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KING EDWARDS ROBES.
They Are EccIcsticn1 Garments ana
Worn Only on This Occnsion,

The robes which King Edward will wear
while being crowned, and afterward while
receiving the sacrament, are eCcesiastical
vestmcuts, and worn only upon this occa.
sion by the sovereign. They are assumed in
Westminster abbey, and taken off there,
after which the robe of state OF purple velvet
is put on When the king enters the abbey
he wears crimson velvet cloak. The cor
onation robes proper, then, are the pric-tly
vestments, and consist Of dalmatic, stole
and maniple. The dalmatic is a long robe
or super-tunic, partly open at the sides. OF
cloth OF gold richly embroidered in colors
with Tudor roses, shamrocks, thistlcs, ilcur
de-lls and royal coroncts, and lined with
crimson; the stole of bullion embroidery,
with floral designs, has the cross Of St.
George worked at each end it is lined with
crimson silk. The stole is worn deacon
wise-that is, while a priest would wear it
crossed over his breast, a deacon fastcns 10
on his left shoulder, and crossing it over bis
breast secures the end under hi. right arm.
The maniple, which much resembles the
STOLE only smaller, is worn over the left
arm.
The reason given for attiring a layman
in vestments worn only by the clergy is
that the monarch represents the church,
and is the protector OF It's privilege. Be
fore the amounting the king is conducted
into st. Edwards chapel and vested in
these ecclesiastical garments, and after The
act of homage they are laid aside.
1t is the duty of the lord great chamber.
lain to dress the king for the c1ronat ION
ceremony, and to serve him with water.
for which service he may claim the basins.
ewers and towels, the kings bed and led.
ding, used the night before the corouat .1n.
and, indeed, all the furniture Of the Led.
room, with the kings wearing apparel and
nightshirt. lie may also claim 40 yard. OF
crimson velvet. All the cloth on which the
sovereign walks in procession j, claimed hy
~" "r""d "'"'"""" "' ''-"'~" l. tun of good
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of the throne, take of their coronets, re-
peat the homage, touch the crown upon the
kings head and kiss his left cheek. The
peers of the realm follow suit, with the ex-
ception that they kiss the hand instead Of
the check. The words of homage are;
81 do become your liege.man OF life and
limb, and OF earthly worship, and faith and
truth | will bear unto you to live and die
against all manner of folk, so help me, God /"
When the act OF homage is over, the mem
bers of the house of commons give nine
hearty cheers, with cries of "God save the
King" repeated by all.
During homage medals are thrown to the
occupants of the choir and lower galleries.
Divested OF all symbols OF sovereignty, the
king receives the holy sacrament, and the
"Hallelujah chorus" concludes the service
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PLEASING TO THE PEOPLE.
Incidental Ceremonies Which WIN
Delight the Gaping Crowds.

Apart from the coronation itself what, so
far, has afforded the greatest possible salts
faction to the 100000 inhabitants of Lon
don is that the king and queen, and with
them the rest of the royal family and scores
of foreign princes and potentates, will come
among them, will not be content with simply
riding from palace to abbey and back again,
but will pass in state through the principal
arteries and some of the mean streets of the
metropolis, in order that their subjects may
see them and cheer them.
1t will be the most memorable l4-mile
drive ever undertaken by royalty. Queen
Victoria did something of the kind on the
occasion of the diamond jubilee in 1897 but
great as this undoubtedly was, it will be ex-
celled by the royal pageant to be carried out
June 20.
The reception Of the king and queen by the
lord mayor win be suggestive Of medieval
lines. II Is one Of the ancient privileges Of
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Then the archbishop will recite the Nj
Gene creed and the bishop Of London will
preach a short sermon.
just before the sermon the king, who up
to that stays of the ceremony will have been
uncovered, will put on a cap of crimson vel
vet trimmed with ermine.
Then comes the oath-taking, after which
the king will be anointed.
Then the kings cap and crimson robe will
be removed and four Garter knights viii
hold over him a rich pail of silk or cloth-of-
gold, the dean of Westminster will pour
holy oil into a spoon and the archbishop of
Canterbury will anoint the king, making
the sign of the cross on the top of his maj
esty's head thus consecrating him "King
over this people, whom the Lord your God
hath given you to rule and govern"
The king will then kneel and the dean
of Westminster will invest him with the
super tunica.
Next will come the ceremonies which
caused so much discussion, including the
presentation of the sword of state, the
standards and the spurs, and then the orb
will be placed in the kings right hand, he
will again be divested of the crimson robe
and will be cnveoped in a purple robe of
state, and the archbishop Of Canterbury will
give the scepter to the king while the lord
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KING EDWARD VII. IN HIS CORONATION ROBE.

