New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-06
A ROYAL INVASION.
QUEEN LAvrNTA IN REGAL sPLENDO8
AsTONISHES THE EAST SIDE

SPLENDID PAGEANT FROM rHy HOLLAND
HOUSE LED BY TEN BICYCLE POLICEMEN
CENTRAL OFFICE DETECTIVES As A
BoDyGrARD FOR THE QUEEN.
Lavinia Dempsey Queen ~ the Holland Dance
broke forth in all the gorgeous regala ~ her 81.
allied ONCE yesterday myrtify and the cfti.
OF the East Side. Ever since Queen Lavinia
crowned at the Waldorf-Astoris some months
she has kept herself in royal seclusion. - far
public functions concerned. and even whom
her exalted sister In royalty. Wilhelmina. was
crowned Queen OF Holland. she maintained her
rigid For some time however. Queen
Lavinia has been contemplating a new display, and
yesterday was the day named the Queen gath
cred together at the Holland House her loyal fol-
lowers yesterday afternoon preparatory To an In
vasion OF Tim" Suvan's district The party
dressed in costumes Of the sixteenth century
to leave the Holland House Mt O'Clock but owing
TO the fact that there were not enough wigs TO 20
around there delay. After much hustle and
hustle the oversight remedied and ihe process
sion ready to
Queen Lavnia gorgeous In her coronation
robes and wore her famous diamond crown. The
knights gayly respondent In wigs. red-heeed
shoes plush knickerbockers and all the regala Of
courtiers II inspiring sight. detail OF
ten policemen furnished 50 that the pro-
cesson might get lost damaged. Queen
Lavinis made gay start In an open carriage scat
TO visit No 30 East Broadway. where an enter
tanment was 10 be given for the benefit Of the
Sunday Kindergarten
Some time after o'clock q hustle was heard In
the hallway. The crowd took up the cry OF Here
she comes and pushed around the entrance way
OF the hotel First Central Once Detectives Flay
and Stransky. looking anything but courtiy.
marched side by side with much pomp ~
inch and one-quarter soles could make They
cleared the crowd in twentieth century English
with a touch OF the Mulberry-st dialect Then
| came ten stalwart bicycle policemen under the
charge OF Roundsman Schuessler. who was In re-
Atty the chief Of the heralds OF the Queen. After
the bicycle policemen had taken their stand on
| either side Of the entrance way where carpet
had been stretched and an awning placed 70 tho
curb. Queen Lavinia appeared. oe~ildering pct
ure In her royal coronation robe and with her
crown sitting iauntiy on her bepowdered har-tne
crown that cost $4,000. and begemmed with dia-
monds. rubies sapphires and topaz murmur OF
admiration ran through the crowd Every femi-
nine neck was craned and suggestions. comments
| and airy persifage INDUCED In freely.
! Holding the train OF the rich coronation roos
were four pages They were Masters william II.
Trafrton Christopher Kiersteb Tranion and Missss
Cornelia stephens and May Moore. The two latter
were flower girls well AZ pages. Miss saran
! Bancker Traffton walked beside the pages ana the
| flower girls In a gorgeous robe. ana acted as
sort OF female equerry, and gave the pages sundry
| and manifold orders to holding the rain. Inc
! pages respenden, in velvet capes. SILK nose
AI Foliowing these were Mrs J. Mitchell direc,r.s.-
general Of the Society OF Holland Danes Mrs.
