Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-14

with heralds, p%ursuivants and 9TH
err officers of state in medi-
eval costomes, with peers and
peeresses in rich robes, with orient i
potentates in many-hued raiment,
with men of all types and all shades
of complexion from distant points OF
the new crowned monarch's empire,
with its dazzling display of jewels
and wealth of color, presented a pic
ture whicl in it's combined b%rilliancy
and distinction has seldom been ex-
celled.
Excitement About the Palace.
AS the hour approached for the de-
parture of the royal procession, eX-
citement about Buckingham palace
was most marked. Punctual to time
the advance guard of the royal caval-
cade issued from the archway, the
horses of the troopers curvetting
~nervously as they faced the wall of
humanity that cheered their coming.
Shortly afterward came the prince
and princess of Wales procession,
and finally, within a few minutes,
their majesties' state coach appeared
at the gateway, and the king and
queen smiled and bowed in response
to the mighty roar of cheers that
dwarfed all previous welcomes.
A Remarkable Scene.
The scene in the vicinity was re-
m~arkable. On the roof of the palace
were perched a number of fashiona-
bly, dressed ladies', members of the
household, and their cheers, with the
tiuttering of their handkerchiefs as
the king and queen entered the royal
coach, gave the signal for the deaf
ening plaudits of the populace which
greeted their majesties as they
emerged from the gates. The ova-
ton was taken up by the crowds
which thronged the Mall and was re-
peatedly acknowledged by the occu-
pants of the state coach.
The King o k Pale.
The king looked pale and rather
fine drawn, and was by no means as
brown and robust as previous re-
ports had led one to expect, and
while punctiliously bowling from side
to side, he did so with a gravity very
unusual to him. The queen, beside
him, was radiant. She never looked
better. The cheers which greeted
the pair were loud and unmistaka-
bly, genuine and very different from
the perfunctory applause which usu-
ally greets the appearance of mem
bers of the royal family.
The Three Professions.
The three professions to the abbey
were carried out according to pro-
gramme and the only striking feat
ures of the first two were the gor-
geous state carriages and the beau
tiful trappings and horses.
The progress of the royal cortege
was marked by no special incident
with the exception of an accident to
Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, one of
the grooms-in-waiting. 1t was a con-
tinued triumph, and reached its eli
max on the arrival at the abbey,
where there was a scene of I'M
paralleled enthusiasm which did not
cease until their majesties disap-
peared in the annex.
In Westminster Abbey.
In Westminster abbey the doors of
that edifice were scarcely opened and
the gold sticks and ushers had bare
ly found their stations before the
seats began to fill. Peers and peer
esses swept up the nave, their scarlet
and ermine making vivid contrasts
with the deep blue of the carpet. As
they arrived before the thrones they
separated, the peers going to the
right and the peeresses to the left.
Even when practically empty, the
abbey presented an interesting, pic
turesque effect, the oldest feature of
which consisted in every seat being
practically covered by a large, white
official programme, in the center of
which was placed a small, deep red
book of service. Without the tapes
tries or light furnishings Of tiers up
on tiers Of seats which rose so feet
high, the combination Of white and
red programmes by itself produced q
gala effect.
A Peculiarly Beautiful Effect.
A peculiarly beautiful effect was