Little else is thought of here but the coming Commemoration Festival. Ié still wants more than five weeks to the event, but already grand stands are in course of erection all along the route, electric lamps and gas pipes are covering the fronts of houses, and house painters and decorators are working almost night and day. The House of Commons is making excellent provision for all its members with two friends each in Palace Yard, and West minster Hall will assume an aspect of gaiety on the great day such as it has not witnessed for many years; for here luncheon is to be served. There are still, however, large numbers of windows to be let, and visitors who wait patiently will be able to witness the procession for much Jess than the huge sums which were being paid a few weeks ago.
The @obe complains with some justice that Londoners are doing their best to prove the truth of the continental gibe about the "nation of shopkeepers." "Instead of giving their employees a chance of seeing their Queen and showing their loyalty they are everywhere selling their windows to the highest bidders.
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