The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-13
sofa, SATURDAY., FEBRUARY 13, 1904

the king queen Princess Victoria by the dozen
There are iandaus broughams victorias surveys and
all kinds of vehicles in all sorts sizes,
ing the royal coat Of arms and others gutess of
distinguishing There harnesses black
solid gold mountings, and others fitted gold
silver plate. There is the spectacular coronation
OF red leather. cut all of piece
weighs 164 pounds, Of which ~ pounds is in the
bride alone. 1t is harness that in it's cut, it's
mentation, is utterly beyond the imagination of plain
American ~ s.Es 5-@..a5z-..z.
The Anxious t'DOnt's''
"Please don't touch the harness" please don't
touch the carriages" please don't approach the
horses" please don't do this or that were words
that echoed all about either guide or from
the leaders of other parties who following close
behind us in groups of six. Perhaps it because
finger mark really would show upon immaculate
surfaces Perhaps it because they eas loyal serv-
ants SO close to the king could thought
that plebian hand should make SO free with the
kings belongings. :.
You have all heard the expression, "An English
dearly loves a lord but you can have no real
understanding of what that love really is until you
actually see the homage that is paid to any title
1t is another remnant Of the belief of day that long
gone by that the king is the anonted Lord and
the Wearer of title made out of different clay
the untitled man.
In stable containing 40 animals II would coo,
pretty hard to find good fit them. Our royal
horses bear such unroyal names Dan Patch Lou
Dillon McChesney Waterboy, but these royal horses of
.tngland are called Black Prince-the queens
tie saddle horse-Shabbash Banchette, Iron Duke
the kings favorite saddle horse-sparan, Moonstone
Regent, etc The famous yellow horses, the first Of
which were sent to Queen Victoria for her coronation
Dy the queen OF Hanover called Sake Weimer.
Pstacho, Vanilla, Micedochten, Schomberg, Ameron-
gen, Hanover, Kaiser, etc. Each horse has it's own
STALL his name being printed in large letters over
manager, and among all these Names unfamiliar to
American eyes it seemed strange enough to upon
the name Kentucky
T.. Real American Remark. 80:
In one of the stables there little black
kitten an exceptionally bright and prety kitten even
had it not been part of the royal belongings How
ever it not at all proud. came purring up to
the animal lover of our party and submitted With evil
O. al Thara' tho
quick thinker of six, II knew before why
this place called the royal News
Two of the big bay horses standing harnessed
in their stalls, facing and merely waiting until
wanted for a surrey Il eyed one beautiful creature
longingly as I did want to pet him. not because he
was King horse but because he was kingy himself.
He pushed his out with little Whitney,
took a short step forward, and my hand almost
upon his muzzle when there came most tremendous
clap of thunder The horse snorted, reared
away-and opportunity lost e.-@.. 80
The state coach and the treasured coronation coach
are most respondent affairs You have all seen pict-
of them, that you know the shape Add
shape the coors of the reddes gaudiest gest
wagon that you and you have the general
effect of these coaches of ceremony The coronation
chariot is the more circusy of the two but the ord-
state coach would satisfy almost anybody with
craving for "gilt and gingerbread" There is seat
coachman footmen the horses being ridden
by positions, just fashion in the time Of
George Ill. when Its Gness built. Behind there
is a rumble where the footmen sit but that is ali
Where it is not gilt it is painted with various
coors of which time has mellowed in most delicious
way. Visitors allowed walk behind the
red velvet cords which encrcle it, and guards keep
most anxious lookout to that plebeian
touches its sacred and beautiful surface. -@z
A Summons From the Queen:
While in the midst the round of the
stables, there suddenly great commotion among
the grooms. Like the Lochinvar episode Cannoby
Lea, "there racing chasing of
and chaSingest description 'The queen as sent
curry up call for 'er carriage guide sad-and
dropped everything else just to watch what was
happening. Two glorious bay horses came prancing
out, drawing brougham that it had Just
from the shop. The coachman and footman
literally Sliding into their livery, and then
when all done, there pause, while short
stout sharp-eyed, very sbusiness-lke in plain
clothes inch of the looked
bolts and to that nothing was amiss
that might any accident
"E does that every time carriage goes bout for
the king the queen the royal family said the
guide ."E misses it. That's hall is business
ERE" And then in the midst of the shower
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