The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14

, formed a sort of introduction party" after
which all The minor princes are suppose to
be on terms of more equal footing.
The magnificent feast may be well cal
cula,ed to turn the head of 50 young Il
Eic.ruy.
Lord Curzon is only 43 years old. He is a
man of very serious mind. however. The
son of 4 distinguished churChrlan. Rever-
end Nathaniel Holden CUrZon. fourth Baron
! life. @"' K"
He has Travelled extensively all over til:
East, and is the author of a number OF
books on Eastern questions.
He was educated at Elton and oxford, has
taken a number Of degrees and has held
many important political positions-among
! oth.iS tho. Of t-nd.rsecfetarv of stat
fcr India. Tnd.rsecretary OF State for Fo--
eign Affairs. and has distinguished himself
as Il member of Parliament.
LADY CURZDN'S WORK.
As is Well known. Lord Curzon married
an American woman-Miss Mary Letter OF
Chicago.
Lady CurZon has taken the greatest inter
est in the forthcoming Durhar, She is re-
Sronsihie for many Of the arrangements.
She personally planned the decorations Of
the camp for tn" gr:eSts. The main theme
blue.
Lady Curznn also conceived the idea of
having the route Of the procession lined
with masniiicently caparisoHed elephants
covered with cloth of gold. The beautiful
IVORY mosques and highly ornate buildings
of Delhi will be magnificentIy decorated.
some of the doTes of the buildings being
heavily overlaid in pure gold.
Under the clear skies of India these dec
orat10ns can 60 forward many weeks before
the actual ceremonial is i~naugurated with
out fear of destruction from the weather.
The date for the beginning of the Durbar
ceremony is December %.
On that date. the Viceroy nil! arrive in
state at Delhi at li:So a. m. At the rail
way station he will mount the state eie-
plant on the east side of the porch ard
will proceed to the eastern gate Of the city
along the elephant-lined way.
Tha anrAx -fyEh ~, tho ~ nf oil.
tire" days before the actual Burbar. and
there are many pre-DUnbar functions to BE
performed before the actual event comes
off. on the Afternoon Of December 80 the
Viceroy opens the art exhibition at : p:
m This exhibition of arr |ill be one of
the finest ever held in India.
Here will be seen specimens of the mar
velOus work of eastern hands. carvings.
tapestries. carpets. rugs. enamel work. gold
the intrinsic value Of these things being
really beyond computation.
THEN THE CORONATION.
On Thursday. New Years Day. the Cor
onatlon DUrbar proper begins.
At this function all the Princes of India
will be asss mt,ed: the Governors Of Mad
ras and BOMBAY. and the Lieutenant Gov
errors. as well as the Kings and Princes
from many Asiatic states. On this date.
the King will be proclaimed Emperor OF
India in the great eastern amphitheatre of
Delhi. which accommodates S.926 persons.
The central portion of the auditorium will
be occupied by Lord and Lady curzon
raised on a Gals OF carver ala DaSter.
After til. proclamation there viii be n
review. The Niceroy. mounted on his state
elephant. will await near the palace of
the Mogul-erected by Shah ~Jehan-oyer
which he wrote the words: IF there is a
Paradise on Earth. it is this" while all
the Eastern Princes end Kings. also on
state elephants. pass by him and salute
with all the pomp and ceremony of an
Eastern salaam.
Kings. Princes. Governors. Captains will
bow Low to the Eiceroy as if indeed he
were The real King Of all India instead of
the representative of a conquering race
AN ASSAULT AT ARMS.
On the following day. there will be an
assault at arms. followed at night by a
magnificent display of fireworks.
Here is a programme of what will take
place on the following day:
Sunday. January 4. church service: Mon
day, native review. after which a garden
party in tho Victoria Gardens. 3:31 to ; D.
m: TUESDAY. January 6. football. final
match in the afternoon.
On the night of this day will take place
the grand state bail.
This ball will he attended by 800 guests.
ard will be held in the Mosul Palace. in
the hall called "Dewan-i-an" or hall of the
Common People. rhA supper after the hall