The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-22
TIE QUEENS DAY.
Victoria Unfatigued BY Yester-
days Ceremonies Start
ing the Procession.
rBy Gable to The Associated Press. j

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breakfasted at nine o'clock and informed
by yesterdays ceremonies
Already at this hour, in the great
quadrangle of the Palace, there were
many signs of the coming ceremonial
Gorgeously attired servants gathered near
the Scarlet carpeted staircase, which was
lined by rare flowers, while the strains of
the National Anthem, as band passed
the palace, announced that the Colonial
procession had started.
AT the same time the Special ENJOYS
who were to take part in the procession
began arriving in the great quadrangle.
The United States Special Envoy, the
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, was the first to APP
pear. He drove in accompanied by one of
the Royal Equerries, the latter being all
gold, scarlet and feathers, while Mr..
Reid was quietly attired in an Inverness
coat wore an opera hat and white tie.
He drove up to the great door of the
Palace, where he was saluted in passing
by a dozen men in gold and was escorted
to the waiting room by the Master of
Ceremonies Colonel the Hon. Sir Will
liam James Colville.
E A minute or so later General Nelson A.
Miles, representing the United States
Army, rode up on a splendid horse and
wearing a fine uniform. He fingered for
moment there without anyone attend
ing to him and then rode out.
The minor Royalties next dropped in,
followed by richly laparsoned steeds
intended for the use, of the princes.
The arrival of the Princes who were to
oh NJ in, ha 4
did picture full of color The quaint
looking Crown Prince Danilo of Monte
negro, with coal black, glossy hair, under
dull crimson cap, and wearing Grim
son jacket heavily embroidered with
gold, and with full. short, pale blue
skirts, was greeted by the German
Princes, who sported fine German uni
forms. evidently donned for the first time
The Grand Duke Sergius of Russia, a
man of the heavy Romanoff type, was
not artistically uniformed and was COM
pletely eclipsed in appearance by the gor-
geous Austrians in Hungarian scarlet
and gold. with their white Hussar jack
cts, lined with pale blue and fastened on
to their left shoulders, their striking at
tire being completed by high fur caps
and stiff plumes.
The brother of the Khedive of Egypt,
Prince Mohammed Ali Khan was mount
ed on a pure white Arabian charger
which was greatly admired.
The Duke of Cambridge, carrying his
Field Marshal's baton and wearing the
Ribbon of the Garter across his portly
person, next arrived, and after him came
the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Lathon
ard score of white Wand Chamberlains
attired in the darkest Of blue smothered
with gold. They mingled with the
crowd and later passed up the staircase.
Eleven Royal landaus then arrived and
were mustered In the centre of the quad
rangle. Each carriage was a circus in
itself, forming with its brilliant assembly
of escorting horsemen and footmen a
gorgeous display.
preliminary CLEAN of the sun pierced
through the clouds at this hour, touching
everything with bright light and making
the scene as grand a feast of color as
was ever witnessed.
BY 1920 A. M the Envoys' carriages
We're loaded and they took UP their po-
sitlon III the centre of the quadrangle.
shortly afterward the Queens superb
coach arrived and it had hardly come to
a standstill when the landaus with the
ladies and Lords in waiting and the
Princess, were in their allotted positions.
All the ladies wore light toilettes of blue,
green, lilac and pink, the latest Partisan
dainties
Then the Envoys' landaus started.
Inc tftnceS next mounted their horses
and ranged themselves in groups of
The carriage of the ex-Empress Fred
erlck OF Germany, who was dressed in
LILAC and who carried white sunshade,
waited after the others had gone, while
the Duke of Cambridge chatted with Her
dighnesS.
In the meanwhile platoon Of the Roy
great door, and an inclined platform from
the foot OF the stairs to the place to be
occupied by the Queens coach was placed
Scotch gillie.
After momentary wait, hoarse roar
OF cheers quickly started by the Royal
Anthem played by the band outside an
nounced noun! the arrival Of the Prince and
Princess of Wales. The Prince wore the
uniform of a Field Marshal and the
Princess was dressed in pale lilac and
wore lilac bonnet with white feathers
The Prince of Wales mounted by the
scarlet covered steps to the entrance OF
the palace and then the Hanoverian
steeds slowly drew the Queen'sI carriage
into position.
At 11:10 A. M. hustle ON the main
staircase announced the coming Of Her
Majesty.
Queen Victoria is slowly descended the
stairs, assisted by a scarlet-clad and
white turbaned Indian attendant
She@wa dressed in black, wore black
bonnet trimmed with white and carried
a white sun shade.
At the foot of the stairway Her Ma
| jesty paused for a minute and touched
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