The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-29

the four young ladies took cups Of
gold, and filling them with wine from
the spouts of the castle, presented the
same to the King and his mobiles. On
the top of the castle, between the
towers, stood a golden angel, holding
a crown in his hand, and so contriyed
that, when the King came, this angel
bowed down and gave him the crown.
The gratuitous circulations of alco-
holic beverages on these occasions
would sem to have made most impress
sion on the old chroniclers.
Thus Froissart, in his account of
the progress of Henry IV.-the wei
come Bolingbroke" of Shakespeare
relates how the Duke of Lancaster left
the Tower this Sunday" after dinner,
on his return to Westminster. He
was hareheaded, and had around his
neck the Order of the King of France.
His dress comprised a jacket of the
German fashion, of cloth of gold, white
hose with blue garter on his left
leg. Mounted on white horse, and ac
companied by the Prince OF Wales and
a multitude of horsemen Dukes,
mobiles, and their servants, and the
different companies of London)
amounting to some 5000 in number,
the new King passed through the
streets of London, which were all
handsomely decorated with tapestries
and other rich hangings. There were
nine fountains in Cheapsde and other
streets he passed through which per-
petually ran with white and red wines.
The Goldsmiths are to the fore again
when it comes to the progress of
Henry VIII. and catharine of Aragon,
the first of his multitudinous Queens.
the streets were rallied and barred on
the one side, from Gracechurch to
Bread Street in Cheapside, where
every occupation stode in their liveries
in ordre, beginning with base and
meane occupations, and so ASCENDING
to the worshipfuli crafts; highest and
lastly stode the major with the alder
men" The Goldsmith's stalls, at the
end of Old Change. "beeing replenished
with virgins in white, with branches
of white wake" At Edward Wis pro-
gress an attempt was made to amuse
this poor little lad of ten. instruction
was, however mingled. A representa-
ton of Valentine and Orson"-a
younger generation can remember II at
Drury Lane not so many years ago
was given In Cheapslde. Near by stood
Sapience and the Several Liberal
Sciences, who declared certain good
ly speeches" for the edification of the
yOuUS Ming NdIlOuS OlltI dlitEOIitdi
personages harangued him by the
way.
But the grandest of them all was
1.-THE Passage of our most brad Sover-
aigne Lady Queen Elizabeth" through
the City of London to Westminster,
on Saturday. Jan. 10, 1858, the day
before her coronation.
Her Majesty entered the City. drawn
in a sumptuous chariot preceded by
trumpeters in scarlet gowns ana
heralds in their coat armor. She was
surrounded by the principal nobility
and gentlemen of the realm, and at
tended by a train Of ladies, all hab-
tied in crimson velvet. Along the
streets were placed ratings covered
with rich drapery, within which stood
in close ranks the Trades Companies,
bearing the ensigns Of their "myster-
les" Above their heads hoated banners
and pennons with loyal inscriptions In
letters of gold, while festoons of rare
needlework. cloth of gold, embroider-
ed silks. and costly hangings were
tastefully arranged I'm awnings. or
suspended from the windows and bal
comics of the houses.
The Queen was enthusiastically
GREETED on her leaving the Tower. on
approaching Frenchruch Street she
was saluted by strains OF merry music,
and beautiful child stationed on a
sort OF triumphal arch bade her well
come In a goodly speech" which was
neither better nor worse than the
literature that adorns similar national
festivals al the present day. There
was another stop presently IN Gratious
(Gracechurch) Street, where a number
Of children were arranged upon an
arch in a series Of 'tableaux vivants,"
TO illustrate the Queens ancestry,
Henry VIII. being represented as side
by side with Ann Boleyn on her way
10 the Standard in Cheapside. Here
a band of musicions were stationed,
70 mark. no doubt. the termination OF
the procession Of the trades, which
had lined the streets all the way from
Frenchruch Street The Aldermen and
Recorder OF the city al this point
rlreaented her MaieetY with an nm-