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...magnificent guilded vehicle, built in 1761, with its red plush lining and its three genii of England, Scotland and Ireland supporting the imperial crown and holding the sword of state, the sceptre and the emblems of knighthood?stood under the portecochère. Postilions were mounted, and the twelve powdered footmen, dressed in the royal livery, were at their posts. A sudden bustle, the opening of doors, the trampling of many feet, and down the red-carpeted stairs came King George and Queen Mary. After they had entered the coach and the door had been ceremoniously closed, order was quietly passed...
...Lord Mayor's Coach. This magnificent coach, built in 1896 as a replica of the famous coach used since 1757, is made of wood, ornately carved and gilded and hung from leather straps. Drawn by six horses, driven by two powdered, white-winged coachmen and with powdered footmen hanging on behind, the gorgeous coach bore the Lord Mayor on his way to receive recognition from the Justices acting in the King's name. The Lord Mayor then returned to the Mansion House (his official residence) ; and, in the evening, the usual and historic banquet was given at the Guildhall...
Councillors, Court Ladies, Footmen, Guards, Army of Bolsheviki, Models...
...Footmen:--H. W. Harris '20, J. S. Higgins...
...gazed after the guest who first put the thought of Newport into her mind, and the pretty and yet commanding petulance with which she managed her dependents, including her husband, were admirable. Mr. Duncan. as the impudent undergraduate "with occasional gleams of intelligence," was noteworthy: and so were the footmen and the buttons, Messrs. Lord, Hodges, and Hackes. The Misses MacKaye and Clark played the ladies from Everywhere and from Breezeboro with convincing ease. Professor Winthrop, a part easily overacted, was presented by Mr. S. A. Eliot with most delicate skill. Take it all in all. it was a delightful...