The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-25
They Will Be in Form of Initial E
and Set With Precious Gems.
HoNORS TO AMERICAN WOMEN
Mrs. Arthur Paget Especially Invited by
King to Attend Coronation Services.
Royal Night at Covent Garden
Theatre Will Break All Rec
ords-uondon Hideous
With Preparations.

LONDON, May 24.-Lewanika, King of
Barothheland Cor Northwestern Rhode
siao. the only King who will be present
at the coronation of King Edward. ar
rived from South Africa to-day. The
presents which King Edward will give
TO the foreign ENJOYS are now ready.
whitelaw Reid. the American special
ambassador. and his associates will re-
ceive pins and brooches of gold, most
ly in the form of the initial e set
with rubies and pearls. with gold en-
amelied crown above. In a few cases.
perhaps costlier presents Will be made
TO the heads of special embassies.
CORONATION BAL.
Practically all the Invitations to the
coronation service have been sent out.
The Dowager Peeresses will sit with the
reigning pee-esses and wear similar robes
and coroaets In this way, it is point
ed out many celebrated women, who
have been separated by bitter family
teuds. will be brought together Tor the
lrst time in many years.
Among the guests not having admit
lance by right Of rank, but who We're
specially invited by the King to attend
the service. is Mrs. Arthur Paget. daugh-
ter of the late Mrs. Paran Stevens. of
New York, and wife OF Major General
Paget, of the Scots Guaros Mrs Paset
Will preside over huge coronation pau
July I'd, in aid of the hlnS hospilai
fund.
The royal celebration night at the
Grano onera. Covent Garden, June Soth.
is expected to break all box office rec
ords. The stalls will cost twenty gum
cas-. which means 10000 guineas Tor royal
visitors. Cabinet ministers, and other hlgn
personages. Hundreds of seats nave al
ready been allotted. Such boxes as are
not taken by the court VIII cost from
sixtv suineas to 100 guiness. Many OF
these are already sold. 1t is estimated
that Ccyent Garden will hold that night
sis,ooo.
ASCOT RACE MEETING.
Among the ante-coronation 1esuVlties,
tho Ascot race meeting bids fair to be
1he most popular, though this year the
King will have stand to hlmsen. Inc
rush of applications for aanllt'aiiee ~
the royal enclosure, WI King Eo"dio
formerly watched the races. is unprece-
darted The Lord Chamberlain, the Earl
~ Clarendon, with only 1000 tickets at
,,is disnosal has been obliged to dlsap-
roint hundreds.
almost :. fairy city is the wayeone
writer forecasts London's appearance our
,nr coronation week. Arches ana les
ICONS. planned by municipal ana arushc
committees, will be erected In every quar-
ter OF ,ne Metropolis The preparations
for these. however, are ANYTHING ou.
fairy-like Each week sees London more
hi6eous. with countless half hnished
stands. many of them shutting out the
light from houses, and all reeking with
+ha smell peculiar to rain-soaked pine.
7. tho maze of stands going up around
the houses Of Parliament and Westmln-
eter Abbey. 25 guneas are asked for seats
over 500 coronation bonfires have al
ready been arranged for in the provinces.
A curious precedent in celebrating hine
E,award's GROWING has been set by the
corporation of the city OF London. Wnlcn
nos decided to make personal git OF
eso ono to the King. to use as ne sees IT.
IN token of the continuance of the cor
porations' ancient loyalty to the. sosel-
.irn5 This is exclusive of the appropfla
lions for decoration and entertainment
or for the Kings Hospital csa.