The indicator., 1897-06-26
LONDON'S PAGEANT.
AN OVERWHELMING SUCCESS.
The Weather Perfect. the Parade MaEnih-
cent and the People Enthusinsic-
Queen yictorI. rides Six Miles Without
Apparent Fatigue.

London, June 2a.@To-day was the
great day of the Jubilee, Queen day,
the elimination of the celebration, ana
without hitch or untoward event the
whole complicated program was car
ried out.
Victoria herself was the center of in
tcrest For the first time In years, she
rode in royal procession through the
streets of London. and though the pa
gcant that preceded her has never been
euualcd in the worlds history, it was
the Queens presence that dominated
the whole grand procession.
Her majesty endured the fatigue OF
her siN-milc ride well She smiled IN
response to the acclnims of her sub
jects. and afterward expressed her
pleasure in the days doing. So that,
even SO far as the central figure was
concerned. the celebration was great
success.
All day London WAS n blaze of hunt
ing and flowers; at night blaze OF
myriad culored lights. The decorations
by day and night UNNECESSARILY sur
passed all previous attempts, even the
great fete which Paris gave the car.
Tie pageant was alike unapproacha-
bic. Troops from the SHOWS of Canada
and from Australian deserts. from all
flag now waves. guarded by conquered
natives, subject princes from India,
royalties from every European court,
made It an aggregation which no other
nation could begin to muster: and II
may he centuries before England VIII
call them together again.
The predictions Of evil for the jubilee
have failed. The spectators VIII"
would have made il mere show for
money making are defeated ana
ruined. but the wave Of loyalty and en-
thusiasm which has been aroused in the
hearts of all Rrtlns Is worth all of the
millions of pounds the great show has
cost.
All the perplcXing arrangements In
connection with to-day's festivities
worked to perfection. The weather
was also perfect. 1t was cloudy in
the morning. but there was sunshine
from the time the Queen emerged from
the palace The sky was cloudless and
the weather was Just warm enough to
be pleasant There We're no empty
seats along the route followed by the
procession hui the spectators sold
the tcu-guinen seats for one guinea
and in many eases spectators gave
their seats away. Evidently the crowd
was not so large ms expected. The ma
jority of The seat holders had to leave
their homes before I o'clock this
morning.
The procession was practically in
three sections as far as st. Peter :,
though the two last en- route to the ca
thedral were consolidated as they
moved into Picadilly. The first to take
position. the colonial division, formed
on the cmbanbmcnt and moved by The
palace. where her majesty viewed II
from window over the route TO st.
Pauls. The march began nj SID ana
the great cOrtrgc proved n welcome re
lief to The waiting multitude. Inc pro-
cessiun was headed by an advance par
~ of royal horse guards. Then fol
lowed the band of the same corps play
ing the inspiring Washington Post
March" Close upon the band came n
portion of the picturesque Northwest
mounted police AS escort to the first
colonial premier. the Hon. Wilrred
I.auricr. The Northwest policemen.
to whom evidently II saddle has never
been a novelty, made n striking appear
ance. quite rs brave and scrviceabie
looking the South Wales mounted rifles
with their grey scmi-sombrcrors and
black cock-plumes who succeeded
them. pscOrting the premier oil New
South Wales. the Hon. $. ii. Reid.
Then came other colonial troops from
New Zealand, South Africa. new
Foundland. Sierra Leone. Guinea, the
ROYAL Niger Iluassas and others
The second procession passed the pal
ace fifty minutes after the colohiiis
had climbed Constitution hill. II more
than eloquently filed in the picture OF
Britain's war strength: more than mag
niiicently completed the carnival OF COR
geous costume and color Scarlet ana
blue. gold. white and yellow. shining
culSsars. helmets, plumes and tassels
furs and gold and silver spanEled
cloths: bullion cmbroideries and aceou-
trements; splendid trappings and more
splendid trappings for men. crosses ana
medals. Death dealing weapons,
swords and revOlvcrs, cutlasses. bat
tcries of artillery, men of splendid phy-
slime and horses with rare action en-
tered into the spirit and meaning of ii
all. they carried colOrS for which these
mon would die. and over all the rich
strains of that music they best loved
TO hear-thc sight was one TO sur Inc
blood ms only soldiers have stirred ii
since the dawn Of time. But the scenes
of trnous were literally too numerous
Ia mention except as n brilliant whole.
If seemed like nothing so much as
some stream Of FURNISHED gold Moving
between dark banks of humanity gath
cred 10 witness its passage 10 u land of
light.
The empire had passed in review and
the head OF 1t all was now to come, her
majesty. The royal procession proper
was interviewer with crowds of digni
tlrics of all sorts First came the aides
81 hlinU IL
ed by the Prince of Wales ana the
Dukes of Connaueht and Cambridge
and the Earl of Weymss.
Then followed all the lord licutenants
of London. his grace, the Duke of
Westminster. *. C.. IN lord Eeufcn-
ants dress. The duke was followed by
II glittering calvncadc officers, the head
quarters stan To them succeeded field
narshals. and other dignitarics. Then
came carriages hearing the royal faml-
ly in great number.
Then the first part of the sovereign's
escort rode into view. the Second Life
Guards As their wcll-known brilliant
uniforms appeared the whispering ran
electrically "Shc's coming" The guards
were soon succeeded by the escort of
British and foreign princes. Many
faces We're known recognized and
cheered This brilliant escort was com
posed of the flower Of Europe's thrones.
For once since the prince consort's
death the Queen permitted the mourn
ing band to he removed from the at
tendnnts' arms. There was no note of
sorrow.
The carriage in which her majesty
rode now came abreast. II proved TO
he a carriage with a light running body
built ABOUT quarter of a century ago,
and of which her majesty is known TO
he very fond. The body was dark
clarat. lined with vcrmillion. the
mouldings outlined with beads of brass.
Beside her majesty rode the Princess