The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-22


others. Then there passed the splen-
did contingent from Canada'S infantry,
175 strong, uniformed somewhat like
the regular service infantry, with Colo
4leI Alymer leading. Much applause
was bestowed on the fine marching of
these men, who IN every way kept the
dominion to the front
Following came the real oddities in
the eyes of LOndOners of which the
Zaptiehs from Cyprus divided the hon
ors with the Dyaks of BOrneO. Both
are military police. The Zaptiehs
were mounted on island ponies and
naturally wore the Turkish fez, with a
jacket somewhat suggestive of Con-
StantinOple and the minaretS of Stam-
bouI. The BorneO Dyaks, yellow-co
Ored, smallish chaps,-Were eagerly ex-
pected by the crowd, owing to their
head-hunting proclivities, of which,
however, no trace could be noticed in
their dress. These and others coming
after emphasized and repeated the fact
how widely scattered are the races of
the queens rule
The Trinidad field artillery, the Sierra
Leone militia, with their strange small
blue turbans and depend lng tassels and
knickerbOckers; the Haussas in the
familiar zOuaVe costumes of long ago
and the royal Niger Haussas-men who
fought at Iorin and Bida-in uniforms
of Kharldn cloth, trousers exposing the
leg, and shaved heads, were all blacks.
The Haussas, blackeSt of the blacks,
wearing the FURNISHED livery of the
sum-" were most enthusiastically greet
ed.
THE MILITARY PROCESSION.
The second procession passed the
palace fifty minutes after the cOIOnials
had climbed Constitution hill. 1t more
than elOquently filled in the picture of
Britain's war strength; more than
magnificently completed the carnival of
gorgeous costume and color. Scarlet
and blue and gold, white and yellow,
shining cuirasses and polished helmets,
plumes and tasSels, furs and gOld and
silver spangled cloths, bullion embrOld-
cries and accOutrements, splendid trap
pings and more splendid trappings for
men, sashes and stars, crosses and med
als-medals for the Crimea, India, Ser
ingaptama, the Nile, Ashanti, Afghan
istan, Chitral, South Africa, China and
dozens of others.
The scores of troops and companies
were literally too numerous to mention,
except as a brilliant whole. 1t seemed
like nothing SO much as some stream Of
FURNISHED gold flowing between dark
banks OF human beings, gathered to wit
ness its passage to land of light.
THE QUEEN AT LAST.
The empire had passed in review and
the head of it aIl.was now to come, her
majesty. The royal procession proper
was interviewer with the crowd of wait
ing dignitaries of all sorts. First came
the aides de camp to the queen, these
being headed by the Prince of Wales,
the Dukes of Cambridge and COnnaught
and the Earl of Weymss.
Inen IOuOWGQ alOIlG the AOIu Lieu
tenant of London, his grace, the Duke
of Westminster, K. j., in a lork lieuten-
ants dress. The duke was followed by
a glittering caValcade of officers, the
headquarters staff. To them succeed
ed field marshals.
Next came three officers of the auxiI-
iary forces in attendance on her royal
majesty the Princess of Wales, ,equerrfeS,
gentlemen in waiting and military at
taches foreign naval and military at
taches, brilliant lot of gentlemen with
a glittering array of titles, uniformed
in the dresses of all the courts of Eu-
rope and half it's crack regiments and
wearing all its stars.
Then a complement from the kaiser,
a deputatiOn from the first Prussian
dragOOn guards, Queen of Great Brit
ain and Ireland's own"
After the Germans came the most
brilliant group of all the sOldiery, the
officers of the imperial service troops
from India in their uniforms, a mixture
of the English regular army and ma
tive dress were brilliant to degree not
to e Witnessed outside of countries
where barbaric SplendOr and ingenuity
in embroidery is the rule.
Swarthy featured fellows, suggestive
in unmOved countenances OF all the
dark mystery of the east Many also
wore massive gold ear rings with enor-
nous stones while some wore in addl-
ton gold anklets ablaze with sapphlres
and emeralds.
The special envoys not numbered
among the princes, followed the Indians
in II two horse tandems from the
royal mews-au painted lake ana YER
million The royal arms on panels,
r0val crowns on top. A gorgeous cOach-
man reDOsed in the box clad in royal
scarlet with knee breeches ana SIX
stockings, his important head beWlggeq
with white horse hair and crowned with
a magnificent three cornered nat decor
ated with ostrich plumes.
The crowd now began to show more
eager interest in the approaching Vehl-
cles as they were nearer ana nearer u
the queen. Five rf ad landaus painted
like those which had Just vanished, on
ly hOrsed by four horses, four with pays
and the fifth with the Dutch blacks OF
the royal news, appeared hrst. Ihe
occupants of these landaus We're
princes and princesses of the blood, the
closest attendants upon ner royal MAJ
esty to say naught of her scores Of more
or less aff9ctiOnate cousins from helSh-
boring principalities.
Then the first part of the sovereign
escort rode into view-the second ire
guards AS their well known brilliant
uniforms appeared the whisper ran
electrically she's coming"
The guards were soon succeeded by
the escort of British and foreign pr1n-
ces. Many faces were known, recoS-
nfzed and cheered This brilliant escort
was composed of the flower of Euro
mean thrones Following the princes
native Indian cavalry corps-men OF
fine physique, picturesque UNIFORM ana
-tra1gts faiths. But for these the crowd |
had few eyes, for the commander-in- |
chief who followed behind them none. |
They could see the queens horses-it |
was the queen at last.
CHEERS SHAKE THE GROUND
A cheer broke forth that seemed to |
shake the ground, renewed again and |
again as her majesty's carriage ap-
preached.
The famous eight Hanoverian creams, |
of creamy color. with long tails, white |
cold. almost fish-like eyes and pink |
noses, their names richly woven with |
ribbons of royal blue, were now pass |
ing. Gorgeous they looked in their new |
state harness-saddIe cloths of royal /
blue velvet with rich fringes of bullion, |
the lea Nrn1tLr red rnnr0ncn ahONe |