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THB OREGON : DAILY' 'JOURNAL,4 PORTLAND. THURSDAY, , EVENING. . -JUNE ,22. . 1911.' ,i ; - "
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AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES AT KING'S CORONATION
OFFICIAD REPRESENTATI VES OF; FOREIGN ;COUNTplES AT CORON ATION J
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World's Greatest Headliner Is
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morial r.Shields and Royal
: nation Ceremonies More
Insignia Line the Mall.
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v tlf Charles P. Stewart, London Cor
.. respondent of the UnJtrd I'rras.
. London, June tl. George V and
, - Mary IK were crowned today king and
queen of "the United Kingdom of Great
, : Britain and Ireland and or the British
I domlniona beyond the seas "
, Ik-fore dawn th people began swarm
7 tnf by hundreds of thousands Into the
afreets , through which the royal pro-
cession was to pass, between Bucklng
. bam Palace ami Westminster Abbey.
Th foot and mounted police who shep
herded them seemed numberless. Lin
king the thoroughfares or marching In
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the procession were 'nearly 0,008 sol
diers under command of Field Marshal
Viscount Kitchener. '
Immediately the abbey doora were
opened, .hours, before the actual cere
mony, those 'privileged persons possess
lng tickets of admission began taking
their seats, 'and as the ancient edifice
filled, the eye was dassled by the spark
, ling" of - the women's Jewels and the
brilliance of the uniforms worn by the
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I 9000 la the Abbey, v
., Some 7000 were admitted' In all, . In-
eluding 40 members of the royal fam
ily and relations, more thaa 200 for
eign princes, princesses and special rep
resentatives from jsvery civilised coun-'
try In the world, 1420 peers and peer
ses, 300 bishops, clergy, statesmen and
ambassadors. 000 members of parlia
ment with their wives and 100 repre
sentatives from India and the Brltlali
colonies.
Peers and peeresses were in full robes
of scarlet and ermine and carried the!
coronets ready to put on the moment
the crown was placed upon King
George's head. Coronets, gems, chains,
orders and medals scintillated in the
subdued light and showed up even more
. plainly beside the occasional plainer
! costumes of some one of less exalted
rank than the nobility on the outskirts
- of the group of higher aristocrats.
i Bishops in crimson and lawn, hlgl
court Judges In scarlet and ermine and
full-bottomed wigs, law lords in black
and gold, army and navy officers
red, blue, green, black and gray, cab
inet ministers in blue, white and gold
members of parliament In black court
- dress, foreign officers in weird and
; wonderful colors, eastern potentates In
flowing robes and turbans of every bui
and shade under the sun made up the
balance of the gorgeous assembly,
' The thrones were placed In the "the
atre," or space in front of the altar, at
i the Junction of the choir, trancepts and
(communion enclosure. The floor, which
bad been raised, was covered by the
magnificent' coronation carpet of blue
land gold, emblazoned with the royal
'arms and the emblems of. England,
Scotland. Ireland, Wales and the col
onies. , The king's throne was elevated
ilipon a dais and approached by five
Steps, while the queen's, placed along
side, was slightly lower, with only two
(steps.
Between the thrones and the altar
was "St Edward's chair," the vener
able piece of furniture In which every
king of England has been crowned since
the days of Edward the Confessor, Be
neath It Is the legendary "Stone of
I Of Scotland were frowned until Ed
jward I captured It and brought it back
, 1 tO- England with him. Nearer to the
altar, at one side of the "theatre," were
jthe two "chairs of recognition," for the
convenience of the king and queen be
Ttore the start on the ceremony.
Arrival of the Xegalla.
The first stir was caused by the ar
rival of the regalia and crown lewels.
i carried In by the canons and chaplains
from the Jerusalem chamber, whither
j they were brought last night from the
I Tower of London. The canons and chap
i lains having passed, to the solemn
chanting of Tallls' litany, a long col
umn of surpliced choristers took up
1 their positions and the service com-
I tnenced with a triuntphal march by an
. orchestra and choir of 600, under Sir
Frederick Bridge's direction.'
t At 10 o'clock the full pomp of the
. ecclesiastical procession was formed
for the purpose of carrying the regalia
to the vestibule to await their majesties'
arrival. To the strains of "O God our
help inages past," the march down the
, aiales began and as the clergy, led by
hip eienop or Lnaon m naming scar
let, disappeared through the western
. doors, the way. was prepared for the
n.vsi procession s entry.
'Tha thunder of drums outside an-
, nounced the principal actors' arrival,
aiortly before It.
, ' First came the foreign princes and
princesses, in wonderful robes in which
.. tha royal purple predominated, their
, long eourt trains borne by pages and
h their coronets carried on silken cush
ions Wore tham.' , .
