The herald., 1897-06-24
Tends to Fatigue Her Aged
Majesty
DELEGATIONS ARE RECEIVED
FROM EARLY MORN UNTIL THE
DEWEY EVE
The Weather Was Fine, Pageantry
Magnificent and Even the Chill
dren Enthusiastic
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire. ~
LONDON, June 23.-This day was one
of the most fatiguing of the week for the
queen, the official program demanding
the reception of several distinguished
bodies of official personages, and
of addresses at Slough. Eton and Wind
sor The chief event of the day and one
of the most interesting Of the entire
week was the presentation to the queen
of congratulatory addresses by both
houses of parliament, which occurred at
Buckingham palace this morning.
The queen was wheeled into the ball
room by an Indian attendant. She wore
a black beaded dress, black and white
striped skirt and a widows cap and car
ried a white fan and lorgnette. Her
majesty also wore the ribbon of the
Order of the Garter. The scene was
magnificent. The uniforms, dress, or
ders and blazing jewels showed up finely
in the sunlight which found it's way
through the windows. The lord cham-
berlain, the earl of Lathom, first es-
corted the lord chancellor, Lord Sails
bury, who was gorgeously robed, the
members of the house of lords following
him. The lord chancellor then knelt be-
fore the queen and read the address OF
the house Of lords, at the end of which
she bowed and thanked their lordshipss
and the peers retired in body.
The lord chamberlain Immediately left
the room and returning usnered into her
majestys presence the members Of the
house of commons. The latter advanced
between two lines of gentlemen at arms,
brilliantly uniformed.
The commoners were headed by Speak
er Gully, who stood while he read to her
majesty the address from the house OF
commons. At the conclusion of the
reading the queen bowed and the COM
moners retired in body.
Both addresses are officially described
as a humble expression of duty and
wishes for long life for her majesty.
While waiting for the arrival of the
mayors the queen chatted with the
Prince of Wales and the princesses.
Over four hundred mayors and pro-
vosts, chairmen of county councils and
sheriffs filed past the queen, who bowed
and smiled as each Of the loyal officials
passed. The sheriffs were all in gor-
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the full insignia Of their office, including
the strange robes and golden chains, etc.
The mayors were headed by the lord
mayor of London, Sir George Faudel
Phillips, who also wore the full robes
and complete insignia of his office.
Nearly half a century has passed since
the House of Commons visited the SOW
ereign in a body, the last occasion being
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edging the reception of the Queens mes
sage announcing the declaration of war
against Russia and not since the early
forties, 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
today, the two houses meeting, and the
formal announcement being made by
Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords
and Mr.. Balfour in the House of Com
mons, that the Queen would be pleased
to receive the two houses, they proceed
ed in stately procession to the palace.
The queen left the palace soon after
4:30 today, returning to the Paddingtou
railroad station by the route followed on
her arrival and in smi-state. Her maj
siasm. 1t was pretty sight on Consti-
tuition hill, near the palace, where in the
grand stands used to view the process
sion yesterday, 10000 children from the
board schools, Church of England, Wes-
ieyan, Catholic and Jewish schools, were
inspected by her majesty On the ar
rival of the queen the children joined in
singing the national anthem, led by
hop will, nd pocl1,v1 oco
never surpassed.
The marquis of Londonderry, as chair
man, presented her majesty an address
on behalf of the school board. The bish-
op of London and others did the same
on behalf of other school bodies. Among
the members of committees present were
Cardinal Vaughan and Baron Roths-
child There was great burst of cheer
ing as the queen left. Perfect weather
prevailed.
A NOTABLE COINCIDENCE
NEW YORK, June 23.-The Tribune's
London dispatch describing the jubilee
parade says: BY notable coincidence,
through the glittering length of the cav
alcade only two figures were plainly
dressed in black. One was the Queen
of England, Empress of India, the other
the special Ambassador of the United
States Whitelaw Reid.
Among the most beautiful Princesces
were the Grand Duchess Serge of Rus
sia, the Princess of Naples, the Grand
Duchess of Hesse, Princess Charles Of
Denmark and Princess Franz Josef OF
Battenburg.
Save for the affectionate homage pop
ularly paid to the Queen, the colonial
troopers and the imperial service troops
from India carried off the honors of the
day.
BY an arrangement which some, jeal-
Gus for the claims of the colonial troops,
cavilled at, they were placed in the van-
guard apart from the royal procession.
This secured for them the advantage Of
coming upon the scene before eyes were
weary watching the ever-varying length
or voices had grown hoarse with cheer
ing. One other advantage the coloniais
had was that they were personally led