Evening star., 1901-01-24

heralds. Among those in attendants were
Earl Roberts and members of the head
quarters staff, and other army officers
There was a great concourse of people
from the commencement to the close The
proclamation was greeted by fanfare OF
trumpets. AT the conclusion of the cere-
mony, the band belonging to the Foot
Guards in the Friary court played God
Save the King The members of the
kings household Witnessed the ceremony
from Marlborough House On the bal
cony overlooking the friary court
from which the proclamation was read
were the Duke of Norfolk and other Off
GERS of state. The balcony was draped in
crimson cloth. Beside the officials, in re-
splendent uniforms. were stationed the
State Trumpeters. Here was seen many
prominent persons, among them Sir Henry
Arthur White, private solicitor to the
queen.
The Military Guard.
In the yard of Marlborough House and
the Friary court were stationed a large
body of soldiers and foot guards. The
footguards acted as guard of honor and
they were posted Immediately beneath the
balcony. The spectators began to assemble
at an early hour
A brilliant cavalcade passed down the
Mall and entered Friary court. 1t con-
sisted of the headquarters staff, headed by
the commander-in-chfef of the forces, Field
Marshal Earl Roberts, in full uniform and
carrying marshafs baton, and General
Sir Evelyn Wood, the adjutant general to
the forces.
At 9 o'clock the court dignitaries, headed
by the Duke of Norfolk, the earl marshal,
appeared on the balcony. Then the heralds
blew a fanfare and king-at-arms Weldon,
in the midst of dead silence, read the proc
lamation. All heads were barred AS the
reading was concluded the king-at-arms,
raising his three-cornered hat, cried loud
~, God save the king! The crowd took
tbn ohn tha 70 f1r
of the trumpets and the band playing
national anthem made curious medley.
King -at-arms Weldon read the proclama-
ton in clear tones, which We're distinctly
heard al a great distance. The third fam
fare of trumpets ended the ceremony
The officials then marched in procession
from the balcony through the palace to
the ambassadors court, where number
of royal carriages had been placed. by the
direction of the king, at the disposal OF
the earl marshal. These took the officials,
who read the proclamation, to the city,
escorted by a detachment of Horse
Guards. forming a picturesque and gor-
geous procession.
College of Arms Contingent.
The contingent from the college of arms
was composed Of three kings-at-arms, four
heralds and eight pursuivants. The cos
tunes of the~tw latter were gorgeous b.
yond compare. They wore tabards, a gar
ment resembling 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
the rouge dragon, the blue mantle ana
the maltravers, with all the armorial bear
ings of that quaint old body, the college
of arms, in full and solemn array.
A blare of trumpetS announced the prog
ress of the cavalcade as 1t proceeded
through Trafalgar square and the Strand.
The chief interest of the morning CEN
tered in the entrance of the heralds' pro-
cession into the city at Temple Bar. The
gray minarets of the law courts and the
tall spires of the Strand churches loomed,
phantom-like, out of the fog, while long,
double line of overcoated troops stood,
chilled and motionless, along the half-de-
serted streets. The clocks in the law courts
and ST. Dunstan's tolled out mournfully
the quarter hours till 9:15, when, out of the
gray mist, from within the city boundary,
appeared procession OF carriages, forming
the lord mayors encourage.
1t was there that the two professions
were to merge In Kaleidoscope grandeur
The lord mayor, sheriffs, aldermen ana
mace bearers, in scarlet, fur-trlmmed ropes,
cooked hats, ruffied shirts, silk knee
breeches and low buckled shoes, peered out
from the Cinderella-like coaches that would
have 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 contemptuously upon
soldier, herald and peer.
Silk Rope Bars the Way.
In the olden days veritable bar, or gate,
separated the city from without. Today
ten strong policemen stretched red: silken
rope across the thoroughfare, in honor Of
the city's ancient privileges.
AS the clocks struck the time the officer
- ed
tionr' The rife stocks came down with a
click upon the asphalt pavement, and two
gold-aced trumpeters appeared at the grlf-
fms side. The lord mayor and snefl1s,
mace bearers, chaplain remembrancer and
the white-wigged judge of the city courts
left their carriages and grouped themselves
together between the lines OF draWn-up
troops. Then the city marshal, VINO was on
horseback, wearing a uniform OF scarlet.
gold laced, with scarlet plumes. rode up to
the barrier and the Morrow king-of-arms,
whose green and gold tabard outshone those
of his colleagues, appeared at the mag.
mary bar His trumpeter blew shrill
blast which the lord mayors trumpeters
ans nswered, and then the city marshal rode
UP to the barrier and demanded who
The king of arms replied that 1t was the
Enter, herald" said the marshal, and
the herald was conducted to the lord mayor
and aldermen, who were still grouped In
the street.
to which the mayor and aldermen replied:
I'VE, with one voice. consent, tongue and
heart, pledge allegiance to King Edward
VII"
"GOd Save the King
The trumpters blew a blast while the
wondering crowd stood bareheaded and ST.
fenced, not knowing what to do till mill
tary 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 feebly, with
God Save the King on the tongue, but
with God Save the Queen In mind.
A few streets further on the proclama-
ton was read again, and the procession ad-
yanced, by way of Ludgate hill, to the roy
al exchange. The final proclamation was
made in front of the royal exchange. The
square before the exchange, with the pris-
on-like walls of the Bank of England on
one side and the massive official residence
of the lord mayor on the other. was
stage setting whose age and solidity beht-
| ted the portentious ceremony. There were
no decorations except flags, all half-mast-
| ed, save the city's red cross on white
| field over the Mansion House. The royal
standard hung above the exchange, and
| over the surrounding business buildings
| flew the union jack.
Black was the universal color worn by
| the people. Hardly bright bonnet or
gown relieved the somberness OF the crowd.