The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-23

ties, of which, however, no trace could
be noticed in their dress.
These and others coming after them
emphasized and repeated the fact how
widely scattered are the races the
queen rules. The Trinidad field artil-
lery, the Sierra Leone militia, with
their strange small blue turbans, and
depending tassels, and knickerbockers;
the British Guiana police, with their
white curtained caps, the Houssas. in
the familiar ZOuaVe costumes of long
ago; and the Royal Niger Haussas-
men who fought In Illorini and Bidad-
in uniforms of harki cloth, trousers
exposing the leg, and shaved heads,
were all blacks The Houssas, the
blacklist Of the blacks, wearing the
FURNISHED livery of thei sum- were
most enthusiastically greeted.
The second procession passed the
palace fifteen minutes after the colo
malls had climbed Constitution hill 1t
more than eloquently filled the picture
of Britain's war strength; more than
magnificently completed the carnival
of gorgeous costume and color Scarlet
and blue and gold; white and yellow;
shining cuirasses and polished helmets:
plumeS and tasSelS, furS, and gold and
silver spangled cloths, bullion en-
broiderieS and accoutrements; splendid
trappings for horses and more splen-
crosses and medals-medals for
the Crimea, India, the Nile,
Ashanti, Afghanistan, ChitraI South
Africa, China, and dozens Of others.
and here and there the finest Of them
all, the finest and most highly priced
the world can show, the Victoria cross;
death-dealing weapons, swords and re-
VolVers; carbnes and cutlasSes; batter
les Of artillery; men of splendid
physique and horses of rare action,
fully entered in the spirit and meaning
of it all, the fOndly carried colors for
which these men would die, and over
all the rich strains Of that music they
best loved to hear-the sight was one
to stir the blood as only soldiers have
stirred it since the dawn of time.
But the scores of troops and COM
panies were literally too numerous to
mention except as a brilliant whole
1t seemed like nothing so much as some
stream of FURNISHED gold flowing be-
tween dark banks of human beings.
gathered to witnessed it's passage to a
land of light.
HER MAJESTY ARRIVES.
The empire had passed in review.
and the head of it all was now to come.
her majesty. The royal procession
proper was interviewer with the crowd
of waiting dignitaries of all sorts
queen, these being headed by the Prince
of Wales and the Dukes Of Cambridge
and COnnaught, and the Earl of Wem-
yss. Then followed alone the lord
lieutenant of London, his grace, the
Duke of Westminster, in a lord lieu
tenants dress. The duke was followed
by a glittering cavalcade of officers,
the headquarters staff. To them sue
ceeded field marshals.
Next came three officers of the aux
Hilary forces in attendance on her royal
highness, the Princess of Wales, equer-
ries, gentlemen in waiting and military
attaches, foreign naval and military
attaches, a brilliant lot of gentlemen,
uniformed in the dresses Of all the
courts of Europe and half it's crack
regiments, and wearing all it's stars.
Then a complement from the kaiser.
a deputatiOn from the First Prussian
Dragon guards, Queen Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland's Own"
After the Germans came the most
brilliant group Of all the soldiery, the
officers of the imperial service troops
from India, in their uniforms, mix
ture of the English regular army and
native dress, were brilliant to a degree,
not to be witnessed outside of coun-
tries where barbaric SplendOr and in
genuity in embroidery is the rule.
SWarthy-featured fellows, suggestive,
in unmoved countenances, of all the
dark mystery of the East. Many also
wore massive gold earrings with enor-
nous stones while some wore in addi-
ton gold anklets ablaZe with sapphires
and emeralds.
The special ENJOYS, not numbered
among the princess, followed the Ind
ians-in eleven two-horse landaus
from the meWs-aIl painted lake and
vermillion The royal arms were on
no
A gorgeous coachman reposed in each
box, clad in royal scarlet, white knee
breeches and silk stockings, his i'm
portant head bewigged with white
horse hair, and crowned with a mag
nifcent three-cornered hat, decorated
with ostrich plumes.
The crowd now began to show more
eager interest in the approaching Vehi-
cles; they were nearer and nearer to
the queen. Five road landauS, painted
like those which had just vanished,
only horsed by four horses, four with
bays and the fifth with the Dutch
blacks of the royal news, appeared
first. The occupants Of these landaus
We're princes and princesses Of the
blood, the closest attendants upon her
royal majesty, to say naught of her
scores of more or less affectiOnate
cousins, from neighboring principali
ties.
BRILLIANT ESCORT.
Then the first part. of the soverelgn's
escort rode into view. the Second Life
guards. AS their well-known brilliant
uniforms appear, the whisper ran cleo
trically, "Shes coming" The guards
were soon succeeded by the escort of
British and foreign princes. Many
faces were known recognized and
cheered. This brilliant escort was COM
posed of the flower of Europe's thrones.
Following the princess came the
guard of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS officers of
native Indian cavalry corps-men of
fine physique, picturesque uniform and
strange faiths. But for these the crowd
had few eyes, for the commander-in-
chief, who followed behind them, none.
They could see the queens horses-it
was the queen at last.
A cheer broke forth that seemed to
shake the ground, renewed again and
again as her majesty's carriage APP
preached. The famous eight Hanover
ian creams, cream in color with long
tails, white, cold, almost fish-like eyes,
and pink noses. their names richly
woven with ribbons of royal blue were
now passing. Gorgeous they looked in
their new state harness. saddle clothes
of royal blue velvet, with rich fringes
of bullion, the leather work red moroc-
co above and blue morocco beneath,
glittering everywhere with the royal
arms. The liVerieS of the pOStillionS
were in keeping with the harness and
had cost $500 apiece. For once since
the Prince Consort's death, the queen
permitted the mourning band to be re-
moved from the mems arms There was
no note of sorrow.
The carriage in which her majesty
rode now came abreast. 1t proved to
O light