form or chapel has witnessed all corona
tons. The floor of the chapel is mosaic
pavement of curious design. The materials
for the pavement were brought from Rome
and laid about 1868. The pavement is com
posed of various kinds of marbles and
porphyry interspersed with Latin inscrip-
tions in bronzed letters. The groundwork
is English marble and the whole has been
greatly injured Little remains of the in.
scriptions, copies of which have been pre-
served and which show that the design of
the pavement represents the probable dura-
tion of the world Three fine tombs occupy
the north side Of the sacrarium, which
name is given to the inclosed altar.
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THE CORONATION SERVICE.
OmcinI Form, as Amended and APP
proved by His Majesty.

The form of the coronation service, as
finally amended and approved by the king,
consists of 20 distinct sections.
The king and queen and their rctinue will
form in procession at Buckingham palace.
They will enter the great west door Of West
Minister abbey, where they will be welcomed
by the shouts of the kings scholars of
Westminster school and by the anthem, 81
was glad when they said unto me, We will
60 to the house of the Lord"
Instead of going direct to their thrones
the royal pair will lineel in private prayer
on footstools in front of their chairs. Then
the archbishop of Canterbury, the lord
high chancellor, the lord great chamberlain
and the Garter King OF Arms, each in turn,
will formally present the king, the lords
carrying the regalia win step up and the
dean Of Westminster win place the regalia
on the altar
The abbreviated lilany and part Of the
- NlIf will ff.IInuy
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wine was also formerly allowed him at
coronation ceremony.
THE DUKE OF NORFOLK.
He Is the Stage Manager of All the
Coronation Events.

By hereditary right the Duke of Norfolk
is earl marshal and he also holds the Office
of chief butler, which entities him to re-
ceive gold basin and ever. The lord mayor
of London offers a gold cup of wine to the
king and receives the cup for a fee; with II
citizens of London, the mayor also claims
the right to sit at table next the cupboard,
on the left side of the banqueting hall.
The privilege of dining at a table on the
kings right hand belongs to the barons of
the Cinque Ports, who hold the canopy over
the king during some part of the ceremony.
They also carry a canopy over the queen.
OF the noblemen and others who are, so
to speak, stage managing the coronation, the
Duke of Norfolk takes premier position. As
earl marshal it falls to his lot to supervise
practically all the preliminary arrange
ments, and that fosslized institution, the
lIeralds college, of which he is the head, is
for year being worked at top speed, 1t is
his grace of Norfolk who will receive the ap.
plications OF peers and peeresses who con
slider themselves entitled to be present at
the coronation. 1t was his grace who gave or
ders the other day regarding how the ladies
of title shall be attred and what shall be the
number of gilt nobs in the coronets Of his
brother peers.
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At the further end of the parade is Tower
Queen Anne Boleyn, Margaret. Counties. OF
Salisbury, Queen Katherine Howard, Jane,
Niscountess Rockford, Lady Jane Grey,
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. and many
others were beheaded. st. Edward's crown
was made for the coronation of Charles II.
in 1861. There has never been any attempt
TO arrive at its value, which is roughly cs-
timated at E3Sj, 900 sterling. Two good
sized pear-shaped pearl pendants on the top
of the crown are known TO be worth E0,OOO.
This crown and that Of Queen Victoria
rest among crown jewels valued at more
than G7,0O0,000 They rest in great case
inside the iron-barred affair at the top of
Wakefield tower in room which is said to
have been used by Henry VII. for his dcyo-
tions while a prisoner in the tower and
where he was murdered. The intrinsic value
OF the crown of Queen Victoria is something
over f3000,OO0. II rests at the top of the
case and was made in 1898 for the corona
tion of the queen. Its chief jewels were
taken from older crowns and from the royal
collection. Among these is an enormous
ruby which came into the possession of
England from Spain in 1867, Its history is
dated back to much earlier period. With
10 brilliant and large diamonds it forms a
Maltese cross on the front OF the diadem
Below it is magnificent sapphire. There
are seven other large sapphires, eight large
emeralds and many hundreds of diamonds
decorating the band and arches. A cross
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Thursday seems TO have been n
popular day for crownings. June 26
is the anniversary of the day on
which Oliver Cromwell was installed
as lord protector in Westminster
hall. 1t is also notable that the fol-
lowing English monarchs have been
crowned on Thursday: stephen,
John, Richard IT,, William and Mary,
Queen Anne, George ~, William w.,
and Queen Victoria. That is a fair
collection of lucky and unluclly mon
archs, which makes it difficult for any
superstitious person to gather omens
for the day chosen.
1t is reported from London that
King Edward will abolish many of
the old customs connected with the
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BRITISH CROWN JEWELS.
They Are valued at $50, 900, 900 by Ex-
pcrts in Precious stones.

