The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-22
RECEIVING HER GUESTS
Queen Victoria Is Visited by Hun
dreds of the Upper Ten.
AT THE ROYAL BANQUET
The Diplomatic Corps and Distinguished
Personages in Brilliant Attire Pay
Respects to Her Majesty This Is
"Queen's' Day.

London, June 2l.-Queen Victoria left
Windsor castle at noon, by the sover-
eign's entrance. facing the long en-
trance and traversed part OF the high
Thames streets OF the Windsor on the
way To the railway station. Her ma
Jesty's carriage was drawn by pair
OF grays with positions and outriders.
The queen was accompanied by her
eldest daughter. ex-Empress Frederick
OF Germany, and by Princess Christian
Of Sehleswig- Holstein and Princess
Henry of Battenberg, who occupied
carriage. preceding that OF her majesty.
The queen on arriving at the railroad
station at Windsor, walked through the
private waiting room. leaning ON the
arm OF an Indian attendant. and by a
sloping gangway entered her saloon
carriage.
The early hours were enivened by the
pealing of bells and in the morning
breeze everywhere iloated the royal
standard, The first point OF interest in
the days proceedings was Windsor,
where by o'clock the short route lead
ing from the castle to the Great West
crn railway station was lined by mass
OF people gathered To see the queen
start. Flags and flowers were every
where, and the order of the day. God
Save the Queen" appeared on houses
and banners without end The statue
of the queen near the castle was dec
Grated and gorgeousy canopied In the
Renaissance style and tall Venetian
masts with their iiuttering pennons
lined both sides of the route. At IL
O'Clock the queen left the castle. The
railway station was beautifully deco
in nj af nd I'm.
bloom and tall. artistic palms. The
queen was received by the directors of
the railway. The Queens train''-used
for the first time to-day-was drawn
up close to the entrance door. The
magnificent engine Queen Empress"
beautifully painted and picked out with
gold-leaf carried the royal arms em-
blazoned in gold and colors In front and
royal heraldic devices over the splash
boards of the driving wheels. The train
was composed of six carriages built ON
the American corridor system and con-
nected by the rubber covered passages
So common in the States. The queens
carriage, which Is "a feet long. occupied
the center of the train. IL weighs -
tons and Is mounted on two 5ogie trucks
swung under double-hung suspension
guides. Like all the carriages, IL is
painted in Great Western colors. chocu-
late, with cream panels. The headings
are in gold and the door handles with
their moulded lions heads are gold
plated. The doors are emblazoned with
the royal arms. The running gear is
encased in mahogany with carved
lions head at each corner above which
Is a gilded imperial crown. The interi-
or Is divided into three Compartments
the center. the queens room. and at
one end an open saloon for her majes-
ty's maids, at the other an open saloon
for the gentlemen in attendance. The
queens room has plate glass bow win
dows and a domed roof. the ceiling of
which is white enamel with hand
painted borders. The curtains and up
holstering are in white silk rep. The
door handles. curtain poles and incan-
descent lamps are s:lvcr-plated. The
woodwork is mahogany and the outer
doors are carved with the royal arms.
Near the windows Is the queens favor
ite swinging armchair and sofa. 4
small folding writing table on which
is an ivory electric bell. completes the
furniture of the apartment. Sliding
glass doors communicate with the two
saloons. That for the gentlemen is fur
nished in white morocco. that for the
dresser In white silk rep. Two other
saloons. each 80 feet long. equally rich
in decoration and furniture for the
suite. corridor carriage for the OIL
cials Of the company and two vans fit
ted with oil cooking stoves complete
| the train.
| The start for London was made at
1910 y. m. and for almost the entire
distance the train passed between
scattered groups Of loyal people. Ev-
/ cry station Of the Great Western be-
tween Windsor and Paddington had
al ha
everywhere stood at the salute, while
+ the platforms were crowded with cheer
ing people.
Paddington was reached al II 80.
Here the immense terminus had been
/ transformed on the up side into "A hall
of Respondent crimson. garlanded with
fringe gold, fragrant with the odors of
countless blossoms. walled on either
side by parterres of people OF people.
The state carriages from Buckingham
palace were at the end of the covered
! way. AS soon as The queen had taken
/ her seat the Life Guards drew up in
/ front and rear as roar cf cheers pro-
/ claimed 10 waiting thousands beyond
/ that she had arrived. Before starting
a loyal address was presented by the
] Rev. Walter Abbott. vicar of Padding
ton and chairman of the Paddington
vestry, who was accompanied by the
two members OF parliament for Pad
dington. The passageway TO Praed
street was lined BY the Eighteenth Mid
dlesex regiment. which also provided
the guard Of honor. The route to Buck
| ingham palace was via Oxford and
Cambridge terrace, Grand Junction
roads and Edgware road to the marble
arch. thence by Hyde park and Consti-
tuition hill.
The queen graciously received the ad-
dress presented to her by the vicar of
Paddington and handed back To him a
written reply. expressing qualification
at the generous Instincts of her people
toward the poor. aged sick ard young
which produced such remarkable re-
suits. The late prince consort like her.
self. the reply Of her majesty contin.
! ued. manifested great interest in char!.
table institutions and her children
shared that feeling which formed not
the weakest tie between herself and her
people.
over the distance. excepting the por-
tion of Great park. every house In the
background OF the picture was superb
ly decorated flags. flowers. banners and
festoons. and endless mottos on the or
der Of the day, God Save the Queen.
At Edgware road a handsome triumph.
al arch was erected by the Paddingtou
authorities and another had been put
up by the Marylebone vestry near the
marble arch
The first triumphal arch was very
handsome. castellated structure in lmi-