The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-08
LIKE UNTO A JUBILEE.
Visit of Queen Victoria to Her
Kingdoms Capital.

London, March S-The queens ar
rival in London and the commencement
of her visit to the metropolis were
marked by scenes of enthusiasm un-
paralleled since the jubilee celebra-
ton. Throughout the demonstrations
there predominated note OF triumph
and the cheers that made the murky
streets ring were almost as much IN
honor of the British victories IN South
Africa as they were vociferous tributes
of a loyal people to a monarch whose
womanly sympathy has been so strlK-
ingly shown since the war begun.
The royal party's departure from
Windsor was marked by more than
usual interest. For hours before the
queen started for London crowds gath
cred in the streets which had been an
nounced as her route through the me
tropolis and which were decorated with
flags. It was foggy and cold, but no
one seemed to care.
At Paddington the station had been
cleared of the general public. but out
side thousands of people waited pa
tiently. When the train from WlnQsor
arrived at 1890 p. M, a tremendous
cheer went up. Her Majesty came
down the sloping platform leaning on
the arm of a. turbaned Indian attend
ant and entered an open Landau IN Wh1ch
also sat Princess Henry of BattenDerg
and Princess Victoria of SchlesWlg-Hol-
stein.
They all wore black and round ner
neck the queen had a sable collarette.
From the packed sidewalks and from
every available window came a contlh-
uous roar of cheers, while hundreds OF
little flags were waved all the way 70
Buckingham Palace The side streets
We're packed 10, 20 and sometimes
hundred deep. But it was around the
palace itself that the chief throng gain
cred. By O'Clock in the morning car
riages cabs and vehicles OF every sort,
people from the city and the West End
and distant parts of the country congre-
gated in st. James park, when the PAL
ace fronts. By noon 1t was esllhaleu
that so 600 people were gathered ABOUT
the queens town residence waiting pa
tiently There were hundreds of ponce
on hand but they had little difficulty in
keeping the crowd in order and opening
passages for peers, members OF the
house of commons and members of the
household who were alone privileged to
pass the great ratings that shut off the
palace.
In the spacious court yard of the pal
ace a representative gathering of Great
Britain's best blood and brains walked
up and down, chatting about the war
and politics, jealousy watched by the
crowd outside the ratings. Those who
were not fortunate enough to get near
the palace itself, climbed up trees, or
stood top of cabs. Frightening the
bare park with flags. The women's
dresses which were unusually gay also
served to enlIYen the scenes.
Shortly after noon the Duke and
and Duchess of York drove into the
court yard and received an ovation. Mr..
Chamberlain, the secretary of state for
the colonies, Joined the distinguished
throng in the court yard unnoticed
Later the duke and duchess of York ap-
peared on balcony in front of the
/ palace.
Ac time ,,asca5 c,.o1,r,7c o,,+c;7e orraxy
more dense and the peers and members
| of the house of commons trOoped out of
t sight into the inner quadrangle, where
| they waited to receive the queen.
Then from Constitution hill came the
dull roar of distant cheers and the cry
''She is coming was passed from mouth
to mouth. stand back there" ordered
the police, and peerless and ragged wo-
men edged away as well as they could,
ladies not being admitted into the court
| yard.
Among those who sat and shivered
on the stone base outside the ratings
was the Countess Brownlow, a daughter
of one of Englands bluest bIooded peers
and beside her was a frayed old woman,
her WiZened face almost through the
iron bars.
Now the roar was taken up by those
within the precincts of the palace
Back on their creaking hinges flew the
great gates and up went the roya
standard. A patrol of police went by
Ihere was a Hash OF steel as the life
guardsmen and outriders trottet
through the gates and then all hats flew
! in the air, a mighty cheer arose. anC
slowly there passed a carriage on the
back seat of which sat a little blacl
; figure, heavily yelled and noddine
right and left.
Suddenly for the first time In the
day the sun came out from behind tht
clouds and shone over the shouting
: thousands and piercing the veil i
CHI cd n lierof S1,e~ II,
aged monarchs face. 1t was a rope
| tition of the scene of the jubilee
queens weather, in the truest sense o
: the words.