These ancient chairs are not the only Gu
rous things with which King Edward will
have to do during the coronation ccrcmo-
mes. lie will first of all wear St. Edwards
crown, the model by which all latter.day
crowns have been fashioned. AT the CON
cluson of the ceremonies he will have placed
upon his head the crown of Queen Victoria.
Both of these crowns are at present among
the crown jewels in the iron barred place
of safekeeping in Wakefield tower, which
is one of the buildings that helps make the
Tower Of London. From out any one Of
several windows in Wakefield tower the
visitor may look down upon the parade
where soldiers are drilling most of the day.
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THE CORONATION CHAIRS.
The One to BE Occupied by the King
Was Made for Edward J..

was mhue Tor Edward j,
The chairs on which the king and queen
will rest are known as the coronation
chairs. That TO be occupied by tho king
was last used by Queen Victoria at the
jubilee, and yet bears the colors of that oc-
casion. This chair was made for Edward
!. to inclose in its seat the famous stone of
Scone. Tradition identifies this stone with
the one on which Jacob rested his head at
Bethel. Ills sons carried it to Egypt, and
from thence it found its way TO Spain with
kipg Gathelus, son OF Cecrops the builder
Of Athens, About 700 b. c. it appeared in
Ireland, where it was carried by Spanish
kings son upon an invasion Of the tight lit
tie isle. There II was placed upon the sa-
cred hill of Tara, and became known as the
"stone of destiny" 1t was claimed that
when the Irish kings were seated upon it
at coronations the stone groaned aloud if
the claimant was of royal race, but remained
silent ii pretender.
1t is claimed for this remarkable piece,
which is really Scotch sandstone, that in
1870 b. c., Fergus, the founder of the Scot
tish monarchy, and who was of Ireland's S
royal blood, received it in Scotland, where
King Kenneth, in $50 A. d. deposited it
in the monastery of Scone It is certain
that the stone was Tor centuries an object
of veneration to the people of Scotland.
They fancied that while it remained in their
country Scots would be monarchs of that
realm. When Edward |. overran Scotland
he seized the stone and took it to England,
where, in 1907, it was placed and kept in
Westminster Abbey, Notwithstanding the
repeated efforts of the Scots to reclaim il.
Ever since the sovereigns of England have
been crowned upon this ohair. The chair
upon which the queen will rest was made
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coronation EXERCISES, but some must
he retained. In the following col
umns we shall attempt to give an
outline of the ceremonies which will
mark the important OCCASION
Edward VII, The chief figure IN the
Grand event, was born November 8,
9e4t and succeeded his mother Janu-
ary 22, 1901. lie was married TO
princess Alexandra of Denmark
March 10. 1868. Their oldest living
con George Frederick, prince of
wales. was born in 1865. and mar
,;ed princess May of TeclS in 1893,
The % other living children Of the royal
sa,,nle ~ are Louise Victoria, duchess OF
Fife; Maud Princess lharles ~ Len
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
some wonders of the Structure
Whore CrOMnIng VIII Tnlke place.

