The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-22

the coronation. which was cut of By
the departure from San Francisco o
the Honolulu-bound steamer while th'
Associated Press was receiving tn
news. concluded with paragraph
about the physical ppearance OF th'
King. THE King" 1t said, looked pal,
and rather fine drawn" The following
/ is the remainder of the interrupted
story:
As the hour appointed for the de-
parture Of the royal procession APP
preached the excitement about Buck
ingham Palace was most marked
Punctual to time, the advance guard
of the royal cavalcade issued from the
archway, the horses of the troopers
curvetting nervousy as they faced the
wall of humanity that cheered their
coming. Shortly afterward came the
Prince and Princess of Wales process
sion and finally, within a few min
utes their majesties' state coach APP
peared at the gateway, and the King
and Queen smiled and bowed in re-
Spouse to the mighty roar of cheers
that dwarfed all previous welcomes.
The scene in the vicinity was re-
markable. on the roof OF the palace
were perched a number of fashionably
dressed ladies, members of the house
hold, and their cheers, with the fiutter-
ing of their handkerchiefs, as the King
and Queen entered the royal coach
gave the signal for the deafenine
plaudits of the populace which greeted
their majesties as they emerged from
the gates. The ovation was taken W
by the crowds which thronged the
Mall, and was repeatedly acknowledged
by the occupants of the state coach.
The King looked pale and rather fine
drawn, and was by no means as brown
and robust as previous reports hac
led one to expect, and while punctil'
iously bowling from side to side, ht
did so with a gravity very unusual t.
him. He seemed to sit rather far back
in the carriage, and moved his body
very little. His curious crimson robes
and cap doubtless gave him an unus
ual appearance. The Queen, beside him
was radiant. She never looked better
The cheers which greeted the pail
were loud and Enthusiastically genuine
and very different from the perfume
tory applause which usually greet
the appearance of members Of the roya
family.
PROCESSION TO THE ABBEY.
The three professions to the Able!
We're carried out according to pro
| gram, and the only striking features
of the first two were the gorgeous STATE
carriages and the beautiful trapping
and horses. The crowd paid but little
4 attention to the occupants of the We
hicles. In the la | carriage of the frs
procession sat Prince Henry of Prus
q STA on the back seat, but he was sc
1 occupied with talking to the Duke OF
| Sparta that he seemed not to notice the
! crowd. The Prince of Wales seemed
very Indifferent and stolid, but the
Princess of Wales bowed and smiled
constantly. 1t was not until the King s
procession came that there was any
show of enthusiasm. Lord Kitchener
Admiral Seymour and General Gaselee,
as they rode together of course, came
in for much attention, out they all
seemed to pay little attention to the
people along the route. Lord Kitch-
ener. in the respondent full-dress uni
form of General, also looked unfa-
miliar, and many persons did not rec
ognize him. The Indians We're un-
doubtedly the most picturesque fea-
lures of the procession. while the state
coach of the King, drawn by the fat
Hanoverian horses which figured in all
of the late Queen Victoria's process
sions, seemed much more like fairyland
than usual
BY 10 o'clock the interior Of the abbey
presented blaze of color. Along the
nave, which was lined by Grenadiers,
every chair was taken by high OFF,
GERS of the army and navy and others
in equally handsome equipment. on top
of the arch separating the nave from
the chancel sat the supplied orchestra.
In stalls within, with the other Embas-
sailors, We're the United States Embas-
dor Joseph II Choate, and Mrs.
Choate and many officials.
The peeresses took advantage of the
long interval to stroll up and down, but
the peers sat stolidly awaiting the ar
rival of the sovereign, their ermine caps
presenting solid mass of white. After
10 o'clock the organ and band played,
while the spectators, many OF whom
showed signs of sleepiness, chatted or
swept with their glasses what portions
of the abbey they could see from their
seats.
OPENING Of THE CEREMONY.
The ceremonies commenced with the
confessional of the regalia. The pro-
cession of clergy with the regalia then
proceeded from the altar TO the annex,
all present standing up and the choir
singing 20 Cod lOnr Holm in Ages
Past" Preceding the regalia came the
boys of Westminster Abbey. followed
by the children of the chapel royal and
the choir in royal uniforms.
The Duke of Connaught took his
place besides the Prince of Wales in
the abbey as the procession entered,
bowling as he passed the Prince. The
Archbishop of Canterbury took his
seat in front of the coronation chair,
and the Earl OF Halsbury. the Lord
y.