The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-21
UOylLTYS GORGEOUS EOUlpGGES.

The harness upon the nOfSeS NnlcH
draw the carriages OF the CZarlna uI
RUSSIA on sJate occasIuHs aTe Haue Oh
red morocco stitched with white. The
reins are OF red silk and gold. An
arched eagle neck forms the ing
through which the cens are passed.
and the manesare hidden under broad
loZenge of fringes and red silk passe-
menterie. The whips have red mo-
rocco handles. mounted in elded bronze.
Each horse wears plume OF white os-
trich feathers on its head.
The Empress of Germany upon SUI
per-extra occasions. rides i'm "A golden
coach which has a story. she made
her entrance into Berlin upon the oe-
casion Of her marriage. i'm this vehicle
which WAS scnr 70 COHNVy ner 20 tH'
capital from the castle OF Belle Nue.
where all the brides of the HnhenzOl-
lerns spend the night before their mar
rage. The golden coach was drawn oy
eight C1al-black horses. and headed by
forty outriders In the old position cos
tune. The German royal carriages
have black horses on state occasions.
Queen Victoria has carriages to burn.
For grand occasions, jubilees royal
Wcdl lngs and the like. eight cream
white horses are used. and each horse
is led by scarlet -coated groom; the
harness Is as glttering as scarlet and
gold plate can make IL. Queen Victoria
has thirty state and semi-state rar-
r9ges. The most interesting one is the
glass coach built i'm 1851 It has been
called the most magnificent carriage
ever built 1t has a lot of panels SUI
perbly painted and covered with plate
glass. conniOsseur was hold enough
once 20 ask II he might purchase one
panel. FOR which he offered c5O00--an
offer politely declined Tn coach it,
self cost e9000. Ii Is now seldom taken
out: tho last time the Queen used IL
was about twenty-five years ago. when
she opened Parliam MT ~ state. There
are six state coaches in scarlet and
gilt the rest ~ the carriages are paint
cd dark blue. The c0achmeu have four
liVeries apiece. The STAGE livery. which
Us a mass of g0lu: the ppaulet livery;
a little less costly; the scarlet livery
and the plain black for ordinary occa-
zfu71=. ttrrerrri 1roryzrS r1st from
Gi50 TO $50 each.
The queen VIII In the future not al
low the tails Of her horses to be docked.
and she has given "a h'ut 90 the Prince
Of Wales 10 follow her lead
The royal family Ia EnSland has been
pleased 90 recognize publicly the inn
pOItauce 60 the donkey Th Duchess
OF Fife. az a recent show. distributed
prizes 10 IN most beautiful donkeys.
The Queen az many OF her subjects
affect the donkey cart
The state carriages i'm Spain number
'eur. an Cf the style known as Louis /
XIV. They are finished one In Ncrnis |
Martin: one iu tortoise sh n one in eh- 1
my an one IN n'othc--of- pearls The /
y5l cort' ot arn's Be Cn'h'azeu"i upon Z
,artls ar1 pcrClcd bv diamonds
One of tle st2te Cca hes used hy King \
Iunb rt and Queen Nlrgueri' is en-
irely covered with rpp1usso silver.
Tho Khndivn az E~vpt has eNpensiv,
astes iu hhrnrss Pie re eeeuflv p'aCed
" oricr For @ sct iu l1u ON which cost
10000. The buckles are in chased gold
'nd ,h PAD cllthe nra c-uh~ailored
,ith gall TIE Nlharaiah DhU'oep
'n~h ans the GaekWdr Of Paruda have
1il much llrger sums FOR London
To- Dee hnrur.- however.
The Sheh 'r Perei''s .In.h grc
,aIolrir ir sp'e1''r end fh. lone tails
f his hnrses 1ra ly,I CO. ,1.,u for six
nch-s at the'" tios. % ie9'euslv rulrlci
irivile g, 80 'r' ~''i." .~t his SONS.