Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-30
MORE CORONATION PLANS
ONE KING WILL BE PRESENT.
The Presents Which King Edward
viii Give Are Ready-AII Invita-
tions Have Been sent-Grand On
era Night-London viii Look Like
EairyIand.

London, May 26.-Lewanika, king of
Barotzeland Northwestern Rhodesia), the
only king who VIII be present at the cor
onation OF King Edward, has arrived from
South Africa.
The presents which King Edward will
give to the loreign ENJOYS are now ready
Whitelaw Reiu, the American special
ambassador, and his associates WIN re-
eel'e pms ana brooches of gold, mostly
IN the form OF tine initial H., set with
rnbles anu pearls, with gold enameIed
crown above. In lew cases, perbaps.
eostlier presents will be maze to the heaus
OF speclai embassies.
Practically all tue invitations to the cor
onatlon service have been sent out. lac
dowager peeresses will sit with the reign
ing peeresses and wear similar robes anu
corohets. In tins way, it Is pointed out,
many celebrated women who nave been
separated by bitter family teuds will be
brought together for the first time in
many years. The eldest sons and dauoh-
lers OF peers will occupy separate seats,
which rather complexities matters from n
family view.
Among the guests not having admit
lance by right of rank, but who were
specially invited by the king to attend
the service, Is Mrs. Arthur Paget, daugn-
ter OF the late Mrs. Paran Stevens of New
FORK, and wife of Major General paget Of
the Scots guards. Mrs. Paget Will preside
over huge coronation bali July 2, in aid
OF the kings hospital fund. 1t will be
hela at the Crystal palace, where $4,000
square feet VIII be laid out in parouet
noorlng, the largest area, it is said, ever
iald down Tor dancing All the members
Oh the royal family are expected to be
present.
The royal celebration night at the
grand opera, Convent Garden, June 80, Is
expected to break all box office records
A stall Will cost 20 guineas, which means
lo'ooo gulneas for royal visitors, cabinet
and other high personages. hun
ureds OF seats already having been al
lotted. Such boxes as are not taken bv
the court will cost from ~ guineas to
100 guineas. Many of these already are
sold 1t is estimated that Covent Garden
Will hold that night 81 800.
Jean de Reszke and Madames Melba.
Calye, Nordica and other stars will take
part In the program, which will include
selections from "Lohengrin," ''Siegfried,
lannhauser" and Lucia di Hammer
moor"
Among the coronation festivities the
Ascot race meeting bids fair to be the
most popular, though this year the king
VIII have stand to himself. The rush
d applications for admittance to the
,oyal enclosure, where King Edward
formerly watched the races, is UMPIRE
;edented. The lord chamberlain. the earl
II Clarendon, with only 1900 tickets at his
disposal, has been obliged to disappoint
hundreds, among whom are many dis
lngmshed persons who have previously
'een accustomed to mix in this exclusive
gathering. The price of tickets also has
'een raised to guineas.
Almost fairy city" is the way one
writer forecasts Lonuons appearance dur
ng coronation week. Arches and fes.
oons, planned by municipal artistic com
nlttees, will be erected in every quarter
# the metropolis. The preparations for
hese, however, are anything but fairylike.
Zach week sees London more hideous with
unfinished stands, many of them shutting
nut all light and many of them having
he peculiar smell of rain soaked pine.
Over 500 coronation bonfires already
lave been arranged for in the provinces.
A curious precedent, in celebration of
Sing Edwards browning, has been set
~ the corporation of the city of London,
which has decided to make a personal
aft of $4,000 to the king, to use as ne
ices fit, in token of the continuance of the
orporation's ancient loyalty to the SOW
reign. This is exclusive of the appro-
'riations for decorations and entertain
nent, or for the kings hospital fund