The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-09

news was circulated that King Edward
was in the best of health and spirits
and well equipped to undergo the ia
tigues of the day.
AN ANIMATED SCENE.
By $50 the scene in the vicinity of the
palace and the Mall was extremely ami
mated. The roof Of the palace and
those of all the surrounding buildings
constantly arriving members of the roy
al family, with their suites and the ap-
pearance of the other participants in
the procession ELECTED cheers varying in
degree of enthusiasm according to the
popularity of the perSOnageS recognized
by the people The Duke of Connaught,
who rode down the Mall in an automo-
bile for the purpose of seeing that the
military arrangements along the route
were complete, was heartily cheered.
Almost as animated was the scene in
the vicinity of Westminster Abbey,
where bands of music stationed about
the building relieved the tedium of ear
ly waiting, and soon after the doors
were opened state coaches. carriages and
automobiles ratified up in ceaseless
line, the rich apparel of their occupants
eliciting applause which, however was
surpassed by the reception accorded to
the men of the naval brigade as they
marched past at a swinging pace to
| take up a favored position guarding the
route near the Abbey.
The colonial premiers and the privy
! councillors We're warmly WelcOulGu, Tie
Fijians, in petticoats were the center
of much interest and red Indian chief,
| in his native costume, feathers and
blanket, decorated with the customary
mirrors caused the most lively amuse-
ment-
| AS the hour approached for the de-
parture of the royal procession the ex-
citement. about Buckingham palace was
most marked. Punctual to time, the
| advance guard of the royal cavalcade
issued from the archway, the horses of
| the troopers curvetting nervouSly as
| they faced the wall of humanity that
| cheered their coming. Shortly after
| wards 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 smiled and bowed in re-
SpOnSe to the mighty roar of cheers that
| dwarfed all previous welcomes. The
scene in the vicinity was remarka ble-
| On the roof of the palace were perched
a number of fashionably dressed ladies,
members of the household, and their
cheers with the fluttering of their hand
| kerchiefs as the king and queen entered
the royal coach, gave the signal for the
| deafening plaudits of the populace
which greeted their majesties as they
| emerged from the gates. The ovation
| was taken up by the crowds which
| thronged the Mall and was repeatedly
| acknowledged by the occupants or 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 reports had led
! one to expect, and while punctiliously
| bowling from side to side, he did Sc
with a gravity very unusual to him
/ He seemed to sit rather far back in the
carriage and moved his body very lit
| tie. His curious crimson robes and cap,
| the maintenance of which, sin ply a
| band of erInine with a crimson velvet
top, doubtless gave him the unusual
appearance. The queen, beside him
| Tie cheers which greeted the pair were
loud and Enthusiastically genuine.
The three professions to the Abbey
! were carried out according to pro-
gramme, and the only striking features
of the first two were the gorgeous state
| carriages and the beautiful trappings
/, and horses.
The crowd paid but little attention
to the occupants of the vehicles In
the last carriage of the first procession
sat Prince Henry, of Prussia, on the
| back seat, but he was SO occupied with
talking to the Duke of Sparta that he
seemed not to notice the crowd. The
prince of Wales also seemed very in
different and stolid, but the princess
/ of Wales bowed and smiled constantly.
| 1t was not till the kings procession
came that there was any show of en-
thusiasm. Lord Kitchener, Admiral Sey-
mour and Gen. GaSlee, as they rode
together, of sourse came in for much
lattention, but they all seemed to look
straight ahead and pay little attention
| to the people along the route Lord
Kitchener in the resplendent full dress
uniform OF general, also looked un-
familiar, and many persons did not re-
| cognize him. The Indians were un-
| doubtly the most picturesque feature OF