The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23
BACK TO WINDSOR.
The Queen Receives the
Lords and Commons and
Mayors and ProVosts.
CHILDREN HAVE AN INNINGS
semi-State Departure from Lon
don Loyalty Along the
Way.
CHILDREN HAVE AN INNINGS


The chief event of the day and one of tht
most interesting of the entire week was
the presentation of the Queen of con,
gratulatory addresses by both Houses o,
Parliament. which occurred at Bucking.
ham Palace this morning.
Nearly half a century has passed since
the House of Commons visited the Sow.
ereign in body, the last occasion being
the presentation of an address acknow-
Lodging the reception of the Queens mes
sage announcing the declaration of wal
against Russia, and not since the early
Iorties, when addresses were made con-
graduating the Queen on the failure OF
attempts at assassination, has she re-
ceived the two Houses together There
were brief formalities at Westminster to-
day. the two Houses meeting and the for
NAL announcement being made by Lord
Salisbury in the House of Lords and Mr..
Balfour in the House of Commons. that
the Queen would be pleased to receive the
two Houses, they proceeded in stately
procession to the Palace. There they
assembled in the chamber adjoining the
ball room, and after a brief delay the
doors were thrown open and the an
nouncement made that Her Majesty was
prepared to give them audience There
upon the Lord Chancellor and the Speak
er OF the House of s Commons advanced
side by side to the throne, each followed
py the members of his own House. Lord
chancellor Salisbury knelt at the foot of
the throne. read the address there on his
knee and handed it to the Queen.
Inc ballroom is a large long apartment
nung entirely with cherry broeade with
heavy gliding on the ceiling and
elaporately patterned gilt, cream and
cnerry mouldings. On the walls are large
FAMILY and historical paintings, including
a fuii length picture of King William of
Prussia
Al the farther endtof the room. as you
enter, is deep alcove of cherry and gold
winch with the floor for twenty feet in
front is raised two steps,
The whole room is carpeted in dull
crimson, black patterned.
On the raised portion of the room and
covering the. steps was Royal administer
carpet, the gift of the = sien of England
at the suggestion of the Duchess of
Teck. 1t is a beautiful example of the
carpet weaver's art, was made at Bridg
north, Shropshire. it is IS feet by 16 and
of unusually fine texture The centre is
two shades of crimson damask and shows
the monogram V. r. / in bold letters of
gold, supported by the Tudor rose and
Star of India, the whole being enclosed
in garter bearing the old familiar
motto 'Honi Soft tqui maly pense,' This
is surmounted by the Imperial Crown
entwined by wreath of oak leaves tied
with ribbon. The border on an ecru
ground, is composed, in rightful colors of
the rose, shamrock, thistle and the
Lotos flower. for India At the angles
are animals properly colored and life
Hike in attitude. allegprical of the colon
les, the Indian tiger, the African elephant,
the Canadian beaver and the Australian
kangaroo. The extreme edge of the car
pet has the conventional band worked in
soft gold
On this carpet and raised portion of the
room stood the royal family, with the
Household officers fin the alcove. Two
feet in front of the steps, on the floor,
was the Queens gilt arm chair, uphol-
stored in cherry and having cherry
cushion. On each side of the Queen were
places for the Reeresses.
Half way down the room and transept-
Ing the room on each side are alcoves in
gold and cherry leading to the corridor.
At the sides of the main room were two
lines of giided arm cnairs and at the end
of the ro6m, under a heavily gilt carved
organ, was the music gallery; this por-
tion of the floor also being raised two
steps
Yoemen of the Guard stood on each side
Of the entrance door.
After the Parliamentary ceremony the
Queer received in the same manner the
Ma3 ors and Provocates of Provinces and
Chairmen of County Councils, who after
wards were entertained at luncheon in
the Palace. They were attired in leyee
dress, consisting of black knickerbock-
ers and stockings, black velvet coats,
with steel buttons, black plumed hats
and swords. Later Her Majesty inspect
ed the Yoeman Of the Guard
The Queen left the Palace soon after
4:so P. NJ, returning to Paddington Rail-
road station by the same route as fol-
lowed on her arrival md in semi-State
Her Majesty was greeted with the same
enthusiasm. -
There was a pretty sight on Constitu-
tion Hill near the Palace, where. on the
grand stands used to view the procession
yesterday, 10000 children from the Board
School, Wesleyan Schools, Catholic
ed by Her Majesty Each child wore
special medal ard a red badge and the
teachers wore blue badges and white |
dresses. All the children were dressed
in their Sunday BEST and presented a |
very pretty picture. On the arrival of
the Queen the children all Joined in sing
Ing the National anthem, led by band,
with heartiness and freshness never |
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