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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MdRNIXG, MAY 10, 180'u
oVICTORIA’S
BY HARRY SAINT-MAUR.
WILL M. CLEMENS.
ALFRED L. BALCI1.
' L. ETHERINOTON.
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The celebration ot the diamond Jubilee
of her majesty Queen Victoria will begin
f»u Sunday, June 2*. when religious serv
ice® will ho held in c very church tho world
over where the British flag flies. Monday,
June SI, is what Ih known as accession
day, but at tho queen's suggestion the
many celebrations will bo deferred until
tho following day, Juno B, when her 8
years* reign will have been actually com
pleted and a new epoch entered upon.
London's population Is over 6,000,000, and
it is estimated that there will be 1,000.000
visitors there during jubilee week. There
will be special performances at the thea
ters, and tho city will bo magnificently
illuminated in the evening, but undoubt
edly the chief Attraction to' the'visitors
will be the procession from Buckingham
palace to St. Paul's cathedral in the morn
ing and Its return in tho afternoon. The
queen will drive in an open carriage
drawn by 12 cream colored horses. By
her side will bo tho Princess of Wales,
and for her escort sho will have the
princes of all the relgr.ing houses of Eu
rope, Tho cathedral service will undoubt
edly be short, and aftfer its conclusion the
procession will* wend Its way to the Man
sion Houso, where the lord mayor will
provide refreshment. Tho Journey back
will pass along the Thames embankment.
THE PLANS
FOR THE
JUBILEE.
The phlegmatic
British nation, ac
cepting most things
with a steady re-‘
serve almost like
Indifference,now and then unbends and
surrenders Itself to an untrammcled
expression of its feelings. Nover before
did It have a better opportunity, and
at 11 i
pai
nt blue
to leave Buckingham pat
and are expected to return to
ace about 2 p. m. Twonty-il
t^nd troops, redcoats, cavalry a
Jackets, are to line the six miles. The !
route ia as follows:
From Buckingham palace, up Con-*
atltutlon hill, by Piccadilly.' to St. # |
James street, down Pall Malt, to the
north side of Trafalgar square, past
the National gallery, through Duncan-
non street, to tho Strand. Fleet street
and up Ludgate hill to St. Paul's. Aft
er the open air ceremony the route will
be south side of St. Paul’s churchyard
to Cheapside and the Mansion House,
outside which the lord .mayor, will pre
sent an address; King William street,
London bridge. Borough High street.
Borough road.St.George’s circus, West-
mfnfter .brldgo road. Westminster
bridge, Bridge street. Parliament
JUBILEE <t>
never before did it seem moro anxious
to take advantage of one. How much
the celebration includes It is hard to
appreciate. As above mentioned, the cel
ebration will begin June 20, the anni
versary of Victoria’s?accession, but tho
day of days will bo June 22, and this Is
the real occasion of the diamond Jubi
lee. ;?• :
Tho rental of shop windows and those
of private residences and other build
ings ulong the probable line of march
has been advanced to exorbitant prices.
Single windows bring an high ns $250,
street, Whitehall, the Horse guards
and the Center mall to Buckingham
palace.
One of the notable attractions of the
attendant observances of the celebra
tion will be what Is known as tho Victo
rian era exhibition. A particular feature
of this exhibition will be the drama sec
tion. where thejlrama of the Victorian
ora will he appropriately represented
on the largest stage In the world, that
of the Empress theater. s
Numerous charities are to he cstab-
lishcd in honor of tho occasion In dif
ferent parts of the empire and public
libraries, schools of ( science and art,
museums and ’other public benefits.
London is to have a queen’s jubilee in
stitute for nurses and a $1,000,000 fund
to clear tho hospitals from debt. These
are but a few of tho beneflts with which
tlie public Is concerned and that arc di
rectly the result of the oubcrvanco that
Will make 1897 one of the greatest years
In English history.
keep them waiting, in a few minutes
sho c-anie into tho room In ;i loose white
nlghtgOAVu anfl shawl. her nightcap
thrown off and her hair falling upon
her Bhoulders, her bare feet in slippers,
tears in her eyes, but perfectly collect
ed am* dignified.”
At 11 the next morning a meeting of
the privy council was summoned, and
Lord Melbourne, prime minister, took
charge of his future queen.
