New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10


vr,cs-THE ROYAL PROCESSION
FROM THE ST. CLOUD.
....,, long ago in the days after that the
Nd taken New Amsterdam and held 1t
pu ,,od that the people Of the city grew
h' :, t,nss And they. and the people OF
nv .,.,as their reighbors. said: Kings and
e". oro an illumination and we will no more
Al with them" So they made strong
~" - time upon King George and prevailed.
va .,.r,vard they did even they pleased
- -u,ed But after many years tho men
Amsterdam said again: 1T Is heavy
,ron us that we should do as we please
y. clean and drink no moro than Is good
and have our streets so decent that good
-, may walk in them, even at night. Let
.,oo.. Ms a king" SO Sir Richard. which
~, Great store OF men and Of horses. said: Il
r NJ v,ur king" And they said: BE our
.,,c" And he vas II.
--,s eir,,plv shows how hard II Is TO write
..,, 70 think Of the things that happened at
-, waldorf Astoria last night without drop
.,,s into the language Of romance and chivalry.
~, Froissart and SIR Thomas Mallory ought
:. have been there They might have seen
- sense in the whole affair." and that was
10 than many who were there could do. But
10 proceed
"a, wore this King Richard no crown there
. ro.s AGAIN. nor bore no sceptre. though he
80 club as needing none. for all those
.,,,ss Whatsoever King Richard. went right
.,s,dily And If any officer refused to do those
.,,ngs whatsoever King Richard said. went right
snd srnote off his head. And he placed over the
.,v 10 rule It under himself. Dutchman with
Van" in his name. So there was a saying
= those DAYS that the New-Amsterdamians had
,.ken New Amsterdam.
THE DUTCH WOMEN"
Now there were at that time certain women
Ealing themselves the Holland Danes" which
&c in English the Dutch Women" And they
saa: Since these men have their King, let
Nc make us a Queen" And the Queen whom
,bey chose was Lavinia Van Westervelt. AND 10
,hsse names she added another Dutch name.
which was Dempsey.
Now on the Octave OF the Day OF Purihcation
,,sv took Iavinia Van Westervelt Dempsey
out Of the Castle Of st. Cloud. and they pur-
vavos them Of horses and chaIiots, and they
coryevcd her 10 where stood fair castle great
and tall that hight Astoria, and some men
cav that Il rneaneth the place of stars. And
,ba lord ~ this castle was mighty lord. which
,,rh, Str George Boldt and some men say that
This &c IN English Sir George the Bold. and he
had MANY men under him. cooks and serving
nor but no spearnlen or archers. such "a might
have kept the castle in knightly and IN yeo-
manly wise vet kept he great store OF meat ana
drink which all might have who came to the
castle having money. and 30 many came ana
s,avad and went away seeking adventures and
leaving their purses behind them.
Now IN the evening in the great han OF the
castle. there stood at the south end upon
dais fair throne. having over II canopy
~ blue and 81 cloth Of silver ana or goid ana
hanCings thereto OF orange samite. AND great
store Of people were gathered in the hall, which
were as dirt under the feet OF the Queen. Ana
I'D above these sat many others, which were as
dust also and among them was Sir William the
Strong the same which took the city and neio
It for three years. TIL the coming Of King Rich
ard Yet he was not dressed as knight, out
As a gentleman Of his own time.
New when the Queen came Into the hall there
were pages walking before her making strange
sounds with trumpets and saying things which
none could understand. and there came after
them knights and squires and ladies and more
pages insomuch that the procession. as 1t went
about the room. barely escaped that II trod
upon its own tail. Then Sat the Queen upon
the throne and the Directress- General set the
crown upon her head. the which was OF the
price OF thirty thousand pieces Of gold. more or
less. and the Regent gave the sceptre into her
hand.
THE FIERCE LIGHT THAT BEATS UPON
THE THRONE.
Then Of a sudden all the hall became dark
only that one beam Of light. bright and wonder
tul and having many colors, smote down upon
the throne Yet were not those upon the dais
dismayed but there came two children before
the Queen and danced upon the dais and after
them danced three regents and three knights.
and after them many Of the people, and the
Queen herself And when 1t was time 10 eat
they ate. and after they were satisfied they
danced again and when the time came that II
was more pleasant 10 them 70 sleep than to
dance longer. they departed, each TO his own
castle. and slept.
This is a weak attempt to do by the occasion
az Froissart or Mallory would have done since
they were not there 70 do 1t themselves. 1t is
prosaic world now and 1t is democratic corner
o. the world and queen is not crowned In
New-York every day. The people Of the town
are not used 70 such things, and perhaps they
may understand II better If II is told TO them In
the hurndrum language Of their own time ana
place. II is hard for one whose spirit mas peeh
lifted up by such a spectacle 10 come down ana
dip his feet in the clay which the Iamhlahy
s,reet-cleaners leave about and his pen In INK
and do such a common thing. but 1t shall he
tried
THE ROYAL PROCESSION LATE.
The roval procession was timed 10 start AZ
. m from the ST Cloud Hotel. at broadway
and Forty-second-st. where Miss Dempsey has
been staying for the last few days. But II was
not until nearly $50 o'clock that the queen
her masters Of ceremonies. her pages and maids
0. honor passed over the carpeted sidewalk into
the state carriages which awaited them. This
delay was strictly In accord with royal custom
in Furope where Majesty or Highness Is
never less than two hours behind time Inc
cause for the delay was. however, somewhat
II an innovation among royal personages' 10
be perfectly candid. the Queen was late oecaus'