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AT WINDSOR.
Ceremonies Which Took Place in St.
Georges Chapel.


Georges Chapel.
Windsor, Feb. 4.-St Georges chapel
was magnificent sight and divided at
tention with the officials and college of
heralds, gorgeous in quaint mantles,
tabards and insignia. and the medic
val-looking yeomen of the guard, car
rying the halberds at slope.
The chapel choir. the archbishop. the
bishops and other clergy met the pro-
cession at the west door. From the
organ loft midway of the nave and the
chancel came the strains of Mendels-
sohn's march from Songs Without
Words" in E minor. The strains of the
organ died away and the choir com
menced singing softly the sentences
for the dead. The solemn cortege pro-
cseded mp the nave. which was
thronged with the highest and noblest
women of England Lord. Thou Hast
Been Our Refuge" to Felten's setting,
was next sung by the choir. which had
now taken its place in the transept to
the right of the altar.
The coffin rested upon catafalque
placed at the steps of the altar. The
cross over the communion table was
covered with white flowers and the
roredos behind was almost concealed
with sprays of fern dotted with lilies.
The solemn Services.
The bishop of Winchester read the les
son from the Fifteenth of Corinthians
Man That Is Born of Woman" was
chanted by the choir TO Wesley's mu-
sic. followed by Thou Knowest, Lord.
the Secrets of Our Hearts" The dean
of Windsor read II Heard Voice" and
the choir sang the Lords Prayer to the
music composed especially for the
dead queen by Gounod. Once more
the strains of the choir wel!ed up
through the ancient chapel with the
singing of "How Blessed Are They
That Die" by Tchaikowsky.
The archbishop of Canterbury read
the collect. and with quavering voice,
pronounced the benediction. There
was a solemn pause while all heads
bowed. A few sobs were heard and the
choir then broke the oppressive still
ness with the sweet harmony of the
"Dresden Amen"
Then the loud tones of norroy king
Of arms, William Henry Weldon, pro-
claimed the dead monarch's title.
The anthem, blessed Are the De-
parted" followed, and the service was
concluded by the playing of Bee
thoven's funeral march by Sir Walter
Parrot. the organist of ST. Georges
chapel and private organist to the late
queen.
Those in Attendance.
Among the early arrivals were min
listers and eX-ministers in full state uni
form, their breasts mass of gold
braid. All the members of the cabinet
took their seats in row. Lord Sails
bury followed, wearing a velvet skull |
cap and wrapped in an ordinary black
overcoat. When this was taken off it |
revealed a plain court uniform. The
ladies-in-waiting, yelled as the prin-
cesses were Friday, took their seats on
q long bench below the stalls. The
first member of the diplomatic corps to
arrive was the Turkish ambassador.
Long before the stalls Were filled the
nave was packed. 1t was here that the
stands had been erected, and the chan.
eel screen on the organ completely pre-
vented several hundred in the nave
from seeing what went on in the
church. "F
Now and again the gentleman-at-
arms, keeping on his huge plumed
helmet and gantlets, his sword dang:
ing at his heels, walked up to the
Iuiet chancel to make some final ar.
'angement.
Lord Rosebery came in about 1918
The most of the diplomatic corps occu-
pied nearly two entire rows of stalls
~ the right Of the chancel. The most
notceable, by reason of his brilliant
robes, was the Chinese minister.
The service at ST. Georges chapel
was concluded at 4:lo p. m. The body
will lie until Monday in the Albert
chapel.