New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-04

in rainbow style in honor of her arrival. Brill
liant lines OF variegated color flashed across the
murky sky, heavily banked with clouds, and as
the yacht approached the narrow entrance of the
harbor there were vivid tongues of flame. as
one warship after another fired the royal salute
of twenty-one guns. Every vessel dressed
and manned as the yacht crept by, and from
one deck to another the refrain Of the national
anthem was taken up TO the accompaniment of
massed bands.
The Queen had come to Ireland not as a tricky
politician, uncertain of the welcome which she
would receive. but as the proud monarch of the
seas, with mighty fleet to pay homage to her.
The royal yacht anchored for the night in
Kingstown Harbor, with the fleet in the roads
outside, brilliantly illuminated with electric
lights
The Lord Lieutenant, the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught and Countess of Cadogan went
board the yacht soon after the Queens ar
rival and received the greetings Of Princess
Christian Princess Henry of Battenberg and
the Court officials and ladies from Windsor.
The piers swarmed with sightseers from Dublin,
and the town itself brilliantly illuminated
from the cIubhouses on the edge of the harbor
TO the tangle of streets about the Town Hall.
There was a huge bonfire on Howth Hill. and
another one on Dalkey Island. and there were
displays of fireworks on Bailey Green and many
points of vantage along the coast to Blackrock,
but the fleet offered inc0mparably the most brill
liant spectacle, with rigging and hulls outlined
in electric jets with coored fires artisticaIly
blending from deck 10 deck and with search
lights turned upon the piers of the gayIy deco
rated town and eXpectant Dublin six miles
away.
DECORATIONS on y HUGE SCALE.
The Queens reception tomorrow promises to
be. with favorable weather, a most impressive
demonstration Of Irish good feeling. The deco
rations Of the streets are completed, and various
devices for Illuminating the hotels, cubhouses
and public buildings have been tested tonight.
The effects Of color and light are brilliant, and
not inferior to those OF Jubilee Day and
Night in London There is a continuous line of
bunting from the landing place at Kingstown to
the gates Of Phoenix Park Every house on the
road TO Dublin makes brave snow of bunting.
Stands for specta lors have been erected at many
points. Pembroke Town Hall is profusely deco
rated and the Clyde Road and other highways
are decked with red and green masts and fes-
tooned with streamers and rosettess
The scenic artist Of the Gaiety Theatre has
improvised an Irish castle at Upper Leeson-st.,
where the Lord Mayor will meet the Queen.
It is massive gateway. or triumphal arch, sur
mounted by two castelIated turrets. From this
entrance gate the Queen VIII drive 10 Merrion
Square through continuous lines of Venetian
masts and gayly decorated houses. AT the
southern of the square she will pass the
house where Daniel O'Connell lived, and there
will be flags there token OF welcome.
Thence she viii go through a series OF broad
avenues where the electric railway posts are
boxed In red and masts opposite in blue. and
where the house lines lighted up with a
splendid blaze Of color. Shabby Clare-st. will
be transfgured into loveliness by lines OF
streamers, festoons OF artificial flowers and
crimson and gold shields
One OF the Queens finest giimpses will be up
Grattan-st. she turns toward College Green.
for the roadway ia hung overhead with banners.
and the sides are festooned with a double line
of streamers and flowers. Red and green masts
tipped with golden harps lead on 10 the i'm
pressive entrance Of the college, where these
words are e1nblazoned: God Bless Our Queen,"
This is the centre of Dublin. with Grattan's
famous Parliament Chamber blocking the way
toward Eacl0ville-st., with It's splendid monu-
ments. The Queen will pass its Ionic colon
nades, with their fine architectural lines. and
drive by the statue Of Grattan. which stands on
the site once selected for memorial to the
Prince Consort
SOME HISTORIC SPOTS AVOIDED.
Dame-st is a magnificent blaze of color
far as the entrance TO Dublin Castle and the
City Hail. whence the route OK tho procession