The San Francisco call., 1897-06-20
THE QUEENS CORONATION.

In the June Century there Is an article on
Queen Victoria's Coronation Roll,'" written
by Florence Hayward. The author takes the
following account of the coronation from the
Official Gazette:
The Queen then made the first Of her offer
ings-an aliar-eloth of gold placed upon the
altar, and an ingot of gold weighing a pound
placed in the oblation dish. This done the
regalia was placed upon the altar, where they
remained during the litany, the communion
service and the sermon, all being preliminary
to the taking and signing CT the coronation
oath.
After signing the oath the Queen was
snointed, and the mental picture one has Of
her at this moment is one of the most vivid.
But little more than child either in years or
in stature, "she sat in ST. Edwards chair
which were covered with cloth of gold, with
a iald-stool in front OF her placed in front of
the altar. Four knights OF the Garter held q
pail OF gold over her head, and the sub-deau
of Westminster took from the altar the am
puls, containing the consecrsted oil, and,
pouring some of It into the amounting spoon,
anointed the Queen on the head and hands
in the form of cross" The great spurs, hav
ing, like every other part OF the regalia their
own symbolism in the ceremonial, were then
delivered to the Queen, who returned them to
be laid upon the altar.
Indeed, If one may translate the meaning of
the whole ceremonial, it was briefly this:
That there was an intimate connection be-
tween the church as typified by the altar and
the power OF government typifed by the
regalia. But the sym bolism of what next fol-
lowed is too involved for iaymen: 1.-The sword
of state was now delivered to the Lord Chan
cellor, who gave Viscount Melbourne another
in exchange for IT. which Lord Melbourne de-
livered TO the Archbishop. This the Arch
bishop, after placing it on the altar, delivered
to the Queen. saying Receive this kingly
sword etc. Whereupon the Queen placed
the sword the altar and ii was then rs
deemed by Viscount Melbourne for 100 shtl-
lings aud carried by him for the rest of the
ceremony"
The mantle which the Queen had worn was
now replaced by the imperial or DaImatian
mantle of cloth of gold, and after the ring
had been placed on the fourth finger OF the
right hand, the sub-dean brought from the
altar the two seepiers. Mesntime the Duke of
Norfolk presented her Majesty with a glove
for her right hand, embroidered with the
Howard arms-the glove that figured in the
pc petition-which the Queen put on ; and then
''the Archbishop placed the scepter with the
cross In her light hand saying Receive the
royal seepter,' and the scepter with the dove
in her left hand saying Receive the rod of
equity and the Duke of Norfolk supported
her Msjesty's ght arm and held the scepter
as occasion required"
And now came the actual moment of coro-
nation.
1.-The Archbishop, standing before the altar
and having St. Edwards crown, conseerated
and blessed IT, and attended by the bishons
and assisted by the arch bishops and sub-desns
of Westminster put the crown on her Maiesty,s
head. Then the people with loud shonts
cried God save the Queen And immediatelv
the peers and peeresses put on their corouets
the bishops their caps the Deputy Garter
king-oi-Arms his crown, the trump
eters sounding, the drums beating. and
the town and park guns firing bv sic-
nails" Is not that fnel And must NOT
the benedietion and the Te Deum which i'm
mediately followed have voiced in a wav that
coud not have been otherwise expressed the
emotions of that splendid moment?