Charles C F. Grevllle, clerk of the
council, anything but an enthusiastic
admirer of royalty, writes:
‘Nover was anything liko the first
impression sho produced nr tho chorus
of praise and admiration which Is
raised about h*-r manner and behavior
and certainly not without Justice
The first thing to be done was to teach
her her lesson, which for the purpose
Melbourne had himself to learn. . .
She bowed to tho lords, took her peat,
then read her speech in a dear, distinct
and audible voice and without any ap
pearance of fear or . embarrassment.
Sho was quite plainly dressed and in
mourning. After sho had rCad her
speech and taken and signed the oath
for tho safety, and security of the
church of Scotland the privy councilors
were sworn, the two royal dukes first
by themselves, anil as these I wo old
men, her uncles, knelt before her,
swearing allegiance and kissing her
hand, I satir her flush up to tho eye®,
as If she felt the contrast between their
civil and their natural relations, and
this was tho only sign of emotion she
evinced. Her manner to them was
.graceful and engaging. Sho kissed them
both and rose from her chair and mov
ed toward the Duke of Sussex, who
was farthest from her and too infirm
to reach her. Sho seemed rather be
wildered at tho multitude of men who
THE STORY
nnd some In particularly excellent po
sitions have been disposed'of for sums
reaching $1,000. Hlr Julian Goldsmith’s
house In Piccadilly has l»ecn rented for
a single day for $10,000. Speculators
arc .reaping a rich harvest by buying
up good places and selling them ut an
advance. Landlords are giving ten
ants of houses along the poorer portions
of the route on tho south side of the
.Thames notice to quit in.order to get
big prices for windows, and the news
papers arc publishing a special column
o* advertisements of wlndojuita.let.
There will be a great many public
pageantries, royal parties, stato halls,
garden parties and entertainments at
the. foreign office, at Chelsea House,
Devonshire House and at tho Russian,
Austrla-Hungarlan and Italian
hassles. After thQ royal dinner party
on Tuesday a diplomatic and official
court will be held in the ballroom of
Xbickingham palace.
With the Prince and Princess of
Wales and tho Duke nnd Duchess of
York available for Invitations and so
many foreign notabilities on hand, tho
"big" London hostesses will be on their
mettle, and even the smaller ones wilt
fight for favor. The rush to the draw
ing rooms Is sure to he great, as It is
go seldom that debutantes have an op
portunity of making their bows fo the
queen in person, and it is promised that
nt least one and perhaps two of tho
diamond Jubilee drawing rooms will bo
presided over by her majesty.
After a thanksgiving service at St
Paul’s cathedral to eommemorato the
completion of the sixtieth year of her
reign the queen will proceed to Bucking
ham palace by way of London bridge,
the borough and Westminster bridge.
The princes and princesses of tho royal
family, the Illustrious visitors. Lord
Wolseley, the commander in chief; the
Duke of Connaught, In command of the
military forces on that day in London;
Lord Methuen and Sir Redvera Buller
taking part In the brilliant regal pro
cession, which will be a mile long.
Her majesty and the princesses, with
-the Prince of Wales, tho Duke of York
and the other princes on horseback, are
On tho 21th day
of May, 1819, Vic-
OF VICTORIA'S torkt, daughter ot
CORONATION* the Duchess of
Kent, was born.
According to tho historian Justin
Huntley McCarthy, she was brought up
by her widowed mother "well, both an
regards In i intellect, character and
training, taught to lx- self reliant, brave
anti symmetrical. Prudenco and econ
omy, wore Inculcated In her as though
sho had been born to be poor."
Onn night, when Princess Victoria
was‘18 years of age. sho went to bed,
as usual, at Kensington palace, Lon
don. nt midnight. The archbishop of
Canterbury and the lord chamberlain
Lqrd Conlngham, started from Wind
sor at 2 o’clock that morning to in
form the princess that the king of Eng
land had died. Reaching Kensington
at D fc’clock In the morning, "they
knocked, they rang, they thumped, for
a considerable time beforo they could
arouse the porter at the sate. They
were again kept* waiting In the court
yard, then turned into one of the lower
rooms, where they, seemed forgotten by
everybody.* They rang the bell and de
sired the attendant of tho Princess Vic
toria might be sent to Inform her royal
highness that they requested an audi
ence on business of Importance.”
