Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-06-19

be the most elaborate within the mem
DRY of the present generation. In
deed. it is doubtful IL even those
stupendous celebrations in the far
distant past, those fetes and banquets
which Theophile Gautier declared
were so gorgeous that people OF mod
ern times could form no idea of them,
were actually more elaborate than will
be the ceremonies attending the coro-
nation of his Majesty Edward VII, by
the grace Of God king of the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British dominions beyond
the seas, king, defender Of the faith,
emperor OF India.
1t has sometimes been asked why a
long period was allowed to elapse be-
tween the accession and coronation
of the king. AS a matter of fact,
he time available for the prepare
lions for the coronation has been none
too great, and even at this hour a
number of important matters are still
unsettled. .,most every detail In
connection with the central ceremony,
abbey, has been ordered, but the Of
ficials are still discussing the compo-
sition of the professions, which, SO
far as the public is concerned, VIII be
the main feature OF the coronation, for
the reason that they will be the only
feature which any appreciable proper
ton of his majesty's liege subjects,
not to speak of the many thousands
of foreigners expected in London, will
be able to witness.
The cost of the coronation Is sub
ject on which 1t is impossible to speak
with any approach to exactitude. The
parliamentary grant is only a compar-
atively Insignificant item in the total.
to It must be added the immense sums
to be expended in almost every town
In the United Kingdom with the ex-
ception of ireland, Of course) and in
every British colony; the large
amounts which private persons will
spend for philanthropic purposes, the
money which will come out of the
British excheQuer in a thousand diff
ferent ways but which will not be
credited to the coronation account;
the cost of the decorations all over the
empire, and the enormous amount
which those who take any part in the
ceremonies will be obliged to expend
for costumes and other purposes. The
good citizens of London hope to re-
coup themselves for the expense to
which they will be put by the contri-
buttons of strangers within their
gates hut, so far as other persons are
concerned the only return they can
hope for is the consciousness of hay
Ing displayed their loyalty and. in a
very few cases, possible peerage, a
baronetcy or knighthood.
BY the way, though. there must be
added to this list of benehciaries the
English penny-a-liner. who, at the
present time and for some time previ
ously, has been gathering in the har
vest of his life It is only necessary
for him to exercise a little ingenuity
TO spend few hours at the British
museum or some other establishment
where there Is a good collection o
historical books, and he is able I,
turn out copy" by the yard which 4
eagerly purchased by the London pa
pers. And afterward, like Olive
Twist, they ask for more. There seem
absolutely no end to the number c
articles-all more or less pertinent
TO which the cornation gives rise. TIL
cost of the coronation. honors to b
conferred in connection with the Ger,
mony. historic customs to be followe
historic customs to be dispensed will
coropations (good for series in 4
self. the history of peers coronet,
the evolution of the coronation GER
mony-these are a few titles, take
at random, of articles which have r
Gently appeared In London paper
And the great British public read
them all eagerly.
Three Important Days.
The most important events IN co
nection with the coronation wlll tai
place on June 26, 81 and 2S, On II
first of these days King Edward WI
be crowned, The second day he vi
make his royal progress through Il
city of London, and the third day Il
great naval review off Spithead is
be held Actually the coronation fet,
will begin In the middle of June. al
will not end till fortnight after Il
naval review. a large number
elaborate entertainments are to
held in London before and after II
ceremony in the abbey, and lars
proportion of these entertainment
viii be of an official or semi-offici
character. On June 16 King Edward
TO review large body of soldiers
Aldershot. aud even such an item
news as this is placed by the Londc
newspapers under the head of tt
Coronation, because the troops TO I
reviewed will nearly all be employee
in London for the coronation.
Then. after the central events, thel
are, such fixtures as the kings garde
party at Windsor castle on Monda,
June go at which the special coron;
ton ENJOYS viii be present, and tn
coronation dinners to the poor of Lol
don, to be provided by his majest,