The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1897-07-03

Special Envoy Of the United States
their white-curtained caps; the Haussas in the
familiar zouave costumes Of long ago, and the
Royal Niger Haussas-men who fought at
Ilorin and Bida-in uniforms Of Karkill cloth,
| trousers exposing the leg and shaved heads,
were all blacks. The Haussas, the blackest of
the blacks, wearing "the FURNISHED livery of
the sum-" were most enthusiastically greeted.
The Military Procession.
The second procession passed the palace so
minutes after the colonials had climbed Con-
stitution hill 1t more than eloquently filed in
the picture Of Britain'S war strength; more
than magnifcently completed the carnival OF
gorgeous costume and color. Scarlet and blu e,
and gold, and yellow; shining surahs and
polished helmets, plumeS and taSSelS; furS and
gold and silver sprangled clothes; bullion en-
broideries and accoutrements; splendid horse
trappings and more splendid trappingS
for men, saSheS and stars, crosses and medals
medals for the Grim ca, Indian, Seringapatam,
the Nile, Ashanti, Afghanistan, Chritral, South
Africa China and dozens Of others, and here
and there the finest of them all, the finest and
most highly-priZed the world can show, the
Victoria cross; death-dealing weapons, swords
and revolverS; carbineS and cutlasSes batteries
OF artillery; men Of splendid physique, and
horses with rare action fully entered in the spirit
and meaning Of it all; the fondly-carried
colorS for which these men would die, and, over
loved to hear-the sight was one to stir the
blood as only soldiers have stirred it since the
dawn of time. But the scores Of troops and
companies were literally too numerous to men
tion except as brilliant whole. 1t seemed like
nothing so much as some stream Of FURNISHED
gold flowing between dark banks of human
beings gathered TO witness its passage TO land
of light.
The Queen at Last.
The empire had passed in reciew and the head
OF it all was now to come, her majesty. The
royal procession proper was interviewer with
the crowd of waiting dignitarieS of all sorts.
First came the aideS-de-camp to the queen,
these being headed by the prince Of Wales and
the dukes of Cambride and COnnaught and the
earl of WeymSS. Then followed the lord-lieu-
tenant Of London, on his gray, the duke OF
Westminster, K. G., in lord heutenants
cavalcade of officers, the headquarters STAFF.
To them succeeded the field marShalS-
Next came officers of the auxiliary forces In
attendance of H. X. H.. the prince or Wales,
equerrieS, gentlemen-in-waiting and military
attaches, foreign naval and military attaches,
a brilliant lot OF gentlemen with a glittering
array OF titles, uniformed in the dresses of all
the courts of Europe and half its crack regi-
ments and wearing all its stars. Then COM
plement from the kaiser, a deputation from the
first Prussian dragoon guards, Queen OF
Great Britain and Ireland'S Own"
After the Germans came the most brilliant
group of all the soldiery, the officers OF the i'm
perial cavalry troops from India, in their uni
and native dress. brilliant to degree, and not
to be witnessed outside of countries where
barbaric Splendor and ingenuity in embroidery
is the rule. SWarthy-featured fellows, sug-