The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-22
LONDON AND TIE LOVED LADY.


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men of the guard were on duty az the door
The queen was dressed in black. wore a
widows cap. the ribbon of the Order of
the Garter and some other orders She
sat in a gilded chair near the center OF
the room. the Prince of Wales standing
Immediately behind her. At her right hand
was the Princess of Wales and others of
the royal family We're near her majesty or
scattered about the room. The Duke OF
Auerstadt and the Duke of Sotomayer,
representing respectively France ana
Spain, preceded, the United States envoy.
Mr.. Reid, being third and followed by the
papal envoy, Mgr. Sambucetu. All the
ENJOYS presented their letters with the
lowest obeisance. The queen took each
letter and smiling addressed two or three
sentences of thanks to President McKin-
ley and TO the great nation of our ktus-
men,
After Mr.. Reid had retired, he strolled
about the palace a little ana went nUn1e
at AIS o'clock.
Queen Victoria looked very we'll, indeed
and seemed to be entirely pleased and in
terested in everything. She impressed all
the ENJOYS with the sincerity of her thanks
for the national compliments paid to her.
The crowds remained about the palace
until late hour watching the coming and
goings of the many notabihties.
The queen tonight az S:45 o'clock enter
guests in the supper room at Bucking-
ham palace. Among those present We're
the Prince and Princess of Wales with
all the members of the royal family the
royal guests, the ENJOYS of states with the
rank of ambassadors, and the great Of
ficers of the household who wore full
court dress
During the progress of the banquet.
music was dscoursed by the band OF the
Royal Engineers. The suites of the en-
voys and the ladies and gentlemen in at
tendance dined in the garden vestibule;
the yeomen of the guard on duty in the
grand hall and vestibule.
The spacious supper room was fairy
sight, exquisite costumes, diamonds and
countless gems. the most brilliant of uni
FORMS stars, orders and crosses, and with
out end, the royal liveries, the table and
buffet loaded with the famous gold plate,
the value of which runs into millions, and
Dresden china flowers and lights glittering
up to the highly suriched ceiling, with Its
foliage and floral ornamentaton, while in,
around and over all was that air of old
world dignity-which is of itself so i'm
pressive. This seemed even to be reflected
from the great mirrors between the win
dows and to command the approval of the
stately George " in his coronation robes
upon the wall.
after the dinner the queen proceeded
from the grand salon to the ball room to
receive her guests, the ENJOYS and their
suites, the Indian princes, the officers of
the imperial forces and of the native In
dian escorts and the officers of the queens
German regiment. The colonial premiers
with their wives, were presented to her
majesty by Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, and the suites of
royal and other guests were presented
severally by their chiefs. The great off,
GERS Of state attended in full court dress
Mesdames Whitelaw Reid, Nelson a
Miles and Ogden Mills were presented by
the queens special commant.
If the streets tonight can be taken as a
forecast for tomorrow, Queens day will
be signalled by the assembling in London
Of not less than 100000 of human beings
At ali the London termini since early
morning people have been pouring into the
metropolis in thousands. And for thou
sands there is no other shelter than the
streets. But the utmost good humor pre-
walls. The weather is warm this evening
but the skies are overcast.