The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-20
OF JUBILEE WEEK.
A MIG HTY 1RMY OF HTsEERS
INVADES LONDON.

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The First Parade ana the Illumination
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON, June l9.-The jubilee is now in com.
,lc,e possession OF London and all its inhabit-
nts. Those for whom the whole subject has
become a nightmare and q horror have taken
light. and the millions who remain arc in full
with the great occasion.
Tho influx OF visitors from the provinces and
abroad now amounts 10 q mighty invasion. Lon
Ion has never been so crowded before. Tho
,treets were never 80 congested save once and
hat was four years ago. on the occasion Of tho
Duke OF YorR's wedding. These numbers will
,e vastly augmented on Tuesday, and II Is al
most appalling to contemplate tho situation on
jubilee day, which will present the greatest
aggregation Of human beings within the small.
st area the sun over looked down upon.
London is in the process Of putting on gala at
ire. 1t is not an interesting one. Most of the
decorations are now in place, and many OF the
affects are startling and hideous, owing to the
,bsence Of any general plan. Every man and
his neighbors In London arc utter strangers,
md the idea OF consulting one another in order
o secure a harmonious result and q joint dis
,lay OF loyalty 10 altogether opposed to John
Bulls traditions and principles.
The consequence is that one building. clothed
N royal purple. shrieks at the next door. which
adraped in crimson, These crimes against art
~, 40 numerous that they finally cease tn offend
nd became fascinating and amusing In THAR
,Id.ousness.
Tho official bedecking of the route OF the pro-
r,sion was done too soon. High Venetian
nasts have been planted along the curbs. with
heavy ~festoons Of artificial leaves and flowers
,truns between. yesterday'a heavy sbowers
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g. P.uIs cburcbvard rith II,,ia door. 10 non
our head out of ana s.y ~. som.h,a1 -
boarded up the law conrt. ana tha barrtst.r.
md solicitors stoop and dive in an n thew vere
ming to clean ont chicken hopaes Soushodv
las even been washing tho house In St PauI's
,hurchyard and then stuck paper novers ali
t,ra.n
The Duke of Deyonshire, you would have
aid, was a level-headed man o ough. but he has
ct some imbecile adorn his house with the
hildish subtraction of the sum of 1887 from
.s97. They are actually changing all London
rom buildings into furniture. One house In
accadilly is covered all over first with wood
rork, and then with chintz Ike q new sofa; and