The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-10
TOUCH OF HUMAN NATURE
MARKS KINGS GROWING
Sovereign Forgotten in Father When Prince o
Wales Pays Homage,
cteng Scenes of the Coronation Over England Reoces More
For King Recovered Than King Crowned

the bejeweled women, the splendor of
! the uniformed men and even the his
toric grandeur of the coronation Office
itself sank almost into secondary in
terest.
Tonight the Associated Press learns
that King Edward was greatly IN
nerved by the condition of the arch
bishop of Canterbury. and that his ma
Jesty sat in constant dread of a con-
/ tTCtemps.. though OutwardIy calm. as
: could be judged from the steadiness
WITH which he held his sceptre erect
during the ordeal.
This brave show. however. did not
deceive the queen. Throughout the
service. and especially as the archbish-
op Of Canterbury became more and
more nervous, her majesty paIpabiy
dreaded that the king would break
down.
turned toward her husband watching
him intently through the ceremony.
Queen Alexandra Praised.
Her graceful dignity and solicitude
Tor King Edward was one Of the most
chsrning features Of the proceedings
Her ma iesty's appearance won extrava-
CANT encomiums. especially from the
women, many of whom declared that
Queen Alexandra did not look a day
over 35
The queens own GROWING was brief
and simple. When the four duchesses
went to hold canopy over her ma
1esty's head, the Duchess of Marl-
borough and the Duchess of Portland
led the way.
They performed their duties excel
tentiy. At the approach of the crucial
period for which the peeresses had
! leg Practiced, namely, the putting on
OF their Coronets, the moment the
queen was crowned. a flutter of nerv-
BUSINESS ran through their ranks and
coronets were pulled out and patted
and pinched into shape. their faces
| hardened with anxiety and then all
their arms suddenly went up and coro-
| nets, large and small. were put in
Place, some crooked and some straight
For the next five minutes the peer
esSes disregarded what passed before
/ them; first one and then another
turned around for advice and help. and
/ then ensued mutual pushing of each
others coronets into place.
Among the philosopbic peeresses was
the American, Cora. Lady stanford
who placidIy allowed her eeronet TO
remain quite sideways, neither asking
nor receiving help.
Among the curious features connect
ed with the American peeresses was
I the wearing by Lady Craven of old
family robes. once worn by the Queen
OF Bohemia, who married a former
Earl Craen.
Another incident relating to royalty
was the presence of the Duchess of
Mecklenberg- Streltz. who. at the ex-
press desire of Queen Alexandra. sat
at exactly the same spot as she occu-
pied at the coronation of Queen Vic
toris.
A Dramatic Climax.
No stage effect could have equaied
the climax that ensued the moment
the crown was placed upon King Ed
wards head, the sudden illumination
by hundreds of electric lights making
the thousands of priceless jewels. in
Guiding those in the crown itself. to
sparkle with dazzling brilliancy.
The instantaneous movement of the
peeresses. the placing of their coronets
upon their heads, the choir~s loud God
Save the King" with it's unharmonious.
vet genuine. refrain. from thousands
Of male and female threats. constitut-
ed such an outburst of pent-up thank
fulness and rejoicing as even
Westminster abbey. with all its his
toric traditions. never before witnessed.
Nearly 100 Americans must have wit
messed the ceremony in the abbey
Among them were Mrs. Cushman K
Davis and Mrs. Willard of Washing
ton. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Willard Az
cOmpapying Sir John Agnew; Madame
Washington. who was Queen Alexan-
dra specially invited guest: Mrs.
Battles Mrs. Hartman. Mrs. Post, Mrs.
Dudley Leigh. Miss Astor. Mr.. and Mrs
Achas Yerkes, Lady Barrymore and
Lady Michael Herbert.
The only peers who paid homage to
the king on the part of the various
grades OF nobility were the Duke of
Norfolk, the Earl OF Shrewsbury, who
was prominent in connection with in
ternationsl polo; the Marquis of Win
chester and Lord De Ross.
Until a very late hour dense crowds
paraded the main streets of London
/ through which vehiculaT traffic was for
hidden. and watched the illumina-
tons. The royal residences the Can
adam arch. the mansion house and the
Bank of England. the electrical dis
plays of which were particularly no
ticea BILE. were all surrounded by thou
sands of persons. who. for the most
part. were orderly.
The United States battleship Illinois.
at Chatha yard. was decorated.
throughout the United Kingdom the
cities were Illuminated. and enthusiasts
tice demonstrations were held.