The business of this Interview was
conveyed to British subjects subse
quently by proclamation as follow;®:
Whereas. It has pleased Almighty God
to rail to his mercy our late sovereign.
I*or«l King. William IV of blessed nnd
glorious memory, by whoso decease tho
imperial crown of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain nnd Ireland Is solely nnd
rightfully romo to the high and mighty
Princess Alexandrian Victoria, .... wo
therefore, the lords spiritual and temporal
of this realm do now hereby, with
consent of tongue, voice and heart, pub
lish and proclaim that the high and
mighty princess ... . Is now, by the
death of our late sovereign of happy mem
ory, become our only lawful and rightful
liege lady Victoria, by tho grace of God
queen of (he United, Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, *, . td'Whom we
do acknowledge nil faith and constant
obedience, with nil hearty and humble
affection, beseeching God, by whom kings
and queens do reign, to bless the royal
princess Victoria with long and happy
reign over us. Given • • • • Odd save the
queen.
(Here follow the signatures of all the
Imperial officials.)
’’After another delay and another
ringing to Inquire the cause the attend
ant was summoned, who stated that the
princess was In such a sweet sleep that
she would not venture to disturb her!
Then they said:
♦**W« are come on business of the
state, and even her sleep must give
way to that.' \
"It did, and, to prove that she did not
herself had never up to the time of her
accession to the throne ’’slept out of her
own. bedroom or been alone with any
one but her mother and tlv* Baroness
Lehr.cn. Not one Of xi■ • *11111 n I a
none of the attendant;*' at Kensington,
not even the Duchess of Northumber
land, her governess, h^d any Idea wtiut
she was or promised to Jje.'.’
It Is customary for incoming English
royalty to attend nt St. James' palace
to hear the proclamation read, standing
at h particular window. Accordingly
on tho morning of June 22 tho queen
and her mother, dressed quite plainly
In deep mourning, with a black chip
bonnet, left Kensington-for St. James’
escorted by a squadron of Life guards
and tho Blues. Bho trfur wildly cheered.
At 10 o’clock Lord Lansdowne led her
to -the opened window* "The appear
ance of# her majesty tvas the signal for
the loudest exclamations of Joy and
clapping of hands, the ladles waving
their handkerchiefs and the gentlemen
their hats In the air. ! -
’ The queen was apparently complete
ly overcome by the ndvolty of her situ
ation, in conjunction With the combina
tion of eventful occurrences which
have within the last few days como to
pass. The instunt ttief-first sound of
gratulatlon burst tipjfn her ears sho
burst into tcurs, which continued, not
withstanding an evident attempt on
lh»* Hart of her majesty to restrain her
feelings, in flow in torrents down her
now pallid cheeks until her majesty re
tired from the window*"
One of the old historians moro than
once expresses It ns his opinion that
“queens arc horn, not made." Tho foro-
gotng is a strong indorsement. How
many young girls of 18 could have tak
en the llttlo princes®' place without be
traying awkwardness or trepidation?
bishop of Canterbury took tho lord
chancellor, the chamberlain, high con-
: table ami t at 1 uunx-hul l" w Imre the
queen sat near tho throne and said:
•'.sir*. I hero pies.-iit unto you Qvm-ui
Victoria, the undoubted queen of this
realm. Wherefore, all of you who arc
como this day to do homage, are you
willing to do the same?" Tho recogni
tion was indorsed by the shouts of the
11,000 people in the abbey. Next was the
oblation, which consisted of it pall Or
iillar cloth of >;--M and a pound wed nr
of solid gold. Those were taken to the
queen by her high servants, given by
her to the rhanoeP.or and plat ed on tlm
altar. This was in order to fulfill a
Bible command. "Thou shall not ap
pear before the Lord thy God empty.”
Tin- lilany was then read by one of
the bishops, the gospel by another
bishop and tho sermon by yet another.
