The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-11


minarets look over the historic ridge"
crowned with memorials of the mu-
tiny, on prospect of far-stretching
woods and richly cultivated lands.
Tented City for Royalties.
Such is the setting of the series of
magnificent pageants of which George
| Y, Emperor and King is the dominant
| figure. On the outskirts of Delhi has
risen a tented city, more sumptuous in
| its equipment that the historic "field
of the cloth of CODA camp which
will have population of 25O000 per
sons, including all the greatest in the
empire-raiah and maharajah, nizam
and begun. with all their gorgeous re-
tinues, governors of provinces. and
an army of high officials.
The camp is served by 80 miles of
broad and 10 minles of narrow gauge
railway; and for its use there are 81
post and 10 telegraph offices From
last Thursday, when their maiesties
made their imperial entry into Delhi
greeted by thunders Of artillery and
the homage of the Viceroy. Governors
and native princes, TO SAT- '.v. Dec
lf. when they viii make their stately
farewell progress through Jn, city, the
days have been and will be- march of
such pasoury as the Orient never ev-
pcriencod.
\fter being presented immediately
after their arrival to the Indian mobiles
the King and Queen, accompanied by
British and Indian escorts. went in
procession around the great Jamma
Masiid mosque, where in the centuries
gone by the mogul emperors humbly
Enelt with their faces turned toward
Mecca and paid their dcyotions to
God.
Reception for Indian Representatives.
After that they passed through all
- the principal streets of the city until
they reached the historic ridge. which
in days gone by many time has run
red with the blood of fighting foes.
Here the King and Queen held a re
ception for the representatives of the
Government of India about 1000 per
sons being presented to their SOW
ereigns on this occasion.
The afternoon of Thursday and the
morning of Friday were taken up with
] visits from the leading Indian princes.
INpiJ of n Lot h.,
cornerstone of the All-India King Ed
ward memorial. Today the King and
! Queen will have a quiet day but to-
Y morrow the ceremonies recOmmence
/ the King presenting the colors to three
| British and two Indian regiments ON
r the polo grounds in the morning and
= witnessing the final of the polo tourna-
ment in the afternoon.
S Tuesday the most notable ceremony
e of all will take place. At this season
b the year Delhi is cool almost frosty, in
$ the morning, yet this win not prevent
" everybody from being early astir. As q
r unit the vast multitude viii head to-
ward the two amphtheaters that have
10 been erected on the spot where in 1877
q Lord Lytton formally announced to
g the Indian Empire Queen Nietogia'a
g assumption Of the title of empress
y of India" and whore % years later in
@ 1908, Lord Curzon proclaimed the late
It King Edward VII Emperor.
: Queen Will Wear Gift Gems.
# As a further compliment to the In.
$ dians, Queen Mary will wear at the
6 durbar her diamond lotus and also the
Il beautiful necklace which India present
to her when she visited the peninsula
as Princess of Wales in 1905. This
necklace is composed of graduated
pearls, the central stone being a large
gray pearl of transcendent beauty ant
size, the others ranging from mauvC
through bronze, pink, black and yellow
shades.
The gown which her Majesty wor,
at the coronation at Westminster Alb
hey was especially chosen with view
" TO wearing it again at the Delhi durba
w. and the lotus was Intentionally com
=. bined in the embroidery with thu
y rose, thistle and shamrock as compl
% ment to the natives of India. TIL
- Queen has had many of the cloth O
~ gold dresses she will wear during he
" Indian tour, especially embroidered 70
-" her at Delhi during the present year
The English women in attendant
>. will follow The example of the Quec
q" in wearing dresses Of cloth of gold an
, tinsel woven brQcades. The colors tina
We will be oftencst affected by the Q0es,
and her following Of friends and at
" tondants will be lotus blue, orang
II and emerald rraou Or course thor,