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of crimson velvet, trimmed and lined with
ermine, will make this brief and compare
lively informal procession something to go
far to see.
imperial crown, which was made in 1888,
with jewels taken from the old crowns and
others furnished by command of Queen Vic
toria 1t contains in the center of a dia-
mOnd maltese cross the famous ruby said
to have been given to the Black Prince by
Don Pedro of CASTLE, and later worn in
the helmet of Henry at the battle of Ag-
1rcourt For the rest, the crown consists
of diamonds, pearls. rubies, sapphires and
emeralds set in solid gold, with a crimson
velvet cap bOrdered with errnine and lined
with white silk.
AT the western entrance to the abbey the
eight cream-c OlOred horses will come to a
stop, and the king and his queen consort
Will alight. to be met by the spiritual and
temporal princes of the land. These great
officials, archbishops and noblemen will
nave been waiting in the Jerusalem cham
Der to attend the monarch while he is gown
ed for the ceremony to follow Edward
will pass through two lines of his mobiles
each of them bearing some piece of the re-
gala of the realm-the staff or the spurs
the scepter or the orb, the sword or the
chalice-and then in the great yestibule, he
will be invested with the dalmatic mantle
and stole. The first is a long robe of &C.
clesiastlcal cut, partly open at the sides, of
heavy cloth of gold. 1t is worn over the
gold laced coat of the king, reaching be-
low the knee, and is richly embroidered in
coiors, with the flowers which typify the
three Kingdoms of England proper-the Tu-
dor rose, the thistle of Scotland and the
shamrock of Ireland, as we'll as the fleur-
de-lis, which speaks of the days when En-
gllsh monarchs still claimed sovereignty
over France. The mantle. similarly en-
proldered. hangs over this like short cape
covering the elbows. The stole of bullion
embroidery, with the cross of ST. George
worked at the ends. hangs over the Shout
ders. over all is thrown the long, heavy
coronation robe of purple velvet-and the
mead of the mighty British empire is ready
10 take his place in the procession.
The Great Procession.
Led by the king-at-arms and the heralds
announced by a flourish of trumpets " hich
echoes and re-echoes back and forth I'M
der the vaulted roof and met with the ac-
claims of hundreds gathered there, the
brilliant line begins its march I'D the great
nave to the choir Following the heralds
come the prebendaries and the dean of the
abbey, then the officers of the royal house
mold and the greatest mobiles IN the leaIm
bearing the regalia. Queen Alexandra, at
tended by the Archbishop of York and pre-
ceded by the princesses of the blood royal.
walks near the center of the line of scar
let and purple and white and gold After
her come the high constabics of Ireland
ana Scotland, then the royal princec, and
then the king. The yeoman of the guard
and the gentlemen pensioners close the
procession.
Long before the arrival Of the king at
the abbey the vast stands of seats eiected
about the so-called .theatar" where the
coronation rites are to be performed, VIII
nave been f1led by the foreign ministers
and privileged guests, the privy councillors
and judges, the knights and peers of the
realm, the commOners end aldermen, and
when the head of that brilliant proce ssion