Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-02-19

guards and police, 0 for protection.
but as part Of the ceremony, while
a sovereign's escort OF the Household
cavalry, in addition 10 a detachment
of the Yeomen Of the Guard, will act
as body guard The la, coach will
be preceded By six state carriages Oc-
cupied by the ladies and gentlemen of
the Household.
This procession and the return
journey from Westminster 10 Buck
ingham palace IL for the benefit Ok
the general public. The great spec
tacle is for the favored ones. who
will find themselves in the Peers
chamber Of the house OF Lords. There
will gather an imposing assembly OF
Peers. Peereses. Ecclesiastics. Judges
Ambassadors and Ministers of for
eign countries with their wives. The
peereses will be the first to arrive
and win have taken heir pplaces be-
fore the peers reach the House.
Except In the ease OF the dukes. for
that Of the Duchesses Is reserved the
order of precedence among the Peers
is not observed the early a%rrivels
taking their choice Of the seats and
the late ones wherever they can find
room, Liberals. Conservatives, Free
Traders and Tariff Reformers freely
mingling. All will wear their heavy
crimson robes.
The bishops in scarlet robes, with
long ermine capes, the Judges IN
black and gold or crimson and white
will increase the impressiveness OF
the scene. Amidst all this the AM
bassadors and Ministers OF foreign
nations. wearing their varying uni
forms, broad green or crimson sashes
stars and decorations win constitute
the most brilliant group in the as
sembly. Among them will be White
law Reid the American ambassador,
in plain black court dress. In The
galleries, every seat will be occupied
by somebody officially or socially
prominent.
The approach Of the king who will
be met at the entrance to the house
OF Lords by the great officers OF
state and escorted to the robing room
where he will don HIS nantes Of pur.
pie and ermine. will be announced BY
heralds in medieval tabards. Pre-
ceded by officers OF state bearing the
Imperial crown, cap Of maintenance
and sword Of state. the latter in its
scabbard held aloft. all having dis-l
tinctfve significance. the king will
proceed to the house OF Lords and
soon afterwards despatch the Gentle
man Usher Of the Black Rod to sum-
mon the members Of the house of
Commons. many Of whom anticipating
the command will have already
crowded into the galleries. This will
not interfere with the carrying out
Of the formality. Black Rod proceed
ing I o the lower house and there de-
livering the kings message as fol.
lows:
Mr.. Speaker: The king COM
mands this honorable House to at.
tend His Majesty In the House Of
Lords TO hear the kings speech read"
Those who wait patiently for the
summons, chiefly the older members.
io whom the ceremony Is not new.
win accompany the speaker to the
bar Of the house OF Lords. when the
Ming, reading from a printed copy.
viii deliver his message to the legis-
lators. The formality will soon be
over and the king will pass out Of
the Chamber in the same name as
he entered H..
Almost immediately afterwards the
two houses OF parliament will COM
mence to clear away the routine. the
first item OF which will be the re
reading Of the kings speech. thereby