The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-22
Weird Uniforms in Line.

Weird Uniforms In Line.
The headquarters staff OF the army
came next, headed by Gen. Sir William
G.. Nicholson. chief Of the imperial
general staff, and behind him rode the
great soldiers Of the realm, prominent
among them Field Marshals Earl Rob-
berts and Sir Evelyn Wood. The Knight
Marshaps men, another weird mediev-
al body, followed and after them
marched a detachment OF yeomen-of-
the-guard in scarlet Tudor uniforms,
blazoned back and front with the roy
al monogram.
The kings equerries, riding four
abreast, were next followed by the
first OF the colonial escorts, sturdy
body of Canadian cavalry, and in thier
rear, in turn, came escorts OF Austral-
ian 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 condition of things to see
the same Unconditional Beers now bear
ing the identical weapons for the pro-
lection of British king.
The dusky. turband troopers Of the
Indian cavalry came next and then,
preceded by gorgeous trumpter IN
crimson and gold, came the body
guard proper-the first division Of the
soverign's escort of Royal Horse
Guards.
AS the leading sections appeared IN
view gun commands sounded, in which
the words royal salute" could be dis
tinguished, and as the bayoneted rifles
of the soldier who lined the roadway
came down to the present" the regi-
mental colors were lowered to the
gravel-strewn pavement, bands struck
up the national anthem and the crowd
which had already been cheering we'll
known personages and the colonials,
gave vent to one long-sustained roar
of enthusiasm.
Royal Coach Appears.
Behind the cleaning cuirasses and
waving plumes, of the "blues" there
rumbled an enormous, deliberately dec
Grated, picturesque old stage coach
through the windows of which the
spectators in the foreground could oc
casionally catch just a glimpse of the
profile of the king or the queen. Eight
white horses drew the vehicle, their
gold-spangled harnesses glittering in
the light A liveried and bewigged
coachman sat proudly on the box,
liveried and bewigged postillion be
strobe the back of each horse, scar
let coated groom walked at the head
OF each and from the rear of the coach
there chung half dozen footmen, also
magnificentlv liveried and bewigged.
Their majesties seemed in excellent
health and spirits and bowed constant
ly, to right and left, in acknowledg
ment of their subjects cheers. They
wore full state robes but were without
their crowns unil the return journey
from Westminster Abbey.
few yeomen- of the-guard and gen
tlemen-at-arms marched on either side
of the coach, and on the right, close
to and only slightly behind the door
rode Lord Kitchener. The command
err of the coach's escort was at the
left.
Whatever todays pageant may have
meant to the others who participated
in it, it was clear that to the famous
fieldmarshal and to the colonel of the
blues" it was strictly a matter o,
business. They were responsible fol
I. their soverigns lives and neither tooi
any chances. Lord Kitchener held his
: marshals baton in his right hand but
the drawn sword of the second in com
mand of the escort was close behind
and the coloners sword guarded the
queen.
Behind the coach was the roya
standard flanked by trumpeters ane
guardsmen. Lord Kitchener's star
followed in the rear.
gaily clad company of high offic
ials came next, including the Duke
Of Buccleugh in the quaint Glengarry
can and uniform of captain-general o.
the royal archer guard of Scotland
Cant. Lord Denman of the company Of
gentlemen-at-arm Capt. Lord Allen
dale of the yeomen- of-the-guard, Crown
Euuerry the Hon. H. w. c. Fitwilliam
the Immediate personal equerries te
his majesty and many field officers
and A. D. C.'s.
Thus the procession proceeded along
the Mall, through the Admiralty Arch
around to the right and down White
hall, into Parliament street and across
Parliament Square to the cleverlJ
built annex which formed the western
entrance to the ancient Abbey.
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