Year: 1871

blues, two distinct contrasting shades OF blue ana
there were many Of these two blues az OF all the
other tints together II did not take long to reTnem-
Der that this is the week Of the Oxford and Cam
bridge boat race, in which all London il partisan.
and there is almost no lady who does not wear the
light blue of Cambridge the dark blue of Oxford.
1t seemed as if there had been purpose to make n
demonstration to-day and there was to be contest
in advance which should outnumber the other. In
the grand tier boxes on the right lOf the orchestra
were the Cabinet Ministers in full ministerial uni
form, with their wives, and directly opposite on the
left the Foreign ambassadors and Ministers, also in
full uniform, covered with orders and gold lace.
Mr.. Moran conspicuous by the simplicity of his
dress; alone among all his colleagues wearing the
ordinary evening costume of private gentleman.
This time, at least, the Court had not forgotten to
invite the representative of the United States The
boxes of the grand tier were crowdedwith the rank
and fashion Of London and suppose il is evidence
of surviving loyalty that many of the great fam
lies Of England have shown an interest in enter
prise so much fostered by the Queen. Mr.. Disraei
and yiscountess Beaconfeld, his wife. who sat in
amphitheater-box just beneath the Cabinet divided
public attention with the Ministers. Contrasts of
all kinds abounded. In a grand tier box near the
Cabinet sat tho ENJOYS from Burmah in Oriental



tion Of beings certainly at the anpodes of ciyiliza
tion in appearance, the Mayors of great number of
English towns, clad in those remarkable gowns
which are something between the robes Of the Peers
and the harlequin dress of parish beadle


From IL to IL the seats filled necessarily, yet so
gradually that it almost surprise to find before
noon that there was no longer any vacant space IN
the hall. Down the center of the arena had been
lald out raised pathway stretching through the
amphitheater and all the way from the north
entrance of the hall to platform on which was set
throne. We were told that it was throne.
and / know that the Queen afterward sat
on it, but I should have said it was
common arm chair, gilt and upholstered
In red satin. High above il was hung canopy OF
purple velvet. The pathway was that by which the
Queen was to enter and it was lined by Yeomen of
tho Guard, whom the people commonly call beef
eaters and whom all visitors to the Tower have seen
in their Henry With drcss-a charming bit of me
dievalism in the midst of the most purely modern
of buildings and audiences Our first distinct sensa
ton was when Sir Michael Costa leader Of
the orchestra and composer Of the Biblical
Cantata, about to be sung marched down
this avenue Of yeomen, himself arrayed in court
costume, with sword by his side, and took up his
post to await the Queen. Sir Michael had hearty
round Of applause. Next we had our photographs
taken A camera appeared at the further entrance,
and the 1900 people within range Of its shining tube
fell into position Mt once and all the merry faces
suddenly put on that amazingly wooden look with
which painful experience Of photography has made
IFS familiar The thing was so conviyial that even
English dignity lunbent, and when the cloth was
thrown over the lens, ripple Of laughter ran softly
through the hail. --- &c.


The Queen came at 1oi. What the programme
said should he done was DONE the Prince OF Wales
and the rest of the Committee receiving Her
Majesty as she descended from her carriage, and
escorting her to the door through which the great
multitude of hushed spectators were waiting to see
her appear AS she entered the whole audience rose
and organ aud orchestra broke out together in the
strains of the national anthem. For moment the
Queen halted on the upper step and just within the
curtained doorway, curtseying low to the silent
homage which the great audience was paying. Then
she advanced conducted by the Prince of Wales quito
slowly down the center Of the hall between the
lines of yeomen She wore, as she always wears q
black dress this time plain morning dress of black
silk with black bonnet and gloves. The Princess OF
Wales followed in a robe of rubyc0lOred velvet, ana
bonnet Of the same. Her husband came as colonel
of HussaIs in a Jacket laced and frOgged as only
Hussar jackets in this world are not suting his rather
stout figure. The Princess was accompanied by the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg, in what looked like an
Austrian cavalry uniform all white. The Princess of
Wales is pretty and popular but to-day most eyes are
turned on a figure that follows all clad in white SILK
with vail and bonnet Of white, and wreath OF orange
blossoms about her forehead 1t is the BRIDE OF last
week the Princess Louise, Marchoness OF Lorne, by
whose side walks her brother Prince Arthur, ana
not her husband. For TO marry Princess does not
make man Prince, and royal etiquette thihks


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nothing of putting asunder BRIDE ana Drldegroolh'
The Marauis looking more boyish than ever, Walks
some ranks behind his wife, stands apart from her
when they have reached the dais, and afterward,
when the whole party 90 up to their boxes cannot
sit ovcn in the same box with her. Nobody seems to
be troubled about it, yet there in the Cabnet-ooX Is
that proud Duke of Argyll looking down on the curl
Gus scene and one would really like to know what
he thinks of the social law that ranges his son so far
below his sons wife.


The Queen and her party advanced very slowly to
the throne all the audience still standing, the Queen
bowing TO left and right the Princes and Prncesses
boving also 1t was all done with certain case,
and even with grace, though the Queen Is less
markedly graceful of bearing and figure
than tho Princess Of Wales and the
Princess Louise But the best of Repub-
licans could not deny that they showed GER
tain consciousness Of royal position, and serenity
Of movement and gesture beneath the gaze OF 80
many eyes which may be matter OF haolt rather
than of birth. but which at any rate Is erect
i've. and carried them well through a somewhat
difficult ceremony If you look at Mr. Bruce the
Home Secretary for n moment, ana houce ho"
manifestly uncomfortable he is In his attendance Oh
the Oueen. YOU will see there must be something 10
acconnt for the difference between his bearing ana
Lord Gronville's. But that is dangerous topic
and pass on. -. 49,,


When the whole party had reached the dals ana
taken their paces still standing, the hitherto silent
spectators began to cheer. As the cheers died away
the Prince of Wales stepped forward and hrst ask