The sun., 1901-10-20
BIG sum ON The KINGS LIFE.
TgtDESWEN INSURE nm FOR
a.. 500. 900 TNTIL CORONATION.
grr1a-ations Under way for That Cere-
mon, Peer PUTTING Their Old
state Coaches In Order and Getting
Read, the Robes The, Are Go Wear.

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LONDON. Oct. ia syndlca,c Of trades
-psr and others who would suffer loss Of
-usircss IN caso Of his death, have insured
King fluard VII s life with Lloyds until
Re corunRtion ceremony IL over ne,t june.
na aggregate amount of this Insurance.
!. vel over c511.ooo Tho rate II about
,sn cui0eas for each cip
T. rafaronce 10 this tyIs of insurs nce,
4 seers that no insurance was issued on
he lives " Tho Gar and Emperor William
~ IJov,ls. but IL II Understood that tho
1,s. In each case would have been Ave
y7drcas for every 100. Tho few yeap'
seniority ~ the Kaiser over the Gar IL
,ahrced nv the far greater security Of
10 formers life.
In view ~ the order for the court core
-,onal that every peer attending tho coro-
nation must come In n state coach. many
n 'heso I'D fashioned chariots are now
A., the coach builders l,cing renovated.
Thev have no; beon seen In irany years.
hsvi-s fallen into disuEs during Queen
vic-rrip's reign because % hcr rare and
.hor' visits 20 London and the quietness
~ 'ha court.
lr regard 10 the stories Of the large prices
'hAt have been demanded and already
-ard Tor fats and houses 90 witness the
ooronation ceremonies. real estate agents
,ow -av that they have many clients who
are wiling 10 let their apart nents. but
hitherto tho people have refused to Rivo
more than the usual rent. Many apart
.nsnt. have been rented at ordinary prices
No agents predict that those who are
waiting for American and South African
rili1nAires TO give fancy rents viii Ia
diss ppOinted
LONDON. OCT u Tho Earl Marshal's
announcement With reference To the robes
% be worn AZ the coronation has excited
lively interest among West End business
frms After two bad seasons they are
expecting a good one
Its time the head of large Arm said.
thai We were doing something Now
that the dress regulations for the corona
ton ar out. trade should az once take a
stop forward The rohemakcrs. one fancies.
Nill feel the movement first. since, In their
cas". nothing can hc gained by waiting
What mean il that the --latest fashion is not
20 bc waited for. a. It may h.. say. in the
ca-e of court drcss. We know precisely
wha, tho robcs mus, scarlet velvet.
legiuning and end " them. unless indeed
the question Of cost is TO be noted
Tho coronation rotpes ~ "a peer or a
p.eress will cost from fIoo % ciSO The
exact hgdre dcpcnds q good deal upon thu
.fosbtv 81 the fur with which they are
.iuiiusd. II has been said that furs viii
lrohably H. hired for tho occasion. instead
= bought outright.
afhafo 20. ~ tkas A.
ouarSed. -bu; not much. II isn't worth
Nhiie. rcally. a. saving. ana | don't know
dat We should encourage IL
pne authority vac asked whether hs
thought that many of tho robcs worn at
ne coronation Of Queen Victoria would
10 worn at Hing Edwards coronation
No doubt there will be some ha TO
pied. hut should not think the number
vii bc very large You SEQ it's very long
.irs since the coronation OF Queen vict oria
yAet these robes of scarlet velvet we're last
.-si The rubes which peer wears on
cher occasions. f.r instance when tho
oyereign OPENS Parliament In person.
aro different. bc.ng of scarlet cloth. with
'gr and bars ~ gold lace. These robes
very peer will have. but they are of no
H-a On tho present occasion
He further remarked that sincc 1883 very
many now p"erages had been created. and
~ a aet Of coronation robes could not by
my chance pertain 10 them His verdict
A.ogether was that the robemaker- would
- kept pretty busy from now until the
'arly summer. He hintc,i. too, no doubt
rom personal knowledge. that the coro-
alton Tobes for members OF the Royal
amiy we're already In course % being
made However. the Earl Marshal's an
nounc'mrnt did not hear upon the style Of
them That re-tcd with the King and Queen
Ht nss'c-~arily precedent would here also
e the great guidance
II has b@en followed In regard TO the
'oronets Which peers and pecre~-es are 10
Vear-cJronets with silver gilt without
any jewels There IL understood 20 he a
lule Disappointment among ladies at this
ulug OUT % iewelled coronets. A leading
'-n - Nos' End jewellers hrve already
1gepRred a srrie- Of designs for coroncts
' 10 worn a. tho coronation. Naturally,
Arious prices apply 20 them a. to the
pts,-, hu' n court dre.smaker exprc,ss-I
b. view that the greatest EXPENSE would
4" the court dress Every lady would
T'r' new court drre-. and on Il she
Night 'pcnd anything How much. at
'ugh g'less' II was impossible "a saw
ven roughly, because cverything de-
ended on the taste and wishes aud wealth