INCIDENTS IN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S VISIT TO BRISTOL.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1236, 30 December 1882, Page 2

INCIDENTS IN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S VISIT TO BRISTOL.

A lady correspondent writes to tell us, for the information of our fair readers, that the Duchess of Edinburgh wore a peacock-blue satin dress, trimmed very slightly with plush of the same colour. Her bonnet was also of a dark colour, and of the small sort that fits close to the head; “her hair, of course, was frizzed.” Her Royal Highness wore a black dolman mantle, embroidered with gold. She had very little jewellery about her—only a brooch in her bonnet strings and a pin in her hair—no chains or bracelets. Per contra, the Duke wore a bracelet on the left wrist, having a pendant attached. The Tramway Company had a car arranged sideways at the entrance of their depot close to the terminus, on the windows of which were posted notices that visitors would be allowed to take up positions on the top at the charge of one shilling each. Some half-dozen others were stationed near the Drawbridge, and they were all well patronised. On the return journey the price was reduced to sixpence. About £5O was thus netted. On the arrival of the Royal personages at the hall, a prominent town Councillor, a very active member of the committee, and who is noted for his gallant conduct, seeing that the path from the carriage to the hall was dirty, pulled off his overcoat and placed it on the ground for the Duchess to walk over, which she did. After the departure of the Royal personages, the committee passed a vote of thanks to the Mayor for the hearty maimer in which he had aided the committee in carrying out the proceedings of the day. The Mayor briefly responded, and assured the committee that he should look back on the occasion as one of the happiest in his memory.