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Above Is John Hays Hammond (at the
right) special ambassador of the
United States to the coronation, and
Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland,
the official representative of Uncle
Sam's navy. Below Is General Greel
ey, the United States army represent
ative. In the center the United States
battleship Delaware, , the1 - greatest
fighting craft afloat
London. June 11. Tha dnearatfAna
along tha route of tha coronation parade
wars many and elaborate. . The Jdail is
too wide to lend It self to much adorn
ment but big Venetian masts, gaily fes
tooned and deoorted with armorial
shields, the royal cipher and the Imper
ial crown, snowed among tha trees In
the park and formed tha supports for
srehes of greenstuff, flowers and bunting.
St James palace and Marlborouah
house were hung with scarlet and sold
drapery and window cloths and all tha
artstocratlo reaidents of Carlton house
terrace hung out their banners on the
wan facing tha park.
Tha great arch of empire, deslaned br
Professor Lanterl, waa, however, tha
principal feature of the Mall decora
tions. -
Tha Admiralty arch, which marks tha
end of the Mall was one mass of bunt
ing and evergreen and along Whitehall,
tha Westminster borouah council waa
entitled to credit for a most effective
color schema.
Therfa ware also handsome arches
erected by tha Canadian, Australian and
New Zealand governments.
Trafalgar square waa much loo lara-a
for anything like an effective alnaia
decorative scheme but the Nelson column
wss tha center of a flno Maypole Ilka
display of flowers, evergreens and bunt
ing, and tha National gallery and other
big buildings enclosing tha sauara war.
also arlstlcally decorated.
Along Pall Mall and fit James atraet
the fashionable cluba Joined with the
Westminster authorities In tumln tha
thoroughfares Into canopied avenues of
flowers, draperies and flags.
during 'the annotntlng. Eight noblemen
and gentlemen of the sqlte followed.
Cheers for tha Onean.
Exoent for th. nh.m ... ceremonies, Henry. Duke of Norfolk,
the organ and choir, tha great asaemblv r' ro.rhl of England, premier duke
bad remained up to this tima profound- fna " 5K 1 n,f, m, MaiL'.r r ,
ly silent, standing reverently, but as cor ' th wr hl erJ
tha oueen naaaod th. .. ... marshal's uniform under. his-robes and
apart for their benefit, the boys of carried his baton of office., while, two
Westminster school exercised thair r.. Pf uPPrted his train.
dltlonal privilege of bursting Into cries 0 'i? V" Duk T r w
of "Vlvat Reglna Maria! Vivat Reaina the k,nr brother-in-law. carrying the
Maria! Vlvat! Vlvat! Vivat'" I lord high constable of England's baton.
Followed br her attendants, th. and also attended by two pagea. Be-
passed tha thrones and took her aeat tween th'M dl-nluries, but attended by
in on. in th. r.hai.. . i,.. m I onlv ona care, was the afarnuia of I.on-
cabinet minister's uniform of blue and xher WM a aght pau-. during which "r with the sword of state, ready
white, waa followed by Lord Chancellor tne breathless throng seemed oblivious t0 b buc'd about the monarch's walat
Lord Ashbourne of Ireland and the of tne ,0Unds of the anthem and of tha Ju,t the placing of the crown up-
Arcnoisnop or xara. me lauer in a cop -lamnr nf th. .hh. h.n. - .. on
of gold and white, touched with crimson of .ar,M,iv ArmA ..... I " ... . I '
damaak. Ird High ChanceUor of Great appeari ln the doorway. Among them hlh -taward -of England, the earl of
,Z7 r' " -" . "1 V "" was tna Kicnmond Herald In all hla nasiarneia. Dors u gmienng on us
trio, walking alongside the Archbishop .inn .,.muri i,. ,. u Ifnahinn irk .in.t. t.n.. m On
of Canterbury in state vestments oI.-h Rini.m.nti. nnMnin.i. .iih., . th. .ma. ih.
irram, mue ana guiu. i The "kins'S nroceaslon" wa .h,.tlearl of T.llran. holrilna- th. int with
After them a herald and two pursutv-1 to enter. After tha nartv of h.r.M. I k. ... v o . ..h
.n.r. . TMn. rTnl '.-7 'T11 . MI,r,u,Tl. Ped the the orb. a golden ball six Inches In di
?h ivorv rc . "'"k"1 Roburn. de ameter and circled with m fillet of pearl,
the ivory rod and the dove and tha seep- by side. On bora tha scepter with the Lnd precious stones,
ter with the cross, tinder the escort of lorn., th. th.. 0. t?a.-a- .. I ana precious siones.
