The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-06-25
AT THE OPERA.

The Scene in the Covent Garden was
Most Gorgeous One-Women Blazed
With Jewelry and the Men With Bril-
liant Uniforms.
LONDON, June 24-Wedn esday night
was a gala night at Covent Garden
opera house, where the whole pro-
gramme and performance reflected the
greatest credit on Maurice Grau.
The event fairly rivaled the process
sion as an attraction to Londoners-
For miles around Covent garden the
streets were crowded and the crush OF
carriages was so dense that many men,
wearing gorgeous uniforms and cover
ed with Jewels, had to walk for long
distances with the varying comments
of the crowd. Many others, like the
duke of Marlborough and the duke of
Devonshire, drove to the opera house
in state carriages, with coachmen and
footmen resplendent in state liveries
In front of the opera house was
mounted guard of honor; inside the
earl of Lathom, with a lot of gold
sticks awaited the arrival of the royal
party, while Beefeaters lined the stair
way and mounted guard outside the
royal box.
Meantime the house filled and the
scene was most gorgeous. The women
blazed with jewelry; nearly every man
wore uniform of some sort, while the
Indian princes, dressed in native cos
tune, occupied prominent boxes and
were curious spectators of the glitter
ing display.
At length the royals began to ar.
rive, the princess of Wales coming
first. Her costume was white, en-
broidered with silver; upon her head
she wore a beautiful diamond tiare,
pearls around her neck and long row
of orders across her bodice. AS she
entered the royal box the audience
rose and the band played the national
anthem.
The rest of the party then filed into
the box, each proceeded by the earl of
Lathom walking backward Among
them were all the visiting princes and
all the members of the English royal
family except the queen, Empress
Frederick of Germany and Princess
Beatrice.
AS soon as they were seated the cur
tain rose, disclosing the entire cast of
the opera, among them Madame Melba |
and Nine. De Reszke, grouped upon
the stage. Then followed such a rem
dering of the national anthem as it
never had before, after which was car
ried out Mr.. Grau's carefully arranged
programme, including the second act |
of 'Tannhauser," the third act of
Gounod's Romeo and Juliet" and
the fourth act of the "Hugenots"
The efforts of the singers and the |
orchestra were received with the
greatest enthusiasm and the perform.
ance surpassed in every way the IA
nous Gala performance given at Co.
vent Garden for the emperor of Ger
many.
The scene was one of Incompatible !
lovliness. The whole interior of the |
structure was hidden by freshly |
cut flowers, principally roses. The
upper tier of boxes was a mass OF
Marcheneil roses, the next tier mass
of pink roses and the bottom tier OF |
rich dark red roses. White flowers |
adorned the royal box, which was sur.
mounted by an enormous floral crown
of crimson roses and golden orchids i
XVI style, the chairs and settees be.
ing covered with white and yellow
silk. The same material, futed and |
patterned into diamonds formed the
ceiling.
The box was a beautiful picture.
The prince of Wales wore the red uni
form of field marshal and among all |
the other princes there were no two
uniforms like.
The royal group seemed a collection
of glittering orders and beautiful
gowns. The princess of Naples wore
some wonderful diamonds, and Grand
Duchess Sergius displayed the largest
emeral in the world.
1t was noticeable, however, that the
royals were less lavish in jewelry than
many ladies in the other boxes, who
were fairly plastered with gems
The audience included all the lead
ers of official and social England and
all of the ambassadors. Ambassador
Hay, with Miss Hay and Spencer Eddy,
occupied his own box.
After the performance in Covent
garden, the prince and princess of
Wales and the royal party were enter
tanned at supper by Lord Rothschild
at his town house in Piccadilly.
dance followed. There were 500 guests.
Ohio Republican Ticket.
TOLEDO, o., June 24.-The republic.
an convention Wednesday nomina ted
the following ticket:
For governor, Asa S. Bushnell
For Lieutenant governor Asa w.