The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-22
GOD SAVE
THE QUEEN
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IS known to be very fond. Inc BODY
is dark claret, lined with vermilion,
the mouldings outlined with beads of
brass. Beside her majesty rode the
Princess of Wales; opposite heImajesty
his royal highness, Prince Christian
On the left of her majesty rode H.
r. H, the Duke of Cambridge; on the
right, H. r. H, the Prince Of Wales,
who was followed by the Duke Of Con-
naught, the general officer, command
ing.
AT TEMPLE BAR.
The boundary of the faithful ancient
city of London has been crossed by her
majesty, who has received the ancient
and stately homage from her chief
magistrate. The frame in which this
picture was set was characteristic. On
one side the broken gray piles of the
law courts rose from porterres of legal
luminaries, most of her majesty's
judges, in their splendid robes and full
bottomed wigs, ladies in charming
toilettes and every window filled with
eager faces.
The lord mayor and the city officials
on horseback arrived ten minutes be-
fore the queen was due.
Sir Faudel-PhillipS wore the earl robe
to Which lord mayors are entitled when
crowned heads visit the city-a cloak of
ruby silk velvet lined with white silk
and edged with ermine. Sheriffs
Richie and Rogers wore the sheriff's
velvet court dress, scarlet gowns and
chains.
as Queen EliZabeth's pearl sword, pre-
sented to the corporation by the maiden
queen at the opening of the royal eX-
change A. D. 1870, was carried by the
lord mayor. The sword is three feet
eleven inches long, with a fine Damas-
Gus blade.
On the arrival of the queen the lord
mayor uncovered. Approaching the
carriage of her majesty his lordship,
with all due obeisance, presented the
hilt of the city's pearl sword, which was
undrawn. This was the ceremony of
dutiful submission. The queen quietly
touched it, thus returning it to the lord
mayor in token that his submission was
graciOusly accepted by his sovereign.
Her majesty then commanded the lord
mayor and sheriffs to proceed, and the
procession moved toward st. PauPs
amid roars and cheers that seemed in
the narrow streets to be echoed and re
echoed.
IN THE SHADOW OF ST. PAUL'S.
ST. PauPs was reached at 80 p.
m. The great bells of st. PauI's broke
forth in a happy chorus as the queens
carriage started from Temple Bar and
only ceased as her majesty's carriage
stopped in front of the steps of the city
cathedral. AS the queens procession
arrived the carriages containing the en-
Voys and the princess drew Up en-
echalOn on the ordinary roadway to the
right, so as to face the cathedral. The
escort of thirty princes turned to the
left on reaching the churchyard and
then to the right across the front of
the edif1ce, drawn up in open order be-
tween the statue of Queen Anne and
the cathedral steps. Her majesty's
carriage then came between, hating
opposite the platform, on which, await
ing her, were the archbishop Of Can
terbury, the lord bishop of London, the
bishops of Marlborough and StaDney
the Very Rev. Dean Gregory and the
clergy of st. PauPs
In the surrounding dignitaries were
1felf Of IL he f,f+
of England. With the stopping of the
queens carriage the picture was COM
plete and the swelling hymn that had
risen on the summer air from five Choir
listers of her majesty's chapel, West
minister Abbey and st. Paul, ceased its
grand harmonies in one long drawn soft
amen"
The services were about to begin
Nowhere on the route already traversed
were the slopes of faces carried to so
great height. All around like some
vast amphitheater walls of people
stretched upwards as if to climb the
sky.
The ecclesiastics who had issued from
the great west door as the queen ap-
preached standing besides the impro-
ViSed a1tad now begun the simple SerV-
list OF St PauPs, composed for the Oc-
casiOn, was sung. As the sonorous
amen died away the sweet voices of the
cathedral clergy were heard chanting
great choir in a wOndrOus volume of
harmonious sound responded, land
mercifully hear us when we call upon
Thee"
The bishop of London in full canoni-
Gals then read a short collect, after
which, as her majesty sat with bowed
head, the archbishop of Canterbury an
nOunced the benedictiOn. Then amidst
the further ringing of bells, the nation
al anthem was sung and the queen
drove on into other scenes. At the law
courts the queen was met by the lady
mayOresS, who presented her majesty
with basket of flowers. The flowers
which the lady mayOTess presented to
her majesty were gorgeous orchids in
a silver fIagree basket, the handles be-
ing SurmOunted by a lovers knot on
which was engraved: ''To her majesty,
Queen Victoria, presented by Helen
Faudel- Phillips. lady mayOress.
In presenting the flowers, Lady Phil
lips. who was in mourning and attired
in black, with powdered hair, said;
Might I be permitted to present this
basket of flowers to your majesty
The queen twice replied: 4 am deep
1y grateful
Her majesty smiled, was evidently
greatly pleased and looked fresh and
bright. She wore no SpectacleS, took the
flowers, passed them to the Princess of
Wales and put. out her hand to the
lady mayOress to kiss. The latter un-
dOubtedly agitated by the splendor OF
the occasion, shook her majesty's hand
instead of kissing it. In the meanwhile
a distant band had struck up the ma
tionaI anthem and the crowd Joined IL
singing God Save the Queen" which
was sung by thousands of voices sur
rounding her majesty until she was out
of sight.
Before leaving the Prince of Wales
turned his horse and waved his hand to
the lord mayors party.
THE RETURN ID BUCKINGHAM
PALACE.
Buckingham Palace-2:OO P. Mas
her majesty entered the gates of the
palace at 2 o'clock a distant gun in
Hyde park announced to so much of the
world as was not before the gates that
the great procession was over. The
events long prepared had passed into
history. The sound of the bells was
answered by cheering as if the loyal
who came to cheer had not yet
satisfied their ambition and the crowd
faded aVaV as il came.