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blazing In crimson and gold, announced
the arrival of the royal children, the
Prince of Wales, Princes Albert, George,
Henry and John and tha Princess Mary.
The eldest two boys wore their blue
cadet uniforms, the others court dress.
All took seats beside but slightly lower
and ln the rear of the thrones.
At this moment a roar of cheering
outside and the crash of tha guards'
tand as it broke Into the national an
them proclaimed that the king and
queen were alighting from their coach
at the Abbey entrance.
The orchestra struck up the hymn
"I was glad" and at the same Instant
there marched down the aisle the king's
chaplalns-ln-ordlnary, two and two.
followed by the canons of the Abbey In
their darker copes of crimson worked
with gold, with the dean bringing up the
rear.
As the clergy disappeared behind the
choir screen the heralds, pusuivants and
officials of, the three great chlvalrlc
orders of the Garter. St Patrick and the
Thistle made, their appearance, fairly
smmmermg in their Flantagenet tabards
of cloth of gold, emblazoned with the
royal arms.
Behind them, carried by the O'Conor
Don, Hereditary Standard Bearer Henrv
Scrymgeour-Wedderburn and Hereditary
Kings cnampion Frank 8. Dymoke. re
spectlvely, came the banners of the
three kingdoms the 'blue and gold of
Ireland, tne red lion of the Scotch and
the ancient "leopard standard" of Eng
land.
Following, came the royal standard.
Dorne by tne Marquis of Lansdowne.
the Red Dragon banner of Wales, up
held by Ixird Mostyn, the standard of
India, carried by former Viceroy Lord
Curron. the standard of Canada in the
hands of former Governor General the
Earl of Aberdeen, the standard of Aus
tralla, held aloft by former Governor
General Lord Northcote, and the stand
ards of New Zealand and South Africa,
carried respectively by Lord Plunket
and the Earl of Selborne. The appear
ance of the colonial banners was a new
feature in English coronation proces
sions. Next marched the Duke of Welling
ton, alone, bearing aloft the Union
Jack. Two small naaes suDDorted hl
graces train and a third staggered
under the weight of his coronet, on ft
cushion in front of him.
In line behind the duke was Keeper of
the Crown Jewels Sir Robert C Low,
bearing a velvet cushion with tha two
ruDy rings and a sword. At his heels
were the .four knights of the Garter
chosen to hold tha golden canopy above
the king's head, during tha anointing.
Each was clad in the whits satin dress
of his order, with his garter on hla
knee snd ruby velvet mantle about his
shoulders.
Premier H. H. Asqtilth, In hi simple
the Earl of Shaftesbury, her majesty's
chamberlain and a group of sergeant
at-arms.
Then there waa a awed hush as the
queen herself, surrounded by her gen
tlemen-at-arms in scarlet tunics and
with nodding plumes and with the bish
ops of Norwich and Oxford as support
ing prelates, moved slowly down tha
isle.
Flashing with Jewels and wearing the
ribbon of the garter over her dress one
scintillating mass of gold her majes
ty made a picture calculated to Impress
even the beauties occupying the peer
esses seata.
The queen's train was nearly 18 feet
long snd of rich purple velvet, bordered
with ermine and emblazoned in gold
with emblems or the United Kingdom,
the colonies and other heraldic davlcea.
It was supported by Ladies Mary Daw
son. Mabel 1 Ogllvy, Victoria Carrington
rciieen Butler, Eileen. Knox and Dorothy
Browne, daughters respectively of the
Earls of Dartrey, Alrlla, Carrington,
Lanesborough. iRanfurley and Ken mare.
Behind the tralnbearcrs came the
Duchess of Devonshire, mistress of tha
robes, and the Duchesses of Sutherland,
Hamilton, Montrose and Rutland, whose
duty It was to hold tne queen's canopy
hind walked Lord Grey da Rothra car
rying tha "gold spurs."
Next cams three great noblemen with
sheathed swords, emblematic of pun
ishment, protection and morcy. ' Field
Marshal Lord Roberta carried tha first.
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener the sec
ond and the Duke of Beaufort the third
the famoua pointless blade. "Cur
tana." Following the three swords were the
rour klngs-of-arma the Norroy king,
the Clarenceaux king, the Ulster kin
and the Lyon king tabard ed with tha
respective emblems or England. Wales,
Ireland and Scotland. At their heels
was the head of tha heraldic brother
hood, Garter-King-of-Arms Sir Alfred
Scott-Gatty, with the familiar parlia
mentary figure of th Gentleman Usher
or the Black Rod 81 r Henry F. Stephen
son at hla left and tha equally familiar
figure of Lord Mayor or London Sir
Thomas Vesey Strong, bearing the city
mace, at his right
The came Lord 'High Constables the
Earl of Enroll. and the Puke of Aber
com, of Scotland and Ireland respec
tively, followed by High lord Stewards
the Earls of Crawford and Shrewsbury
of the same two countries.
