The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-23

passed ike a dream to me - : but
do feel happy"
( The humility and affection Of this let
J ter from the queen are matched in a let
ter from Prince Albert the next day TO
his friend and preceptor, Baron toekmar:
Victoria Is so good and kind 10 me
that I am often puzzled TO believe that
should be the object Of SO much af-
/ lection
1 The privy councillors were again called
/ together in Buckingham Palace on No
vember %, 1899. It devolved upon the SOW
ereign TO announce to them her en-
7 gagement 10 the prince, and some one
+ has written a pretty description Of the
/ scene There were eighty-three men in
! the chamber, and one Of them wrote:
( Her majesty was handed in by the
/ lord chamberlain. and, bowling TO us all
/ around sat down. saying: Your lord
/ ships Eve are all lords at the council
beard will be seated She then unfold
ed a paper and read her declaration
81 cannot describe to you with what
mixture of lf-possession and feminine
delicacy she read the paper. Her voice.
which is naturally beautiful, was clear
and untroubled, and her eye was bright
and calm, neither bold nor downeast, but
firm and soft. There was blush on her
cheek which made her look both hand
somr and more interesting, and certainly
she did look ss handsome and as interest
ing as any young lady I ever saw
For herself the queen wrote: THE room
was full but I hardly knew who was
there. Lord Melbourne I saw looking
kindly at me with tears in his eyes, but
he was not near me. then read my
short declaration. felt my hands shake.
but did not make one mistake. I felt
most happy and thankful when it was
over''
Storm followed the announcement. Par
lament INDUCED in ribald testing at the
man, and to the last many Of the Eng
lish people never recovered from 4he dis
appointment.
VIitOria Becomes a Wife
But the wedding took place in the royal
chapel in St James Palace on February
10, 1910. The day was rainy and some
OF the splendors of the great pageant
were destroyed. On her head her males
~ wore a simple wreath Of orange bios
SONS, and her magnificent veil did not
cover her face, but hung down on each
shoulder. Her ornaments were a pair of
large diamond earrings, a diamond
necklace and the collar Of the Order of
the Garter
The chapel had been handsomely dec
GRATED for the ceremony and the whole
of the floor was covered with rich gold
and purple carpet, having the Norman
rose as its prominent figure. To -four
ish Of trumpets and drums the bride
groom's procession passed along the col
onnade. The prince was received with
applause.
The queen was paler than her won't
and had an anxious air, but her answers
were heard with distinctness by the mel
titude. On the return of the royal pro-
cession to buckingham Palace the queen
sat hand in hand with the prince, but
the hands were clasped in such a way
that the wedding ring could be plainly !
seen.
No one has ever doubted the affection /
that existed between the queen and the |
prince consort. But on the part of the /
English people the criticism which he /
early foresaw was not lacking, and at /
times was sharpened by political suspi-
cion.
PrOcIaiming the New Kin&.
London, Jan. 22.-At the offices Of the /
crd chamberlain. at St. James Palace, 4
II the city remembrance, at the Guild /
Hall and at the College of Heralds, the /
officials were busy today even before the 1
leath Of the queen was announced pre-
)aring for the formalities which viii at
end che proclaiming of a new ruler Of
he United Kingdom and India. All the /
lncientl gazette, court circulars and other
,apers which describe the ceremnoials Of
S37 had been taken from the libraries
hat the officials may tamiliarize them
elves with the forms of pageantry
whereby a sovereign is proclaimed. The
ity remembrance said today:
1T will depend on the pleasure Of the
lew monarch to decide how far the
.rcient customs viii be modified to suit
modern methods, but in a country where
are so firmly adhered to as in
england, it may be anticipated that we
hall follow closely on the acts which
revealed when the queen assembled the
hrone. The privy council, which is a
cry large body, viii meet at once at St
ames palace, where the form Of procla-
nation declaring that we etc. with one
dice and consent Of tongue and heart de-
lare and proclaim the high mighty
'rince Albert Edward etc, who by the
cath Of monarch has become our only
awful and rightful liege. etc.
'eThis proclamation wiz give the new
tile the king may assume, but this is
ot yet announced to us. The proclama-
ion will then be sent to the Herald's
ollege and the following day the earl
marshall the garter king-at-arms. the her
Ids, puprsuiyants and other officials the
ollege members with the household
roops win proceed from the palace and
roceed 10 Trafalgar Square. Then the
lng-at-arms win halt. command silence,
nd read the proclamation. Proceeding
own the Strand to the Temple bar,
ait viii again be made to demand an
ntranee into the city 10 proclaim the
ing. There the lord mayor and sherims
j their state carriages win form a great
recession. and when the early marshaPs
arty comes just within the city ooun-
airy the proclamation VIII be read again
nd the procession viii pass down Lud-
ate Hill and Cheapsiae TO the Royal tx
hange where similar ceremonies will
lose the spectacle"