The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31
ROYAL GROWN
WAS W0BBLY
Edward Had Hard Time Keep
ing 1t on Straight.
SAYS SHIRLEY J0CELYN
Britishers are Singing, AFTER
the Ball."
SAYS SHIRLEY J0CELYN

Ray Jocelyn has received the following
letter from his brother, Shirley Jocelyn,
who is in London. 1t is an interesting
escription Of the coronation:
The coronation has now passed into
history and everyone is glad the thing is
over. It was very noticeably a strain
upon the nerves, Of delight and anticipa-
ton Of the populace. The postponement
in the first instance and the uncertainty
about its being held at all has enectually
destroyed the season, boht socially and
in a business way. here were practi-
cally no strangers among the spectators,
other than the usual number; but, then,
the concourse of the London public quite
made up for any shortcomings.
AS the streets were to be barred at
half past to pedestrians. it was neces-
sary for one to go earlier or there would
be no available standing room. was
asked TO accompany d member Of the
Green Bag 10 help him escort his five lady
cousins. whom he was royalty struggling
to entertain. So at half past in the
morning we stole downstairs-he and l.
and after a hurried breakfast of toast
and boiled eggs We started, with our
pockets loaded with crackers, which poor
excuses for eatables are known here as
only biscuits. 1t was pretty shsEp going
through Hyde park; n fact the weather
was cold and cloudy all day, and a few
drops of rain fell.
We met the cousins and got into Plea
dnly about o'clock, each one carrying a
milk stool under his arm-rnine came in
handy TO lab hole in the crowd. which
We had to do, or stay out altogether and
go way back. and sit down" We took
our station at Constitution I'LL, across
from Buckingham palace; and there We
camped, part of the time on the seats,
then, like a duck, alternately on one foot
and next on the other more or Jess, too
it depended upon the size OF the victims
boot-on somebody else's leather, and
eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve O'Clock
went around the dial; but still no signs
of the circus. We couldn't even hear
the callioDe. And it wasn't until nearly
twenty-five minutes of 3 that the first
naughty man in the procession turned
St. James into Piccadilly-"And a Bobby
Blue Shall Lead the Animals" seems to
be the present day rendering of the Good
Book text in regard TO parades; a police
man. civil law. in its modern representa- |
tive, heading a barbarous pageant Of
splendor, a tawdry show IMPLYING what
the Great Louis of the French crystalized
into Il Am The State,''
During the hours we were breathing |
hard in the endeavor to keep in restraint |
our awe and wonder" carriage after |
carriage rolled by, each holding its peer |
or peeresses. or some other important !
pretentious pattern Of a 'glittering gener- |
atty" The peeresses were all wearing |
their three white plumes in their hair, |
low ecked court gowns, and their coro- |
nets. Those having tickets to the abbey |
could still drive through the closed street |
until O'Clock. Early in the day dou-
bic line of red-coats marched up the hill |
and, separating into two files, took up a /
stand. one portion on either side. Below /
US a few PAGES were the Gordon High |
landers in full native dress, and their /
bagpipes increasingly screamed and |
shrieked until we thought the whole |
town was nothing but bagpipes.
Soldiers in the most gorgeous costumes |
imaginable swung with measured tread |
up and down the sloping street After |
the policemen barred the way, Piccadn- |
iy was sanded thicl1ly with yellow |
sand. which deadened the fall Of feet. |
Across from us, in Baroness Somebody's /
stand the Red Hungarian band brought /
forth from their instruments a beautiful /
medley Of music And it was a noticeable |
and pleasing feature that American airs 1
were given a prominence Our national /
coiers. too. were faunted quite conspicu- /
ousiy for such an occasion TO the bloomin'
Britisher. Bands before us, bands be- I
hind us below US. at our sides, until /
now my ears ring. roar and hum with a /
sort Of musical inferno a hideous confu- /
sion Of British military blare. Red Hun 1
garian twee decide dee, and Scottish /
shrek.
Past US gallopod a troop Of Irish Ian
GERS, their colors. from their bristlin5 /
lances. streaming IN the wind-they the /
Dumfries regiment Of Scots with mon
stTous drum ma ory bonncts of fur; the +
Scotch Greys, for whom cheer went up;
Queens Own in gaudy plumed helmets;
the kings Guard in breastplate and he'll 1
met. riding big horses Of uniform
brown-all hurrying To the thronged rem
devious at the grey old abbey.
in front Of rs q horse stumbled. toss
ing its gold-hraiEed officer rider into the
sand: but the man recovered himself and
vaIlted on again as his horse rose. neither
hurt. apparently.
Wei things did not come our way for
some time and we hlled in the interval by
nibbIing at our biscuits and trying 10
persuade strenuous bobby that milk
stools don't occupy much room. Aside
from this incidental protestation the
Ct OVID was very quiet patient and order
Is. admirably thuE5ed under police and
army
Then the procession. It was gorgeous.
q course. most magnificent ard All the
superiatlves BY which you wish 10 char
acterize it, Nevertheless ft was disap-
renting 10 the cousins. who declared the
Diamond Jubilee was much better As
vas not prepared Tor argument. in
stituted quasi proceedings and the mat
ter was not pressed into oh'.gicu A
great many netabies, Including the Prince
and Princess q wales. preceded the
king ali riding in royal carriages. those
driven 10y servants in the Vcd q royal liv-
cry. The king looked wan and faded from
his Sickness and had a tTyiuE ;ine en-
deavoEing 20 keep bis crown or straight
He did Attle hRNiag The queen vas
male too sn7 everyone fr the r,rr.rrzsirr