Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-04

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all over and they slowly get out OF
the packed mass of humanity ana take
their way back TO Stohe Newington
Apostle f. NJ. Lyman, Elder Henry
II. Blood, who is the president OF the
London conference. and your cores
pondent did not start til o'clock, for
their seats on the balcony of the west
minister Palace hotel are bought ana
paid for,
Out we go into that rarest Of all
things on earth, London sunshine, Yes,
positively, IL was not raining, and the
sun was shining quite brightly,
Said the English purser on this boat
the New England-yesterday to me;
"Ah. Mrs, Gates, there's no place on
earth like England"
TO which | heartily responded, ad-
ing under my breath, mo, thank hea-
ven for that. There Is no such nasty
climate on earth" However, for all thy
charms and dear delights | love thee,
grand old mother country
just now you are glad with us that
coronation day was calm and clear,
and not quite cold enough to freeze the
marrow IN your bones
But where's the crowds, the packs
tllH jams We NhTftANu W at' NnNlll III
the streets, on the cars and on the
huses. But the streets were quiet anc
even deserted.
"Ah, we'll; they are up In the city,
quoth President Lyman.
No crowd, nor hurry on the cars; we
were almost alone in the cars and on
the streets.
At last we got out OF the under
q nI 10 DR al a MI
followed our kind guide. Elder Blood,
up one street and down the other try
ing to get past the wall of policemen
who drove us from pillar TO post In ef-
fecting an entrance.
There were u few people on these
streets, but not many, because, per-
haps, these streets were out Of the line
Of march.
At last we got through, and off we
went TO our hotel.
Westminster Abbey stands in an open
space directly across from the houses
of parliament. and very near them, too,
The Westminster bridge leads over the
Thames just east I'm the open space, and
several streets run into sharp angles in
this square. one OF these Is Victoria
street, and the Westminster hotel runs
the Abbey.
There We're no better seats in all the
line OF march to view the parade as a
whole. They cost a few guineas, too,
but twas only for once IN a lifetime.
We had all the privileges OF the hotel
parlors, writing-rooms and dining.
room, and for the long days waiting
this was precious privilege
IT was like being behind the scenes Of
an opera to sit in the hotel ordinary
and watch the coming and going. For
this hotel Is peculiarly an English one
where out OF town NJ. P.'s and foreign
glandees most do congregate.
The East Indian princes were all
Gu1rtered here, and their sweeping
robes and swarthy faces made pictur-
eSque contrast to the jeweled satins
and noddng plumes of the English
ladies moving about
IL English people ever got in a hurry
or furry, those DANES and squires vera
certainly guilty OF that social crime
that wonderful morning. Pages in
white satin knee breeches and clothed
with a sheepish air of pride and shame
ruttered about among the brilliant
Groupes.
But what was most amusing of all
was the depreCatory air of apology
with which most of thoss slender.leg-
ged old gentlemen sided afuund trying
t. hide their costumes and their de'-
cate calves Dear old gentlemen. they
Didn't enjoy It a bit; but my lady did
And one could easily see that the only
thing that restores man to his pristine
love Of gaudy raiment and glitterir g
ornament is the possession Of comedy
iom like unto his fat coachmans
We went out then TO watch the in
coming coaches and carriages. every
one of them supplied with a white card
w';h blue band down the center. This
magic talismen admitted them past the
gates and the colbert Of policemen.
And how the carriages did roll in
All the ladies wore little long white
tu'le wells with plenty OF jewels in var,
Gus places about the costumes or head.
Oh esS
And the men! Well, really, I never
before realized what a deal OF truth
there Is in Charlotte Perkins Giman's
assertion about the male human" be-
ing the original creature Of bright
plumage and sarb,
Those men Soldiers and sailors,
lords and dukes. coachmen and foot
bearers and garter-wearers, princes
and potentates both white and black,
how they did strut and plume and
prink Talk Of the women | don't
know a human soul who made a re-
mark or gave a thought TO a woman
there. Every man who was dressed
up was so much occupied with his own
glory that he had no thought for an
others And some Of them got their
crowns and funny little pork-pie tlaras
on askew, and they did give them such
an uproariousy ridiculous comic opera
appearance that | could hardly Keep
the shouts of giggllng laughter inside.
Yes that's what II was! A huge, the
very hugest opera acted out IN real
life that one ever beheld. DO we ever
get past the childish age when the
spectacular ceases 10 inspire us with
envy and awe? All those kings and
willy statesmen know how to sway the
multitude!
But do look at the soldiers. Did you
ever see such hdeous headpleces as
those three feet high black beaver
chimney pots? / can family remember
the farce OF "The Two Polts" played in
the Theater on one Of its first opening
nights by Phil Margetts and Brother
Bowrlng. and when those red coated
men with bushy black barrel
shaped heads came under the
balcony. whispered TO myself
Peter TOM. For the two Polts
wore these same awful mirth and awe
inspiring head pieces.
Then another lot "f soldiers wore
tin or metal helmets. which came down
to the very Tip OF their noses and made
their wearers look up like the girls
do when the absurd fashion OF hats
TIPPED down to the nose IL in vogue
The coachmen We're a dear delight fat
red blowsy, god-laccd, with three cor
nered hats or braided gold braid head
pieces under their caps, They did look
so Europeany, so opera -comicky, so
medieval and so deiciously stupid.
conned my Dickens over and over IN
my mind TO m the various types In
where they belonged.
And tho cOachers Oh. dear, ] can't
give you even a faint idea. OF their
sumptuousness.
The kings was. Of course, marvel
Of all maryeis But the beefeaters
from the tower who surrounded IL
yvere really tho most awe inspiring OF