Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-03-27

KING EDWARD IN CORONATION RoBi3.
sense Of distinction. A baron's coronet
bears six silver balls, a viscounts six
teen, an earrs eight. with gold straw
berry leaves between; marquis four
balls and four leaves alternately.
dukes coronet has no balls and has
only eight strawberry leaves.
The robes, mantles and coronets to be
worn by the peeresses are of the same
materials as the mems, with similar
graduations in the number of bars OF
ermine and balls. The length of tue
trains marks the difference in rank. A
baroness is only allowed a train OF
three feet, q viScountess has one and
a quarter yards. countesses have one
and a half yards, a marchioness has
one and three-quarters yards and u
duchess two yards.
No new crown will be made for the
queen. King Edwards crown is to be
slightly enlarged, but it will undergo
no other modification. 1t weighs thir-
ty-nine ounces and was made in 1888.
Some of the finest jewels in the pos
session of England's monarch are in
| the crown. His majesty at the corona
| ton will appear before his subjects in
| the same elaborate robes worn by his
granduncle, George ". This costume
| consists of three parts. The most i'm
| portant is the "dalmatica" or imperial
robe 1t is a three cornered mantle,
forming an inverted Y, and fitted
| aln q
over it are small embroidered crosses.
| Beneath it is worn the 'supertunica,"
, sort of short pelerine, having sleeves
| Of gold CLOTH embroidered with gold
| flowers. Above both dalmatica and
supertunica is worn the ''armilla."
which is also of gold cloth, but has
deep ermine border. 1t is placed oG
the kings shoulders by the archbishop
uf Westminster.
The royal English state coach in
/ which King Edward and his queen
consort will ride to the coronation is an
extraordinary vehicle and was built in
| 176L 1t was designed by Sir William
Chambers, and the paintings on it were
executed by the famous Cipriani. Moth
ing like it in gOrgeousness was ever
constructed before or since.
The chair in which King Edward
| will be crowned is hundreds Of years
bid and has been employed in the coro-
nation of the kings and queens of Eng
| land since the fourteenth century. 1t
is made of oak, unpolished, and almost
! devoid of ornamentation. In fact, 1t
looks like an ordinary old fashioned
! chimney corner armchair. and any one
| not acquainted with its history or the
purpose for which it is employed would
| estimate its intrinsic value at about 50.
| The only thing remarkable about it is
| piece of rough hewn stone inserted
| beneath the seat. That stone was
brought from Scotland in 1896 by Ed
| ward /. of England. On it the kings OF
| Scotland were formerly crowned. 1t
was seized by the English as n trophy
| Of war and taken to London, where it
has since remained. 1t is known as the
| "stOne of destiny"
The ceremony OF administering the
oath TO King Edward at the coronation
will be as follows:
The archbishop of Canterbury will
ask will you solemuly promise and
swear to govern the people of this
kingdom Of Britain and the dominions
thereto belonging according to the
statutes in parliament agreed and the
laws and customs of the sameY
His imperial majesty will then an
swer, 81 solemnly promise so to do"