Coronation Proclamation.
mi)€R€Jl$, it has pleased Almighty God to call to Ijls mercy
w our late Sovereign Cord, King William iu. of blessed and
glorious memory, by whose decease the imperial (Krown is solely
and rightfully come to the High and mighty Princess Alexan-
drina Uictorla »«•« Ufe, therefore, the Cords, Spiritual and
temporal of the realm « « « • do now hereby, with consent of
tongue, voice and heart, publish and proclaim that the high and
mighty Princess • « « »Is now by the death of onr late sov
ereign • become onr only lawful and rightful Ceige Cady
Uktoria, by the grace of God, Queen of the halted Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland « • « « to whom we do acknowledge
all faith and constant obedience, with all hearty and humble af
fection, beseeching God, by whom Kings and Queens do reign, to
bless the Royal Princess Uictorla with long and bappy reign over
ns « « « « God Save the Queen.
ivero sworn and who canto up one after
another to kins her hand, but she did
not apeak to anybody, nor did ahe make
the slightest dlfferohco In her manner
or show any difference In her counte
nance to«any Individual of Any rank,
atatlon or party. 1 particularly watch
ed her when Melbourne and tho mlnis-
t rs and the Duke #>f Wellington and
I’col approached her. She went through
the whole ceremony, occasionally look
ing at Melbourne for Instruction when
she had any doubt what to do, which
hardly ever occurred, and with perfect
calmness and self possession, hut at
the name time with, a graceful modesty
and propriety particularly Interesting
and Ingratiating."
Sir Robert Peel told Mr. Grevllle that
ho was "amazed ut her manner and be
havior, nt her apparent deep sense of
her altuatlpn and lit the same time Her
firmnestf." The Duke of Wellington
said In hiH own blunt way that If she
had been Ills own daughter ho could
not have <ies!r6d to see her perform her
part bekter.
'At 12 o’clock," Grevllle adds, "ahe
But a far moro trying ordeal was In
atom fttr the young lady. To face ft few
noblemen alone In a room would doubt
less bo embarrassing,'but ut her coro
nation In AVcHtminstcr abbey a crowd
of 11,000 of tho most critical porsonages
from all parts of the world would toko
Block of every gesture, every move
ment. Not tho slightest facial expres
sion would escape Immedlafe notice and
future comment and till this during a
function tedious with bows and genu
flexions and obeisances which wero
strictly timed bo that the whole bccamo
a solemn rlto which would necessarily
lost many 1)00111
Antecedent to the coronation was a
curious happening. A domostlo gooso
was In full Jllghfround Bt. James' park.
Where she cam® from or how she got
there no historian of those times seems
to know, atjeast none says, hut then*
she was. Several time* she perched on
the roof of*Buckingham palam. wlu-ro
the queen was then domiciled. For
such a bird i<> perch so high whs not
only ungoosiKli. hut positively anser
ine. Augurers, however, pronounced It
pldcratlons. Prince Albert was a young
man to win the heart of any girl. H®-
was singularly handsome, graceful and
gifted. If ho lind been the non of a
farmer or a butler, he must have been
admired for Ms singular personal at
tractions. (Thus McCarthy on tho
queen's choice of husband.) They must
hHve crfrrlpd on their courting without
the aid of pretty phrases, f .r etiquette
where royalty Is concerned forbids any
approach to gallantry on the gentle
man's part either In speech or manner.
Again, It Is always leap year for Eng
lish queens whose affianced Is not a
king. They muS® make the proposal of
marriage. Her majesty Victoria man-
aged it with a very pretty and delicate
dexterity. It was at Windsor during a
walk on tho terrace commanding one of
the most charming views anywhere In
the world. Probably the conversation
lmd passed tic' interesting and was
rllhln measurable distance of tho fir-
id, for suddenly the virgin queen asked
his serenity Albert If he liked the view.-
Ho was enthusiastic. It was then the
young lady wAxed courageous enough
tonsk:
“Would you like to stay here al
ways/"
ThuA she won him. It was surely
neat. ., t
Europeans have strange ways. *It is
said the way a bashful Scotchman ac
quainted hi® ladylove with his matri
monial deshen was eccentrically can
Ho took her to the stile overlook
ing the burial ground, looked long At
the neat, graves, sighed and informed
her* that nil' his folk lay tb'.e, sighed
again, slipped his arm round her waist
nnd asked her If sho would like to He
there, too—surely tho-oddest offer of
marriage ever made.
