New-York tribune., 1902-10-25
CORONATION AFTERMATH.
- rNvEsTITURE CEREMONIAL AT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
L,EY's MIssION-SHoW OF LONDON
SKETCH CLUB.
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aon oct. -. a. m-The coronation af-
.atb which will last four days began yester-
,,,i,b an investiture ceremonial of unusual
,+,,ae rather than brilliance Buckingham
"19.a u,as substituted for ST. James's where
- emotions are ordinarily held, and the ball
-, u,as used in place of the throne room. There
large attendance over three hundred re-
~t.,ts NJ decorations and medals for services
seraa during the war and coronation periods
oiting the Kings entrance. 1t was motley
.nrone with army nurses in long cloaks. private
'alsiars wit records meriting the Victoria Cross
-. functionaries with knighthood as the re-
1.ora for months of painstaking labor in planning
- coronation ceremonials, and veteran officers
= civil servants whose decorations had not
,or nreviousy bestowed. Two royal dukes and
~ Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Roberts and
N the great officials of the palace were present,
md the ceremony was conducted with the state
i, precision and etiquette which the King en-
sorces as rigidly as George IN did in his time.
nv. traditional functions in connection with the
onening of courts were also held, including
service for judges and lawyers at Westminster
.bbey and the reception OF the Lord Mayor
elect by the Lord Chancellor Of the House of
Lords
While the preparations for the royal progress
% the city and through South London to-day
hoye been regarded with apathy by the public
bicb has been surfeited with town shows this
.sr il viii be a brilliant and well ordered
sneetacle. The lines viii be kept by thirty
thousand troops. and the procession. while lack
,rg in the interest which the colonial and Ind
isn contingents and the special embassies
would have impaired to il in June. will be a
hdniant cavalcade. The decorations along the
,0ute are simple the best effects being produced
.Dm Temple Bar to London Bridge. The seat
rseulators have gone out of business, and the
s,rtacle can be comfortably seen for half a
ruwn along many sections of the route.
fired Moseley will sail to-day for New-York
nv the Campania to direct the movements Of the
,ndnstrial experts whom he is sending TO Amer
lea 10 complete an investigation Of the American
methods of wosk and organization. His enter
prise was warmly commended when the motive
was explained, a few months ago, but il now
attracts little attention. There is less excita-
biity on the subject of American and German
competition than there was. The British press
Is no longer alarmist, but is inclined 10 over
rate the benefits OF national conservatism In
business methods
The end OF the tube war is not yet in sight
Mr. Morgan has reorganized his forces prepara-
tory 10 a renewal OF the conflict with Mr.. Yerkes
IN the House of Commons next week.
The Berlin correspondent Of THE Standard"
hears on good authority that an international
conference for regulating relations between
the wireless telegraph stations Of the various
nations will take place in Berlin about the end
OF next March. America, Austria, England,
France Italy and Russia responded 10 the initi-
alive OF Germany in the most friendly spirit,
and the majority OF these States have now in
tnated TO the Berlin Government that they
vii accept an invitation 10 such a conference
In Berlin on condition that the programme is
fixed beforehand and sent with the invitation.
1t is not yet quite certain whether 1t Will be
possible to draw up a programme before the
end Of February next.
The exhibition of the London Sketch Club at
The Continental Gallery offers better evidence
u rapid improvisation than similar show at the
Royal Institute where crude and finished work
jumbled together. The members OF the club
meet every week from October 10 May, and
work under restrictions of time and subjects.
The present exhibition includes over two hun
sred sketches, and is conspicuous for Yigor and
freshness. George c. Hates sketches Of Hol-