New-York tribune., 1903-03-07
HER VIEWS OF PARLIAMENT.
What an American Girl Saw When She At
tended the Opening.

Would you like to know how 1t feels to be a
'blcomin' h'rist'crat in England as the ccckney
says?' writes an American girl who Is travelling
abroad Then get some English friend VINO Is one
to take you the royal gallery for the opening OF
Parliament.
tYo,Ir interesting ations which 1t would take
a Thackeray to do justice to. begin, some days be-
fore with the arrival Of the important big caro- OF
admission, signed by the magic name, Cholmonde-
ley. Great Chamberlain Then If you are won-
an-an American woman, / should say-you lay
out your smartest morning frock. end upon the
eventfuI day you sally forth tt Westminster orlght
and early. As you get out of your cab the cock
neys the sidewalk. in admiring enthusiasm say
See the lady!
''The streets around the palace Of Westminster
were a sight. with the redcoats lined up on elther
side and the Royal Horse Guards out In all their
bravery Crowds of people were straining forward
to the pavement from roofs, WINDOWS anu
scaffoldings. So wandered about among them
until policeman, who had apparently been Watch-
ing US. stopped moved toward the palace
gates. with a gruf command. You can't go IN
the=er 4 am a peer Ioftily replied my friend,
whereupon the policeman took of his hat to the
'bloomin' h'rist'crat.' I distinctly heard him
whisper to one of his fellows. and humby begged
pardon OF mi lud.
after we had entered my English friend picked
I'D from o bench. where it had been left for him.
big red bag containing his robes Then, as we
: passed the chamber where the King and Queen
to sit lit state. he gravely pointed out the ol-
ferent pecrcsses already there, looking very mag
and ostrich pIumes and very cold as WELL with pare
and neck.
1.-The royal gallery is small. but the seats are
raised in tiers, and there background Tor
splendid array Of pretty gowns. But you can see
eayer ones every day upon the fashionable New
York streets. Most of them here were somore IN
color, and when woman really well dressed aP-
peared there such dwellings Of lorgnettes ana
monocies! The Alexandra fringe becoming 10 the
| Queen but not at all to many English faces. was
general still it would be hard to find national
| gathering of women with lovelier compleXlonS or
| more beautiful hair
Various great people were in and out 10 cnat
with their friends in the royal gallery before the
| King and Queen passed through: peeress or TWO
in attired in their coronation robes WIN the
| trains thrown up to keep their shoulders warm
| and a young peers bride. who was nobody last
year, sailed through with her head high, while
| heard behind sniff Of feminine disapproVaI'
| The Duke of Norfolk came in. attiFed In stately
| robes with smile upon his dark face. which is
| usually melancholy. He hustled about whisper
ing directions here and there and ID LOOKING Se Duke
Of Devonshire was there nonchaIant and almost
listess tai and his light hair showing S only a
Vet band about his which held the Gu CUSHION ;a
De1s monds and fns he STOOD there looking bored
The King and Queen had already arrived N me th
Lord Chancellor came along to put himself anIms rob
others her 1 S the a door e3 and a he
very fast then stopped very short to speak to va
Fleuf m trains 6earers Then there was London
derry carving the sword Of 1a state e. gGUa Se E1g
| man accustomed to such functions from genera
The Yeomen Of the Guard formed an aisle & down n1
the room through which soon mareae1 @ bS 9SuS fine ne
| looking fellows who seemed brave enough to hghS
f0e dandes afs oQ An old in
dress. with duchesse lace about ms "b'S bi SINNERS
made ma me rub my eyes and think was in Rast
p5v as es IN Tanfq heT Quaint Ps
admired ig but they kept dscreetly at distance as
ut was getting late long past luncheon time;
some women mn near aandT,cbes me che was enjoying;
was even Irrelevant enough to read nd
a66 P66ty are Psnpposed to despse at there
blast Of 0o aTe hrown there was
crowd of uniformed men maEening a pase us a the
ford Chancellor attending to his own I tran n, this
time and finally there mere rg6t fPs ana left as the
men sated and the women dropped low tI
1dnns and Carrying herse such graceful and
sweet that her Popparsg sa sn ndeniabie Charm
Which e,au cannot escape if you have ever come come
ithn the 6adqs OF h1 bnt looks kngy in heart
he and the Queen c PaSSeG ndeed few English
banH enin i'm ' in the House Of Lords when the KING
and queen passed in there ana i0es fOes much more
sati.factoriiy than the humble Members OF Ftb +ho
ament and their wives; & VINO t6ir mao bettersas one
hears the nobility constantly called 4y nrocesion Te
me- tba paIIerv many of there hurried out 10
@ Ielt . +reet narade upon its return to Buck1ng-
ham Palace Some were doubtless haSening iI, hoTe th
immediatelv instead of waiting Loyalty unCi t oat
KinF and Queen passed back, for as we weht @
down the stairs between rows OF soldieTs from h t1e
Eov.nI Horse Guards they commented upon t,le
exodus in an uncomplimentary tone They The mi MAKE 6
a reeular Mansion House call of It. sald one VI
fbam scornfuliy and that was about the most most
sea thing thing he. an aristocrat coul9 Ia na
Nrnp nj member of his class for neglect or Socidl
duiv for the English aristocrat's social detestao
ton Of the city and the Lord Mayors office are
proverbal- - ..Loa .o1ore with
bevv,geed cCachmen and formidable array OF SOL
diers mounted and foot. The crowd Of or peGpie f
U;as dense and to escape them Il TOOK refuge lot ii
rron,ent in one of the numerous lanes running
through Whitehall the Embankment Inc
Kjnq's own band, mounted on splendid horses, was
nIaving a lively air to announce the departure OF
IL Srnaie from the HOUSE.