The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
A Queen is to Be Crowned in
New York
By the AristOcratic "HOlland
Danes" Tonight
AT THE HOTELPALA
The WaldOrf-AstOria, Where
GiIded Fashion
In New York Now Makes Its
Headquarters.

New York, Feb. 9.-Queen Lavinia H.
Van Westerve1t Dempsey had last
rehearsal today in the grand ballroom
of the Waldorf-Astoria of her corona
tion as queen of the Holland danes Of
the New Netherlands, which is to take
place there tonight.
Ladies in waiting, Knights of the Le-
gfon of the Crown, heralds. pages and
what not gathered about Her AIajes-
ty.'' Thus the constitution declares the
members of the society must address
Miss Dempsey. She marched them up
and down, in and out up to the dais
and back again, moving chairs that
were in the way, just as though she
were quite used to helping herself-and
she a queeni But she hasn't been
crowned yet.
Verify, it is an age Of progress. Per-
haps all queens will move chairs, too,
some day, following the example Of
Queen Dempsey.
Queen Dempsey's crown is a gorgeous
specimen of the jewelers. craft. Tiff
fanny is the maker. The crown is said
to have cost $4,000. It is shaped after
the royal crown of Holland, and stud
ded profusely with diamonds and other
precious stones. The responsibility of
carrying this piece of property around
the room on an orange-colored satin
pillow during the parade and before the
real performance begins falls to the di-
rectoress general. Mrs. Johanna A
Mitchell. of East Orange, and to Mrs.
Mitchell also falls the duty of placing
the crown upon the queens head. Mrs.
Mitchell will be gowned in a court robe
of white satin, the long train to be
supported by two pages, and will wear
a mantle of ermine.
Two knights and two danes march
between the directories general and the
regent of the national society. Mrs
Frank L.Osborne, of Chicago, who is to
bear upon another range-colOred cush-
ion the queens scepter. This. too, is
an expensive trif1e. It has a cluster of
leaves at the end, studded with gems.
Mrs. Osborne also will have two
pages for her violet velvet train. Yellow
satin forms the rest of her frock. 1t is
trimmed with ermine and has a long
mantle of velvet.
With the queens robe belongs a man
tie of orange velvet that falls to the
end of the fOur-yard train of TURQUOISE
ly of diamonds, but other gems are
mingled. The collar of the dress is OF
fiIagree silver. The tulip, the flower Of
the society, is not given an inconspicu-
Gus place in the queens dress.
There will be rs persons in this royal
pageant around the ballroom headed
by two heralds, with gold trumpets,
through which they viii shout an
nouncements as they journey toward
the dais. There, surrounded by tropi-
cal plants, yellow tulips and American
beauty roses, will be the throne chair,
placed at an elevation of two steps.
It is upholstered in orange satin, and
embroidered in the back will be the
Holland coat of arms. This same en-
blem will likewise decorate the center
of the canopy of orange satin. Then, on
top of this a rainbow of prismatic col
Ors will be made to shine out. Various
colored lights will also be thrown over
the three couples of danes and knights
who will dance the Dutch minuet.