The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-09-10
THE NEW QUEEN CROWNED
NOW WILHELMINA THE FIRST
The Young Ruler OF Holland Places
the Crown on Her Own Head Amid
the Roars of Loyal Cheers.

more important ceremonies IOudy uPOA
the occasion of the long-awaited enthron-
ing of Queen Wilhelmina, who became or
age August 81.
The day began with a salute of lOl
guns and a majestic choral performed by
the trumpeters from the five great church
es of Amsterdam. Crowds Of people as
sembled early in the morning and took
up positions from which to view the
royal procession to Neukirk, an edifice
that, in spite of its name, is 400 years
old. BY l o'clock Damplatz presented
magnificent spectacle.
At lO:35 precisely, the families OF
Saxe-Weimar and Wiede drove to the
church, escorted by the cavalry with
bands playing, drums beating and the
troops presenting arms. Almost imme-
diately afterwards the queens mother APP
peared in her state coach, which was sur
mounted by gilt royal crown upon a
crimson cushion.
Then came Queen Wilhelmina. The pro-
cession was headed by the kings of arms
with heralds in gorgeous antique cos
tunes and bearing long trumpets adorn-
ed with pendant flags.
The roars of loyal cheers grew louder
and more sustained as her majesty pro-
ceeded to the church, which in the mean
while had been filled with brilliantly
lobed ladies and uniformed civil and mil
itary authorities, naval officers and men,
bers of the diplomatic corps.
A Gorgeous Spectacle.
The interior of the church disclosed z
magnificent wealth of drapery, banners,
palms and flowers. In front of the chan
Gel was a throne of gorgeous crimson and
gold velvet with the crown, orb, scepter
and sword occupying stools.
The ceremony of the enforcement oil
Queen Wilhelmina was celebrated in the
Neullirk at ii o'clock. The actual cere
nony was democratic in its simplicity
though the court festivities and process
sional displays both preceding and fol
lowing the ceremonies at the church were
attended with much pomp and circum
stance.
To the foreign visitor the "inaugura
ton" is possessed of one pre-eminen
characteristic, and that is the almost EN-
tire absence of military display, such a
would be the principal feature of a sim
liar event in any other country in Eu
rope
Inside the venerable Calvinist Dutcl
church, where the ceremonies took place
was a select audience composed of con
nections of the royal family, members e.
the states-general, the cabinet minister:
representatives of the IL provinces an
chief cities of the kingdom, the diplc
matte corps and strangers of distinction
The representation of foreign countrie
and courts was confined to a few mino
princes.
The minister of state and the dign
taries OF the church, clad in their officia
robes, gave a touch of color to a seen
which would have been otherwise mad
sombre by the marble tombs and sculI
tured figures of Dutch heroes with whic
the interior of the church was adorned.
Taking the Oath.
In taking the oath the young quee
stood upon a scarlet-covered dais, bU
there was no canopy. The young sove
eign took from the hands of the presider
of the states-general the jeweled crow
and scepter and placed the crown upo
ucI Hedu. one lHeH plOHOuHCtu III Il HI
voice the following oath:
II swear to the Dutch people that
will observe and always maintain I'll
constitution. / swear that l will defen
and guard with all my power the ind
pendence and the territory of the empir
that l will protect public and private Ii
erty and the rights of all my subject
and that l will use every means confidt
10 me by the law to foster and upho
the national and individual well-being,
good queen should do. And may c.
help me-"
Both the queen and her mother, Il
late queen regent, were magnificently a
tired. The coronation robe was of viii
silk, covered with rich lace, the bodi
square cut, decollete, and trimmed vii
pearls on lace embroideries. The on
Jewels worn were collar of diamond
and large cluster of the same ston
worn on the side of the skirt.
After the ceremonies there was a Il
almphal drive through the gayly deco
ated and crowded streets, followed by
public reception and state banquet
the palace
officials Kidnapped.