The oath was administered by Can
terbury. In it the queen promised to
govern according to the "statutes In
parliament agreed on."
The anointing followed. Tho arch
bishop prayed. A crimson nnd crmlno
robe she had been wearing was re
moved. Bho was put In tho King Ed
ward chair. Holy oil was poured from
the ampulla Into a spoon, and her head
and hands were marked with It In the
form of a cross. Next spurs nnd swords
wero handed her by ono high function
ary and delivered to another, ultimate
ly finding u temporary abiding place on
the altar. Next she was Invested with
a royal robe and given tho orb. This
Is an awkward article to deal with
when you aro not used to it, so It Is
lmrdlv to he wondered that the poor
little lady asked what she was to do
with It. Gravlllo declares she asked
Lord John Tliynne:
“What am I to do with It?"
Thynne replied:
“Your majesty is to carry It, If you
please, hi your hand."
"Am I?" she murmured* “It’s very
heavy.”
Next they gave her a great ruby ring
to wear, which, by error, having been
sized for her little finger, had; it was
discovered, la he worn on the first. Bho
submitted to having It forced on and
endured the pain during ®11 the rest
or the trying function; It needed
Ico water and long bathing to re-
move tho jewel later. Next sho
was crowned with tho crown,
sunlight assisting, given a Bible,
blessed, inthroned, paid long homage
to, received the communion, was ex
horted, "addressed," prayed to, a^ and
for many times and at last allowed to
go, wearing her crown and robes and
followed by her court, all wearing their
coronets, caps, miters and clonks. And
all this sho went through "with perfect
composure and self possession,” though
the terrible royal inatlnco began at
11:30, when sho entered the abbey, and
enduied till 20 minutes to r,!
Hpcaklng of this coronation, which
Grevllle thanked God was over, the
clerkly diary keeper—moro properly
noctunry, being principally made up af
ter midnight—suys: “The different ac
tors In tho ceremonial wero very lin
perfect In their parts and had neglect
ed to rehearse them, so that thero were
continual difficulty and embarrassment,
and the queen never knew what to do
Text. The I>uk'* of Wellington was
greatly applauded when ho did homage.
Lord Hollo, who is between 80 and 90,
f< II down as lie wart getting up the
steps of tho throne. |Hcr first impulse
waa to rise, and when afterward he
enmo again to do homago Mho said,
'May I not get up and meet hlm7' then
rose and advanced down ono of two of
held a council, at which she presided ! an indication of good luck, particularly
with as much ease as If she had been
doing nothing else all her life, nnd,
though Lord Lansdowne and iny col
league had contrived between them to
make some confusion with the council
papers, she was not put out by It. She
looked very well, and, though so small
in stature and without much preten-
slon to beauty, the gracefulness of her
manner and the good expression of her
countenance give her, on the whole, a
very agreeable appearance, and, with
her youth, Inspire an.excessive Interest
In all who approach her and which I
can't help feeling myself." (The word
"magnetism" was clearly noV In use in
1837.)
The young girl who thus comported
as later a glcntn of sunshine struck tho
crown, as it was being placed on her
head, from the south or great rose win
dow of the abbey Juct as the “To
Dcum" was being sung.
The ceremony of the coronation for
the young queen must have been some
thing appalling. The procession was
made up of all the native overybodlen
who were anything, the somebodies
who were admitted to bo somebodies
nnd all the foreigners who represented
alien anybodies. Tho state carriage
was drawn by debt cream colored
horses (rather cJrcusy, It would Seem).
In the abbey a stage was built In front
of tho altar, and on this was enacted
tho great state performance. The arch-
the steps t<r prevent Ills coming up.
act of graclousness and kindness which
made a great sensation. It Is, In fact,
the remarkable union of naivete, kin
ness and good nature with propriety
and dignity which makes her so Admi
rable ami so endearing to thoso about
H^r, as she certainly Is. Bho never
ceases to bo a queen, but Is always the
most charming, cheerful, obliging, un
affected queen In tho world."
