The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-25
Edward VII Announced as Great
Britain's New Sovereign.
THE CEREMONY WAS PERFORMED AFTER
THE ANCIENT RITUAL.
Much Pomp and SpIendor of Attirement Marked the
Occasion, Which Was Witnessed by
Mighty Throng.

nation to the city, escorted by a detach-
nent OF horse guards, forming a pie.
Vuresquc aud gorgeous procession
ihe contingent from the college OF
arms was composed OF three Kings al
arms, four heMlds and eight pursuit.
N"h's' inc costumes Of the latter were
gorgeous beyond compare They wore
tahards, garment resembling the oos
TUNE Of kings as depicted on PLAYING
caiue. These tabards were beautifully
End heavily embroidered with SAX lions.
me royal coaS OF arms, and flowers In
bewllaenins confusion
Inere VAS the rouge dragon tho blue
mahtel ana m1ltrevers, With all the
Armorial bearings Of that quaint old body
the college of arms, in full and solemn
array blare of trumpets announced
The ptcsrcSs OF the clVa lcade az H. pra-
ceedet through Trafalgar square aud tho
S.rand
The chief interest OF Tho morning con-
tered In the entrance OF the herRlde'
procession into the city al Temple bar.
The gray minarets of the law courts and
the tall fpires of the strand churches
looked phantom like out OF the fog, wolfe
long double line OF overcaated troops
stood entitled aud mOtonless. along tho
hali deserted streets
The clocks In the law courts ana 81.
Duslwpds called out The quarter hours
until 911, when out of tho gray mis-
from within the city boundary appeared
procession Of carriages forming tina
lord mayors encourage It was thcrc
that the Two professions wers 40 merge
IN Kaleidoscope grandeur Thu lord
mayor shcrlts aldermen and mace boar
ers in scarlet fur trimmed robes. Cooked
hats, rutlled shirts silk knee brooches
aud low bucllcd shoes. poered out from
the Cluderoli1-liiJe coachos that would
have been the envy OF Alice in Wonder
land
Overhead in the midst Of the pageant
the great griffin, which marks the city
boundary spread its wide fantastic
wings lilSn somo great liindoo god In
their gold iiycries, the whitc-wiggod
ooaohmon Of the lord mayor looked down
oontempluously upon tho soldier, herald
and peer.
In the oldcn duys ycrltsble barred
aate separated The city from without,
To-day ten strong policemen stretched q
rcd slikop rope across the ihoroughfare
ia honor 0f ~ citYs ancient PRIVILEGES.
As the clocks struck tho time the Of
Hcer IN command OF tho troops cried
'iAttepton."
The rife stocks came down With
click upon the asphalt pavement and Two
gold laced trumpeters appeared at tho
grlfau's side.
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