The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28
N SPLEH[|()R
Of RICH GOLD
Coming Ceremony in the
City of Delhi, India.
PAGEANT OF PRINCESS
American Girls Part in the
Gorgeous Spectacle.
PAGEANT OF PRINCESS

The New York World prints the fol-
lowing dispatch:
Delhi India, August o.
In the most gorgeous ceremony of
modern times the central figure will be
an American girl-Lady Curzon Of Kedle-
ston, Vicereine of India.
From one end Of India 10 the other,
from the Himalayas TO Calcutta and
even in the jungles of Ysore that lie be-
tween, preparations are making for the
Delhi Durbar the most magnificent spec
tacle the world has ever seen.
1t is the reception Of the great chiefs
of India. the proudest most brilliant and
glittering rulers OF the mighty empire,
to the Victory of Edward VII, King of
| Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor Of
India and TO his American wife-in other
words the ceremony of the coronation Of
Edward VII and Alexandria in India, with
the Vicercy and Vicereine acting as their
| representatives.
Through their own lords 400, 600 of
subjects viii pay homage to their sover-
eign and Lord and Lady Curzon will
truly be as royalty itself They will be
/ accorded the same honors. the same rev.
]
or and empress.
/ II will be India S formal greeting to its
new rulers.
For long time preparations have been
pushed, although the Durbar does not
take place until January. For an event
Of such Importance the making ready
requires many months.
The setting is worthy of the occasion.
The reception will take place on the great
plain OF Delhi, where. since the dawn of
history. men have fought for the pos
session OF the mighty empire. Hitler will
come the sovereigns of native states with
the multitude of soldiers and retainers
and their camp will cover an area of
forty-eight square miles.
There will be a sea of canvass tents
extending for eight miles in one direction
and almost as far in another. relieved
by gorgeous gardens and towering palms.
and dominating 1t all. natives and British
alike will be the camp of the viceroy.
almost half a mile long and more than a
third of a mile wide. The Vice-King
and the Vlce-Queen will live in a house
built especially for them and entertain
in tent that will he a canvass palace.
1t viii be a proud day for the American
woman who is the Vice-Queen Of India
she who was Miss Mary Letter and
whose ia Their made his millions in dry
goods and real estate in the West. II is
q far cry from Chicago to Delhi. In all
history no American woman ever has
known the honors and distinction of
Lady Curzon, who will personify in this
pageant the Empress of India.
1t may be that another American will
have place of honor at the Delhi Dur
bar as BELTS her rank. The Duke of
Marlborough is 20 attend the reception.
and possibly the Duchess may accom-
pany him TO India. And truly it is well
worth travelling half a dozen times around
the world. The great reception will be
held in a specially constructed amphi
theater Of horseshoe shape The amphi-
theater Will be a quarter of a mile in
circumference. with Accommodations for
L. 900 persons. The voice Of a speaker !
will have to carry only $50 feet in order
to be heard by the entire assemblage, so !
fngeniouslv Will the amphi theater be |
constructed. The Viceroy viii stand in /
tn center on dais six feet high and 1
twenty fest in circumference and while |
his own flag is unfurle&, the imperial stan |
dard will be raised - front OF the I
assembly.
Directly before the Xiceroy viii be four /
rows OF seats which will be occupied 10y /
the COS ruling chiefs. mobiles Ond high (
officials. while other notables 10 the /
number Of coo will be seated on benches /
Then viii be seen the most brilliant /
adorned assemblage that men ever looked 1
upon. These princes OF Hindoostan VIII /
appear in their most gorgeous robes, de-
corated with priceless jewels. the jewels
OF state which are rarely brought from
the secret hiding places and are worn
only on the greatest occasions. These are
the historic Jewels Of India fo- the pos
session Of which the great races u India
have lied and intrigued and varied for
diamonds and en-
sraIds. each of which has story
more wonderful and bloodier than has
ever been told in fiction
The jewels Of all the courts OF Europe
would be feeble showing besides those Of
these Indian princes. In all the world
the ike II the gems is not u be seen.
FOR they represent wealth untold IN The
brilliant robes Of the rajahs viii be stones
that would represent an empires ransom.
Beyond. the thousands whose dark
faces and wondrous eyes are il contrast
10 the white turbans and fowipg robes
and about the great horseshoe vii De
arranged elephants the finest in the
world. weighted down with howdahs u
solid silver that viii fash white in the
sunlight. while the gems. with velvet
and siIker trappings. VIII fash and the
cloth Of gold glow ike imprisoned Sun
shine
state coaches. inlaid with sold and
zlistensrE with jewels. VIII he guarded by
,obles weighted down with precious
stones Sleek. FAT oxen wearing wonderful
harness. viii D. attached 70 guns q gold
ard silver.
Beyond the royal elephants. the stage
coaches and the guns u gold and silver
sbou, the arphltheater. VII b so.ooo
troops Of the great chiefs
such a collection e lighting races can
be called together by 10 one OF earth
ave the kiag-empero-.
UnconQuereG Ghocrkas from the SHOWS
y Nepaul WIZ D. besides the stalEarr
,tolid skis from the burning deserts u
he Pun5aah. brothers OF the uen who IN
Sas hsapes The cruu1hling lort = SaraE-
,ari with their dead. fighting TIL TIE las,
nan q them fell. cut % pieces ~ the
ynives Of he hated Afridss
Highhorn Rajputs. whoss slender, grace
hi forms and teiicztely moulded links Z