The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-23
DIAMOND jUBlLEE'S BIG DAY.
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lie HFSt great QlInCOlty OF the police
was assisting owners of seats on stands
and houses to get to them, they being per-
mitted to drive to them up to 10 O'clock.
for there was a vast interval between a
title to seat and actual possession. The
crowds on the sidewalks We're quite will
ing to give passage tc the favored moftafs
who owned seats, but 10 do so was difii-
Guilt was an attempt to divide six into
four with no remainder And the diff
Guilty was further increased by the ar
rival of the troops. after $50. taking up
their appointed places. The wise, how
ever. had reached their seats in stands or
obtained access to houses whore they had
bought windows by o'clock TO $50, it
was only the inevitable late-comers who
had to push and struggle, in the case Of
ladies, much to the damage of their toll
cites. Al length order was evolved out of
chaos-many of the extreme late-comers
were peremptorily shut out. and everybody
settled down to wait. The picture was
complete. The last touches of decorator
upholsterer and florist had been given, the
fine effect of the decorations could he
viewed, the faces were IN their places
Decoration for her majesty's jubilee has
been universal and without stint. Could
the queen have passed this morning
through some of the wretched streets of
her great London, some of those narrow,
ill-favored alleys where pale faced chill
dren come TO believe the sky is only a
yard wide, where there is want and hun
ger and disease the year Tound-she could
have found no more striking evidence Of
her abiding place in the hearts of her peo-
pie The Respondent West End with its
crimson glory, great banners, triumphal
arches, parterrOs of costly blossoms
meant no more, if half sc much as the tiny
paper flag, the yard or 50 of narrow red
white and blue stretched along a window
sill and round common flower pot with
its single rose, modest decorations which
formed to-day shrines for the children in
the shadows of Whitechapel Spitalhelds
Hoxton or Shoreditch alley ways.
1t is, however, to the six and three-quar-
ter miles of the professional route that one
must turn for what are considered the ju-
bilee decorations. In describing them it
may be said at the outset that the art Of
street decoration is not understood in Lon
don. While here and there much that is
beautiful meets the eye, il is not possible
to escape the fact that the en- semble has
been ruined by lack of concerted effort,
The means employed have been as varied
as the ends achieved. While there is plenty
of red, white and blue, the greatest reli-
ance has been placed on royal crimson
trimmed with gold. Notices are beautiful
with Scrolls banners, flags, the royal
arms, the imperial monogram, portraits of
the queen in every possible form of repro
duction, and unlimited illusions to "1S37-
1897"
In the richer streets are countless, costly
blossoms, but paper flowers have not been
disdained especially in such decorations as
are in the street proper, and the green of
evergreen and fir and laurel garment the
triumphal arches.
Venetian masts with thin, idly waving
pennons, shields and standard of flags,
flowers and ferns lend more of the pictur-
esque than perhaps anything else. There
were no scrolls or decorations stretched
across the street, by the queens express
desire, owing TO an accident that befel in
the jubilee ten years ago. when a falling
motto bid fair to frighten the queens
horses and disturb the sweet smile her
majesty likes to wear Naturally the
flags of all nations figured conspicuously
in this carnival of color.
Buckingham Palace, itself, was undec-
GRATED save for the royal standard, which
hoated above it. The stands in front and
along the garden as far as Hyde Park cor
ner, which were filled with civil servants,
household servants and their friends, were
more to be noted for the happy faces of
those they contained than for prominence
in decoration, although the long lines of
national color under the trees were de-
cidedly effective Indeed 1t was not IN
face to face with the great effect and
noted what the gradual adornment of the
last month had led TO. All the old land
marks were there of course, but the
streets were transformed beyond recogni-
ton. 1t all seemed some large fair or gi-
gantic festival
All the houses and clubs of PiccadBly
from Hyde Park corner to st. James
street, were spanned at intervals with
delicate arches Of red, white and blue
lamps in three lines, depending between
Venetian masts, decorated with quaint
shields bearing Egyptian designs in pale
colors. There were similar festoons be-
tween the masts on both sides Of the
roadway, the effect being airy and grace
ful. 49,
Red, white and blue was the prevailing
combination, not only In buntings and
cloths, but also i'm blooms-scarlet gera-
mum, white marguerites and deep blue
OF the houses, Deyonshire house
and Bath house were the most prominent,
Bath house being by far the more artistic,
scarlet draperies festooned i'm a ground of
yellow and red stripes, escutcheons and
groups of flags, with baskets Of flowers
here and there. The universal ~. r."
with the imperial crown were not lacking
st. James street was completely trans
formed and presented a brave appearance
WIN aus tail venetian mdStS, Stfedmef6,
laurel wreaths and rich festoons.
The Devonshire Club was notable-scar-
let and white predominating-the rich dra-
perles bearing excellent portraits of her
majesty. In Pail Mall much OF the color
was contributed by the stands. The
Wanderers Club. at the foot OF Waterloo
place, was decked in a suit OF red, white
and blue.
The Carleton Club was decked out ex-
quisitely In blue and yellow. Under the
heavy carved cornice were immense fes-
toons OF green leaves and primrose how-
ers on a background OF blue cloth. The
scene In Pail Mall, east, was an notable
one. At one building there was a very
Artistic display consisting OF papier ma
che white figures, twice life-size, holding
up imperial crowns. A bust Of the queen
was above them, while between were deep
bands OF royal blue velvet, fringed and
embossed with gold roses, shamrocks ana
thistles.
A little further on at the Pail Mall cast
entrance 10 81. Martins parish more am
bilious decoration was attempted. Be
tween this point and Exeter hall the YES
try had placed eighteen arches formed OF
colored globes or balloons OF cellulold on