The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
5HE SPENT A FORTUNE
10 Prepare Herself for the
Coronation of King Edward.
0UCHESS0F MARLBOROUGH
Fifty thousand Dollars Ex-
pended for Extra Jewels.

of the millions spent by the nobility and
'1le fashionable set in England in prepar
ing Tor The coronation festivities no indi-
Nioual was 50 royalty extravagant as the
bucness OF Marlborough, one Of the four
oucneses who were appointed 10 raise the
canopy = Queen Alexandria during tho
rte OF annointment in the coronation. ser
wee IN Westminster Abbey.
II was the greatest honor ever bestowed
Upon an American in foreign court who
held no representative ONCE, and II form
&c sufficient excuse. II any were needed
for the elaborate preparations which the
young woman who was formerly Miss
Consueio Vanderbilt made for what was
70 have been the greatest festival that
England ever saw
I IS not possible to even estimate some
OF the expenditures with accuracy. Tor
those which come under the head OF en-
tsrtalnment have been barely suggested
and many OF the functions planned were
abandoned before they had been publicly
announced.
But the gowns purchased by the Ouch
ess OF Marlborough, the jewels bought for
the occasion and the splendid coach give
hint Of the lavishness OF the outlay.
For had the coronation taken place the
American duchess would have been per-
haps the most splendidly gowned woman
+ IN the great assemDlage excepting. %
/ course. her majesty. the queen. and the
{ nsagnifeence Of the jewels and dress worn
: ~ Her Grace OF Marlborough would have
I approached those Of royalty.
/ The coronation coach was ordered espe-
E he e. 4
extravaganza worthy Of daughter Of TIE
Fanderbilts. who received something like
100000 as her marriage portion
It is a very fine AFFAIR OF gilt and brass.
one fit to be in the procession with the
royal coach. about whose magnihcence so
much has been written
Even the dukes Of England have little
use for state coaches Of gold, which is
shown in the fact that the MarIboroughs
did not possess one. II there had been any
really good excuse for q gilded vehicle OF
that kind one may be sure that the Httlo
american duchess would have enjoyed its
possession long ago. for she has shown
very pardonable delight in the splendid
trappings OF rank.
The Marlborough coronation coach fol-
lows the general design OF the royal
coach. of course il is not so elaborate.
but il has much carving. emblematic fig
ures, Of course. is surmounted with a
ducal corcnet and has the Marlborough
arms emblazoned on IL. The upper pan
els are Of plate glass. so that the occu-
pants OF the carriage can be plainly seen.
II was the wish Of the king that the no
bility in their court robes should show as
much Of themselves as possible 70 the
millions who had gathered TO see the pa
geent and who were so bitterly disap-
pointed.
Special harness had 10 be made TO order
for the four horses that draw the splendid
vehicle. because ordinary gear would look
cut OF place. and this harness alone cos. 7
upward OF $3.50. The horses themselves [
were specially purchased. because X was +
the wish Of the king thar no horse should T.
appear in the parade that was not at least +
seventeen hands high.
Il is not easy 10 find good horses of .
that unusual height that are suitable for .
carriage purposes. particularly horses F.
worthy Of appearing in a parade with the 4
king. and directly the announcement % +
the kings wish was made public the price .
Of those animals more than doubled
II is said that the Duke and Duchess o. +.
Marlborough paid 1900 each for the
horses 10 draw their coronation coach
As Tor that magnificent vehicle. al
giided on the outside. and with its Interior
lined with the costllest red velvet. the IS
Inmates q its cost range from Slooes %
s.. CO.. II the smaller figures are accept
co it viii De seen that the Americas
duchess paid not far from seo FOR her
.-f.
coach that can be used on very few coca
sions
But this does not compare with the
lmount the duchess spent Tor her per
scnal adornment She ordered from Paris
b score q magnificent gowns for the coro-
-auon festivities and of course the IN
ST Of these was FOR the ceremony itseif
The court robe 70 be xorn az the SER
ices was carefully prescribed. The mar
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