New-York tribune., 1903-04-27
KING and PRESIDENT.
Paris Preparing a Royal Welcome
for Ed7eard vi.

Paris April 26.-Elaborate arrangements 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 include number OF
affairs affordng opportunities for brilliant spec
tacular effects. Government architects have
provided a plan for the decoration of the streets
by day and for illuminations by night Private
residents and shopkeepers have contrlouted
large sums of money toward transforming the
avenues and boulevards of the city into masses
of color with floral arches. Venetian masts ana
Ioopings OF flowers. A large force of troops is
being assembled to add to the military pageantry
of the occasion.
When King Edward arrives at B o'clock next
Friday afternoon President Loubet, the mem
bers of the ministry and the of the brllsh
Embassy will proceed to the Bois de Boulogne
station to meet him. The station VIII be huhs
with rich velvet and Gobelin tapestries Ihe
meeting between the President and the King
will occur under a sken canopy. After the
greetings King Edward and President Loubet
will enter an elaborate state carriage, with pos
tilons and outrfders and, escorted by regi-
nent of cuirassiers they will drive through the
Bois and the Champs Elysees TO the BRUSH
Embassy. Throughout tie entire route soldiers
will be massed each side Of the thorough
fares.
King Edward will stay at the British En-
tassy which, during his sojourn, will be regard
ed 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 redecorated
and equipped for this occasion. They overlook
a fine sweep of the park and the gardens of the
embassy.
President Loubet will leave King Edward at
the embassy, but the King will proceed to the
EIysee Palace at ) O'Clock to pay formal call
upon the President.
The royal box has been made of three boxes.
and it will be elaborately decorated with flags
and the arms of Great Britain and France. The
performance at the opera will be attended by all
high officials, the diplomatic representatives.
members of the Senate and the Chamber, and
those socially prominent in Paris. Owing to the
tremendous pressure for places, the American
Embassy has been asked if it could possibly
spare the government some of the seats as
signed to it. This. however was impossible
On Sunday Foreign Minister Delcasse will
give breakfast at the Foreign Office, and In
the evening King Edward will give a dinner to
President Loubet. Each of these affairs Is De-
ing arranged upon scale of lavish magniff-
cence. King Edward will leave Paris on Mon
day morning His majesty will be attended
military and naval officers. A French squadron
is gathering at Cherbourg, to render farewell
honors to the British sovereign
Aside from its spectacular features, the visit
of King Edward is leading to wide range OF
speculation in the matter of its political sig
nifcance. French officials state freely that this
visit marks a long step toward the re-estab-
lishment of the cordial relations between France
and Great Britain which were strained by rea-
son of the Fashoda incident and the Boer war
They say also that it is evidence that the
foreign policy of Great Britain hereafter Will
be sympathetic toward Portugal, Italy ana
France the three countries visited by King
Edward. Hints are also given that the visit Will
lead to a better state of feeling between Rus
sia and Great Britain, and that later King Ed
ward possibly may visit st. Petersburg.
The Kings call viii be returned by the Presi-
dent In the evening King Edward will be the
guest of NJ. Loubet at the COmedie F'rancalse TO
witness the presentation of ''L'AGtre Danger
On Saturday morning King Edward will wit
ness a review of twelve thousand troops at Vim
cennes In the afternoon he will attend the
races at Longchamps the meeting being held
especially in his honor. On- of the prizes to be
run for, the Royal Cup is offered by his majesty.
Saturday night there will be gala performance
at the opera, the programme including the bal
let from Ell Cid and scene from Samson
and Dclilah.'