Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-14

with heralds, pursuiyants and 9TH
er efiicers of state in medi-
eval costomes. with peers and
peeresses in rich robes. with orient
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 whic in its combined brillianey
and distinction has seldom been ex-
eeIled-
Excitement Abeut the Palace
A. the hour approached for the de-
parture of the royal procession. ex-
eitement about Buckingham palace
was most marked Punetual to time
the advance guard of the royal eaval-
cade issued from the arehway. the
horses of the troopers eurvetting
nervOusly as they faced the wall Of
humanity that eheered 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 smiied and bowed in response
to the mighty roar of cheers that
dwarfed all previous welcomes
4 Remarkable Scene.
The scene in the vicinity was re
markable. On the roof of the palace
were perched a number of fashiona-
bly, dressed ladies. members of the
household, and their cheers, with the
huttering 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 Looked 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 Proeessiess-
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 cortegs
was marked by no special incident
with the exception of an accident 10
Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, one OF
the grooms-in-waiting. 1t was con-
tinued triumph. and reached its eli
max on the arrival at the abbey
where there was a scene of un'
paralleled enthusiasm which did not
cease until their majesties disap
peared in the annex
In Westnfnster Abbe-.
In Westminster abbey the doors ot
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, th'
abbey presented an interesting. pic
turesque effect, the oldest feature Of
which consisted in every seat being
practically covered by large, whit
Official programme, in the center o.
which was placed a small, deep rec
book of service. Without the tapes
tries or light furnishings of tiers up
ON tiers of seats which rose so fee
high, the combination of white anS
red programmes by itself produced
gala effect
A Peculiarly Beautiful Eject.
A peculiarly beautiful eject va