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210 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1856.praised for its cleanliness and order, and noticedthe excellence of the soup that was being prepared.He-entering her carriage, she drovethrough the rest of lines at a footpace, whileColonel Gordon walked by the side, pointing outthe various arrangements for the comfort andamusement of the men. In the afternoon thereview was held from 4 to 8 o'clock, herMajestyand the Princess Koyal beingon horseback.The Queen wore a scarlet tunic with theriband of the Garter.Prince Frederick of Prussiawas in attendance, and the German legion was onthe ground for the first time. The following dayPrince Albert manoeuvred the division, at the terminationof which the Queen drove down the line.The following superscriptions were placed onthe doors of the hut visited by her Majesty onthe 16th :Front door"Her Most Gracious Majesty, the Princess Royal, and thePrincess Alice visited the lines of Her Majesty's faithfulsoldiers of the XCI Argyll Highlanders, and deigned toenter this Hut, 16th June, 1856."On the back door" Henceforth this hut shall be a sacred place,And its rude floor an altar, for 'twas trodBy footsteps which her soldiers fain would trace,Pressed as if the rude planking were a sod,