Victoria Today tho hun-
Am^.TrT dreds—yes, literally
AT THE tj,o hundreds —of
PRESENT DAY. rclatlvcsof theven-'
erablo quo on of
England aro devoured with an anxiety
on her behalf, the causo whereof Is a®
honorable to her as anything which has
transpired during her long life. A
great rejoicing Is In course of prepara
tion for her jubilee. There Is no doubt
In tho minds of any of her majesty's
Intimates that she would b**ar herself
full royally on this auspicious occasion,
but her reserve of strength has been
dangerously drawn upon, not because
qf her nover relegated queenly duties,
hut because a great grief has called for
her motherly taro to un extent th&t
could not havo been expected, that
would not have been allowed If It could
have been avoided. The Princess Bea
trice cannot become reconciled to wid
owhood, On tho mother depends the
daughter's health. Bho has to cheer, to
try to build up tho princess' spirits, a
hard and wearing labor of love though
It be. Tho queen would not fall, but
for once a mother’s affectionate duties
may rob a queen of much greatly need
ed strength. Her own bitter lamenta
tion® and long continued mourning
when the prince consort died, her strug
gle of years to forget, her Immediate
personal knowledge of a widow's suf
ferings, make her not only *tho most
sympathetic of mothers, but renews vi
cariously the never wholly healed
wounds dealt her by that same ruth-,
less hand of death. If hero WO are not
in full sympathy wlUi Jurigs and
queens, wo surely thing, with hearts
full of pity, of h. woman, feeble, with
the weight of years, heart wrung with
a favorite daughter’s misery, who must
forget herself, her home and home sor
rows and oneo more play a leading part
In a splendid pageant (of her people's
sake.' One thing Is sure. The queen
of England now, as always, will do her
duty, in sincerity and truth.
i,,nn,ion On tho 16th day
THE MARRIAGE v(o,lhe
OF THE queen, opening par-
QUEEN. (lament In person.
announced her In
tention to marry her cousin, Prince Al
bert of Baxc-Coburg-Gotha. a step
which she trusted would bo "conducive
.to the Interests of my people nswcll un
to my own domestic happiness." No
marriage contracted In tho humblest
class could havo been more entirely a
union of love and more free from what
might bo called selfish and worldly con*
THE
QUEEN'S
CROWN.
“Many things
havo happened"
during tho 60 years
of Queen Victo
ria’s reign, but no
change has taken placo in the crown,
which was manufactured In 1M8. The
Jewels were taken from old crowns and
wero supplemented by certain very
choice, jewel® supplied by tho queen.
Arrangements have been made for
the simultaneous lighting of bonfires on
every prominent height In Groat Brit
ain <• n Gw night <>f ill" anniversary of
Queot) Victoria’s coronation.
Frederick Co wen has completed 4
short commemoration ode. for chorus
and orxheelra, In honor of the jubilee,
which will be performed at some of the
celebration*.
Queen Victoria, finding that Buck
ingham palace will not be large enough
to accommodate all the royal guests
who will attend the Jubilee, has se
cured complete possession of the Buck
ingham Pataca hotel for the week pre
ceding and the week after the diamond
Jubilee day. Sentries will be posted
around the hotels, and the royal stand
ard will float above. Forty servants
specially retained by the queen and
wearing her majesty’s uniform will be
In attendance.
Queen Victoria has reigned longer
than any other living sovereign. Hht-
h*8 been on the throne of England for
nearly M years, and the sovereign
whose reign Is next In length is Emper
or Francis Joseph ot Auiilria. who has
been & ruler it years. The Grand Duke
SOME
JUBILEE ITEMS.
of Baden.has also rclgnc#] 48 years, and | Weimar have ruled their tiny dukedoms
the Dukes of Baxe-AUenburg and Saxe- • for 43 years.
The queen of England has become the
great mother of kings. Her descendants
aro sitting or will sit on the thrones of
Germany, Russia and England, the
three countries that may be nald to dt-
clde th'* destinies of the eastern world.
Queen Victoria In her long life has
traveled very little abroad, it Is said
that she has never been In Russia. Den
mark, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Spain
or Greece. She ha* never yet set eye*
on any of her colonies or upon any part
of Asia, Africa or America.
There Is not the slightest doubt that
the display will be the grandest and
largest ever *e*n In London. The royal
procession Itself will probably be a mile
long, and the array of princes and
princesses In it will exceed th« Jubilee
show In numbers and gorgtousness.