The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-22
THE QUEEN IN LONDON.
Her Progress From Windsor q Con-
tinuous Ovation.
SOME OF THE JUBILEE HONORs

Who Is Made Prlvy Councillor
Irish Members of Parliament Oppose
an Address of CongratuIation.
London, June 22-The queen arrived
IN London yesterday. An immens,
crowd had gathered near Paddingtor
station In the early hours of the morn.
ing, and waited with stolid patience
The hrst point of interest in the days
proceedings was Windsor, where by {
O'Clock the short route leading from
the castle to the Great Western rail.
way station was lined by mass OF
people gathered to see the queen start
Flags and flowers were everywhere
ana the order of the day, God Save
the Queen" appeared on houses and
banners without end. The statue of the
queen near the castle was decorated
and gorgeously canopied in the renais-
Hance style, and tall Venetian masts,
with their fiuttering pennons, lined
both sides of the route.
At IL o'clock the queen left the cas-
tie. The railway station was beauti-
fully decorated in scarlet and gold,
flowers In bloom and tall, artistic
palms. The queen was received by the
directors of the railway. 1.-The queens
train" used for the first time yester-
day, was drawn UP close to the en-
trance door. The magnificent engine
Queen Empress" beautifully paint
ed and picked with gold leaf, carried
the royal arms emblazoned in gold
and colors in front and royal heraldic
devices over the splashboards OF the
driving wheels. The train was COM
posed of six carriages built on the
American corridor system and con-
nected by the rubber covered passages
80 common in the states
The queens carriage, which is 54
feet long, occupied the center of the
train. II weighs 27 tons, and Is mount
ed on two bogie trucks swung under
double hung suspension guides. Like
all the carriages, 1t is painted in Great
Western colors, chocolate with cream
panels. The headings are in gold, and
the door handles, with their moulded
lions heads, are gold plated. The doors
are emblazoned with the royal arms.
The running gear is enCased in ma
hogany, with a carved lions head at
each corner. above which is a gilded
imperial crown. The interior is di-
Nided into three compartments, the
centre the queens room, and at one
end an open saloon for her majesty'S
maids, and at the other an open saloon
for the gentlemen In attendance. The
queens room has plate glass bow
windows and domed roof, the cell
In r.f NtfI,t To xft
hand painted borders. The urtains
and uphostering are in white silk rep
The door handles, curtain poles and
fncandescent lamps are silver plated
The woodwork is mahogany, and the
outer doors are carved with the royal
arms.
The start for London was made at
1910 d. m, and for almost the entire
distance the train passed between scat
tered groups of loyal people. Every
station of the Great Western between
and Peddington had been
decorated. The railway employees
everywhere stood at the salute, while
the platforms were crowded with
people.
Paddington was reached at HES.
Here the immense terminus had been
on the "up side" into a
hall Of resplendent crimson, garlanded
with fringe gold, fragrant with the
pdors of countless blossoms, walled on
either side by parterres Of people. Tho
state carriages from Buckingham pail
ace were at the end of the covered way
As soon as the queen had taken her
fha lipa Ortta rI In,
and rear as roar of cheers proclaim
ed to waiting thousands beyond that |
she had arrived. Before starting a
Oyal address was presented.
Tho route to Buckingham palace was |
via Oxford and Cambridge Terrace, |
Grand junction roads and Edgwaro |
road to the Marble Arch, thence to |
Hyde park and Constitution hill. Over |
he distance, excepting the portion of
ireat park, every house in the back
ground of the picture was superbly
decorated, flags, flowers, banners and
estOons and endless mottos on the
rider of the day, God Save the
Queen" Two triumphal arches had
,een erected, through which the pro-
essiOn passed. Throughout the route
vas tenanted by an immense assem-
'lage. The queen drove slowly, to
,ratify her people, and her face every
where loosened the voice of the multi
ude.
Through Burton's gate the queen
'assed on to the garden entrance of
palace, always between
he living lanes of her subjects, al
rays the object Of endless homage and
alvos of cheers, which continued until
he gates had shut her from view.
In the afternoon at o'clock, In the
hrone room Of buckingham palace,
er majesty received the imperial and
oyal envoys. The room Is 81 feet
1ng, finely proportional and richly
ecorated. The walls are hung with
rimson satin, those of the alcoyc with
rimson velvet, both relieved with a
of golden hues. The ceiling
richly carved and gilt in the boldest
allan style of the Fifteenth century,
mblazoned with armorial bearings,
nd has a white marble frieze adorned
ith bas reliefs illustrative of the wars
the roses. Immense crystal lus-
'eB hung from the ceiling.
The queen at s:45 last evening en-
at dinner 90 of her most dis
nguished guests in the state sup
er room at Buckingham palace.
mong those present were the Prince
nd Princess of Wales, with all the
embers Of the royal family, the royal
lests. the ENJOYS of states with the
INK OF ambassadors, and the great
hcers of tho household. who wore
III court dress.
During the progress Of the banquet
usic was discoursed by the Band OF
e ROYAL Engineers The suites of
lie ENJOYS and the ladies' and gen
.men In attendance dined in the gar
m vestibule; the yeomen Of the guard
, duty in the grand hail and vesti-
lie.
After dinner the queen proceeded
ON the grand salon to the ballroom
receive her guests, the envoye and
cir suites, the Indian princes, the