Frank 0'To% G"s s rsssa Mr. Mr.. VIII VIZ
gnia Topham. corresponding secretary ana MS:
! Maybanks Stacey treasurer Some Of these ladies'
wore robes harmonious with those OF the Queen
powdered hair and all seemed imoued with the I'M
The Queen got into a covered coach. as did me
rest Of the ladies' and the pages and hower girls;
detectives Flay and s,ransky got into the forwsr9
coach and as soon as tney chief Herald
schuessier sounded his whistle and the bicycle
policemen got their wheels, and away started
1t lid not look Ike pageant, I, had more S,. the
appearance OF funeral PROCESSION Ui ,hjns 10
99isiilnsionze the observer this notion was the
rovai coach occupied by Detectives Flay ana
Stransky Two OF the bicycle policemen mao =
touch Of the grip. and disturbed the pasea"' "
The Procession proceeded in Thirte,hcst 70
thence 10 Chrys,iest 10 Division-stt 70 Jeile,,o
st. and thence Eas, Broadway and pSs,nc ra hs
When in Second-ave the bicycle poiceihsn latne
.endel 10 disturb the dignity OF the pageant ny
7pI.i,"P acinr Hail where the Rev Or. Nichols OF
No 10 Nadison-ave.. acting as mas,tr W .S
monies the Queen had already instaiIed hst IVA, vss
haiavelled armchair the one in which sne 49,
orou,nad Queen mis- was placed on pedes,ai.
which was also taken from me pa ades,si were
niaced under bower OF palms ana nowe.s
RRweIve maidens clad in gorgeous attire. and wear
nash hoiding a lighted taper. filed the dingy n9n
9TH The melody Of their songs and recitft ohs !"
Wn si Irv was an orchestra OF seventeen pieces
Dr. "a the arrival OF the royal train the Kew
Dr M'c no beraIded the band would play The
Star-Spangled Banner. ana regues'sIn ~, ~ hnys n
and The hundred or more East Side Hehre" po's !"
s'rt 2o o'clock william II. Trafton jr. one Of ne
herads entered t the o nan h ana cone Soon after
ward Her Majesty walked In. IN company WIN go, go,
ro~ai suite She was received with more or .ess
Sia,se She bowed gracefully after the fashion
/ NJ 1ueen deignng with benign grace 70 .'hlt
Retire her subjects She carried In her rien, nann
neaote ueIIed insignia OF her high office as Queen
! f the Holland Danes The Iord nnah hor ., tf,st
she women m some OF them fresh from the daily
! routine OF the sweatshops ,.. - .r,,,.ur
camere nsnd created sensation AMONG me spect "a
tors by sudden fash OF The powder nsea Is
! and had TO be lifted from the floor yer Mal, e,
smiled compacenty a, the nci nrdnr a. an" allow the
escape Of the obnoxious odors which io9w no, M
explosion. The camera hend was ordered from INV
ha Tbe ny reme the Rev Or Nichols with bag ot
beans which he scattered among tns $500 ,hat
! IN, amusement Of the Queen ana ~, Ia 20
none but boys should pick them 9p we s n.,nsi
BOYS getting the large beans woun 80, womid re-
! TOYS and those getting the small oeahS "ou'' ''
| ceiye other prizes A .or. .u
The great majority o. the boys VINO rS Se' sox.'
Hebrews got pictures Of the Messiah. III Or:
no, ukine The gifts threw the pictures away IT.
OF the lads. acting under I9S, Tos"a and evsry-
III lamghed including the Qu"on herset nsn
she arose from her seat. and taxing s'h y, ,,a ,hs
under the folds OF the royal Naln ~ 10, secr-
crowd with the announcement that NC 10y " "a
ing the lost slipper would b" rewarded "nm ad s ~
! ring During the excitement IN. nn, = Sc Tho no.
rhtcb mo Queen was closely guarded py w -
nce several Of the boys tried 70 pun IN" ILL., 4,
nor usorr bv the queen from her feet A. one ,ns y
looked as II tho would toppi. troru ~. - =, ~.
but the police 40 safeguarded Yer M1 ds s,ruygs
Wv, ,,,s not Disturbed After nerce srustSS
an the part OF the bows httle Isaac aS -
| No is7 Fast Broadway founh inc s"P'''' ~
ceived the ring his reward .o~.,od ana
! .f,er this the proce sion WAS AGAIN 'o'"''" "'s
moved back 10 the Holland ho"s'
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