Then appeared tha master of today's i
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The" crown Itself came next.. Lord iVl'b'' 71
No. li Prince Henry of Holland; 2. the
Infante Fernando of Bavaria ; (broth
er of King Alfonso), representing
Spaln;'l, tha German Crown Prince;
4, tha Crown Prince of Sweden;1 t,
th Duke of Aosta, representing Italy;
, Prince Fushlnl, representing Jap
an; 7, tha Crown Prince of Servla.
Archer
CHILDREN OF KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND
Sis Majesty's Appaaranee.
Now a patch of scarlet, a cluster 'Of
nodding white plumes and tha gleam of
halberts announced the approach of
the king's personal bodyguard. Follow
ing these to gentlemen at arms, there
swept majeatlcally across the blue car
pet the bishop of London carrying the
crimson-bound Bible, the bishop of Win
chester upholding the chalice and the
bishop of Ely with th patina:
Then the king himself. captain general of the Royal
His majesty wore robes of cloth of I Guard of bcotland.
gold, crossed by the ribbon and collar I It was past noon when tha archbishop
of th Garter, set off the beauty of the I of Canterbury began tha actual cere-
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snouiaers oi me rourtn ueorge. on nis First was the "recognition," or pre-
neaa ne wore in crimson "cap of main- sentation of the kin to the neonle. Hla
tenance" and his long purple robe trailed maiesty and the oueen having knelt for
away Denina mm, supported by eight a moment ln silent prayer, George ad
youinrui noblemen, tne sons of the vanced to fhe center of the dais, while
highest peers in England. his wife reseated herself ln tha "chair
Vlvat Rex, Oeorglua! Vivat Rex of recognition." Then, followed by the
Georgius! Vlvat! Vlvat! Vlvat!" archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Chan-
snnuea tne Westminster school boys cellor Lord Loreburn. Lord Great Cham
as tne King walked to the second "chair 1 berlaln Earl Carrington, lord high con
or recognition." ' stable of England the duke of Fife. Karl
The, earl of Oranard was among tham Marshall, the duke of Norfolk, and
and so was the duke of Buccleugh in Garter Klnr of Arms Sir Alfred Soott
the extraordinary old world uniform of j Gatty, the monarch' faced successively
to the eastrvouth. weat and north of the
Titled Ladies Vie in Lavish
Display of Polished Stones
During Coronation Ceremo
nies in Westminster Abbey.
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iilf'Iof wC.Albert; Prlnce Hennr and Prlnc Edrd. who will inherit the throne at his father's ' death and
who will be invested aa Prince of Wales on July J2. Seated Prince John, Prlncesa Mary, the only dSL-of
uFnAlf?n "4"Wne. George. ProSahly happier royal children neyer IIvexJ Their moUieUe
queen, d f fers from other occupants of thronea la that ahe Is home-lovlng and attentive- to har childreiT ThaE
lI'J' r? "10 ccted than i. their education, and they have man? wholesome romps Clth ?hMr2?
i'ilLJV'.r1 " .unususjiy lniauigeniki ioi ; ox , young people. ; The. oldest son and heir to the throne. Prtnc.
. Edward, la 17 years of age.
"theatre," and at each corner the arch
bishop cried loudly: "Sirs, I here pre
sent to you King George, the undoubted
king of the realm Wherefore all you
who are come this, day to do homage,
are you willing to do the earner1
As the words rang through the great
edifice they were answered by mighty
Shouts of "God save King George!". At
each presentation the king, bowed to the
corner at which he had been: acclaimed.
The ceremony endd with a'fanfare from
the silver trumpets. " ,' '
OoznmdalOB Service Begun.
Then the king and queen were con
ducted to the chairs set . f or : thenx. at
the south side of the communion: table.
The' noblemen bearing, the regalia, ex
cepting those with the swords, pre
sented their burder.s to the archbishop
who delivered them to the dean of West
minster to be placed upon the altar. '
The litany, sung by two bishops, fol
lowed and the communion service began,
During tha litany and the first part of
the communion service the king sat bare
headed, but at the beginning of the ser
mon a short one preached by the arch
bishop of York he resumed his crimson
cap, v .
