The sun., 1901-11-24
KING BARS RICH AMERICANS.
NOT TO BE ADMITTED TO THE
CORONATION EXERCISES.
Absurd Story OF an American Duchess
Ordering = 81 900 900 Cerenet for
the Ceremony The king 10 Have .
New Landau-Thc Coronatioa Fiswer.
Special csole Despatch to THE Sun.

New LaDdau-Thc COrOnauOn flewer.
.sp<deI Caole Despatch to THE srS.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-lnterest III the coro-
nation Is so great that for lack OF Official
information paragraph writer's are oc-
cas,onally forced to resort 70 their imagfna-
tions. Strange errors have been the re-
suit. Some OF the strangest have recently
come across the Atlantic, such. for example,
a. the story that an American Duchess
has ordered a coronet to be worn at the cere-
mony which will cost f225 900. This 10 Or
vlously absurd. inasmuch as all peeressee
must be dressed in every repect In strict
accordance with the Earl Marshal's instruc-
tions. which are that they wear coroncts
of silver gilt without jewels or precious
stonc~.
The American correspondents OF the
london Times and other papers on this side
have cabled descriptions appearing In
certain class OF American journals OF gor-
Reous dresses and jewelry to be worn by
wealthy American women at the corona
ton, which they are going to attend by
buying seats from people entitled to be
present. Such were the stories sent, but
a. q matter OF fact II Is well known that
the King is strongly opposed to the intro
duction Of the commercial element into
the coronation ceremony which consd-
erably marred the Jubilee celebrations OF
1887 and 1897, and, as a result. OF these
etstements he has commanded that only
those entitled either officially or by rank
in the British Peerage to attend be admitted
% Westminster Abbey. Moreover. a.
there In good reason for believing that a
few seats have been disposed Of in the above
manner, the King has commanded that
the orl ginal owners be deprived OF their
rielt to attend and that admission be de-
MED TO the purchasers Of the tickets II
they present themselves.
Another silly story comes from q New
York journal with referenceto six actress
peeresses whom II says the King will not
allow to attend his coronation. In
the first place, 1t is more than doubtful II
the King could exclude any peeress, for the
pserage has an hereditary. inalienable
fight to be present; secondly, the paper
mentions Countess Berkeley, who is nom
existent person altogether. and Kitty.
Countess Stafford. the widow Of the seventh
Earl. to whom the present Earl Ia only
distant relation. Earl Stamford and his
wife will Of course attend. The stories as
to the others are equally nonsensical.
As regards peeresses' robes, though they
must rigidly adhere to the official pattern.
II is reported that they will be made ex-
tremely effective and becoming by the
robemakers, who this week have been al
lowed TO visit the Earl Marshars office.
where two full-sized figures correctly ap-
pareDed are placed TO serve as models.
There has been discussion as 10 whether
the Kings magnificent state coach, 30
noticeable on the occasion OF his opening
Of Parliament last February, will be used for
the coronation. II is understood now that
he will take his seat in IL for the short pro-
cession from Buckingham Palace TO West
minister Abbey. but a new full state landau
will be used for the longer PROFESSIONS on
the preceding and on the following days.
Such a landau is now In the hands Of the
builders The body is claret -colored.
richly embroidered with the royal arms and
lined with crimson satin.
Lilies Of the valley. II Ia generally sup
posed, will be the chief coronation flower.
They are Queen Alexandra's favorite and
are in bloom all the year around at San
dringham. whose gardens were the first in
England In which the Dutch method Of
forcing was employed, by which the period
Of blooming can be exactly gauged.