New-York tribune., 1902-04-27
PLANS FOR CORONATION.
PRICES AT HOTELS AND STANDS-lhh Il
CEREMONY AT THE ABBEY.

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cession VIII pass which has not been torn up Inc
,rirare5 houses restaurants and public buiiolhss
are for the most part practically o"hed os -.
I rators and are permeated by the smell OF lres"
paint which is giving TO London its ne" 'oa' i0
the reign.
PRICES FOR PLACES TO SEE PARADh-
The newspapers both here and in America are iuil
Of rnisstatements concerning the cost OF seats u
view the coronation professions ana as " W.
the hotels will charge visitors Specuia'of'' W
those having seats to sell, are giving the mp ~
that there Is q tremendous demand on the part VI
rich Americans and other foreigners. who are saiu
TO be paying any price asked In order 10 see INC
show Ridiculous statements as to the price loi
which certain window seat IN PiccadtiS VI
esew here has been let, being constantly pun
lisbad To get accurate information careful can
vass made yesterday various points along the
route showed that seats IN the pest posl''S 80
PiccadiIy and 81. Jamess-st.. the most sousio
after situations could be had for from 10 -
,,i,aas according 70 the row This for the nrst
dav's procession For the second day the prices
asked were from TO guineas
DOUBLE RATES AT SOME HOTELS
The hotel question however. is less encouraging
for the intending visitor The managers o, ,he
SAVOY Cecil Carlton Claridge's and the Berkeley
all said Yesterday that they did not nave sihse
room vacant for coronation week. Most OF 'ie
| hotels have let their rooms for a fortnight ana
have charged about double the usual season rates.
| on the other hand, the boarding houses are not
| roaming the harvest they expected
To accommodate the forty thousand troops when
will guard the route of the procession ana 'he Wis
| in, colonial contingents camps are areauy "e.i7
| prepared Three thousand men will camp on the
| grounds OF Lambeth Palace while Battersea PARK
| I<ansineton Gardens Fulham Palace Richmond
Park and Alexandra Palace will all be TRANSFORMED
| into tented posts. Official stands nave ue0i
| darei bv the government and municipal authorities
one OF these for the colonial visitors ana i's
fo,r thousand seats are proving inadequate TO the
number of applications. In Parliament Squaie '
! members Of the House of Commons anu nc '
r,rds will have a stand capable of accommodating
! two thousand persons, while at the Au'it' a'''
| Horse Guards War ONCE and the National GaileIS
other large stands have been erected TO pto'iu'
! for officials Even the Stock Exchange will be
utiIizad The naval brigade will sling their nam
| rnocks there while doing coronation duty
| PROVISION MADE FOR THE POOR
-r,ou,s nerbans 10 the Kings example. the poor
are not being forgotten. The residents or Pauolhs
ton have supplemented the royal dinner 10 the
| poor OF that section Of London by arransis T.,
| ,ar FOR tweutv-two thousand children, resident Iii
| that borough and in many places members oi 'h7
aris+ocracv are Offering similarly to entertain the
| poor in the vicinity OF their country places.
! Tho Pope has granted the Roman Catholics OF
| the British empire dispensation from ao'
| on Friday June q. the day after the coroH''io',
and also on Saturday, June 2s which is 'i'e VIZ.
or a saints day in order that they may take part
| in the national rejocings. Cardinal Vaughn nae
| been directed to prescribe special colo'i"'io''
| prayers . .,- :,
| -ba general glee IN London the theatrical man
| ayers who are face 10 face with the uHPieaS''
! prospect of shutting up their tnea'res On N
lion dav and the following day This is the resu.
| of the Lord Chamberlains private notincauoh r''
tho King desires suspension OF the performances
which though tantamount TO a command ooes Ho'
act as such and compes the management 10 pay
salaries and expenses for the TWO Gays as :. s,
receints were coming in There has been gea, gttT G
appontment in many II nv ,eonention
pciEting out that the jubilee expef'eb bs theaTre-
eajne viii be almost impossible. 49,. .,,,s
cFes Wyndhan ,ba dasns Is o94 h
be an edeteGned 9T hn on economic grounds
| that no performance should taRe axe prt p dav Tree
! 9aorge Alexander and others concur with MI
| Wyndhan,
! THE CORONATION SERVICE.
The form Of the coronation service. as many
! amended and approved by the hlhs, vas
to-day 1t consists OF twenty-six distinct sections
rba King and Queen will enter the great west door
| Of Westminster Abbey. 10 which large caho"eu
! aur,roach is already being erected lhey VIII "s
welcomed by the shouts OF the Kings scholars @ OF
| Westminster School. and by the anthem 20
! clad When They Said Unto Me. We VIII Go 10 'he
/ House OF the Lord" Instead OF gong uii ~
-ber thrones the royal pair Will kneel III private
nraver on footstools IN front OF their chairs Leii
| ~ Archhishop OF Canterbury. the Most Rev. Fred
| .rick Temple: the Lord High Chancellor Earn
! Halsbury: the Lord Great Chamberlain. the Mar
| qus of Cholmondeley. and the Garter h,is u
! Arms Sir Albert Woods each In turn VIII iof
! rnallv present the King. the lords carving the
regaiia will step up and the Dean oI I, ilI Ia
the r.gaIia on the altar. The abbreviated htany and
part OF tht VII TecIte the Ncene Creed ana
| the bishop OF London, the Right Rev I Arthur
Wilmington Ingram. will preach short sermon, non,
Just before the sermon. The King who up to Lhat
stage OF the ceremony VIII nave peer ,ed x.,th
| ermine Then comes the oath taking. after whlch
and crimson robe will be removed and four Garter t
ar Kngeff eoh %ii of god aH the Dean Of
| pour holy oil into spoon. and the Archbishop OF
Of the cross on the top his majestys head thus
5 hin hath rse1 yo s o e and
TRe King viii then Rneel and the Dean Of West
Next will come the ceremonies which caused Sc 81. so
ths b s0r OF an d
then the orb will be placed In the Kings right right
| and will be enveloped In purple robe OF state
sGepTe s@d fes TO he Kins While ord
Of WorkSoP 5 G he fda Tght nger hand and
| THE ACTUAL. CORONATION
Then will come the actual crowning The Primate
| will take the crown the altar and place it
! King Edwards head, a fanfare of trumpets will be
| sounded and guns will fire salutes The Arch
| bishop of Canterbury will next address the King.
| exhorting him be strong and of good courage SO
| that he may receive the crown OF righteousness:
the peers will put on their coronets, and. the
| presentation of the Bible having been made. the
King win be enthroned by being led to the hitherto
| unoccupied throne. Another solemn admoniton
| from the Archbishop of Canterbury will be fol-
| lowed by marks homage from the archbishops.
| bishops and peers.
| After this ceremony is completed the Queen will
| be crowned. She will be anonted the head,
| four peeresses holding magnificent canopy over
/ her; the King will put ring on her finger the
| Archbishop OF York, the Most Rev. William Dali
| rymple Maclagan. viii place the crown her
head: and flne sceptre and ivory rod and dove will
| be placed in her hands.
! Prayers will be delivered the peeresses will put
| on their corOnets and will end