The coronation will occur in Westminster
abbey in about the only open chapel in that
wonderful structure. This chapel is raised
about five feet from the surrounding iloor OF
the abbey, and is at least 80 feet square. 1t is
approached by five rtone steps running the
full length OF the chapel. A railing Of II
half dozen long, rounded wooden bars and
about four feet in height prevents entrance
except through low wooden double gates.
At the back is a long altar. An immense
antique valuable rug covers the altar steps
Another rug, smaller, yet a very large one
at that, is laid just inside the entrance. On
this will be placed the coronation chairs in
which the king and queen will be seated.
To one side are stalls, the same, with cush-
ioned benches much after the style of cozy
corners, lining the side of the chapel. From
all sides on the floor of the abbey in that
section of the building save from the back
where is the altar, it would be possible to
obtain an almost unobstructed view of the
coronation ceremonies. The railing at the
back of the altar separates this chapel from
the chapel of Edward the Confessor, who
reigncd about 1912. The ceremony of coro-
nation will be performed by the archbishop
of Canterbury. The king and queen will
then ascend a raised throne erected for the
occasion, where they will receive the
homage of the peers.
The first coronation in this chapel, which
is commonly called the choir, was that of
William the Conqucror in 1866. Since then
this plain and ancient looking raised plat
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of the manor of worksop supports the kings
right hand aud ring is placed on his maj
esty's fourth finger.
The orb is a golden ball, six inches in
diameter and IL inches high, including the
cross, which surmounts the orb. Diamonds,
rubies, emeralds, sapphres and pearls are
iet in the orb also a fine amethyst, which
forms the pedestal Of the cross. When the
crown is finally placed upon the monorch's
head, instantly all that great crowd OF peers
and peeresses put on their glittoring coro-
nets. and the abbey rings with God save
the kng.'
According to official rules, in theory, the
coronets of the nobility are never worn eX-
cept at the coronation OF a sovereign, when
they are put ON at the precise moment when
the primate OF England places the crown
upon the brow OF the king. Upon occasions
of state the coronet is carried before the
parsonage on a cushion, and at the funeral
il il placed on the coffin, or borne on pur-
pie cushion.
The shouts Of God save the King" are
caught up by the crowd outside, church
bells ring and cannon are fired, not only in
London, but in all chief towns. After a
Bible is given to the king a solemn te deum
is chanted, and enthronoment follows or
homage The king is conducted to throne
in the center of the abbey, and there re-
ceives the act of homage, first from the lords
spiritual, who knecl about him, pronounce
the words of homage and kiss his hand.
Princes OF the blood royal ascend the steps
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front Of buckingham palace. This will be
done by King Edward in the presence OF his
ilustrous guests gathered from all parts Of
the world. The happy idea of beginning this
great national undertaking at the time of
the coronation originated with his majesty,
who rightly considers that the presence in
London of so many foreign royalties and
diplomatic pcrsonagos is an opportunity
that the nations of the world will gladly
seize to>pay a tribute to the memory of
Queen Victoria.
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for the Queen Of William III II is set with
pearls, sapphrcs, diamonds and other pre-
cjous stones. The scepter for n queen con
sort is very like the kings, only not 80
large; the rod for the queen is Of ivory sur
mounted by dove and a cross 1t is said
that Queen Alexandra would prefer to be
crowned according to Russian custom, by
the kings own hands after his coronation,
but she realizes that the innovation might
not be pleasing to English ideas.
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in the chapel of Edward the Confessor.
They are high backed, built of oak and look
much the worse for wear. The four legs of
each chair are golden lions upon their
launches, with the seat of the chair resting
upon their shoulders. Until some years ago
the chairs were unguarded by railings.
Then it was discovered that the guides
would permit any visitor to sit in the chairs
for a fee. Thus came the ralings.
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oROwNING or THE QUEEN.
Ceremony VIII lie Simple and Take
Up but "a Few Mlnntes

After this ceremony the queen will be
crowned. She will be anointed on the head,
four peeresses holding a magnificent pail
over her, the king will put a ring on her
finger, the archbishop of York will place the
crown on her head and the scepter and
ivory rod and dove will be placed in her
hands.
Prayers will be offered, the peeresses will
put on their coronets and the service will
end with the communion.
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CORONATION coRoNETs FOR PEERS AND PEEREssEs.

at the top of the crown is made up of rose
cut sapphire and four large diamonds. In
all there are 300 diamonds and many other
jewels in the crown, which weigh over 30
ounces In this collection, too, are the orbs
and the royal scepter which the king and
queen will hold and which are OF very great
value
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dependencies Of the British crown. The Eu-
ropean powers win be represented by
princes of the blood and the republic OF
France by a special embassy The United
States delegation will consist of Hon. White
law Reid, special commissioner, Gen. }. NJ.
Wilson and Admiral Watson, representing
respectively the army and the navy. In the
great naval parade and demonstration pre-
cediug the coronation, in the English chan
mel, the battleship Illinois, in command Of
Rear Admiral Crowninshicld will take
prominent part. The official representa-
tives of the United States will have seats
in Westminster abbey and will be treated
very much like princes. For the time bcing
they Will oulqak Mr., Choote, ihe American
Ambassador 81 London, apd all other dlplo-
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have for months been directed to-
wards perfecting arrangements for
this unique event, which promises to
be the most splendid coronation in
the history of the United Kingdom.
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AMERICA TO THE FRONT.
To De Represented at the Coronation
by Special Embassy.

The coronation will be witnessed by rep
resentatiyes from every known country in
the world, including all the provinces and
The Iola register., 1902-08-15

ON Saturday August 9th Edward
VII was crowned King of Great
Britain and Ireland and Emperor of
India. All machinery of government
and the energies OF nglish social life
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