The herald., 1897-06-23

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. Iderneaih h a crown at the top Of the nnasts
The monument was draped with line
of t3ags and festoons of lanterns. car
ried to the surrounding buildings.
London Bridge was quite effectivel
decorated, both sides supported I'll
masts topped with royal crowns in gol
and bearing banners. The first and eac
alternate mast carried floral wreat
tied with gold silk and the inevitabl
letters, "v. R." The second and each al
ternate mast was entwined with ever
green festooning, bearing shield back
ed by trophy of five national flags
Each mast or lamp-post bore suspended
two floral baskets, the supporting up
rights of which displayed the symbol
cal "P. L." while the festoons betweel
carried '1s37-1S97." and an imperia
crown.
South of the Thames the decorations
were less effective, though by no mean.
scanty.
The Westminster bridge road was en-
livened by two lines of high Venetian
masts with entwined evergreens sur
mounted by golden crowns and adorned
with trophies Of national banners
shields and baskets of flowers alternat.
ing. The maets were garlanded togeth.
er with double festoons Of artificial flow
ers. Parliament street had somewhat
similar masts with bannerettes, crowns
and ornate holdings. The lines taker
| by the festoons were varied and pre-
sented a pretty succession of curves.
| In streets off the route the decora-
| tions were as lavish as commensurate
with the prosperity of the inhabitants
| Flags, banners and imperial devices OF
every sort were displayed from win
dove and hangings of some sort, gener-
ally scarlet and gold. or red, white and
blue. Many others added flowers. In
short, by decorations as by everything
else, London was transformed into 4
vast court, at which an empire rendered
fealty to its sovereign.
THE SEATS CAME HIGH.
NEW YORK, June ga dispatch to
the Journal from London says: The
Americans will occupy a large number
of seats at the jubilee procession, most
of them on the highest-priced stands.
Mrs. Ronalds. who has decorated her
house, Cadogan Place, profusely with
the stars and stripes. will provide seats
for party of friends, mostly Americans,
on one of the best stands in Piccadilly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould will see the
Queen go by from the costliest stand in
ST. Paul's. At Amba ssador Hays house
party of especially favored friends
will be provided with seats during his
absence at the ceremonies.
John Hays Hammond, after paying
$4,000 as a fine, still has money enough
to purchase a whole stand Of twenty
guinea seats for himself and friends. 1t
is not large but has one of the best posi-
tions in Fleet street.
Mrs. Chamberlain Is particularly for
tunate in the house of the late Sir Julian
Goldsmith, which she has purchased.
1t commands the best view of the pro-
cession in Piccadilly.
Mrs. Bradley Martin arrived in Lon
don just in time for the jubilee. With
seventy-five other ladies she will wit
ness it from the balcony of the Bach
elor's Club.
THE JUBILEE PROCESSION.
LONDON, June 22-The Jubilee pro-
cession was practically in three sections
as far as st. Paul's, though the last two
en- route to the Cathedral consolidated
as they moved into Piccadilly. The first
to take position was the colonial process
sion. which formed on the embankment,
and moved by the palace, where her Ma
jesty viewed it from a window, over the
route to st. Pauls. The march began
at S:45, and the great cortege proved a
welcome relief to the waiting multitude.
The procession was headed by an ad-
vance party of the Royal Horse Guards.
Thar, fo11o1xcd har off
playing the inspiring washington Post
March," Close upon the band came a
portion of the picturesque Northwest
mounted police as an escort to the first
colonial Premier, Hon. Wilfred Laurier.
The Southwark Mounted Rifles, with
gray semi-sombreros and black cock
plumes. succeeded them, escorting the
Premier of New South Wales, Hon. S.
H. Reid. The Victorian mounted troops
followed. Then came the New Zealand
Premier, Hon. Richard ]. Siddon. For
the moment Australia gave way and
Africa was allowed chance, and the
Cape Of Good Hope Mounted Rifles her.
aided the coming of Cape Premier Hon.
Sir. j. Gordon Sprigg, X. c. M. G. After
them came the South Australian
mounted troops, the Premier of New
foundland, Sir William Whiteway, the
Natal mounted troops, and Sir H. N. Mel
son, representing Western Australia.
The Premiers disposed of, there sue
ceeded really the most attractive display
of mounted troops of the crown colonies,
the Rhcdesian Horse. The colonial in
fantry was broken by three bands of
the typical United kingdom-those of
King Georges, London Scottish and
London Irish Rifle Volunteer Corps, and
others. Then passed the splendid con-
tingent from Canada's infantry, with
Colonel Aylemer leading. Much ap-
plause was bestowed on the fine march
ing of these men, who in every way kept
the Dominion to the front.
Following came real oddities in the
eyes of the Londoners-Zaptiehs from
Cyprus dividing the honors with the
Dyaks of Borneo. Others coming after
widely scattered are the races the Queen
rules. Trinidad field artillery, Sierra
Leones, British Guiana police, Haussas
in the familiar zouave costumes of long
ago, and the Royal Niger Haussas, in
uniforms of Kharkil cloth, were all
blacks. Haussas, the blacklist Of the
black, wearing the FURNISHED livery of
greeted.
The second procession passed the pal
ace fifty minutes after the colonials and
climbed Constitution Hill. 1t more
than eloouertly filled in the picture of