The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25

Wear Picturesque Garb.
The contiL sent from the College of
Arms was composed of three Iings-at-
arms, four heralds and eight pursuiV-
ants The costumes IF the two latter
were gorgeous beyond compare They
wore tabaTds, a garment resem bling
the costume of kings as depicted on
playing cards These tabards were
beautifully and heavily embroidered
with silk lions, the royal coat of arms
and flowers in bewildering confusion.
There was the rouge dragon, the blue
mantle and the maltravers, with all
the armOrial bearings of that quaint
old body, the College of Arms, in fun
and solemn array.
A blare of trumpets announced the
progress of the cavalca5ie as 1t proceed
ed through Trafalgar square and the
Strand
Scene at Temple Bar.
The chief interest of the morning cen
7ered in the entrance of the heralds
procession into the city at Temple Bar
The gray minarets of the law courts
and the tai spires of the Strand
churches lCOmed. phantOm-like, out OF
the fog while q long double line of over
coated troops stood, chilled and mo-
tionless, along the half deserted streets.
The clocks in the law courts and ST.
Dunstan's tOlled out mOurnfully the
quarter hours until 9:15. when, out of
the gray mist, from within the city
boundary, appeared a procession of car
T1ages forming the lord mayor entOur-
age 1t was there that the two process
slOns We're TO merge in Kaleidoscope
grandeur, The lord mayor, sheriffs, al
dermen and mace-bearerS in scarlet
fur-tTimr ed robes, cOcked-hats. ruffied
shirts, 81 knee breeches. and low
buCkIed 81 rs, peered out from the Gin
GnrAIfa-lft-z caches IA Har
been the envy of Alice in Wonderland.
Overhead in the midst of the pageant
the great griffin which marks the city
boundary. spread its wide. fantastic
wings like some great Hindoo god In
their gold liVeries, the white-wigged
cOachmen of the lord mayor. looked
down cOntemptuousIy upon the soldier,
herald and peer.
In the Olden days a veritable bar or
gate separated the city from without.
Today ten strong policemen stretched
"a red, silken rope across the thorough
fare. in honor OF the city's ancient
privileges
Ceremony at the Gate.
As the clocks struck the time. the Of
ncer i'm command OF the troops cried:
Attention.
The rife stocks came down with a
click upon the asphalt pavement and
wv eaDAtA- tc1A-t-tA ulalptLeES anDHaren at
the griffin s side. The lord MAYOR and
sheriffs, mace-bearers. chaplain. re-
nembrancer and the white yvigged
judges Of the city courts left their car
riageS and grouped themselves togeth-
er between the lines of drawn-uD
troops Then the city marshal. who
was on horseback, wearing a uniform
OF scarlet gOld-laced, with scarlet
pIuneS, rode up to the barrier and the
king at arms, whose green and gold
tabard OutshOne those of his colleagues.
appeared at the bar. HIS trumpeter
blew a shriil blast which the lord
mayor trumpeter answered. and then
the city marshal rode up to the barrier
ana demanded who goes there?"- The
KING at arms replied that it was the
kings herald, come TO read a proclama-
ton.
Enter. herald" said the marshal.
and the herald was conducted to the
iord mayor and aldermen, who were
still grouped in the street
The herald then read the prOcIauna-
ton. to which the mayor and aldermen
replied:
We, with one voice, consent. tongue
and heart, pledge allegiance to King
Edward VII
The tTumpeters blew a blast while
the wondering crowd stood bare-headed
ana Sllenced, not knowing what to do
until military band in the procession
struck up God Save the King" This
familiar air has still but one meaning
IN England and the crowd took up the
words teebly. with God Save the
King on the tongue, but with God
save the Queen" in mind.
Final Act Before Bank Of ENGLAND.
a few streets further on the pro-
clamatlOn was read again and the pro-
eesslon advanced, by way of Ludgate
HHII
proclamation was made in front of the
Royal exchange. The square before
the exchange, with the priSOn-like
walls ct the Bank Of England on one
side and the massive official residence
OF the lord mayor on the other was a
stage setting the age and solidity of
"a hlch bentted the pOrtentiOus cere-
mOny. There were no decorations ex-
cept flags, all half-masted save the
CITY red cross on "A white field over
the mansion house The royal stand
ard hung above the exchange, and
over the surrounding business build
ings flew the IniOn jack.
Black was the universal color worn
by the people. Hardly a bright bon
net OF gown relieved the sOmbreness
Of the crowd.
Soldiers and policemen formed an
almost solid lane down Cheapside,
where the pageant was to pass. The
t'~flfAN AtNA4AAlA AAAEltAs ELOA AlllE -lI a
sight over their shoulders, were of all
classes, from prosperous brokers to
East End costers. The mass was sub
dued and remarkably orderly, an i'm
pressive contrast to the usual London
holiday crowd.
The roofs Of the exchange, bank and
mansion house and the windows and
balconies overlooking the scene were
filed with solid rows of people. Big
policemen kepE a clear space in front
of the exchange. At about 10 o'clock,
the procession which was disappoint-
insly short though gorgeous. swept
down from Temple Bar at a rapid pace
and was received silently. 1he Of
hcials entered the exchange by Corin
Hill and appeared on the top steps. the
lord mayor with the sword bearer
leading. sherids. aldermen, recorder
and city marshal following.
Bare-headed in the Rain.
A flourish OF trumpets impressed
silence upon the crowds and the lord
mayor. uncovering. stepped forward.
All hats came eff and the men re-
manned bare headed throughout the
ceremony, under the misty rain, for
nearly half an hour. The lord mayors
voice was strong and his Oratorical