The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-27
HONOR FOR EDWARD
AWAITS HIS ARRIVED AT
FRANCES CAPITAL.
WITH GREAT DEMONSTRATION
THE KING or ENGLAND WILL BE
RECEIVED.

Not Merely the Government, but the
People rs Well Are Making Ar
engagements for the Reception of
the NinE-WiIl BE Met by the
Presldent-PrOgrnm Mapped
Out for the Entertainment of the
King-He Will Reside at His EN-
bassy.
Paris, April 26-Elaborate prepara-
tions are being carried out rapidly for
the welcoming here of King Edward.
They are on scale of truly royal
splendor. The fetes will follow those
held at the time of the visit to Paris
of the Car of Russia and will in
clude a number of events affording OPP
portunities for brilliant spectacular
effects.
Government architects have provided
a plan for the decoration of the streets
by day and for illumination by night.
Private residents and shopkeepers have
contributed large sums of money to-
wards Transforming the avenues and
boulevards of the city into masses of
COLOR with floral arches, Venetian
masts and loopings of flowers. A large
force of troops is being assembled to
add to the military pageantry of the
event.
When King Edward arrives at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon next, Presi-
dent Loubet, members of the ministry
and the staff of the British embassy
will proceed to the Bots de Boulogne
station to meet him. The station will
xaifh tah a n
tapestries. The meeting between the
President and the King will take place
under silken canopy.
Escorted by President LOubet.
After the greetings King Edward and
President Loubet will enter a state
carriage, with postillions and outriders,
and, escorted by a regiment of curas-
siers. they will drive through the Bots
and the Champs Elyssee to the British
embassy. Throughout the entire route
soldiers will be masSed on either side
of the thoroughfares.
King Edward will stay at the Brit
ish embassy, which, during his sojourn,
will be regarded as a royal residence.
He will occupy the apartments which
have not been used since the last visit
to Paris of the late Queen Victoria,
but which have been sumptuously re-
decorated and equipped for this occa-
sion. They overlook a fine sweep OF
| the park and the gardens of the en-
| bassy.
President Loubet will leave King
Edward at the embassy, but the King
| will proceed to the Elysee Palace at
o'clock to pay formal call upon
the President, which will be returned
by the President.
In the evening King Edward will be
the guest of M. Loubet at the Coincide
Franchise to witness the presentation
of 'TAutre danger" On Saturday
| morning King Edward will witness a
review of 1900 troops at Vincennes. In
the afternoon he will attend the races
at Longchamps the meeting being held
especially in his honor. One of the
prizes to be run for, the Royal cup, is
offered by His Majesty. Saturday
night there will be a gala perform
ance at the opera, the programme in
Guiding the ballet from Eel Cid" and
a scene from Samson and Delilah"
The royal box has been made of
three boxes. and it will be deliberately
decorated with flags and the arms of
Great Britain and France.
Dinners to BE Given.
On Sunday Foreign Minister Del
casse will give a breakfast at the
foreign office. and in the evening
King Edward will give a dinner to
President Loubet. Each of these events
is being arranged upon a scale of Law
ish magnificence. King Edward will
leave Paris Monday morning.
The visit of King Edward is lead
ing to a wide range of speculation in
the matter of its political significance.
French officials state freely that this
visit marks a long step towards the
re-establishment of the cordial rela-
tons between France and Great Britain
which were strained by the Fashoda
incident and the Boer war They say
also that it is an evidence that the
foreign policy of Great Britain here
after will be sympathetic towards
Portugal Italy and France, the three
countries visited by King Edward.
Hints are also given that the visit
will lead to a better state of feeling
between Russia and Great Britain
and that later King Edward possibly
may visit st. Petersburg.