Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10
SIGNS Of REPAIR.
King Edward Progressing Satisfac-
torily Toward Complete
Convalesence.
THE QUEEN TAKES FIRST RECREATION.
Reception to the East Indian Princes By
the Prince of Wales One of the Most
Brilliant Ever Held in LoDdon-Q Queen
Alexandra and emb of the Royal
Family as Spectators.

t"N ~ Va '"s1
Brilliant Ever Held in London Queen
Alexandra and Members of the Royal
Family as Spectators.
London, July 4.-The following bull
letin was posted at buckingham pal
ace at Z p. m: 1.-The king has had
a quiet day. His constitutional condi-
ton is satisfactory and the wound
shows more active signs of repair"
The progress of King Edward con-
tinues satisfactory. Beginning July
6 only one bulletin a day concerning
his maiesty's condition will be issued.
This will be posted at nine o'clock in
the morning, and the arrangement
vii be continued until his majesty is
entirely convalescent.
The fact that Queen Alexandra, in
company with the duchess of Aosta,
Prince Waldemar of Denmark, and
Prince George of Greece, drove out
this afternoon, is taken as a sign Of
the kings satisfactory condition.
This was the first recreation of this
kind the queen has INDUCED in since
his majesty was taken i'll.
The king is allowed to read a good
deal now, and he enjoys looking at
the newspapers. He expressed amuse-
ment lately at some of the sensation
al and detailed reports of the opera
tion in the press.
Reception to indian Princes.
London, July 4.-The prince of
Wales, in behalf of King Edward, re-
ceived the Indian princes in London
at the Indian Office tonight.
The entertainment was one of the
most brilliant ever witnessed in Lon
don. Queen Alexandra and the royal
family were present and occupied a
private box overlooking the main
hall. The guests of the evening in
cluded all the royal representatives
to the coronation of the king who are
still in London, as well as the great
er number of the English nobility and
the notable personages of London,
The decorations of the building were
magnificent, and cost, including the
furniture and hangings, not far from
100000.
The flowers alone cost $4,000. The
great reception hall was transformed
by palms, ferns and orchids into a
semblance of 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 &C
curately depicted. Electric lights
F., behind the cover, were utilized tt
| make each star scintillate in a reals
) tic tanner. Three thousand mean
7 descent electric lights were employed
: in the illumination of the building
5 The rooms were cooled by mountains
of ice clothed with masses of rar'
I plants and flowers.
Three thousand guests were invited
y to attend the reception. All the gen
tlemen wore uniforms or court dress
and the ladies were clad in mos
elaborate and bejeweled costumes
but they were all outdazzled by TIL
gorgeous attire and the %profusion o
Jewels worn by the Indian princes.
Such a picturesque spectacle hat
never been witnessed in London Sine
the visit of the sultan of Turkey, 8
years ago. So many people who ap
piled for invitations were disappoint
ed that the India Office has decided
to illuminate the rooms for their ben
eft tomorrow night.
The prince and princess of Vale
l., arrived at IL o'clock and were re
Il ceived by a guard of honor from tn
Indian contingent. The p%rocessio
q formed at the foreign office. 1t wa
$ headed by members of the India
council, and marched through tn
corridors, which were lined with 1r
dian troops, to the India Office. Will
l. the princess of Wales remained o
e the balcony, the prince traversed tn
length of the hall to the dais, wher
all the Indian potentates we're al
sembled. There, under a crimso
canopy bearing the royal arms an
d supported by four dusky Indian
clothed in white, the prince of Vale
received the presentation of swort
to the kings representative by tn
Indian officers. This ceremony wa
followed by a supper, music and sc
cial intercourse between those pre-
emit. The reception lasted until
very late hour.