The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

| winch WAS pidceu small. deep red
| book of service.
Without the tapestaes or light fur
nishing of the tiers upon tiers Of seats
/ which rose fifty feet high. the COM
| bination of white and red programmes
| by itself produced a gala effect. The
! preliminary eulogies of the decorative
| arrangements We're not overstated. The
entire scheme mad been carried out
] tremendously, and even the stands did
not seem out of place. A peculiarly
| beautiful effect was presented by the
1 kings and the queens boxes. comnris-
| ing half a dozen rows of chairs in
white satin, relieved only by the Grim
| son of the seats. Beyond the structural
decorations Tor the seating of the spec
display and the old, gray arches lent
| their stately perspective to the scene
| untouched by flags or any CLEAN Of
| color.
Array of Gold Plate.
The various chairs to be used nv
| the king and queen in the service at
tracted special attention, but what in
| evitably caught the eye was the gilt
| tering array of gold plate brought from
various royal depositaries. ranged
along the chancel and behind the altar
| Amidst these SURROUNDINGS the earl
marshal, the Duke of Norfolk. re-
| splendent in white knee breaches and
heavily embroidered coat, hurried to
and fro, directing the final touches. :
BY 10 o'clock the interior of the alb
hey presented blaze of color. Along
the nave, which was lined by grena'-
diers, every chair was takhn up by
nigh officers of the army and. and 9TH
ers in equally handsome equipment.
On top of the arch separating the
nave from the chancel sat the surplic-
ed orchestra. In stalls within, with the
a
States ambassador, Joseph III. Choate
and Mrs. Choate and many officials. .
During the long wait Edwin A. All
hey. the American artist who was COM
missioned to paint the coronation
scene in the abbey and who wore court
uniform, took careful note Of the sur
roundingS for the historic picture or
dered by the king.
The peeresses took advantage of the
long interval to- stroll up and down.
but the peers sat stolidly awaiting the
arrival of the sovereign, their ermine
caps presenting a solid mass of white.
After 10 o'clock the 5organ and band
prayed, While the. spectators, many of
whom showed signs of sleepiness.
chatted or swept with their classes
what portions of the abbey they could
see from their seats.
Unequaled Display of Jewels.
What most struck the eve in tba oh
hey was the marvellous display Of
jewels that certainly surpassed any
thlng previously seen at a court func-
ton in England The combination of
these with the magnificent robes and
the beauty of many of the wearers
MADE a memorable sight AS beautiful
as any cOronet there was a pearl and
diamond tiara worn by Lady London
derry, whose dress was heavily en-
bro1dered and covered with pearls and
diamonds. She also wore a diamond
stomacher with bracelets and earrings
to match. The robe itself was en-
bro1dered in silver and gold, worked
IN the pattern OF the family arms and
coronet, and was fashioned after the
style of the days of George Ill, with
big red velvet sleeves
i, Inc Duchess of Portland was superb
in her great coronet of diamonds in the
center of which was the famous Port
land stone, which flashed and sparkled
IN thousand colors in the dim light.
Inc duchess was the object of general
attention. Her diamond necklace and
magnificent ropes of pearl were I'M
rlValed even by those worn by the
duchess of Westminster, whose Jewels
!. are old family rheirlooms and have
been regarded as without equal. Lady
Chesterheld's .coronet was one of the
largest worn in the abbey, no restrfc-
ton seemingly having been made re-
gard1ng its size. She had it especially
made to suit her, and it was in striking
contrast to many others worn by peer
esses, who seemed to have made it
point to wear the tiniest possible cor
onets, just large enough to eneircle the
knot OF hair worn on top of their heads,
Ia Josephine.
Americans Not Backward.
It was perhaps, after all, the Ameri-
"a nc yxrT1N -
on this occasion, as on many others
they played a very prominent part in
the days ceremonies and contributed
by their beauty and the magnificence of
their robes and Jewels to wha1 was
truly a gorgeous spectacle. Tail and
graceful, with her small face over
weighed with masses Of dark hair, the
Duchess of Marlborough (who was
Consuelo Vanderbilt. of New York;,
was center of attraction. On her neck
was high collar of pearls with dia-
monds and rubies, and on her head
beautiful diamond coronet. Around her
waist was belt made entirely of bril-
liants. The duchess came in a state
coach with the duke and two pages.
Lady Dufferin CWho was Miss Davies
of New York;, who was accompanied
by her husband, was another Ameri-
can who did honor by her magnificence
to the great occasion. Her robe was Of
the Georgian period, trimmed with
Miniver and gold thread worked in the
pattern Of the family badge. She wore
a diamond coronet, diamond necklace
and loosely hanging diamond chain
fell over the laces of her dress, the
front of which was ablaze with jewels,
with a diamond revere Topped up by
three enormous bows of diamonds. Her
earrings were of diamonds.
The Countess Of Oxford (who Gas
Miss Louise Corbin, of New York;, was
one of the few Americans who was ac-
companied by her child, little Lady
Dorothy Walpole, who was one of the
most animated and interested specta-
tors of the day. Lady Oxford wore
fewer jewels than many present, but
her necklace of rubieS, pearls and dia-
monds, and diamond brooches were
beautiful. Her dress was trimmed with
old family point lace Of very rare
| pattern.
High Diamond Coronet.
! The Dowager Countess Cora of STRAIT
| ford (Who was Mrs. S. Colgate, of New
| York; wore a high diamond coronet
| with ropes of diamonds and pearls,
] draped like an aiguillette, over the left
| shoulder.
The Dowager Duchess Consuelo of
] Manchesters only jewels were a dia-
mond necklace and a diamand tiara.
Lady Deerhurst formerly Miss
| Bonynge, of San Francisco), as a
| peers daughter in-law, wore no robes,
! merely dress of old lace with dia-
| mond tiara and some marvellous black
! pearls around her neck. Lady Grey
| Egerton (who was Miss May Cuyler,
| an American) wore coronet of dia-
monds and a dress of white tulle, on
| which were embroidered golden lilies.
Her necklace was of rubies and dia-
| monds.
A fragile figure, almost bowed down