The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-28
LIKE ROYALTY.
The Necklace Worn by the
Queen OF the Festival
For the First Time Today Cost
$4,000.
GUARDS ARE ARMED
To Protect the Costly Jewels
Valued at $4,000,
Worn by TOpeka's Festival
Queen This Week.
Regal Robes for the Remaining
Days of the Week.

For the first time the Queen of the
Festival today wore the beautiful dia-
mond necklace, procured for the Festi-
val from Tiffany of New York, valued
at SIG 900. Scores of the costly jewels
are arranged in an exquisite band for
the throat, and constitutes one of the
handsomest and costliest ornaments of
its kind in the stock of the noted New
York jeweler.
The gown worn today by the Festival
Queen was entirely of red plush. espec-
tally appropriate to the hremen'S pa
rade. A high collar heavily bordered
with silver embroidery reached to two
beautiful diamond ornaments in the
hair, and above the ornaments rested
the crown. This was of different make
from the crown worn yesterday at the
opening ceremonies. In the latter the
only jewels are diamonds, while In the
crown worn today diamonds, rupleS,
SapphireS and emeraldS We Win eelch
other in brilliancy.
The puffed sleeves of the Queens
royal robe reached only far enough to
allow a wide band of varied jewels to
ornament the arm above the elbow. A
similar band below the elbow and a
bracelet of like design constituted the
ornaments of the arms.
On the fingers of both hands jeWeled
ngs spark ed and 81 14stened in the sun
Ig-4t, the private possessions of the
Festival Queen A corsase of woven
gold set with rubies, emera1ds and
pearls added 20 the beauty of the queen
Iy robe. and a star of diamonds lay
half buried in the heavy plush at the
neck
The train was of the same material
as the gown, and embroidered in the
same manner as the high collar in
heavy silver.
AS in the parade of yesterday the
court ladies preceded the Festival
Queen in carriages, and the same beau
tiful decorations of white pampas
p-umes were preserved The carriages
WI remain so decorated until after the
illuminated parade OF Wednesday night,
when they viii be stripped of the
flowers for the Floral parade on Thurs
day afternoon.
During the parade this morning the
Festival Queen was presented with a
beautiful wreath of roses. 1t was While
the procession was returning from Nortn
Topeka, and when the Queens carriage
was opposite the ThrOOp hotel on Kan
sas avenue a little boy stepped out from
the crowd which lined the street and
presented the flowers to the Queen.
They We're from Mr.. James Hayes.
The Queen did not go to the fair
grounds this morning, as no exercises
were planned on account of the long
line of march in the city, and at Thir-
teenth street the parade stopped and
the Queen and court ladies returned to
her home. The Queen and members of
the court will remain at home this af-
ternoon, but tonight the entire court
will attend the Indian dance and Pom
pier corps exhibition at the fair
grounds.
At the exercises tonight the Festival
Queen viii wear a robe of blue velvet
plush, with pink satin front and short
train The same jewels as worn in
the parade today will be worn tonight,
and Queen and members of her court
will remain in their carriages during
the exercises.
Tomorrow, Santa Fe Day, the Festi-
val Queen will wear one of her most
costly gowns 1t is of deep black vel
vet embroidered. in pink. A crown,
different from either of the two so far
worn, will be worn in the parade to-
morrow.
Every precaution has been taken to
prevent loss of any of the expensive
jewels now in possession of the Festi-
val Queen Two special policemen
have been detailed by Chief Steele to
guard her residence at 1919 Topeka av-
enue. one during the day and one dur
ing the night, and in addition two spec
ia1 watchmen haze been employed by
Mr.. Sutton. Two of the mailed Knights
who ride alongside the Queens chariot
are really armed guards to protect the
jewels worn by the Queen.
After the exercises tonight, and each
successive night of the week, the dia-
mond necklace and other costly jewels
will be deposited in the vault of one of
the banks.
With handkerchiefs waving and
hands clapping the people who lined the
streets and filed the platforms and
windows of the buildings along the line
of march hOnored the Festival Queen
in the parade today.
The applause her presence provoked
the Queen acknowledged, gracefully in
elining her head to either side Oc-
casionaIly as she bowed her dainty os-
trich plume paraSol moved from its
protecting position and allowed the
sun to steal in and transform the Jew
els in her crown, about her throat and
on her arms into luminous, glistening
particles
1t is a brave show worthy of the capt.
tai of Kansas