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PURPLE TO Be USED.
King Edward Orders This Color
for Decorations.
MANY BUILDINGS DRAPED IN BLACK.
The Order VIII, Therefore, Cause
Much Inconvenience - Further
Preparations MT COwes and
London for the Funeral.

Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. Boxing
Edward left Cowes for London Tuesday
morning.
The duke of York is suffering from
the strain of recent events and has
been confined to his room since Thurs
day. 1t is feared he will be unable tic
take part in the ceremonies OF Friday
The only American wreath which has
arrived at Osborne house so far is one
from Mrs. Sidney Everett, of Boston
who is staying at the Isle of Wight. 1t
is inscribed: ''In Token of Lifelong
Neneration and Reverence"
The outer coffin arrived Monday
detailed to carry the coffin rehearset
Tuesday with dummy coffin filled
with sand and weighing over half q
ton.
Kings Order Creates CONSERVATION.
The kings order directing that the
drapery of buildings be purple has
created no little CONSERVATION. Many
buildings here and in London and in
other places are already covered with
black. 1t will cause no end of eN-
pense to make the necessary altera-
lions. In addition, the supply of pur-
pie is already getting short.
The Programme Mt Cowes.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 3O.-Fur-
Their funeral plans are as follows: The
coffin will be borne from Osborne house
by the Queens Highlanders. Friday.
at 1:45 p. M, to gun carriage. The
household of the late queen. the royal
servants and the tenantry will be
drawn up on the carriage drive. The
queens pipers will lead the procession
pier. There will be an imposing mill
tary display along the route, massed
BANDS and drummers playing funeral
marches. Behind the coffin will walk
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour.
first and principal aid de camp to the
queen since 1899: the king, Emperor
William, Tie aukselssof Connaught
Grown .,lslsrce Frederick William OF
skf&fIhan. thesdtke of York. Prince Hen
~ OF Prussia. Prince Christian OF
Echle swig Ho!stein and other princes.
Then will come Queen Alexandra, the
duchess of York and other princesses.
Blue jackets will bear the coffin from
the pier to the royal yacht Alberta,
where ADMIRAL CulmeSeymour, four
naval aides &c camp and two ladies in
waiting will accompany the remains.
The king. the queen, Emperor William
and other members of the royal fam
lily will embark on board the royal
yacht Victoria and Alberta.
King Edward Reaches London.
London, Jan. 3o.-King Edward and
the duke of Cambridge arrived in
London at three o'clock in the after
noon. \ large crowd welcomed the
king at Victoria station.
There is great deal of surmise as
TO what disposition will be made of
the kings late residence. Both the
king and Queen Alexandra are devot-
ed to Sandringham, SO his majesty
will probably retain that place; but,
it is thought Marlborough house will
be given up. In the event of the duke
and duchess of York not desiring to
reside there, it is considered likely
that William X. Vanderbilt will pur-
chase the place for the duke and
duchess of Marlborough, which the
duchess has long desired.
Rchearsc for the Funeral.
Tuesday morning there. was re
hearsal along the route of the funera
procession. The eight Hanoveriar
horses which will draw the gun car
yiage took heavily-laden brake, esti
mated to be of the weight of the gun
carriage and coffin. over the route. NJ.
snerous carriages followed and q Nun.
Der of mounted men representing the
foreign princes and others who will ride
sn the procession.
1t has been arranged that the Elton
is;boys will line the route from the Long
Walk gates to Windsor castle, while
ME military knights of Windsor viii
5eSon duty in the chapel during the flu
peral services.
The Funeral In London.
1T is now understood that the funeral
in London will be. approximately, as
follows:
a sovereign's escort of 100 life
guards; the massed bands of three reg
iments of fort guards; Field Marshal
Earl Roberts and the headquarters
staff; an army gun carriage with the
body; the king. supported by the Ger
man emperor; the king of Portuga
and other reigning sovereigns in the or
der of precedence; the dukes of Con
caught and York; the equerries ant
aides-de-eamp in attendance on roya
personages; Queen Alexandra, tn,
duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ant
other royal princesses. in four car
riages, deeply draped, and, in the real
of the procession, another sovereign's
escort of 100 life guards. 1t is estimated
that 80 royal princesses will participate
in the procession
As the funeral will be of military
character there probably VIII be no pal
Bearers, although possibly at Windso,
certain generals will act in this ca
paeity while the coffin is being carried
np the nave of ST. Georges chapel.
Drnpins the Route.
In London active preparations ar,
being made all along the route
Houses are being draped and seating
accommodation is being provided. A
committee of ladies has obtained per
mission to hang wreaths of evergreen
along the line, one to be affixed t.
each lamp post, and all being three
feet in diameter and of uniform pat
tern.
About $500 troops will be engaged
in the procession from Osborne to
cewes. Ten thousand volunteers will
be employed along the line of route in
London in addition to 90 900 regulars.