The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-10

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Alexandra and Members of the Royal
Family As spssia.aFs.
London, July l.--The following but.
lotin was posted at buckingham pal.
ace at y. ms "Thc king has had
a quiet day, His constitutional condi.
tion Is satisfactory and the wound
shows mure active signs Of repair"
The progress OF King Edward con.
tinues satisfactory. beginning July
6 only one bulletin day concerning
his ma icsiy's condition win be issued.
This win bc posts' NJ nine O'Clock In
the morning, and the arrangement
vii he continued until his majesty IL
/ entirely con,alcsccnt.
The fact that Queen Alexandra, ib
company with the duchess Of Aosta.
Prince Waldcmnr II Denmark, and
Prince George Of Greece, drove out
this afternoon. is taken as a sign Of
the kings satisfactory condition.
This was ihc FIRST recreation Of this
Kind the queen has indulRcd In since
his majesty was taken ill.
The king Is allowed 90 read good
dual now, and be- enjoys looking at
the newspapers, lie expressed amuse'
mcut lately 1t some of the sensation.
al and detailed reports OF the opera.
tion IN the press
Reception 20 Indian Princra.
London. July 4.--Thc prince uf
WalcH. ia behalf Of King Edward 70.
cciyCd the Indian princes Ia LOndor
az the Indian office tonight.
The entertainment wus one ~ the
most brilliant ever Witnessed IN Lon,
don. Queen Ncxuudra aud the royal
family were present and occupied
private box overlooking the main
hall The guests of the evening in.
rludcd all She royal representatives
to The coronation ~ the king who are
still in London, as we'll us the great.
cr number 81 tho English nobility and
the notable personngrs 81 London,
The decorations Of the building were
magnificent, and cost. including tho
furniture and hanrings, not far from
10000
The flowers alone cost C10Do. The
great reception hall WIS transformed
by palms, ferns and orchids into
Hrmbluncc nf an Indian garden A
feature Of the decorations WAS an
Immense ceiling cover, painted to rep
resent the Indian armament, In which
the stars and consultations were nc.
curutcly depicted Electric lights,
behind the cover. were utilized 20
make each star scintillatc In rcalis.
tic manner Three thousand incan.
descent electric lights were employed
in the Illumination - the building.
Tho rooms were cooled by mountains
uf irc clothcd with masses Of rare
plants and flowers.
Three thousand guests were invited
to attend the reception. an the gem
tirUru wore uniforms ur court dress
and the ladies were clad In moss
elaborate and brirwrlcd costumes,
but they were all outdaz1lcd hy the
gorgeous ntfrn and the prufusion uf
jewels worn hy the Indian princes,
Such q picturesque spectacle had
never been Witnessed in London since
the visit ~ the sultan ~ Turkey, 20
years ago. So many people who APP
piled for invitations were disappoint-
ed that the India Office has decided
20 illuminate the rooms for their 0en.
eft tomorrow night.
The prince aud princess Of Wales
arrived Mt II o'clock and were re-
cciycd by u guard of honor from the
Indian contingent The procession
formed at the foreign Office. II was
headed by members Of the Indian
council and marched through the
corridors. which were lined with In.
dian troops, 20 the India office While
the princess IT Wales remained on
the balcony, the prince traverscd the
length Of the hall 10 the dais, where
all the Indian potentates were as
sgmblcd. There, under crimson
canopy bearing the royal arms and
supported by four dusky Indians
clothed IN white, the prince Of Wales
received the presentation of swords
10 the kings representative by tho
Indian officers. This ceremony was
followed by q supper, music and So
ciRl intercourse between those pres.
ent, The reception lasted until .
very late hour.