New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-23

| 10 o'clock, for the advance guard Of Coonials
was halting at Ludgatc Hill before the Queen
| and Princes left the Palace. Those in the Bor-
| ough. Whitehall and Central Mall had to wait
| longer for the first glimpse but there no
pauses when 1t came but rapid movement Of a
brilliant cavacadc with the Colonals bringing
| up the rear, instead OF leading the van every
| where.
| The procession watched with eager inter-
est, but mainly in silence. Premier Laurier was
| loudly cheered and the Colonial troops were
warmly received. especially in the Borough, but
| both the regulars from the crack regiments and
the Princes In gorgeous uniforms were greeted
quietly There undertOne Of excitement,
and cheering was heard when the Queen was
seen, but this was quickly hushed. There was
no lack of enthusiasm nor could the welcome
| given either to her or to the royal guests be re-
garded cold 1t seems to be considered bad
| form, even by the masses on the sidewalks, to
| cheer express deep interest in the presence Of
royalty.
| EAGER INTEREST DISPLAYED.
There was also practical reason for what
would have been regarded In America as an evil
dence of public listlessness and apathy The
procession required close attention and concen-
| were
mounted troops and infantry from thirty or
more Colonial possessions; their uniforms were
| unfamiliar and needed to be identified There
| were eleven Colonial Premiers to be recognized.
| There was representative display of picked men
| from every branch Of the British military and
naval service, and favorite regiments of dra-
| goons, hussars lancers, Life Guards and ar
tillery passed in quick succession. All the prom
! nent figures in the British Army were some
where in the line and all the court functonares
foreign. naval and military attaches special am
! bassadors. princes and princesses went by rap
idly, before there was time for more than
| flashing glimpse of the c1valcade and the line Of
T royal landaus.
When the Queen herself passed. with the Prin-
cess OF Wales and Princess Christian, in her car
| riage, and the Prince Of Wales the Duke Of Con-
| naught and the Duke Of Cambridge as a special
guard Of honor on either side. there only
| moment or two for concentrating attention upon
the group. 1t was hardly more than O. quick
passing glance that the spectators had Of the
most interesting and important figures in the
parade. and they too closely preoccupied
with the details Of the pageant and its marvel
lous contrasts Of color to exhaust their energies
in applause or frantic cheering
REMARKABLE FOR PICTURESQUE EFFECT.
The procession was remarkable for it's pictur-
es1ue effect. The route lined for seven miles
with bear skinned grenadiers, volunteer reg-
ments and marines in close order. with the cross
streets guarded by files of Life Guards and other
cavalry forces. The cavalier hats and fantastic
costumes of the Colonial troops were a fine foil
for the brilliant uniforms Of the Guards, dra-
goons hussars and lancers, with the numerous
battalions and batteries Of horse and artillery.
The Queens aids and household staff, with the
gentlemen in waiting and high military officers.
offered splendid display Of gold lace and scar
let but the Indian officers and mounted imperial
service were even more dazzling in crimson. gold
and blue.
There were twenty foreign military and naval
attaches in uniforms Of various nations. and
forty-two mounted princes riding in threes and
representing nearly every European court There
were sixteen royal landaus in line. five occupied
by foreign Ambassadors and Enjoys and eleven
with Prncesses and court functionaries.
Among the most beautiful Prlncesses were the
Cirand-duchess Serge Of Russia. the Princess OF
Naples the Grand-duchess Of Hesse. Princess
Charles of Denmark and Princess Franz Josef
OF Battenberg.
The best advertised officer was Captain Os-
wald Ames who headed the royal procession
by virtue Of being the taest man In the I'd Life
Guards The most brilliant costume was that
of Colonel Durjovitch attending the Prince Of
Montenegro.
The Queens landau was not the famous glass
coach but the posting landau which she has
used for a quarter Of a century on similar occa-
sions 1t was a modest vehicle. with dark-bue
furnishings but the harness was new and all
the trappings and details Of the attendance were
gorgeous Her subjects apparently cared little
for these accessories OF imperial pomp. They
had eyes only for the aged sovereign's face,
realizing most OF them, that they would proba-
bly, never see 1t again.
THE CROWDS MAKE LITTLE IMPRESSION.
one great surprise OF the fete was the alb
sence by day Of the vast concourse Of specta-
tors which had been expected. Seatholders
breakfasted before o'clock and were in their
places before o'clock; but on streets like White
hall, the Strand, Plccady and Borough Road
there was free movement for sightseers on the
sidewalks even while the procession was pass
ing. There were empty tiers on nearly all ex
cept the official platforms. and the shop win
dows were not fully occupied. The crowd was
not nearly so great In any thoroughfare as haa