In the evening of the great day the Queen entertained an illustrious company of foreign Princes at dinner in Buckingham Palace. Here is the menu:--Potages--Bernoise à l'Impératrice, Parmentier; Poissons--Whitebait, Filets de Saumon à la Norvégienne; Entrées--Timbales à la Monte Carlo, Cailles à la d'Uxelle; Relevés--Poulets à la Demidon, Roast Beef; Roti--Poulardes farcies; Entremets--Pois sautés au beurre, Pouding Cambaceres, Pain d'Oranges à la Cintra, Canapés à la Princesse; Side Table--Hot and cold roast, fowls, Tongue, Cold beef, Salade. A great bouquet of orchids was placed on the dining-table immediately opposite where Her Majesty sat.
[Illustration: BROOCH OF DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
Presented to the Queen by the members of her household, and worn by Her Majesty on State occasions during the Jubilee. The original is much larger than this engraving; it measures 2-7/8 inches across.]
The list of Jubilee honours published in the newspapers of June 22 presented some features of great interest. The most popular elevations were those of the eleven Colonial Prime Ministers to the dignity of Privy Councillors. It was felt that the nucleus of the long-dreamed-of Pan-Britannic Council had been formed. The elevation of Mr. W. E. H. Lecky, one of the members for the Dublin University, to the same dignity was recognised as a graceful compliment to the world of learning. The baronetcy conferred on the Lord Mayor of London was well-deserved, for no Lord Mayor had done so much in the present century to enhance the reputation of the Mansion House for philanthropic enterprise and lavish hospitality. Two new Lord Mayoralties, those of Sheffield and Leeds, were created; and three towns, Nottingham, Bradford, and Kingston-upon-Hull, were raised to the importance of cities. In late years peerages have generally been bestowed on men who have achieved greatness in the commercial world, and no choice could have been happier than that of Sir John Burns, Bart., the head of the Cunard Steamship Company, while that conferred on the Right Hon. Sir Donald Smith, G.C.M.G., was held to be as much a compliment to the man himself as to the Dominion of Canada, of which he was High Commissioner.
[Illustration: _From a Photograph_} { _by Lafayette._