing the emperor of
Germany in addition to Duke Albert of
| Wurtemburg, Prince Rujert of Bavaria,
Prince Frederick Augustus of Saxony,
| the Duke and Duchess Of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, the grand Duke and Duchess
of Hesse and Mecklenberg-Strelit the
hereditary Prince and Princess Of Ho-
Notwithstanding and the hereditary
Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg-
Gotha. Russia was represented by their
! imperial hishnesseS, the Grand Duke
| Sergius and the Grand Duchess Eliza
beth Feodrowna, and large suites. The
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir pre-
sumptive TO the throne of Austria, repre-
sented the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
| accompanied by a number OF princes.
Italy sent 10 represent her. their royal
highnesseS the Prince and Princess Of
Naples. and Sweden and Norway were
| represented by Prince Eugene. the
fourth son Of King Oscar Prince Ferdi-
nand represented Roumania. He was ac-
companied by the princess and their
suites. Bulgaria was represented by its
prince and princess and Crown Prince
Danilo represented Montenegro. Prince
Charles Deligne represented Belgium.
the Duke of Orpeto. brother of King
Charles, represented Portugal, and the
Duke Of Sotomayor represented Spain
NJ. Boucart, formerly president of the
republic. represented Switzerland. Egg
ypt was represented by the Khedive's
brother. Mohammed Ali Kahn. Tur-
key was represented by her grand mas
ter of the ceremonies. Munir Pasha, and
Persia by the Emir Kahn. Holland was
represented by Counts Won Tynden and
Bylandt, and Luxembourg by lis here
ditary grand duke, and Denmark by
Prince Waldemar. Crown Prince Ma
lille represented Siam. Japan was rep
resented by his imperial highness,
Prince Arisugwa and a large suite, in
gliding the Marquis Ito. Corea was rep
resented by his excellency Min Yong
Hoan and large suite, and China by
nineteen mobiles of high rank, headed by
Shan Yeng Hoon, the special envoy Of
the emperor. Mexico was represented
by Don Antonio, Y. Oelis, minister 10
France, and the Greater Republic OF |
Central America was represented by |
Senior Medina. Guatemala, Brazil. Pc |
ri, Chile and in fact practically every |
in the world. was represented. |
The pope sent a representative in the |
person Of Monsignor CeZarlo, titular |
archbishop of Maris.
After her majesty had received the |
special ENJOYS, she received a boast of |
Indian princes. who were introduced by |
Lord George Hamilton, the secretary of
state for India, who was assisted by his
political aide de camp.
The ENJOYS were conducted 10 her
presence by the queens mas
ter OF the ceremonies, and were intro
1uced by the Marquis of Salisbury, the
premier AMI minister for foreign affairs.
ROYAL FULL DRESS BANQUET.
The queen at o'clock tonight enter
aimed at dinner ninety Of her most dis
nguished guests. SecsslaSd.
The spacious supper room was fairy
tight. Exquisite costumes. diamonds
md countless gems, the most brilliant
Il uniforms, stars, orders and crosses
Without end. the royal liveries. the table
md buffet loaded with the famous gold
,late, the value of which runs into mill
ions. and Dresden china, flowers and
lights glittering up TO the highly surich-
d ceiling with its foliage and floral or
while in, around and over
III was that air Of old-world dignity
which is OF itself so impressive. This !,
eemed even 20 be reflected from the
reat mirrors between the windows and
0 command the approval OF the stately
ieorge " in MS coronation robes upon /.
ne wall
RECEPTION OF THE DIPLOMATS.
After the dinner the queen proceeded
} the grand saloon 20 receive the diplo-
,atic corps, and some OF the more DIS
nguished OF the special guests Here
gain the scene was brilliant in the ex-
-eme To the royal and princely guests .
. the banquet were added ambassadors !.
nd ministers. ENJOYS and suites in the
arieSated uniforms and dress OF all the
ourts Of Europe. kaleidoscope. dazz-
ng scene OF color beneath the prof1sely a
nriched ceiling. with is tall Corinthian i
1lumns .; purple scagltola-
THE EVE OF QUEENS DAY. &
Il the streets tonight can be taken as
forecast for tomorrow. Queens Day Il
i'll be signalized by the assembling in II
ondon OF no; less than eight millions Z
human beings At all the London q
rrnini since early morning people have y
.s- mourning fDco The metropolis in thou q