The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-22

Australian and South African horse | Not few members of the latter troop used their rifles against the
 British ten years ago and it was | characteristic of the changed condl- tion of things to see the same un' | emotional BoerS now bearing the identical weapons for the protection of British King.
 l The dusky turbaned troopers of the
 Indian cavalry came next and then preceded by gorgeous trumpeter IT crimson and gold, came the body guard proper-the first division ot the sovereign'S escort of Royal Horse | Guards.
 | AS the leading sections appeared
 in view gruff commands sounded, in which the words royal salute" could
 be distinguished, and as the bayonet- ted rifles of the soldiers who lined the roadway came down to the 'pre-
 sent" the regimental colors were low | cred to the gravel-strewn pavement bands struck up the national anthem been cheering well-known personages
 and the colonials, gave vent to one
 long sustained roar of enthusiasm.
 Royal Coach Appears. Behind the gleaming cuirasses and | waving plumes of the "blues" there
 rumbled an enormous, elaborately | decorated, picturesque old state coach l
 spectators in the foreground could
 occasionally catch just a glimpse of
 the profile of the King or of the | Queen. Eight white horses drew the
 vehicle, their gold-spangled harness es glittering in the light. A liver jed and bewiggled coachman sat
 proudly on the box. liveried and
 bewiggled postillion bestrode the back | of each horse, a scarlet coated groom
 walked at the head of each and from
 the rear of the coach there clung a
 half dozen footmen, also magnifi-
 gently liveried and bewiggled Their Majesties seemed in excellent health. and spirits and bowed con
 stantly. to right and life, in acknowl- i edgment of their subjects cheers. They wore full state robes but were | without their crowns until the re-
 turn journey from Westminster Alp | bey.
 | A few yeom omen-of-the-guard and gentlemen-at-arms marched on eith- | CT side of the coach, and on the | right, close to and only slightly be- hind the door, rode Lord Kitchener. The commander of the coach's es- Cort was at the left.
 Whatever to-day's pageant may have meant to the others who par ticipated in it, it was clear that to the famous feldmarshal and to the , colonel of the blues" it was strict ly a matter of business. They were responsible for their sovereigns' lives and neither took any chances. Lord Kitchener. held his marshaPs baton in his right hand but the drawn sword of the second in command Of the escort was close behind, and the colonei's sword guarded the Queen. Behind the coach was the royal standard, fianked by trumpeters and guardsmen. Lord Kitchener's staff followed in the rear.
 o1o Nf h inh <>F f1cials came next, including the Duke of Buccleugh in the quaint Glengar- ry cap and uniform of captain-gen- eral of the royal archer guard of Scotland, Capt. Lord Denman of the company of gentlemen-at-arms, Capt Lord Allendale of the Yeomen-of-the. guard. Crown Equerry the Hon. H. w. C.. Fitzwiliiam. the immediate per- sonal equerries to His Majesty and many field officers and A. D. C.'s.
 Wait at the Abbey.
 Thus the procession proceeded along Mall. through the Admiralty Arch, around to the right and down Whitehall. into Parliament street and across Parliament Square to the clev- erly built annex which formed the western entrance to the ancient Ab- bey.
 Everywhere Their Majesties were received with tremendous enthusiasm dHu WncH they udu 6uL0TSQ IHG AD- bey, the crowd settled down patient ly to wait for the return journey. Those in the procession who were to take no part in the Abbey ceremony piled arms and amused themselves as best they could until the signallers on the Abbey roof warned them that the crown was about to be placed upon the Kings head.
 Then ranks were reformed and the troops participated in the royal sa- lute that accompanied the roar of guns from Hyde Park and the tow CT. After this there was another wait until the busy signallers an- nounced the end of the ceremony, upon which the procession was re- lnarshalled for the return to Buck ingham Palace.
 Trumpets and the playing of the national anthem announced the de- parture from the Abbey, and wearing their crowns and clasping their scep- ters the King and Queen proceeded by way of Whitehall Cockspur St., Pail Mall, St. James Street. Piccadil- ly and Constitution Hill back to the palace, amidst renewed demonstra- tions of popular enthusiasm and loy- alty.
 The decorations along the route were many and elaborate. The Mail adornment but big Venetian masts gaily festooned and decorated with armorial shields, the royal cipher and the imperial crown, showed among the. trees in the park and formed the supports for arches of green stuff, flowers and bunting.
 St. James Palace and Marlbor- ough House were hung with scarlet and gold drapery and window cloths and all the aristocratic residents of Carlton House Terrace hung out their banners on the wall facing the park.
 The great arch of empire, designed by Prof. Lanteri, was, however, the principal feature of the Mall decora- tions.
 The Admiralty Arch, which marks the end of the Mall, was one mass of bunting and evergreen and along Whitehall. the Westminster borough council was entitled to credit for a l most effective color schem.
 There were also handsome arches erected by the Canadian. Australian and New Zealand governments.
 Trafalgar Square waa much too large for anything like an effective single decorative scheme but the Nell son column was the center of a fine Maypolelike display of flowers, ever greens and bunting, and the National ! Gallery and other big buildings en- closing the square were also artisti- l cally decorated. the fashionable clubs joined with the | Westminster authorities in turning | the thorOughfares into canopied ave- nus of flowers bunting and flags.
 One of the most remarkable features | Of the day was the striking contrast | between the fashionable crowds in the | expensive reviewing stands and the