Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13

and other striking effects, a force Of
60 expert workmen had been sent down
TO Chatsworth by the foremost fire.
works manufacturing company in the
country
IN REGAL MAGNIFICENCE.
Chatsworth house stands about three
miles from the railway station at which
the royal visitors arrived. Even this
station had been fitted up in regal FASH
ion, It's walls and pillars being draped
with soft hangings and rich carpets
spread uuon the floor The state car
riage I'm which the king and queen. with
the duke, who had met them az the sta
ton. drove to Chatsworth, was a four
horse one, the steeds being bestriddcn
by outridors in llyeries Of blue and sill
YER with great badges on their arms.
This gorgeous equipage was preceded
by a military brigade Of boys from the
district who marched six abreast and
carried torches instead of guns while
behind came nremen and yeomen on
horseback, the helmet Of the former
flashing in the lIght Of the torches,
A BLAZING SPECTACLE.
So for about two miles, when the
really striking part Of the ceremony
began. For one solid nile from the
gates Of Chatsworth house stretched a
double row Of retainers with tazing
torches, and rs the state carriage made
SIS way through this avenue Of light a
myriad Of tiny starlike jewels appeared
on the branches of the trees round
about coored fire kept the sky chang
ing its hue from moment to moment
and rockets shot up IN the air from
every side, This was only a part, how
ever. In front Of ChatsWorth house,
now a palace Of brightness against The
dark SKY, Is q whole series of maguin-
cent fountains, and Aow these were
turned on, and strong magnesium Gres
Of different hues thrown upon them
making an effect that il Is hard to
describe in words Meanwhile, power
ful search.lights played on the whole
scene from different sides and made 1t
as light as day. The great vestibule Of
Chatsworth Is one Of the most mag
niAcent in England, the floor, the walls.
and the pillars which bear up
the painted roof being all Of
pure, white marble. Here stood the
Duchess Of Devonshire, who is one Of
the most beautiful women in the realm.
As the carriage, having driven through
the great park, neored the entrance to
Chatsworth, the brigade Of boy torch
bearers formed upon each side.
Through this blazing phalanx, the royal
party passed, the duchess curtesied low
as she received her exalted guests and,
as the king and queen crossed the
threshold Of Chatsworth, concealed
orchestra played the national anthem.
CROSS POINTS GUESTS,
II goes without saying that the enter
taament offered the king and queen,
as well as the other exalted guests,
during their weeks stay at the chief
seat OF the Devonshires, was on a scale
Of sumptuousness corresponding to that
OF their welcome. The other guests
included the prime minister, Mr.. Bal
four--who, oddly enough, is politically
al daggers drawn with the Duke of
Devonshire just now-the dowager
Duchess Of Manchester, Lord and
Lady Howe whose vast estates are
coveted by uucounted Jennings" heirs,
the Marquis de Several, the Portuguese
Ambassador, who Is reputedy IN love
with me kings daughter Princess Vic
tolia, and Mr.. and Mrs. William