The blshon Of Durham and tha users
with .the swords .stood at hia majesty's
right and the bishop of. bath and Wells
and Karl Carrington ' at; his left. ' The
queen had the bishops of Norwich; and
Oxf crd at her right and left and ' was
supported by her trainbearers and other
attendants.'''" " ;
Standing ln front ' 6t the king the
archbishop of Canterbury asked; "Is
your majesty willing to take the athr'
King George replied, firmly and clear
ly t . "I am willing." , ... tA
-yviu you soiemmy promise ana
swear," inquired the archbishop "to
govern the people of thia united king.
dom of Great Britain and' Ireland and
the .dominions thereunto belonging, ac
cording to ' the statutes in parliament
agreed on, and tho. respective lawa and
customs of -the. earner .' . ' . :m
T solemnly promise so .tdv.do,V?aaid
the klng,-'J ;r,; .w. --f,f .
"Will you to your power cause law
and Justice ln mercy to be executed ln
all your Judgment?,' continued the
archbishop. ' 1- ". . AJ, A-,r
"I will.": sald Uie Wng. f J
, uWii yoix." said the archbishop, ?to
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London, June 12. Millions of dol
lars worth of Jewels were displayed by
the royal guests at th coronation cere
monies.
Th duchess of Westminster wore tha
handsomest coronet, seen In Westmin
ster Abbey, at the coronation. The de
sign was positively dasiling, consisting
of looped and Interlaced circles anl
scrolls of magnlflcient diamonds, with
an enormous gem at the center of tneh
of the five arches, one of which, the
famous Nesca atone, waa so mounted as
to swing with every movement of the
wearer's head, flashing beams of light
ln every direction. The coronet's value
s placed at $100,000 and It Is whispered
ln court circles that the duchess in
tended It to outshine tne queen's.
- The Princess Christian wore the only
coronet set with turquoise the stones
of prosperity. The turquoises alter
nated with diamonds on raised points.
The duchess of Albany's headdress con
sisted of a quadruple row of diamonds,
surmounted ln front by a half aun, the
rays of which are formed by glittering
brilliants. The Princess Alexander of
Teck'a tiara was formed of slanting
wheatears of diamonds meeting In front,
Duohess Wonderful Tiara.
The tiara worn by the duchess of
Sutherland, who waa one of the four
peeresses charged with the supporting
of the queen's canopy, was a geometri
cal design of pearls and diamonds, ly
ing against a band of diamonds. Pear
shaped pearls were used to give the
headdreas greater height. The duchess
of Newcastle's diadem was 'a straight
band of diamond lacework an Inch and
a .half in depth and broadening In front
into flat volutes of daszllng stones.
Rising from one side of the central spike
was a feather, cleverly simulated in dia
monds. The duchesa of Beaufort wore
a bandeau ' of ' diamond rosettea, rising
Into high ornamental scrolls in front
The duchess of Norfolk, wife of tha
Earl Marshal, ' maater of today's cere
monies, had upon her head a crown com
posed of a high garland of diamonl oak
leaves and acorns, the badge ef her hus
band's , family for generations. The
aooms were each formed of a single
stone.
Lady Dartmouth had a tiara of twelve
diamond fleur-de-lys. Lady Harewood a
wreatn or diamond' roses, Lady Bess
borough .a circlet of seven diamond
Clusters resting on a band of smaller
ones, Lady Lonsdale a headdress of five
large" diamond stars rising from spikes
mounted on Invisible platinum supports
and Lady Cranbrook a crown of high
archea terminating ln points.
Emeralds for Ireland,
As, wife of the ;ylceroy of Ireland, V
MM Amiuccn worn eleven pear snapeg
emeralds standing up on high spikes
across the front of her crown, with a
rose of flat cut diamonds, embedded In
gold and cabochon pearls at the center.
Emeralds' and diamonds also made up
the ensemble In the crowna worn hv
Ladles Plymouth, Gerard, Carnarvon and
Newborough. Lady Newborough, indeed.
ran me oucneas or Westminster a close
second, the assessed value of the for
mers tiara being 9v),00.
Lady Essex's diamond ' crown ' con
tained eight large single stones sot
among leaf like scrolls of smaller gems
Lady Decies had on the Cartler crown
of diamonds given to her, by her father.
George Gould, as a wedding present
Lady Tenman, wife of the governor
designate of Australia, was crowned
with diamond leaves. Lady Sandhurst's
gems were set into trip! roses, standing
high ln her tiara. A- chaplet of diamond
laurels was worn by Lady Ashby St.
Ledgers. , Lady Tennant were , a Rn..
slan diadem of pearls , and ' diamonds
Lady Litton had a wide band of pearls
and dlamons of somewhat the. earn
pattern aa Lady , . Teanaot'e, ' . - .
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